Private Surf Lesson at Puerto Vallarta: Learn Wave Riding in a Day
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104 Ratings
Puerto Vallarta

Join a home-grown teacher to learn the art of catching waves within one day. Try your skills at one of the simplest break points located on a pristine beach near Punta Mita. Since it’s a private tour, make the decision to fill your time either surfing, chilling on the beach, or immersing yourself in a vibrant Mexican surf town… Sayulita.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Av México 1262 - We’ll take you to the easiest nicest brake point around Puerto Vallarta, near to Punta Mita, to learn how to ride a wave on a surfboard. After warm up exercises we will give you a lesson on the beach to practice before we go in the water.
    Your instructor will keep correcting you until you will be able to ride waves by yourself, explaining you all the little details you have to know to practice this magnificent sport.
    As a private tour you decide how long you want to spend practicing surfing, hangout on the beach or keep driving to explore a colorful mexican surf town… Sayulita. Here you can admire the mexican culture, taste diferent alternatives of food, drinks and unique souvenirs.
What's Included
  • Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points
  • Driver/guide included
  • Local Surf Instructor provided
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Alternatively, you can take an Uber to our shop for a cheaper, faster and easier ride!
Location
Xiutla Riders PV
Avenida México
6 blocks north from the boardwalk, across street from the PEMEX gas station If you are staying north from our meeting point let us know to set a near meeting point to your location :)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Joseph_l
Feb 9, 2024
10/10 would recommend - We had an amazing time and would highly highly recommend. Edson was so fun and very patient helping us get up on the waves. They provided rashgaurds which was highly appreciated too. If you have the time, add this to your trip
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Kevin_e
Feb 1, 2024
Awesome surfing experience - Jean Carlo was a fantastic guide! We had great conversations on the two, 45-minute drives and great opportunities to practice our Spanish. Once we were at the beach, we were able to catch multiple waves and JC was a good coach and kept encouraging us to keep trying. We were totally exhausted by the end! One of the best days of our trip.
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Marisas314
Jan 20, 2024
An incredible day - This was the best excursion of our week long puerto vallarta trip. Edson is a phenomenal teacher and my husband and I are already looking into coming back and taking more lessons. Our group had no surfing experience to start and by the end all of us were able to identify a good wave, paddle and and stand up on the board. It was truly memorable. We felt safe in the water with Edson and can't thank him enough for a wonderful time.
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O963nkmarkg
Dec 9, 2023
Ask for Edson! Guarantied Great Time! - Huge Shout Out to Edson at Xiutla Riders adventure tours! Edson was outstanding teaching our family about surfing and the surrounding towns/beaches of Puta Mita and Sayulito while we were vacationing in PV. Can't thank him enough for his local taco spot that just topped off a day of fantastic memories for all of us!
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Janicegf6374lo
Dec 2, 2023
Success!!! - Edson was a great instructor. So friendly and knowledgeable. He took us to a couple beaches until we found the perfect waves. Edson brings customers service and satisfaction to a level beyond compare. What an amazing experience.
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Janice_g
Dec 2, 2023
I did it!!!! - Edson was a great instructor. He was very patient and informative. He was so curious and professional. We had a great time and actually had success surfing.
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Heather
Oct 15, 2023
We both rode long waves!! - Edson, THANK YOU for an awesome surfing day! You are an AMAZING instructor and such a joy to spend time with! Edson made sure we both caught waves! See you next time, Primo!
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Sd-jho
Sep 20, 2023
So much fun and I learned a lot from Edson - We met Edson in town and he drove us to a nice secluded beach with breaks for different level surfers. I surf sometimes and it was my wife's first time. We both had so much fun, I learned a lot that I can use back home to keep surfing. My wife caught waves and had a great time. Edson was flexible and worked with what we wanted to do, ended up driving to Sayulita after to have awesome tacos at a place he recommended. When I come back, I'm finding Edson to get back out there after working on my skills.
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U426vxnicholasg
Sep 17, 2023
Fantastic Day! - We were lucky enough to have Jean Carlo as our instructor and he was a great teacher. My husband and i had a private lesson and we learned the basics and had some success. We are both in our mid 50's, and though we are physically fit, please know that the hike down to the beach with surf boards, is definitely strenuous and there are three wood 2X4 bridges that require a good amount of balance. We definitely plan to book surfing lessons again with Jean when we are back in Puerto Vallarta and want to check out the other excursions that Xiutla Riders offers. (Off road trips are a blast!)
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Adventure43307481626
Jul 28, 2023
Totally rad experience - We had a fantastic time surfing with Xiutla Riders. J.C., Edson, and Fernando were excellent teachers: patient, enthusiastic, and chill. Their passion for the sport and the waves was contagious. We learned a lot in one afternoon and all managed to get up and ride a wave despite being beginners. Overall a truly professional and fun operation. I can’t imagine a more ideal scenario for my first time surfing. Really looking forward to reconnecting with the crew on our next trip to PV. Muchas gracias mis amigos!
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