The World’s Most EXPENSIVE Surf Destinations…

Hey guys! Welcome to another episode. I know I speak a hell of a lot about budget surf trip destinations on this channel, but in this video, we’re taking a look at some of the world’s most expensive surf destinations! Please let me know of your experiences of visiting these places, and the dent it put in your bank balance haha!!

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[daviddavidaycock]

Dan, you nailed with Costa Rica! I live in Pavones and my Friends in North America think that I’m getting everything for free. 30 years ago, cheap, now, EXPENSIVE!

[ahamilton]

Great videos man, noone making anything as high quality consistently as you

[climber]

It's nice to see a humble and realistic surfer. Keep up the good work mate 👍

[tjtoobs]

Going really feral! 😂😂 dude I love hearing other ways of talking from other cultures. Love from east coast usa

[YuseiLVCannabis]

u always make great vids about surf spot always thankful for the knowledge i have learned from you much love from ph!

[JohnCocozza]

Went to Costa Rica back in 96 and it was dirt cheap. Less than $1 a beer. Rooms were $10-$20 per night. Then I went back in 2012 and beers were same price as California. Paying $6-$8 per beer. Hotels were expensive. Was amazing to see how fast the country was built up. Went to Tavarua, Fiji back in 2007 as the hired surf photographer and even then the guests were paying thousands for the trip between airfare, baggage, and the resort. But great thing about Tavarua and I highly recommend it to people to do at least once is it is all inclusive. Your meals, your boat rides, the transfers to and from the airport. Went to the Tenggara Point Lodge in Indo back in 2018 as the hired surf photo/video and that was one of the most expensive trips I have seen for guests. Airfare was separate, but to stay at Tenggara was around $500 per night for the guests. That included all your meals, boat rides, ground transfers, and airfare from Bali to the island that Tenggara is on. Currently live in San Diego, CA and yeah California is super expensive currently. Rents are averaging $2800-$3200 for a two bedroom. Hotels are very expensive but you can find air bnb to stay for $80-$120 per night. Gas is very expensive and eating out at restaurants cause of inflation and the taxes is ridiculous. A carne asada burrito is $12-$15 at most places. Places like McDonalds or In'n'Out burger are about the same.

[nextari]

I'd say also there are tons of ways to do it on the cheap. Southern California has tons of Burrito places so $25-$30/day for food you could easily swing. Go camping. But the waves are not so good or consistent in most places. North Shore Hawaii Backpackers has dorms for $40 right next to Foodland and Waimea Bay in the middle of the N. Shore. So you could do $60-$100 a day easy for an amazing time on the N. Shore, with a bicycle. But it's going to be packed and heavy in most places. There are quite a few out of the way spots with much more mellow crowds though. I'd recommend that as a N. Shore experience, but not really just for getting good waves. I'd prefer Indo or something (maybe Mex/Central America?) for good waves. Reason is the intensity of the waves and the crowds take adjusting to and even locals don't get a ton of waves. It's also somewhat dangerous in bigger waves if you're not used to the size and location with rips etc. So while it's an epic place to live, it's not like you are going to stay 2 weeks and get tons of waves really. A good time would be to catch the pipe masters or backdoor shootout, and then stay after the pros have left (masters). We surfed southern France/ Mundaka on nothing, camping and getting cheap food at markets. We were buying 5 kg bags of potatoes and frying chips for like 6 of us. Maybe $30/day. Fun adventures.

[benjaminharrison]

I went to the Maldives with my girlfriend and we stayed on a local island and used local ferry’s. Met a local guy with a jet ski and payed him to drop me off at waves in the area. Super scored and our little rental was great and only $40 a night and a round trip for him to drop and pick me up was $10. Food is a bit more pricy like 15 $ per person per meal but it was amazing experience for the price

[richardmayo]

Best way to surf SW France is to live out of your car/van. Loads of picnic areas and car parks on the beach, just don't let the cops catch you cooking outside! Most places have showers and toilets. Gets busier and more commercial the further south you go .Not sure what the campsites cost these days but France has good standards and sites have to show prices and facilities at the gate. North Spain pretty similar.
More fun that way imo.

[BiggyF]

Very informative as always. What we won’t give up to surf good waves. I stayed in a derelect house in Jbay a few times on a budget😂

[michaelj]

One of the last things that I want to do is spend buckets of cash to surf with tons of surfers wanting to do the same I've found that hiring a boat with a group of friends that you will be spending basically the entire time on the boat is the absolute best making sure that you get along very well with the dozen of friends you go on the trip with it will Definitely be the experience of a lifetime and I've done this several times over the years and had No regrets whatsoever PS make sure that you bring a decent photographer maybe even pay his way you won't regret it one little bit Thanks for sharing as always my friend Dan the Man keep em coming and Safe travels 👍

[shoreseeker]

Visited Hawaii for the second time a few months ago, in Waikiki every meal was $60aud for two main meals. It was insane how expensive it was.

[alechiodakat]

Tahiti - think of something expensive and multiply by four😅

[jerrybow]

Just got back from West Java. 6hr transport from Jakarta was 500k(4 people) accommodation right on the point was 400k per night(3 meals included) minimal crowds and 14 straight days of waves. I don’t know why if your gonna travel for waves you would go to these mega expensive places🤷🏽‍♂️

[Tom-and-Jerry-again]

Mexico can be really low budget or luxury high budget. A surf guide is great help but for low budget, a backpack, 2 boards and camping just ask locals for where. Step up is a truck or van. There are plenty of nice hotels and A/C and a large range of prices. Mainland has waves year around. Cabo is seasonal. Central mainland and Baja is wide open, plenty of out of the way places with no one out. Even northern baja is uncrowded.

[brirags]

There's an amazing place in Ecuador and dirt cheap if you know where and when to go.

[KneeJerk]

Yew, you should come to Vietnam and do a video on the cheapest destinations!

[Stineylager]

There is absolutely hostels on the main island in Fiji. $10 a night. Tropic of Capricorn is one

[eddielazzeri]

Hey Dan, what's up? Anything on Ubatuba, Brazil? Im heading there beginning of September...

[brendonleary]

I'm surprised to hear you describe Australian fuel as cheap.