Hi all,

So we’ve been ranting and raving a bit about East Java Wave Palace for a while now.  Admist our banging of pots and pans you may have gleamed a few facts the number 1. being that the place is awesome. Awesome like Christmas on steroids but with Coconuts, Surf and cocktails instead of screaming kids and wrapping paper. Awesome in the true sense of the word as in ‘Awe inspiring’ – not like “Wow, that Chicken Nugget was awesome, may I have another?”

This is the place that you dreamed of when going through gromhood.

A few have found this out for themselves take the latest Testimonial to come through for example….. and we’ve included some pics because some of us still dream like groms and they help.

Enjoy WS:)

Hey Rod,

Know this testimonial has been late coming mate but as they say “better late than never” & in your case “the best is always worth waiting for !!” as has occurred at your paradise – Istana Ombak Java. Having travelled, lived & surfed extensively throughout Indonesia since the 1980s and experienced some ultra magic places throughout the Indonesian archipelago during my time- Rod’s ‘Istana Ombak –Wave Palace’ environmentally conscious hideaway completely took me by surprise. Not easy after a quarter of a century of Indo hustle ! Istana Ombak is in a word “unique”, so close to everything Java has to offer but yet so far removed, so far away in time. You want surf, scenery and serenity, a hassle free holiday then utopia can be yours when you spend some time hangin out here. Rod has created a comfortable low key haven for a limited number of surfers / family & friends who wish to experience the joys & simplicity of an earlier time to which people sort an Indo escape. No hassles no hawkers no shopping !! Just great fresh food, friendly locals, coldest beer & a whole lotta fun.While the surf was the initial attraction for me I returned with my wife to find that there were far more hidden treasures to be had in this remote green cool space of Java. I dare not deliver on these here but digress and allow you to discover the romance that Rods reveals if you ever have the pleasure in visiting this diverse and unique area of Rod’s world in Java. Oh yeh – the sunsets you’ll die for ! Terima kasih banyak Pak Rod untuk Istana Ombak – looking forward to our next sojourn…
Bergos xx

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Hi all,

Nicki from Tupira Surf Club, PNG has sent through the latest and its been an amazing couple of weeks over there. With another swell hitting this week it looks like Summer 2011/2012 is going to be a standout. The smart money is on a late season so if you’ve got a chance to get over there then make the most of it send an enquiry (info@worldsurfaris.com) and pack your bag - because it’s on!!!

Enjoy the pretty pics we sure did Â

From Nicki @ Tupira

Tupira surf camp update

One more week in the camp and seven fun days in the water. There have been good waves every morning, most days we’ve had little wind in the afternoon, so three to four sessions per day were the norm for our visiting professional surfer Shimpei Horiguchi and his crew of friends. The surf was mostly three-foot with one day in the four-foot range. The boys surfed out front every day but we also rode a few lefts at Sakula and Tavulte to mix it up.

Look out for the next update as the charts show what could be our second big swell of the season.

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Hi All,

January is nearly over, I’m not sure where it went but it went very quickly. Now we find ourselves staring at the dawn of February a meager one month from the beginning of the Indian Ocean Season. The big puddle to the West is about to wake up and send line after line north to the scattered tropical archipelago’s. In short Indo and the Maldives are about to light up .

If you haven’t thought about it  and are now thinking WTF February already? I gotta get onto this well then Togat Nusa Retreat’s latest special  might just be your saving grace..

The fantastic host duo (John and Ainsley Ocean) are throwing a percentage off their regular cost’s to get you into some March swell.

There are two trips up for grabs;

1. 10 nights 18-28 Mar For Only $2,408pp

2. 7 nights 29 Mar – 05 Apr Only $1,800pp

Includes:

Bungalow Accomodation, all meals, snacks, some drinks, speed boat transfers to/from Padang, surf tranfers,  fishing tours, snorkeling and loads more.

Why Bother – Togat Nusa is a paradise found nestled on its own Island adjacent to the left hander Scarecrows. The surf is good, the sun is shinning, the food amazing and your hosts are wonderful.  Have a look at the web page and make up your own mind – Click here

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Hi all,
So Nicki from Tupira sent through the latest Swell report recently. We’ve been having some great feedback from Tupira lately and after a few hiccups last year the place is glowing. At such a low price point its really represents tremendous value. Read the fantastic feedback by clicking here

For the latest from Nicki at Tupira read on and enjoy the pretty pics

Cheers

WS

Tupria Surf club Blog UPDATE

Another great week at Tupria with 3-4 foot surf everyday but one, in the 2 foot range. No need to say much other than the guests had a great time. Huge wave counts with no crowds and 31deg water, epic.

