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Maldives Surf Trip for the Whole Family
Located off the coast of India, the Maldives Islands are considered by many to be the premier tropical beach destination with gorgeous blue waters and world class surfing. The islands offer something for everyone, and they are the perfect vacation destination for honeymooners, retirees, adventure seeking individuals and families of all sizes. Organizing a cruise…
Surf and sail in the Maldives: the perfect central atolls trip
Many people consider the Maldives Islands to be among the best places to visit due to its gorgeous blue waters and excellent surfing. With over 1,000 coral islands (called atolls) and with scattered world-class breaks dotting the map, the maldives surf trip has become one of the more coveted surfing experiences today. Surfatoll has been…
And the winner of the 2018 Photo contest is…
As a reminder, Surfatoll organized a photo contest that would reward the winner with a brand new Firewire board designed by Rob Machado. The contest ended at the end of September 2018, the winner’s photo obtained 221 Likes on FB (click here to see all submitted pictures) on that date. See the winning picture above…
Matt Wilkinson and Owen Wright stop in the Maldives
Matt Wilkinson and Owen Wright decided to stay in the Maldives islands – the tropical jewel located in the middle of the Indian Ocean – before the next leg of the Championship Tour (CT), which will take place in Jeffreys Bay from July 12-23, 2017. Their choice got rewarded with excellent conditions of hot and…
Maldivian surfer “Iboo” measures himself against global competition and rips it up!
Some of the biggest names in surfing hit the waves in Kuda Huraa for the 2016 Four Season Maldives Surfing Championships Trophy. West Australian surfer Taj Burrow took first place after battling the defending champion, Shane Dorian in the Final. Burrow recently retired from the WSL Championship Tour giving him more time for other events….
Surfers arrested in the Maldives for Protesting Bridge Development
In January 2016, construction on a bridge linking Male city (the capital of the Maldives) to Hulhule airport began. As the barges started trolling the skyline, rightful suspicion began to lurk in the waters and surfaced as the locals discovered the mission of these voyages. The 300 million dollar building project threatened to destroy the…
Surfatoll Maldives surf t-shirt by famous designer Steve Nazar
Those who grew up in the 90s will surely remember the t-shirts of the famous brand Town & Country. These t-shirts illustrated “Gorilla” surfing with his group of friends and doing all kinds of silly things amid paradisaical landscapes. They also represented that touch of America full of colors we were dreaming about here on…
Hudhuran Fushi Resort
Are you looking for a gorgeous vacation spot that provides a great setting for relaxation where you can also surf the local breaks? If this sounds like the perfect destination vacation, then you’ll want to check out Hudhuran Fushi, a four star resort found on the island of Lohifushi — home of Lohi’s, a fun…
Blue Shark – Maldives Surf Charter
Unless you are from Southern California or one of the premier surf spots around the globe that deliver year round waves, or have millions of dollars to drop on a Wave Garden — you are left with traveling to find some decent and uncrowded waves. And if you want warm water, private boats, and mostly…
Caity Griffin’s video – Surfing the Maldives
Caity Griffin’s video – Surfing the Maldives Caity Griffin is currently a Watersports instructor and surf guide on Hudhuran Fushi Island, in the Maldives. It’s safe to say this California native loves her job – her duties range from guiding snorkel tours to playing on jet skis. When she is not working, she is following her…
Alan Stokes surfs the Maldives with Surfatoll
Surfatoll had the chance to welcome Alan Stokes (UK Pro Surf tour Champion) and the Animal team during a 10 days boat trip in the Maldives. We seize that opportunity to ask him a few questions about him and the Maldives… Were are you coming from? I live in Newquay Cornwall Uk Which are your…
Planning Your Maldives Surf Charter – What airlines are the best?
A surf vacation in the Maldives Islands provides you with a bit of relaxation, a taste of adventure and a glimpse of paradise you are sure to never forget. An important part of planning your surfing adventure in the Maldives is booking your international flight to the islands. While flights are not typically included in…
Sri Lanka to the Maldives: Surfing All Along
Sri Lanka and the Maldives are both considered as unavoidable tropical surfing destinations. In fact, a visit to the coast of Sri Lanka and Maldives is bound to be fascinating due to all the kinds of surfing adventure one can partake in. Perhaps the factor making Sri Lanka and Maldives such popular destinations for surfing…
The Father of Surfing in the Maldives
How did you find your favorite surfing spot? Was it a tip from a friend? An article in a surfing magazine, perhaps? Tony Hussein Hinde went about it a little differently. While working as crew aboard the Whitewings, a two-masted fishing vessel en route in December 1973 from Sri Lanka to Réunion Island, the Australian-born…
Surf trip to Huvadhoo
It’s one of those things you just didn’t plan but that stays with you for long after your surf trip is over. Out of the big blue, coasting the south westerly currents off Huvadhoo, a green sea turtle glides silently a few meters beneath Olivier’s dangling legs. Olivier is on the lookout for the next…