Surf Expedition from Manokwari City

This is just another gentle reminder that Abasi Surfing is going to conduct expedition along the nothern and southern coast of Manokwari city. This expedition is open to all surfers from inside this country and abroad. Foreign surfers who participate in the event will be able to ride waves from the Pacific ocean that land on unexplored beaches in the remote coastal area of West Papua. The expedition starts on 15 and finishes on 21 December 2015. Every participant needs to bring his or her own surfboards.  

How to get there?

• Fly from your country to Jakarta (the capital of Indonesia)
• After that fly to Manokwari city (by a domestic airlines such as Garuda Indonesia, Sriwijaya Air or Express Air)
• We will meet you at the airport to organize the expedition.

Cost: 4 million rupiahs (approximately 260 Euros) to cover for preparatory works, the transportation, accommodation, food, contribution to local villagers whose land we stay on and beaches we surf at. 

West Papua Surf Expedition

We are going to conduct surf expedition along the north and south coastline of Manokwari from 15 to 21 December 2015. There are a lot of unexplored surf spots in the region. We now open the registration for everybody who is interested in participating in this expedition.
Please, bring your own surfboards and make sure that you arrive in Manokwari city before 15 December.

How to get there?

• Fly from your country to Jakarta.
• And then, take a domestic flight to Manokwari city. Indonesian airlines such as Sriwijaya Air, Garuda, Lion Air and Express Air have got regular flights to Manokwari. There are passenger liners from PELNI that regularly sail between Jakarta and Manokwari (Please, check pelni.co.id for schedule and ticket price)
• We will meet you at the airport or ship harbor.

When the expedition is conducted near Manokwari city, participants will stay in a hotel or guesthouse. However, the coastline is in the south and along the north of Manokwari is very long. So, participants will need to stay in remote areas where there are no hotels or guesthouses. We will build tents for the expedition.
Cost: 4 million rupiahs (approximately 260 Euros). The cost includes transportation between Manokwari and the surf spots, accommodation and food.
For registration and further info, please, contact: abasiklubsurfing@gmail.com.

Surf Season in West Papua

We often receive questions from surfers about the right time to visit West Papua. Surf season usually starts from October, November, December, January, February to March. There are plenty of surf spots which visitors can explore. All of the spots in Tambrauw regency haven't been explored by any surfers. The easiest way to go there is by passenger boat from Sorong city to Sausapor town. KM. Sunlia and KM Ave Maria have regular trips to between Sorong and Sausapor town three times a week with ticket price of Rp. 100,000 rupiahs or approximately 9 US dollars per passenger.

There are numerous Surf spots in Manokwari regency, Tambrauw regency and Sorong regency which members of Abasi Surfing can show to foreign surfers. If you are interested in surfing in West Papua bring your own surfboards and please, contact us by email to: abasiklubsurfing@gmail.com