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Xtreme Gap has some amazing Gap Year Surfing programs all over the world. From Surf Instructor courses to learn to surf programmes and serious surf development programmes that will test your surf skills in some of the worlds top locations.
We are talking about jaw dropping surf spots in Bali, Costa Rica, Fiji, Australia and Ecuador to name a few. You don´t even have to travel that far from home either, because you can head to one of Europes best surf spots in Portugal as well.

For further reading about hidden secret surf spots check out our blog with lots of information on Surfing, or take a look at some of the cool surf programmes below
Ultimate Australia
Dream up the ultimate road trip in Australia, the ultimate bucket list, and this is what you get. This is one action packed backpacker trip taking in the very best of Australia. Surfing, skydiving, and diving as you head up the coast in search of good times and incredible adventures. It is flexible too, so you can spend up to 6 months completing it as well, and even include some work travel too.
Awesome Oz
9 days of Fun & Friends guaranteed. 4 days in Sydney with plenty of activities including Jet boating in Sydney Harbour followed by a trip up the east coast to Byron Bay on a great Aussie Surf Trip. Learning to surf off the best beaches Australia has to offer.
Surf Instructor Course Australia
Experience summer beach parties, make new heaps of new friends from all over the world, relax and enjoy the sun, sea and sand while learning how to become a surf instructor. The programme takes place about a 2 hour drive from Byron Bay. Here you find the secluded beaches and the surf camp where you will eat breath and live surf! You will develop your surfing abilities, train your ability to teach others and then we qualify you to work in the industry.
Aussie Surf Trip
This is what it is all about dude. Beach parties, incredible breaks and learning to surf on some of Australias most untouched beaches. We will take you from Sydney to Byron Bay on an unforgettable 5 day surfari, all you have to do is look good on a board and enjoy Aussie BBQs and hospitality.
Australia Surf Dude Surf Development Course
Doing the surf development course is an amazing experience. You will spend a couple of months developing your surf skills on some amazing Australia breaks. The whole team is so skilled and enthusiastic, it is impossible not to have a good time and enjoy the surfers life style. Our professional surf instructors help you to push your surf abilities. Beach parties, new friends, relaxation and enjoying the sun, sea and sand while developing your surf skills and become a real surf dude!
Surfing and Spanish in Ecuador
Surfing and Spanish. A wicked combination if you are heading out on a South America Gap Year.
Set your self up to learn the lingo in style on the beach! Learning Spanish in Montanita, a funky beach town and the capital of Surfing in Ecuador, whilst learning to surf with one of the worlds best competitive surfing champions
Rio Surf Camp Brazil
Learn to surf in Rio De Janeiro and surf and party for 1, 2 or 3 weeks in this sexy place to be! You will stay at our Surf camp and spend your weekends in Rio checking out the night life party scene, the favelas and culture of the most exciting city in South America. Learn to surf in some of the best surf spots with Xtreme Gap!
Learn to Surf in Cape Town South Africa
Learn to surf in South Africa in one of the worlds best surf spots. Set right on the beach front of Muizenberg close Cape Town we will teach you how to bomb through the waves and look cool. After your daily surf lessons you can chill at the ultimate beach house or go out and explore Capetown! Not a day without a party!
Mozambique Adventure
Indulge your senses in one of Africa´s most spectacular countries, Mozambique. Here you can dive and snorkel with mantas and Whalesharks, surf some of the best breaks the Indian Ocean has to offer, you can do big game fishing and explore a nearby tropical islands by sea kayak with plenty of chill time on some of the worlds best beaches. This is the Ultimate Mozambique Adventure.
Cape Town Adrenaline Overload
Cape Town is the most exciting and Xtreme city in Africa. Home to the worlds highest abseil - Table Mountain, the best place in the world to go shark cage diving and a mighty fine drop zone over the cape of good hope, it sure gives Queenstown a run for its money. 5 nights/6 days 100% Adrenaline.
Surf Development in Portugal
Spend a week improving your surf skills on the west coast of Portugal! Portugal has amazing surfing conditions, the best beaches in Europe, great food and wine, and cheap and easy access from the UK. You will be amazed by the beauty and surfing conditions of this country, and who knows it could open up a new addiction!
Surfing in Bali
Bali is famous for surfing, with consistent year round waves: Surfing in Bali a great choice if you want to learn to surf or test your surf skills against something a little more challenging. Staying at the Xtreme Gap Surf Camp, a chilled surf retreat, provides you with all you need for an amazing surf holiday.
Surf Adventures New Zealand
The perfect bolt on to your New Zealand trip! The Xtreme Gap 5 or 7 day surf Adventure in New Zealand is open to beginners and will have you surfing the amazing coastline of New Zealand in no time. The perfect adventure to learn to surf, discover great beaches and make friends for life.
Beach Life Guard and Surf Coach Costa Rica
An intensive 7 day course that qualifies you as a beach lifeguard. Internationally recognised, it is a perfect way to find work as you travel in some beautiful locations. After the course you can work in Costa Rica (job search assistance included) or any where else. Physically demanding but a lot of fun also.
Fiji Surf Experience
The Fiji islands are a great place to surf - or to just hang out and enjoy the tropical paradise. The water is warm and unlike most other epic surf destinations the breaks are uncrowded, and the waves are consistent and suitable to surf year round. Other surfers are very friendly and happy to share their local knowledge and expertise. Before you know it you have made new friends both on and off the water and are off partying with them!
Costa Rican Surf Legend
Lets be clear: There are surf trips, run of the mill learning to surf and then there are legendary surf trips. Riding endless tubes in the most consistently amazing surf spot in Latin America, with some of the best professional instructor guides turning you into a surf legend! What do you think this one is? (Clues in the title dude.)