ABOUT
Enjoy spending a week progressing your surf and ocean skills, exploring the iconic beaches of the Great Ocean Road with friends, chilling out with surf-specific recovery yoga, and eating loads and loads of delicious food.
upcoming dates
2026
February
1st to 8th
September
6th to 13th
(not yet open for booking)
December
6th to 13th
(not yet open for booking)
THE HONU HONI
DIFFERENCE
Owner Operated
Be face-to-face with our owner every day and know that you are part of our family, not just another client.
Location
Located in Torquay at the start of the Great Ocean Road, we are surrounded by iconic surf beaches and only 1.5 hours from Melbourne.
All Equipment Supplied
We provide boards, wetsuits and yoga mats for all your lessons.
Fully Qualified Instructors
All of our Surf Instructors are fully certified through Surfing Australia and our Yoga Teachers are all certified through Yoga Alliance.
Nourishing Meals
Be face-to-face with our owner every day and know that you are part of our family, not just another client.
Tents & Bedding
Your accommodation and bedding are provided for the duration of your stay with us. We'll keep you toasty, warm, and comfortable with double beds and all the blankets!
Surf Different Breaks
​We choose the best beach on the day to make sure we have optimal learning conditions.
Eco Friendly
We are nature lovers at heart. We do everything we can to minimise our impact on the environment and embrace sustainable practices.
Itinerary
let's begin: ARRIVAL
Nice to Meet You
If you have arranged pick up from Waurn Ponds Station by our team, we will pick you up at in the late afternoon.
If you are self-driving, we will meet you out the front of our camp at 5pm. Once we have everyone at the meeting point, our official welcome and tour begins so you know where everything is and so our team can answer any questions you have.
It's Dinner time baby!
After settling in a little, we'll sit down for a family dinner and run through some of the logisitcal stuff for the rest of the week.
Make Yourself At Home
Then the evening is yours to relax, get comfortable, and do as you please. Go for a night walk and stargaze, card
games, acoustic sing-alongs - the choice is yours!
day 1
Breakfast
Breakfast will be available for you to help yourself to at whatever time you like. It'll be topped up each night for the next day. Expect a range of cereals, delicious sourdough and spreads, plenty of fresh fruit, and locally made teas and coffee.
Surf's Up
This morning, It's time for our first surf lesson!! It's ok to feel a little nervous as we head down to the beach, but our instructors have got you. Today we'll be going through all the safety aspects of the beach and surfing, along with learning how to stand on the board! Then it's wild fun as we jump in and have a go! We'll be cheering equally loudly for your progress and your wipe outs!
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Lunch
Post-surf, we'll be serving up an epic lunch for you to chow down on! Bring your appetite!
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Booln Booln Cultural Centre & Leisure
As we let lunch settle, we'll head down to Booln Booln Cultural Centre to immerse yourself in local Wathaurong culture, and meet their very cute kangaroos and emus. Then you've got the afternoon to do as you wish! Take a board and wettie and head back out for a surf, explore Torquay and hit the surf shop outlet stores, go for a swim, or relax, nap, and read a book!
It's Yoga Time
In the evening, we'll all meet back at camp for a relaxing yoga session to stretch out and wind down.
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Dinner & Gin Tasting Experience
Then it's dinner time baby! We sit down for a family dinner and laugh about who got the best wipe out for the day! For anyone interested, local distillery Lortz Liquor will be joining us to run a private gin tasting experience highlighting some of the finest gins and liquors from both the region, and the state. You'll have the option to purchase a bottle (or two) at the end if you'd like!
day 2
It's Breaky Time!
Help yourself to breaky - load up for an incredible day!
Surf Lesson Numero 2
We're heading out again this morning to keep practicing the skills we learnt yesterday, and to start learning how to better control our boards. Today we'll be learning how to brake, accelerate, and the basics of turning the board left and right.
Lunch O'Clock
After our surf, it's time to eat! Followed by an afternoon of free time to do as you wish!
Surf Theory
This evening, it's time for a surf theory class! Nerd out with us as we go in depth on how to understand the surf forecast, the waves, and what to look for if you're ever going for a surf by yourself.
Fuel Up for tomorrow!
Then its dinner time, and do we have a treat for you! Tonight will be showcasing a divine menu from a local sustainable chef with the menu changing based on what is available that morning at the fresh food markets. It'll be a truly epic dining experience! Then the evening is yours to relax and enjoy.
day 3
Breakfast & Pack
Help yourself to breakfast in the morning and pack any items you may need for a day of adventuring! Today is going to be so epic!
