Barbados Surf School: Learn Surfing from Experienced Instructors in Excellent Conditions
4.8
16 Ratings

Learn to surf in Barbados with experienced instructors in excellent conditions. Our team of instructors have 25 years of surf experience and have represented their country in world ISA surfing. Join us for a fun and unforgettable surfing experience!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Drill Hall Beach - Offers basic surf instruction and beginner surf lessons. Participants will be picked up and taken to the best surf spot of the day for an introduction to surfing. A surf instructor will be in the water providing guidance for 2 hours. It is essential that participants know how to swim. The minimum age requirement is 10 years old.
What's Included
  • Surfboards provided
  • Rash guards available
  • Surf wax included
Additional Information

Local surf instructors with three decades of experience offer lessons in Barbados, where the warm tropical waters, pristine beaches, and ideal waves create the perfect environment for learning to surf. The team of instructors is unparalleled, having competed and represented their country in international ISA and WSL surfing events multiple times. These…

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(16 Ratings)
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38ulrichz
Dec 17, 2024
Perfect day surfing drill hall - Surfed drill hall / Brandon’s beach today with Axe and Matthew. Perfect Wave scouts and advisors. They find more and better waves out there than you can surf. Can only recommend dread or dead!
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Katel910
Oct 29, 2024
Trip highlight 😎 - Had a great experience on 1:1 surf lessons with Axe - so much fun, learned loads and saw my confidence and surfing progressing over several lessons. Felt in really safe hands and had complete confidence in Axe and the rest of the team - all so lovely. They really look after you. Thanks a million. Hope to be back again! 🤙 🏄‍♀️
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Sierraj78
Sep 24, 2024
The BEST surf experience - Had the best time surfing at Drill Hall with Dread or Dead! My instructor (Axe) lead me seamlessly through my 2 hour lesson. Having minimal experience on a board, I was hoping to catch only a few waves. With Axe’s help I was able to pop up on every single one and even practiced turning. I’ll definitely be back, next time hopefully for a surf camp!
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Gregoryncurran
Apr 15, 2024
The Perfect Surf School - The instructors at Dread Or Dead are the perfect instructors for surf lessons. Knowledgable, patient, supportive and hey adapt to any level seamlessly. I will be coming back and hopefully can continue my surfing education.
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Damon_h
Mar 29, 2024
Amazing Surfing Experience at Brandon’s Beach - Three instructors (Russell, Ax, Paul) from Dread or Dead are awesome! They are friendly and patient. The class is two hour long. You can learn at your own pace. Highly recommend any beginners to come here and have fun!
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898sadiea
Nov 3, 2023
Most amazing experience - Loviest instructors, so talented and friendly, as someone who had never surfed before I was standing and surfing on my very first lesson. I had to go back as I loved it so much. Best price around and everything included. Cant wait to come back.
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884bethe
Aug 18, 2023
A must do in Barbados - We had the best 3 days with Ty and Axe. It was the first time surfing for all of us but they coached us through everything and we were catching our own waves by the end. Our two children (8 and 11) couldn’t stop smiling. Such a lovely, family run business and highly recommended
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Amber_t
Jun 9, 2023
Fun Experience - I booked this as a gift for my husband and sister-in-law and they have an amazing time. The hosts were wonderful and did a great job of keeping everyone safe.
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Adamh3706
Jan 10, 2023
Surfing on Drill Beach - I had a private lesson with Matthew it was brilliant. I was up and riding all the way to the shore in about 30 minutes and that's all down to Matthew. He was always positive, relaxed and giving me great advice. I strongly recommend anyone who's thought about trying surfing to look no further. The boards were great and the whole experience was awesome. Cheers guys!
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P4308hajohna
Mar 7, 2024
Instructor needs a tourist holiday! - After reading all the good reviews we decided to book a lesson as a couple on our last day in Barbados. We had never surfed before so wasn’t expecting much of the day. The surf instructor (Axi or Ax I think his name was) was good and quickly I was surfing the waves. My wife wasn’t so fortunate and fell off a lot but was still having fun. The reason for this poor review is language behind my wife’s back. He hadnt realised I was behind him when he had helped my wife catch a wave. Unfortunately she fell off the board again and I heard him clearly say “ f……ing tourists”! I never said anything to him as I didn’t want to ruin the lesson for my wife. Is this really what you want to hear from your instructor? Needless to say when we do come back to the island next year we will definitely not be using this surf school as there are many others to try and hopefully one with more patience!!
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