Surfing is trendy. And also interesting, beautiful, difficult, exciting and even a little bit dangerous. It is like snowboarding, only together with snow-covered slopes – whimsical waves, particles of the ocean. Occupation, similar to surfing, were engaged in the natives of Polynesia many centuries ago. Their happy frolicking in the waves British sailors watched as early as the 18th century.
In Hawaii, surfing was elevated to the status of a traditional sport. The famous swimmer, actor and surfer from Honolulu, Duke Kahanamoku was a big promoter of the sport. In the twentieth century, he showed Hawaiian surfboards to guys from California. They were delighted. So surfing conquered the world, and surfers conquered the waves.
Bali, Kuta
In the eyes of the traveler, the Indonesian island has a reputation as a place for measured and spirited vacation, is considered an ideal destination for beach relaxation, when it is customary to relax in luxury hotels and eat seafood in unlimited quantities. Of course, all of the above is true, but you have to add surfing to it.
In the resort area of Kuta there is an excellent beach, where, depending on the time of day you can have a great time and beginners, and professionals. The bottom is sandy, the water temperature is about +30C, no sea predators nearby.
Sri Lanka, Veligama
The former Ceylon pamper guests not only with hundreds of varieties of tea, but also the different options offered by recreation. Eco-tourists fall in love with the lush national parks and nature reserves, history buffs spend their vacation in Kandy, divers in Hikkaduwa, and surfers, of course, in Velighama.
The resort is not called the headquarters of surfers for nothing. The famous waves “roam” in the eastern part of the bay, but in the west – on the contrary, it’s quiet. The number of willing to teach beginners the art of surfing is as much, if not more than the number of athletes themselves.
Hawaii, Waikiki
“Aloha, Hawaii!” – is a fitting phrase for a visitor to the island of Oahu in Hawaii, because this is where the cultural and tourist center of Honolulu – the famous Waikiki with the eponymous beach, where the triumphant march of surfing on the planet began.
To conquer the local waves is like touching the history of surfing, whose prominent figures are reminded by the cast in bronze figure of Duke Kahanamoku we mentioned earlier.
Morocco, Taghazout
20 km from the popular Agadir, perhaps the most famous Moroccan resort on the Atlantic coast, is a small town Taghazout, rapidly developing tourism infrastructure. In no small measure contribute to the popularity of the area suitable conditions for diving.
Ideal for those who do not like to share line-ups with a large number of people. Today, Taghazout can safely be written down as a secluded place to achieve new sports records on the board.