Areena Riverside Resort East London, South Africa
Areena Riverside Resort has been welcoming Surfholidays.com guests since Jan 2010
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Accommodation
Full Day Surf (8 Locations with 30 plus surf breaks)
Transport to and from Beach for surfing
Photo's
Airport Transfer
Traditional South African Braai on final day
T-shirt and mug
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Areena Riverside Resort is situated on the banks of the Kwelera tidal river, 23 km east of East London city centre, at the beginning of the Eastern Cape Wild Coast. Areena offers you unsurpassed views of the river, wildlife, birds and surrounding wild coast vegetation.
RELAX, REJUVENATE & RECONNECT
Areena is a place to escape the hectic world, relax and rejuvenate. It is a place to reconnect. A place to become grounded. Areena is a wholesome place, a place where family values count. A place where children can wander around in safety. A place that evokes feelings of a time gone by – A time when there were no video games, no cellphones and no high security fences. This is a place where kids and adults can learn to play again, to get outdoors and establish real life friends.
FOR THE ADRENALINE AND FITNESS JUNKIES
The Team Building and Adventure Village – The on-site adventure village is perfectly suited to corporate team building. Motivational outdoor team building games, combined with a choice of a quad bike game rides, an obstacle course, abseiling, archery, pellet gun target shooting, paintball and the amazing zip line trail will cater for all your adrenaline needs. Areena has trained facilitators to plan and supervise activities. Areena is also a versatile venue that is host to various adventure races.
FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SOAK UP THE SUN
River and Beach Activities – Fish from your campsite on the banks of the river or bass dams, hire a canoe or sea kayak and take a 5km paddle down to the beach. Enjoy a leisurely trip to the river mouth on Kareena, Areena’s 30 person double decker river cruiser. Areena has a slipway and jetties to launch your own boats and canoes.
Areena Riverside Resort has been welcoming Surfholidays.com guests since Jan 2010
Nearest Wave 2-5kmChat with the host who can help organise your trip:
We provide Airport Transfers from and to East London and they can be booked in the booking steps.
Instructors
Wayne Monk
Tagan Smith
Catherine Lee
Being blessed with a coastline littered with a variety of uncrowded surf breaks, ranging from A-framing beach breaks to solid point and reef breaks. Waves all year round and most importantly being able to surf in all kinds of winds is a big bonus. "Nahoon Reef has been called the Haleiwa of South Africa."
Main Surf Beach: Yellow Sands
Kids Surf Lessons
We offer lessons for kids aged 7 and upwards (our only requirement, is that they are able to swim) we request parents to be on hand at all times. We take 2 - 6 children at a time, with no less than 3 instructors in the water at any given time.
Beginner Surf Lessons
Our Lessons are 2 hours long, with 1 instructor to every 3 students. We have 3 Specific beach break locations that we use and students will never go above waist high in the water. Wetsuits and surfboards are provided (please pack sunblock and refreshments).
Students will be taught water safety, paddling and final how to stand. Transport can be arranged( surcharge may apply).
Intermediate Surf Lessons
We have 4 breaks that are best suited for this level of surfing and there will be a ratio of 1 instructor to every 4 surfers. 2 sessions lasting 1 hour each.We will provide you with wetsuits, surfboards and transport at the locations. Surfers will be taught on how best to use rip currents and how those rip currents affect waves along with the weather.
Surf Guide
Transport is provided and schedule is disgusted the night before. We only take a max of 6 people on these trips. Due to the level of waves and location, surfboard will be an additional cost, but must inquire before booking. We cover approximately 20 breaks and will always do our best to put you in the best surf possible.
Graveyards
Level: Advanced
Shallow Right Hand Reef Break
Works on Spring Tides/West Swell Direction
Very technical take to off into the barrel
Yellowsands Beach Break
Level: All Levels
Beach break with running lefts and rights.
Very dependent on sand bank position for barrels.
Multiple peaks to choose from.
Very consistent wave all year round.
Great for learning how to surf.
Yellows Point Break
Level: Advanced
Right Hand Point Break
South East Swell Direction/West Wind
Barrels and Vertical Lips
Best on a pushing tide
Sum Place
Level: Advanced
Left Hand Reef break
Goofy footers dream
Barrel sections/carve sections
Often has a rip current, which generates some insane barrel rides
South East Swell/ West Wind
Queensberry Bay
Level: All Levels
3 different Locations
Left hand reef break for Intermediate and Advanced
Nemo's right (great for Beginners)
Queensberry Point ( advanced only)
The point is the main break
Handle swell up to 20 ft with 18 sec period
West swell/ Light Northerly wind
Best at 6 to 8ft
Glen Eden
Level: All Levels
Beach with sand bottom.
Sands banks constantly shifting making for great waves for all surf levels
Point Break works on swell in the 8 to 10 ft range
Still surf able when on to shore blows
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