We had a great time surfing on Ka'anapali Beach in Maui. Our instructor Christian was knowledgeable and encouraging. It was a little challenging to find the location to meet for the tour. As there were no signs or flags. After walking to the other end of the beach, we eventually found the correct location. Christian took the time to educate each of us on how to approach each wave. Always reminding us to paddle hard. We would recommend ISA Surf School to anyone who wants to try surfing without leaving Ka'anapali Beach.
I had a great time learning to surf! The instructions to find the meeting spot were vague, so it's probably a good thing they say to arrive 30 minutes before your start time. The instructor called me and directed me to where the tour was starting. There was no yellow umbrella to look out for, which led to my confusion. However the lesson itself was easy to follow and after about 20 minutes we went into the water. Everyone in the session stood up at least once. The instructors were great at finding waves and telling us when to paddle and stand up. Definitely recommend.
The experience was great!! We were all beginners and never been on a board. Christian and Tyler made everything so easy. Highly recommend these guys if you are looking to learn to surf!!
The surf lesson was informative. It included foot positioning, paddling, and safety. We were able to stand up on the surfboard and rode several waves. We highly recommend Island Style Adventures and Christian the instructor is awesome; he went above and beyond our expectations. Mike and Sherry Clark
Our family of three booked a semi-private lesson to learn how to surf – we all enjoyed ourselves and had a great time, esp. our kid who did better than we did. : ) All of the instructors seemed really cool, and ours was Krish who was amazing, you could tell how experienced he was – patient, made things fun, and even knew when we were tired. My wife is wary of swimming in the ocean and he made her feel comfortable. Definitely recommend. Some tips: 1) if you do a late morning lesson like we did, you likely won't find parking; we ended up paying for valet at the Marriott Ocean Club ($20) as the beach access parking lots were full (there are two very small ones – like 10 cars each – that flank Marriott, use Google Maps terrain view to see), 2) there's no sign but they're in front of the Alii on the beach itself – we ended up calling them as we couldn't find them at first and were told to look for a yellow umbrella, you can also look for surfboards and storage boxes where the crew hangs out, 3) there's a photographer who uses an SLR w/ ranged lens to take pics, so don't worry about capturing the experience – we loved the shots she got and felt the cost for the different options was fair given the context,