| The 5 Best Places in the World to Learn to Surf | | | | place and now you'll find a wide array of hotels |
| If you are considering learning to surf, make sure | | | | and restaurants. Happily the town is still small |
| you choose a great place to start. The names | | | | enough to have kept its charm. |
| you hear often in the media aren't necessarily the | | | | - Byron Bay - Australia |
| best places to learn to surf. Although most people | | | | The water isn't as warm as Santa Teresa, but |
| have heard of Pipeline in Hawaii, it is only for | | | | the waves are gonna warm your heart. The town |
| extremely advanced surfers. In coming up with | | | | has plenty of accommodations, great cafes and |
| this list, I am considering more than just wave | | | | music venues. |
| quality and safety for beginners. If you are going | | | | - Lahaina, Maui - Hawaii |
| to try surfing for the first time let's make it an | | | | This has to be one of the easiest places to learn |
| incredible experience with a beautiful beach and | | | | to surf in the world, not to mention you'll be on |
| warm water. | | | | the beautiful island of Maui. |
| So even though there are good places to learn to | | | | - Kuta Beach, Bali - Indonesia |
| surf in California like San Onofre or up on the | | | | Beautiful golden sand with perfect rolling waves |
| west coast of Canada in Tofino, for this list they | | | | and bustling tourism. Too crowded for some and |
| don't make the cut. Do you want to be getting | | | | just right for others. |
| out of the water in December on the west coast | | | | - Florianopolis - Brazil |
| of Canada? Let's pick a spot that is going to be | | | | Barra da Lagoa in Florianopolis is a perfect beach |
| as much of a great time on the land as it is out in | | | | to learn to surf. If you get tired of surfing the |
| the water. | | | | waves, give sand surfing a try at nearby Ingleses |
| - Santa Teresa - Costa Rica | | | | Beach where you can surf down sand dunes on a |
| Located on the Pacific Coast on the Nicoya | | | | board. |
| Peninsula, Santa Teresa and Mal Pais have been | | | | Ready to take that surf vacation? Check out |
| attracting international surfers for years. Originally | | | | SURFhow's free online guide for tips and videos |
| drawn by the waves, surfers fell in love with this | | | | on learning to surf. |