Cartagena's First Surf School: Learn to Surf with Colombia's Top Instructors
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23 Ratings
Cartagena de Indias

Learn to surf with Colombia’s top instructors at Cartagena’s first surf school. Our high-performance athletes and coaches will teach you the right technique in the best hands.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cra. 1 #123 - We’ll meet at our school, POLYBEACHOUSE by POLYSURFSCHOOL, for a brief chat to get acquainted and assess your surfing knowledge. This helps us provide the best advice for you to enjoy the experience.

If you’ve never surfed before, don’t worry! With our school’s methodology and years of teaching experience, you’ll have fun while learning. Our lessons include a warm-up drill, a short session with top tips and practices, practice on our surf simulator to prepare for the water, and then we’ll head to the sea to catch some waves. Our photographer will be there to capture your epic moments!

If you already have basic surfing knowledge, we’re excited to share valuable tips, tricks, and the best surfing spots in Colombia with you.

We can accomplish all this in about 1:30 hours or a bit more.

WELCOME TO POLYSURFSCHOOL!!

What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Surfboard for class
  • Leash
  • Edited video of the experience
  • Lycra wear for class
  • Professional photography
Additional Information

We are the first surf school in the city of Cartagena and we are the training school for the Bolivar Surf League, we have the endorsement of the COLOMBIAN SURF FEDERATION.

We currently receive recognition as the BEST SPORTS CLUB AND BEST SCHOOL IN COLOMBIA by the COLOMBIAN SURF FEDERATION.

Our instructors are high-performance athletes and belong to the Colombian surf team and have participated in different championships surfing incredible waves in various parts of the world.

In our team we have some of the coaches of the Colombian children’s and senior surf team.

You will be in the best hands to learn the right way with the right technique. We love being able to transmit our love for surfing and respect for the sea to the people who book this experience with us!

We hope to have you in our school, so that you learn with the correct technique and can surf in any other destination with waves.

Location
Cra. 1 #123
Carrera 1
Entering through the EL MUELLE restaurant on the left, two stores later you will find POLYBEACHOUSE by POLYSURFSCHOOL, where you can leave your belongings in a locker, shower and have something refreshing when you finish your surf class.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Guillaume_e
Jun 20, 2024
I'm a full beginner and... - I'm a full beginner and it was perfect. My teacher was Pablo. The photos are very good. There were waves.
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Eudson_m
Apr 20, 2024
Excellent! - My kids loved the private lessons. They were very polite and informative. The lesson was taught with a great focus on surfing and the kids individual skills. After 1.5 hours my kids felt more confident.
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Andrea_d
Apr 13, 2024
Private surfing adventure - Great experience, instructors, locations, and vibes. Highly recommended for a beginner like me, who never surfed
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Michelle_s
Jan 23, 2024
Perfect for First Time Surfer - I had never been on a surf board in my life, and my instructor Pablo taught me everything I needed to know! It was a 90 min one on one lesson where he stayed close by me and my board in the water the entire session. It was actually really great that he stayed close because the help navigating the waters helped me to not fatigue as quickly and I could focus on the surfing itself. After every attempt, he gave me small pointers that I could work on for my next wave. He helped me pick the right waves and would tell me exactly when to paddle and to stand up. As a first time surfer, I was up and riding the waves to shore within my first few attempts. Pablo is a professional surfer himself and was great at teaching. I can't thank him and recommend Poly Surf School enough!
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Jonathan_r
Dec 30, 2023
Cartagena Surfing - Great coaching. We got up to surf in no time! Our instructors were great and we had a good time surfing in Cartagena.
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159juandavidb
Dec 29, 2023
The best option to enjoy a day at the beach - An excellent option for Surf classes, the attention is very good, they take the time to teach and guarantee learning. Plus they are all very funny. There are several drink options on site and good music. The boards are in excellent condition for classes.
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Alexandra_l
Aug 11, 2023
Amazing surf lesson - Pablo and Erick are amazing! Erick's tips were helpful and I felt myself getting better and more comfortable in the water. The surfboard "simulator" was cool too. I would definitely do it again!
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Cameron_b
Jul 22, 2023
Catching waves with the fam! Five stars! - JP was an amazing instructor and great with kids. Hollywood Beach was perfect for beginners and children. Small rollers with a sand bottom. My kids had an absolute blast and all of them caught a lot of waves. The instruction and the location could not have been better. The only thing we struggled with was finding the surf school. There wasn’t a blue tent on the beach per the instructions but they have a physical location at the far side of Hollywood. Hollywood is pretty much divided into two beaches with a rock wall so it can be misleading and the vendors are aggressive trying to guide you for tips. Head as far as you can go south and they have a storefront on the left. Once we found it, it was fantastic! That was a minor inconvenience and the day was so great, it didn’t take away from it. 5 stars all around.
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Aine_w
May 17, 2023
A brilliant experience... - A brilliant experience with a fantastic teacher I really recommend! Fun, safe and able to learn loads! Thank you!
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Catherine_t
Mar 30, 2023
Great way to enjoy boca grande - Great time! Appreciated the pop-up session on land and adequate instructor to student ratio (1:2). We were a wide range of levels but all had fun.
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