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Hi all,

So our new friend Nick, down in New Zealand has sent through the latest.  Having a look through the photos, it’s pretty inspiring. Rolling landscapes, empty beaches and sick swell has endowed me with a new direction so pass me a bag of pineapple lumps, a fat flightless bird and a Speights and call me ‘Bru’ cause I want to to go now…

Enjoy WS

From Nick himself

Here’s the info and pics from our latest trip

Our most recent mission saw us hit one of New Zealand’s finest surfing regions, with a pumping swell everyone was frothing. Mother nature delivered five days of firing hollow beach breaks, crystal white sand and perfect sunny weather.

Cheers

Nick

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Hi all,

So is 2012 your year? The silly season zipped by at break neck speed and its almost impossible to not feel just a little bit cheated by it all.  Holidays are that glorious light at the end of the tunnel. Without that pin prick of light approaching in the distance it all becomes that little bit harder. We need a holiday to look forward too the more promising that holiday the bigger and brighter that light the more bearable the mundane. With Me? Good

Bearing that in mind – A small part of my day is given to looking at our website (obviously) looking over the site its hard not tick off destinations and create a bucket list. Up the top on anyone’s list I think would be the Maldives. After all its the Maldives, we’ve all seen the pics we’ve all said ‘One day’.

I heard a surfer call it the Smalldives, which suits me fine.  If its triple over head and late take offs into screaming pits you’ll find me under the covers or faking a headache/sore ankle/ brucellosis (which only affects gestating sheep).

Maldives with its clear waters, fun wakable waves and friendly locals suits me fine… It’d have to be a boat of course I’m going with my mates, sorry honey you’re no that keen of a surfer, we live in Australia so there’s plenty of opportunities to get a tan at home. I’d I want to see a lot of it. So the Male atolls, despite several world renown breaks and numerous options and a very tempting Ocean Divine, this small slice of paradise just isn’t going to cut it. It’s my dream trip so I want to see a lot of the Maldives let’s go Central and Male Atolls, that just leaves the Handhu. Yes, that’ll do nicely 12nights of surfing in paradise with my mates and great swell. Food and transfers all that Jazz taken care off. That would be a great light at the end of the tunnel.

Obviously all this rambling has a point… This trip is going at a steal. Yes its the sales pitch but its a bloody good one and its cheap like the budgie…

The Handhu has no fuel restrictions so why you might be tempted to do a similar trip they’re probably going to inhibit your travelling to limit fuel spend.  Handhu is committed to getting you to the right break so if it means going that extra mile – so be it! Expert crew, captain and Guide. These guys have been kicking it for a while and they know there jobs. You’re well looked after whether its a tasty meal, safe port in a storm or the right spot picked out days in advance – The Handhu team have you covered.

World Surfaris have got our surf slippery fingers on a super sweet airfare deal with Singapore Airlines so you SAVE even more. All in all if you’ve ever said ‘One day’ when thinking about the Maldives then this is the trip for you and at this price one day could be very soon.

Full boat of 12 from $3,585 pp l Full boat of 11 from $3,679 pp l Individuals from $3,787 pp

So you get;

• 12 nights onboard the Handhu (95ft of purpose surf built wonder vessel) in one of 6 A/C cabins with ensuite.
• All meals, some drinks,
• fishing and a stack of extra activities like island hopping, snorkelling and talking loads of rubbish with mates that you don’t see enough of anymore
• Expert  surf guide, expert crew and captain and
• INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS with Singapore Airlines*

Pretty sweet eh!? Just email info@worldsurfaris.com expressing an interest and we’ll get the ball rolling.  And now for some sweet pics, so even you can’t do the trip you can imagine what it will be like for those that can (lucky buggers)

*Special fare seats on flights are very limited and you need to pay for your flights within 48 hours of booking

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Hi all,

With Summer in full swing we’ve been getting some great surf reports. This latest Cherry comes in from Tupira Surf Club from the last two weeks and yep you guessed it its been another couple of great weeks.

Super reasonable rates and some spaces are still available so if you’re in you better get it sorted if not 2012-2013 looks good but prime spaces are already getting look- ins.

