Experience & activities
Your days at Scar Reef
From sunrise hikes to endless surf and foil sessions, and snorkelling in water you can see straight through. Pick what you like day by day, or let a package cover it.
The wave out front
A surfing experience of a lifetime
Scar Reef wakes up about thirty times a year with a barrel that takes off like a freight train and several backdoor sections. Advanced surfers will love the challenge. The rest of the year it runs fun and forgiving at 2 to 3 ft, a good playground for a first wave or a cleaner technique.
Little Bingin is next door, less powerful and still entertaining, a sweet A-frame in clear water. Our boats shuttle you to the line-up and back, and a guide can read the day for you before you paddle out.
Guiding and coaching
Local guide and board, straight to the day's best wave.
Coach and board, tailored to your level.
Boat shuttles
One way to Scar Reef or Little Beguin.
One way to the Fantom break.
The newest addition
Learn to fly the lagoon
Foiling turns the flat days into the best days. The lagoon is waist deep, warm and empty, which is exactly what you want under you while you find the balance point.
Start with a discovery session on our gear, or book a coach for a few days to get properly up and riding.
A first taste of foiling behind the boat.
Coach and foil gear.
Under the surface
Coral gardens and quiet water
Life underwater here is something else, and it is best met slowly, mask on, drifting over the coral gardens of Jelenga Bay. Turtles, manta rays and dugongs all pass through.
Gear is yours for the stay. Swim out from the sand, or take the boat to the reefs and the bays nobody else reaches.
Two hours over the coral gardens, gear included, minimum two.
Two hours further afield, minimum two.
Beach days on end
Nowhere much to be
Some days the plan is the sand. Paddle the lagoon on a stand-up board, take out the beach tennis rackets, walk the slackline, then sit down for a cocktail when the light goes gold.
Fishing gear is at reception if you want to bring dinner in, and a coach can straighten out your paddling technique on the way.
Activities
Coach and board on the lagoon.
Lines, bait and a local skipper.
In season November to AprilMeals
Grilled catch of the day and a bonfire on the sand. Arranged on request, any day, minimum four guests. Nothing is charged online: tell us you are interested and the resort arranges and prices it with you.
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Above the bay
Walk up for the view
On one side the infinite ocean, on the other the lush tropical island of Sumbawa, mountains, jungle and buffalo tracks.
Set off on a sunrise or sunset hike for the best view over Jelenga, or drive inland and walk through the jungle to a waterfall you can swim under. A day's notice is plenty.
Up to the lookout above Jelenga, two hours out and back, timed for the light. Arranged at reception with a day's notice.
Ask usA drive inland, then a walk through the jungle to a waterfall you can swim under. Arranged at reception, and priced with you once the day and the party are known.
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Time to yourself
Breathe in, breathe out
This is a good place to step out of the noise for a while. Our shala faces the turquoise lagoon, open on three sides, for yoga, meditation or whatever practice keeps you steady.
For deeper rest, our therapist works from the massage shala, quiet and private, with the sea air coming through. Evenings tend to end at the bonfire on the sand.
The shala and its equipment to yourself.
An hour with our therapist in the massage shala, quiet and private. Booked the same day at reception, subject to their hours.
Ask usBreakfast and then some
Included with every stay
No line on the bill, no need to ask. It is simply there for as long as you are.
Meals, guiding, lessons and boat shuttles are priced above and added when you book, or at reception once you are here.