Epic surf-lessons at beautiful Samara beach.
Recommended by 98% of travelers
Sámara, Costa Rica
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Learn to surf at Samara Beach with a family owned surf company who have a passion to help people learn to surf! They aim to make students feel safe and have an awesome time catching waves. Rash guards and surfboards are included, along with instructors. Safety is also a high priority.
- We are a small family and friends owned company. Our passion is teaching others how to surf and for our clients to truly improve their surfing skills. We are a fun international group of people and we all share the love of surfing. Our main goal is to make our students feel safe and welcomed while have the best time of their lives in the water catching waves.
- 2 hour lessons with CPR trained instructors
- Suitable for beginners and more advanced surfers
- Children are also very welcome
What's Included
- Our lessons include rash-guard and surfboard.
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- VFG8+RPX, Provincia de Guanacaste, Cangrejal, Costa Rica
We will meet our clients at the beach parking lot in Cangrejal, located right by the entrance to Samara Beach. We will decide a time for the surf-lesson in advance. We will send more detailed directions to our clients privately when they book their lesson with us.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.5:00 am
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Casey_H
We had a fantastic time with our instructor, Jafet. He was very personable and a great teacher, showing us exactly what to do and offering suggestions/adjustments that were very helpful. I had zero surf experience and am generally not very athletic, but even I was able to catch some waves successfully. Communicating with Sofie to coordinate our surf time and confirming the meeting location was very easy through WhatsApp. All around a great experience, we highly recommend it!
Reviews
5.0
based on 121 reviews
KerryAnn_M, Jan 2026
Very welcoming and easy to understand instructions. It was my first time surfing and will definitely not be my last. Thank you Tuanis!
Casey_H, Dec 2025
We had a fantastic time with our instructor, Jafet. He was very personable and a great teacher, showing us exactly what to do and offering suggestions/adjustments that were very helpful. I had zero surf experience and am generally not very athletic, but even I was able to catch some waves successfully. Communicating with Sofie to coordinate our surf time and confirming the meeting location was very easy through WhatsApp. All around a great experience, we highly recommend it!
Florence_R, Dec 2024
We had two teachers for the four of us, great explanation at the beginning on land and then into the sea to practice. Both Sofie amd Rory were endlessly patient and gave good advice as well as cheering us on. Brilliant afternoon!
Allie_L, May 2024
We had an amazing experience with this tour group! The instructors were incredibly knowledgeable about teaching people to surf.
After we listened to instructions and practiced on the sand, the instructor took all 4 of us out to help us with our boards. The end result after 2 hours was that all four of us(never surfed a day in our lives) were able to stand up and surf!
If you want to really learn the basics of surfing, this is the perfect place to book;)
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thank you so much for such an amazing review and for the recommendation.
It means so much to us to hear what a great surf experience you had!!
We always love to hear that our surf instructors and surf shop staff do such a fabulous job! We hope you come back to catch some more waves with us again soon!
Pura Vida :)
philippine_D, Mar 2024
It was the First time surfing for me. Sofie was a very good teacher, I had really good time, I learned a lot.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thank you so much for your great review! We love to hear that our surf instructors do such an amazing job and that you were able to catch some great waves! We look forward to you surfing with us again soon. Pura Vida!
Chiara_S, Mar 2024
Surf lessons with Sofie were amazing and so much fun! She is a fantastic teacher and we had a great time with her! We highly recommend taking lessons with her, we were first time surfers and were all able to get up and ride a wave.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thank you so much for your awesome review, we are so glad to hear that you had a good time surfing with us. Thank you for your support!
Hope to see you back soon!
Pura Vida
Melissa_T, Jan 2024
We had the best time with Sophie!! I'd never surfed before and my friend had had one lesson before, Sophie met us each at our own level of knowledge and taught us in a manner that extinguished any fear I had of being to old or out of shape. I so thoroughly enjoyed her as an instructor and as a human.
I had so much fun and that's what matters!
We surfed waves until we were exhausted while wearing the biggest smiles!
I can't recommend her enough!
Response from Host, Sep 2024
THANK YOU so much for your amazing review and thank you for choosing to surf with Tuanis Surf School.
We are so glad to hear that you had a good time and enjoyed your experience.
Hopefully we will see you back soon again.
Pura Vida!
Greg_N, Sep 2023
Surfing was great. Time on the ad was wrong .. they only open at 8am.. and you need to book a specific time..
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Hi! We are happy to hear that you had a great time surfing with us.
We apologize for the confusion.
Our office opens at 8am. However we offer surf-lessons from sunrise to sunset.
We also state on our page that you have to book a specific time in advance and we always contact our clients regarding this before their lesson. The reason why you have to book a specific time in advance is because we have to follow the tides and conditions of that specific day so that you have the best time in the water.
Feel free to reach out to us at:
tuanissurfschool@gmal.com
Kind regards,
Tuanis Surf School
Melanie_S, Apr 2023
We had a wonderful surf session with Sofie! She was also very flexible about the time of the lesson. We really enjoyed it!
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you so much for your GREAT review!
Thank you for choosing to surf with us. We are so happy that you had a great time.
Keep on surfing! Hopefully we will see you back soon again.
Tuanis
Andrs_S, Mar 2023
Instructors are very kind and patient. Recommended 100%
Instructor contact details:
+506 63570061
Steffi
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you for such a great review and thank you for choosing to surf with Tuanis Surf School. We hope to have you back soon again! Pura Vida
Maarit_T, Mar 2023
Was lucky to get Steffi just for myself, she made me feel comfortable taking the waves and corrected when I wasn’t doing something wrong! Rented the board for myself next day as had the necessary confidence for it after the class! You could also buy reasonably priced fotos from your session :)
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you so much for your amazing review! Thank
you for trusting us. We are so glad you are had a great time with Steffi. Pura Vida!
Katherine_C, Mar 2022
Sofie and Eder were awesome! So patient and amazing teachers. Would highly recommend doing lessons with them!!!
Response from Host, Mar 2022
Thank you so much for your review and thank you for choosing to surf with us. We are so happy that you had a great time. We hope to see you back soon again. ☺️
Pura Vida
Ellie_B, Feb 2022
We loved our surf lessons!
Sophie was very communicative and Eddie was a wonderful instructor - patient and fun to learn from. Two hours in really great waves was a wonderful way to learn! I would highly recommend booking with this group.
Response from Host, Feb 2022
Hi Ellie!
Thank you so much for your amazing review. We are so happy that you guys had a great time. We hope to see you back soon.
Thank you for surfing with us.
Pura Vida!!
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