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Ty Gurney Surf School

The Imperial of Waikiki Resort, C-8, 205 Lewers Street, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96815 (Waikiki)
808-271-9557
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Ranked #11 of 224 activities in Honolulu
Type: Water sports
Owner description: The Ty Gurney Surf School specializes in luxury private surf instruction on the island of Oahu. We customize our surf lessons to each individual,... more » Owner description: The Ty Gurney Surf School specializes in luxury private surf instruction on the island of Oahu. We customize our surf lessons to each individual, ensuring that students of all levels maximize their surfing experience on the best waves in the world. Our expert instruction guarantees all students will be surfing on their very first lesson! « less
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013 NEW

What can I say, the surf was ruff and these guys were as determined as i was to get me up on that board. Due to the conditions we postponed for a day but unfortunately they hadn't changed, so Ty said if it's that bad once we are out there he wouldn't charge us. I had a ball!! It was... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013 NEW via mobile

The school had a great atmosphere, they taught how to surf and did it in a chilled, personalised way. I would definitely recommend anyone who wants to learn from scratch or just needs a tune up to go there. Renting the boards from them is also very cheap!

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Deer Park, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 9, 2013

What an experience!!! His group of teachers (very courteous and professional...and FUN) were able to get all of my teenage kids up and surfing in a short period of time. I got a DVD ($$) not bad for the production and memories. The cameraman was great. He took pictures, and produced an excellent video of the entire experience. I wouldn't... More

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Tucson, Arizona
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48 reviews 48 reviews
21 attraction reviews
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34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 3, 2013

If your interested in getting the most surf time for your money this is the school for you. For a one hour lesson the cost was just under $100. The "land time" or beach time instruction lasted only 5 min. and then on to the Real surf lesson in the water. You will take lots of waves with these guys.... More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2013

These guys are seriously awesome! We went for a semi-private lesson on our honeymoon (1 instructor to 2 learners) and we had Jack as an instructor but Ty himself was hanging around at the store and was kind enough to come out for the first half of our lesson! That made it 1 on 1 instruction which is definitely the... More

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Hawaii Kai, Hawaii
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 28, 2013

FANTASTIC! I searched out other schools for the girl's surf lessons. The oldest had tried surfing before, but the other two had not. I wanted someplace that would start from scratch. Upon arriving, I asked the concierge desk & a few locals. They recommended Ty. The girls had a blast with the 1hr lesson & were up and surfing! We... More

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Los Angeles, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 18, 2013

I grew up in Hawaii and never attempted to surf. Even now, living in Los Angeles, where the ocean is so close, I've never attempted to get on a surf board. My family spent spring break in Hawaii and we took our first surf lessons with Ty Guerney and his AMAZING surf instructors ANd camera team. My kids, ages 4... More

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Durango, Colorado
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2013

Before our trip, I searched/reviewed surf companies/lessons for our 9 year old son. Especially loved Ty Gurney’s website and reviews on Trip Advisor and Yelp, so inquired with them about booking lessons in advance. Duncan responded quickly and was very helpful answering all my questions. When we came for the lesson, everyone was awesome, positive, helpful and generous. Our son... More

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Zurich, Switzerland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 14, 2013 via mobile

My husband and I had so much fun learning surfing!!! The staff is great and the video was a plus for us!!! Great place !!

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Toronto, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2013

We were both first time surfers & had an amazing time. the team at Ty Gurney were all great. We did the semi-private lessons for two days and had such a good time we booked a third day. Chris & Jack were great teachers and a lot of fun. Both were patient and really wanted us to have a good... More

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TGSS808, General Manager at Ty Gurney Surf School, responded to this review
April 17, 2013

Aloha Jeffrey, Thank you for the review. We certainly enjoyed having you guys out on the waves with us in Waikiki! Have a great summer! Duncan More

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