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Gnarly's Surf School

Blvd. Kukulkan km 9.5 | Surfin Burrito across the street from Senior Frogs in Cancun's hotel zone, Cancun 77500, Mexico
1 707 849-6750
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Ranked #20 of 164 activities in Cancun
Type: Water sports
Owner description: You and the ENTIRE FAMILY can learn to surf in Cancun, in ONE EASY LESSON! Whether you've never surfed before and have always dreamed of learning, or... more » Owner description: You and the ENTIRE FAMILY can learn to surf in Cancun, in ONE EASY LESSON! Whether you've never surfed before and have always dreamed of learning, or if you want to improve on your existing surfing skill set, the instructors at Gnarly's Surf School and the waves at the beaches in Cancun cater to surfers of ALL ages and experience! Cancun's beaches year-round beautiful blue waters have the best waves in the world for learning how to surf! Our classes and camps consist of a truly unique and personalized surf instruction, right here on Cancun's most beautiful beaches! Our professional surf photographers and experienced instructors are right there in the water with you, guiding you through every wave. The main focus of our sessions is surfing instruction and water-safety, while still having a blast! Gnarly's Surf School's VIP Packages are all-inclusive, including pick-up from the lobby of your hotel! All you have to bring is your positive attitude, and the sunscreen! We provide surfing lessons in different packages to accomodate individuals, couples, families, or other groups of the enlightened who want to learn this amazing art form. All surf lessons are custom; Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced, we will guide you through an amazing, safe, and life-changing adventure! Whether it's having the confidence to start surfing, or trying to attain a higher knowledge and skill-set to reach the next step in your surfing game, you will have exclusive surf instruction and an amazing experience on a beautiful beach in Cancun, and GUARANTEED TONS OF FUN!!! « less
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 29, 2013

Surfing has always been on my bucket list so when I found Gnarly's on my search for "out of the box" things to do in Cancun, I was sold. Gnarly picked my boyfriend and I up at our resort and was right on time (even though we got him out of bed for a 10am lesson). After grabbing some water... More

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Derby, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 29, 2013

Had an amazing time...the best day of the holiday by far. We were sat having a beer in the surfing burrito talking about learning to surf in Hawaii when we noticed the sign for surfing lessons. We were not aware at the time that you could surf in cancun. However Gnarly and David picked us up the following day from... More

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Toronto, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 28, 2013

Uncle Gnarly is a riot! We knew as soon as he picked us up how fun it was going to be. Not only was he an awesome instructor, but a wealth of knowledge on where the best places were to eat and party. Gnarly is patient, fun and full of encouragement. All 3 of us got up within our first... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2013 via mobile

I've been curious about surfing for a long time. Being 40 I felt like I missed my window to learn, even more disappointing I grew up in FL and never tried. My wife and I were having lunch at the Surfin Burrito and saw the sign for the lessons so we gave it a shot a few days later and... More

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Boston, Massachusetts
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013

Gnarly and Dave (from 360 Surf) were great instructors! Gnarly was so friendly, and had some great stories! We will always remember how fun this was! Our group of 8 met him at the Surfin Burrito and we went on the beach from there. All of us got up on the surf board (even the adults!) even though the surf... More

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Berkshires, MA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 10, 2013

Gnarly and Dave were great instructors. My husband and I had a great time, waves were perfect. You must try surfing with these guys, just confirm your schedule as they forgot about us the first time around.

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Davis, California, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

Thank you Gnarly and Dave for a great experience! I had a great time learning how to surf for the first time! I will never forget it! You guys are great instructors. I hope to surf with you guys very soon! :)

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

What can I say but EXCELLENT - we had such a great time with Dave and Gnarly. My husband (32) and I (27) had a surfing lesson, my husband has surfed before so was more of a 'how to do it properly type lesson for him' for me however totally new and I loved it. Don't get me wrong those... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2013

Gnarly was awesome. One of the nicest guys in Cancun. He gave lessons along with Dave to my wife and daughter. Both of them were phenomenal. I would go back in a heartbeat. Ill give it a shot next year and will bring friends. My wife and daughter told all of their friends and were psyched about this part of... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2013

You don't get this kind of lesson from an experienced instructor just anywhere. We all felt very lucky to have Gnarly and we all got up, most of us for the first time. We will be going back for more next year.

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