Surfing

If you’re looking for thundering 10-foot tubes across shallow sharp reefs, this is not the ideal location, but if you’re into chasing 3-6 foot user-friendly perfect surf with you and a few mates, there are few locations on the planet better. 

The surf there is ultra-consistent in the 3-5-foot range, with lefts and rights that work in all tides, and opposite wind directions virtually guaranteeing off-shores every day. Best of all, the variety of surf offers many options for all levels of surfers and equipment. In Telo Island there are over 20 different waves within an hour’s run of the lodge; the majority are within 20 minutes: 

• The Bubble: Suited to advanced-level surfers, the Bubble is a super-sucky right that does a 180-degree wrap before ending in deep water. The water clarity at The Bubble has to be seen to be believed and has been the location of many epic tube rides. 10 minutes from the lodge.

• Max's Left: A long, bowling left will throw up a tube in two separate sections perfect for the intermediate to advanced surfer, the left is one of the most consistent breaks in the area. Located directly behind the lodge a short 2 minute boat ride away and working on the opposite wind to the break directly in front of the lodge, the left has been the location of many memorable sessions.

• Max's Right: A fun, bowling right that offers everything from hittable walls to tube rides. Less than 100 meters from your bedroom at the lodge, the right is Telo Island Lodge home break and speaks for itself.

• G.T's: A super-fun, super tubular right, about 20 minutes from the lodge. Named after Aussie surfing legend Grant Thomas who holds the Telo Island Lodge Bintang record, when it’s on GT’s has been compared to HT’s in the Mentawai’s without the shallow end section. A world-class tube that has featured on the cover of many magazines and the pages of many international surf companies promotional campaigns. A favorite of the lodge's guides who surf the place better than anyone.

• Pinnacles: A super-fun right about 5 minutes from the lodge. Pinnacles is a great longboard wave and also has a great air section in it's end bowl. This wave is set in one of the prettiest backdrops in the region. Pinnacles is one of the favorites of return guests.

• Jurassic Park: Another epic left point on coral, Jurassic’s is set in a back drop that influenced the name and can vary from a full heart-in-your-mouth type tube to a fun totally wackable wall. This wave is in the extreme southern part of the Lodge's range and requires a full day's outing and a couple of hours in the speedboats to access.

• School Yards Region: Made up of several separate waves all of which work on different swell directions, the “yard” is about 10 minutes from the lodge and almost another region of waves. Open to the full brunt of the swell, this area is always the largest of any of the Lodge's breaks. Featuring everything from a “Sunset Beach” style open-ocean peak to fun hittable rights and lefts, a trip to the yard always draws a smile.

• Le-Ba: At three to five feet it may be one of the funnest rights on the planet. Suits beginners to intermediate surfers. 10 minutes from the Lodge.

• The E.R.: Made up of two separate reef passes, the E.R. features two lefts and three rights. Best on a very light to medium swell, the E.R. has a wave suited to all levels of experience. Generally the surf needs to be flat at our other breaks for this break to be its best. The E.R. is also home to some amazing live coral and snorkeling. 15 minutes from the lodge.

• Murdoch's: A fun left that can have its day, best on the larger swells that come less frequently to this tucked away area. 30 minutes from the lodge.

• Dislocators: A shallow, tubing left suited for intermediate and advanced surfers. Dislocators is in a region to the south that is more suited to the advanced level surfer willing to leave a little skin on the reef. 28 minutes from the lodge.

• Zippers: A super-fast left suited to experienced surfers, Zippers is a racing tube over a shallow reef located in the School Yards region. A real step-up wave Zippers has the measure of all but the best surfers. 15 minutes from the lodge.

• Wegs: An amazing coral point suited to advanced surfers, nothing but high-speed tubes, Wegs is located in the southern region among most of the heavier waves suited to more advanced level surfers. 35 minutes from the lodge.

• Depth Charges: Death and carnage is the best way to describe this break. One of the heaviest waves in Indonesia DC’s has been the scene of some of the most horrific accidents in surfing. The guide Dave Simons has broken his back there, Joel Parkinson has been knocked unconscious and the list goes on. Needless to say, it doesn’t often surf here. 35 minutes from the lodge.

A good surf guide can make or break a trip and they can save you incalculable time, money and frustration. The Telo Island guides (Dane Pioli, Dan Corbett, Agus Rianto, Hendrianto) are world-class surfers who focus on enhancing guest experiences, not their own. They ensure your time is maximized, and match a surf break’s degree of difficulty with your own individual abilities and comfort zones. Not only that, they’re all about safety. 

Package Inclusions

• Hassle-Free Guest Transfers: Met by a Telo Island Lodge representative at the Medan airport and either transferred directly to the charter flight or taken to the JW Marriott in Medan, should you require an overnight stay on your journey 
• In the Surf within 4 hours from Singapore: Chartered round-trip air service from Medan to Pulau Telo where you will be met upon arrival with the porters and quickly taken to the covered speed boat to enjoy a short 20-minute ride to the lodge (typical transit time in the region to other properties in the region takes +2 days on each end of the trip)
• World-Class Surf: There are over 20 different breaks within an hour’s drive of the lodge and 70% of them are within 20 minutes; all surf transfers are included.
• Un-crowded Surf: The location of the lodge typically means only the guests at the lodge (maximum of 8) are the only ones out surfing the more than 20 different breaks within immediate vicinity
• Personalised Surf Experience: An industry-leading western guide-to-guest ratio of 4:1, with an added 2^nd boat option this season for guests wanting to either sleep late, rise early or perhaps enjoy the warmth of a midday market visit
• Personalised Guest Service Experience: Their trained staff of 16 will provide you and your mates with a level of personalized guest service unmatched in the region and a hallmark of the warmth and hospitality they have provided over the last 18 years
• Authentic Indonesian Culinary Experience: All inclusive 3-meal / day + daily sunset snacks catering from our Four Seasons trained chef and his staff
• Industry Leading Guest Safety: They have the latest-model defibrillator, oxygen, spinal board, neck braces and all new best in class safety and evacuation protocols in place in the charter to continue to lead the industry in guest safety.
• Laundry service
• Use of fishing, snorkeling, SUP equipment and associated facilities