Happy Friday all, have a great weekend with plenty of Surf.

Cheers & Enjoy

WS

From Nicki of Tupira Himself

Tupira Surf Club  Christmas and New Year Update

Christmas was not such a cracker with small 1-2 foot waves for almost the whole week with a nice new swell arriving for new years day (their last) to let the guests see the potential of what could have been.

The following week was much improved with consistent 2-3 foot surf with one day around 4 foot. Not so many fish around and the afternoon winds were well above average, lucky Tupira is offshore almost every morning and most evenings.

The New Year is only getting better at Tupira. The second week of the year was pumping with nothing under 3 foot and two short swells between 4-5 foot. I cannot believe I just left for a couple of days to stay in town as the forecast is looking really good and there are only four guests in camp. Lucky they’re fit and frothing as there will be many good waves to be had.

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Hi All,

World Surfaris are proud to announce that the first two trips onboard the Handhu Fahli Outer Atoll trips will now include pro photographer Brett Wortman. The well seasoned and well traveled photographer is ready to take aim and shoot in this beautiful wave rich paradise.  The photo package will be available for $200.00 per package on each trip which is  a bit of a steal. See below for some of Brett’s amazing work

Trips 5-17 March & 19-31 March will have Brett onboard so naturally there’ll be one less cabin which translates into less people on board (less people in the water too) these trips sounds better by the minute…. You may wish to hurry though as the trips are filling very, very quickly.

Plus – there’s more…

We’ve also launched our Happy New Year Maldives Sale which combines a great Singapore airline special with our packages to ensure you get a great value trip. The stars are aligning for your Maldives trip. Click Here to view the Specials…

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Hi All,

Well it’s definitely summer. You can tell because we are getting regular and wonderful reports from the Northern facing breaks. This latest jewel comes in from our very wonderful guide Amy Kotch currently taking care of your every surf need in the Caroline islands at Pohnpei Surf Club. I don’t know about you but I could do with some uncrowded reef perfection this summer.

Enjoy the pics and if you feel inspired then send an email to info@worldsurfaris.com

Cheers

WS:)

It’s been another fun week of waves for our World Surfaris guests at Pohnpei Surf club! While it’s not been epic it has been a whole lot of fun. We have been enjoying a good run of mid-sized N-NW swell with moderate winds, clear skies, and no crowds  – the perfect way to start the New Year and burn off the excesses of Christmas! Today the swell has backed off slightly but the forecast is looking really good with a couple of substantial storms lining up to deliver back to back swells over the next week or so. Good times at PSC!!

See you soon!

Amy Kotch

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Hi All,

Justin one of our consultants has recently returned from a PNG Christmas. He came back with a few good yarns and a tonne of images. Staying at Nusa Island Retreat and Rubio he scored some great waves.

Captain Andrew Rigby (Captain Undies) of the PNG Explorer was also able to catch up and he had great dinner onboard with all the crew including their new chef (also Andy’s sister and a very skilled chef) Justin puts it down as one of the highlights of the trip.

Captain Undies also handed over some pics and a small blog see,  below and enjoy

PS- The PNG Explorer has some availability left for 2012 and looking ahead into 2013 it’s getting full. This is one trip that should be on your bucket list a real ‘must do’.

WS

Christmas update for 11/12 season by Captain Underpants

Just about to kick off the sixth trip for the 11/12 season bonanza of uncrowded perfection in a remote part of the world thats actually really easy to access, weird isn’t it! The Legendary PNG Explorer and her crew have been roving around the PNG outer islands giving the term “taking the piss” a new meaning. Pumping empty waves, more yellow fin tuna than one can poke a stick at, awesome food and of coarse the coldest beer in PNG.

We got really lucky for trip five this season when Danni Gitsham an Australian Doctors International volunteer joined us. Danni has been working with ADI doing clinics around New Ireland Province to treat people who cannot access proper medical attention. In Particular Danni ran a clinic at Ungalik Island where she treated 54 people diagnosing three cases of diabetes, saved one lady’s life by treating a severe abdominal infection, diagnosed and supplied the correct antibiotics for all kinds of things. A truly amazing person.

Another point worth noting is just when you think every wave has been discovered another pops up! Can you believe this! Check out the images below. PNG Explorer and her crew has found that many waves in PNG now were running out of names. If anyone has any suggestions please send them in!

All the best for the new year.

Captain Underpants

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