Blind Dog Inn (Bali, Indonesia) ★★★

Blind Dog Inn is located in a quiet gang 10 minutes walk away from the white sand beach and the nearest surf spot. It's around 15 minutes walk away from the town centre.
Sanur and the whole east coast of Bali has great surf from September till April for all levels. The surf lessons are held in Sanur, on a spot called Baby Reef. It's a good spot also for beginners since it's flat reef and the waves are small & mellow. The wave is really long and slow left hander wave so you can improve your surfing really fast. For intermediate surfers there are also other spots with bigger and faster wave nearby, all reef breaks.

The camp is very laid-back and with lot of free time. Only schedule is in the morning: breakfast and surf lesson. The rest of the day you can relax, go around and get to know your surfer fellows. The camp is +18, but kids over 13 can come with their parent. The average age of the guests is around 23. The main language used at the camp is English.
There are dogs at the camp, but unfortunately guests cannot bring their own pets.

The surf camp used to be just a big villa for private renting for many years. To get more fun vibes, since September 2018 the villa changed to a hostel and now recenty changed also to a surf camp. The owner of the camp is a local man from Sanur, but he rarely comes to the camp. The owners nephew lives behind the camp with his family and mostly all the guests think he is the owner since he is always hanging around. The camp manager and most of the staff is local people from Sanur, and there is also some European surfers helping around at the camp.

The surf camp package includes breakfasts. At the camp there's a bar with small food menu and healthy juices. The price level is low. Vegetarian food available at the camp. Nearby the camp there is also many cafes and restaurant with variable price level (also restaurants with vegetarian and vegan options).

The lessons are held by our partner Rip Curl School of Surf, which is located 10 minutes away from the accommodation. The duration of a lesson is 2 hours and there will be 1 lesson every morning during your surf camp. The time of the lesson depends of the tides and we will always inform you latest one day before that what time the lesson will be next day.
The instructor-student ratio is 1:5. There is normally 1 instructor and 1 assistant instructor for 5 students. The course language is English.

You will choose the package according to your surf level and you will get the best results on your surfing. The levels are 1. Totally beginner, 1. Advanced beginner, 3. Intermediate.
What you will learn:

Level 1: Basic surfing technique, Paddling, Popping-up, Wave riding stance, Turning your board on the wave, Ocean knowledge & safety

During the lesson all surf equipment and material is included. Rashgurads, booties, helmets, sunscreen, drinking water and the boat ride to the spot is provided free of charge during the lesson. So you only need to bring yourself. For beginner surfers there is soft top longboards and for intermediate surfers there is fiber glass longboards and mini mals. It's also possible to change the board during the 5 days course depending how fast you improve.

For the guests there is 2 SUP boards, kayak and soft top surfboards to use after the lessons free of charge (depending of availability).
Fiber glass surfboard rental outside of lesson is Rp.150k max 2 hours. The boat taxi outside of surf lessons is Rp. 50k for the nearby surf spot and Rp.100k for the further surf spot.