Leave the crowds behind and explore a Papua New Guinea surfing frontier in pristine conditions. Vanimo Surf Lodge is traditional beachfront huts with stylish finishes that blend in with the village surrounds and give the traveller a cultural experience leaving the big city behind. The right-hander just outside Vanimo Surf Lodge, Lido’s Right, is super consistent and offers long rides. Lido Left is only 250m level walk away, but they also have a vehicle that they may take to 6 surfers to surrounding surf breaks which are about 10-15 minutes drive away east and west of Vanimo Surf Lodge.
Customer Reviews
Read what our happy customers are saying about this trip.
I will definitely be returning to Vanimo Surf Lodge, what an incredible part of the world.
Olli our surf guide (Early Feb, 2026) made our visit to Vanimo Surf Lodge an amazing, most memorable experience.
Olli, is a great communicator. He looked after everyone like members of his family, always checking in to make sure our needs were met, assuring a stress free and relaxing stay. The food was great, and Olli assured that we all stayed well fed at every meal.
I will definitely be returning to Vanimo Surf Lodge, what an incredible part of the world.
David Copeland
Vic, Australia.
Great clean fun waves
Had great cultural experience with classic 3-5 ft clean pealing waves ,accomodation was basic single hard beds with short walk to toilets,food was basic but o,k
28 days straight pumping
I went for a month last March. 28 days straight of pumping offshore. Most days overhead. Most days just three of us out. So over the crowds at home. I’m booked back in again in 2025.
My second visit to Vanimo, easy going, laid back & great waves.
Sylvia was excellent & pro-active with her advice, help & attention to detail… A pleasure to deal with.
Many Thanks Sylvia!
Surfing Highlights
Lido Point or Vanimo Right
A peeling right hander that can break up to 200 metres and handles up to 8ft and is super consistent during the summer months. A wide limestone reef offers a combination of walls and barrels over mutiple sections
Lido Left
Is 10 minutes walk through the village to the other side of the peninsula. Actually 3 separate lefts, all offshore in afternoon breezes
Yako
Hollow left, like a mini Teohupoo from 2- 6 foot
Pricing & Packages
Surfer - Prime Season
7 nights per person from USD $1328
Dates of travel: January~March.
Packages include: Vanimo airport transfers, accommodation with 3 Meals, 1L of bottled drinking water/day.
Extra costs: daily AU$15/VSAMP, and a one-off fee of US$50 for SAPNG membership.
Surfer Shoulder Season
7 nights per person from USD $1328 USD $1212
Dates of travel: 1 Nov-1 Jan OR 1 Apr-1 May.
Packages include: Vanimo airport transfers, accommodation with 3 Meals, 1L of bottled drinking water/day.
Extra costs: daily AU$15/VSAMP, and a one-off fee of US$50 for SAPNG membership.
Non Surfer
Packages include: Vanimo airport transfers, accommodation with 3 Meals, 1L of bottled drinking water/day.
The Lodge
The accommodation at Vanimo Surf Lodge is all beachfront traditional PNG style architecture huts, blending well with its surroundings and giving you a cultural experience, leaving the busy western world behind. They provide space for 3-4 people and also have room for storing your surf boards and gear. There are 4 beachfront huts providing a total capacity for up to 16 guests. The huts are cleaned regularly and have lighting, fans and mosquito nets. The lodge employs local workforce which is supervised by seasonal consultants, who train the staff and look after the quality of service. There are no surf shops but there are local doctors, hospital, banks, supermarket and pharmacy in town.
Surf
Surf season officially runs from November to April when it's at its best, but it is not uncommon to score waves during the fringe season of October and May. Typically, regardless of which direction the wind is blowing at least half the breaks are offshore. Lido Right is directly opposite the lodge and is accessed by paddling straight of the beach in a flat water entry. The racing Lido Left is a 250m level walk. Waromo is a drive or boat ride 3km to the west and a further kilometre there is Yako, while Log Point is three kilometres to the east by boat or drive. Further to the east is Town Beach and Narimo Island’s right and left. The Town Beach break is ideally suited to anyone who fancies an easy small sand bottom wave and learning here is a great alternative for the family.
Meals
Meals at Vanimo Surf Lodge are made from locally sourced fresh seafood, meat, chicken and vegetables, and cooked in the traditional way for another cultural experience, perfect to wash down with a couple of ice cold local South Pacific lagers. Vanimo Surf Lodge grows its own red paw paws and there's a wide selection of other locally grown fruits including bananas, mangoes, star fruit, mangosteens, pineapple and even local vanilla beans.
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