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It's Yoga Time
We'll start the day with an early morning yoga session to get ready for the day ahead and stretch out any sore muscles from the two full days of surfing.
Let's go exploring!
Then it's off for a full day adventure down the Great Ocean Road! Our team know all the best spots (including the ones the big tour buses can't get into) and we'll make sure we hit all the iconic destinations on the way too! We'll spend the day hitting insane lookouts, exploring beautiful waterfalls and rainforest walks, searching for willdlife like koalas, kangaroos, and echidnas, and finishing up our adventure at the world famous 12 Apostles! We'll take a picnic lunch and snacks with us to keep us fuelled across the whole day too.
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Dinner & Evening Vibes
When we get back, it's dinner time, fun chats, hanging out, card games, and swapping photos from today!
day 4
It's Breaky Time!
Help yourself to breaky - load up for another incredible day!
Time to Surf
Time for your third surf lesson and this is the exciting one! Today our team is going to teach you how to paddle, move the board out past the (very small) breaking waves, and sit on your surfboard! Most importantly though, we'll teach you how to feel in control of your board and safe as you continue to progress. Once we've locked in these skills, it's back to playing, practising, and having fun in the waves!
Lunch O'Clock
After our lesson, we'll have a delicios lunch lunch waiting for us!
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Australian National Surfing Museum & Leisure
While we let our lunch settle, we'll head up to the Australian National Surfing Museum, right here in town. Inside, you'll find beautiful exhibits on the history of surfing and it's introduction to Australia, the evolution of surfboards over time, the significance and history around the Bells Pro - the longest running surf competition in the world, as well as the chance to watch incredible short films. There's also an epic gift shop here if you're chasing gifts for family and friends back home. This little adventure is followed by free time for the rest of the afternoon to do as you please! Nap, shop, surf, swim, read - just be in your bliss.
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Stretch it Out
This evening, we've got another blissful relaxing yoga session to soothe any tight or sore muscles and recover from a solid day of paddling.
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Dinner Time
Right after yoga, it's dinner time with a delish meal waiting for us! Then the evening is yours to enjoy.
day 5
Help yourself to breaky!
You know the drill by now.
Surf Time
Surf lesson number 4! You won't believe what you're capable of by now and we think you'll have surprised yourself at how much easier all the skills we learned yesterday are starting to feel. Today we are learning about the unbroken waves - how to read their shapes, and also understanding good surf etiquette (the road rules of the surf) so you can feel safe and confident out there!
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Time to Eat
Lunch time baby! Another hearty meal will be waiting for us post surf and shower!
Adventure Time and Dinner Out!
After lunch, we'll be heading off into The Otways to explore some of the most incredible and peaceful places in our region. We'll head out to another lush waterfall, have dinner at an epic brewhouse in the area, then head to a very special, incredibly stunning lake with a thriving platypus population. We'll do a little hike here, then find our spot by the lake as the sun sets to try and spot these incredible nocturnal creatures. Our walk back in the partial dark will also mean that we can be in awe of the amazing glowworm display that covers the rocky walls of the area, a truly magical sight to see. It'll be a late night drive home, but you can snooze in the van on the way back to camp.
day 6
It's Breaky Time!
Help yourself to breaky whenever you like! You've got a rest day from surfing today, so you can take your time!
Breathe In, Breathe Out
We'll start the morning with our final yoga class together, to get you moving and loosen up any tight or sore muscles from the week.
Leisure and Lunch
The rest of the day is yours to do as you please! After yoga, our team will drop off picnic lunch for you, so If you would like to go for a longer hike out along the Surf Coast Trail or spend the day down at the beach, you can take that with you and you don't have to be back at a certain time. Enjoy the day however you please! For those who are looking for something more nourishing, there are incredible local massage parlours and bathhouses you can book into for some extra TLC.
Time to Eat
We'll reconvene at camp for our final dinner together, and to celebrate an epic week! An evening of all the laughs, good times, and comparing adventure stories from the day.
day 7
Breakfast
Enjoy your final breaky with us! Make sure you load up!
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The Final Surf
This morning, it's time for our final surf lesson for the week! Today, we'll be teaching you about fibreglass surfboards and discussing what to look for if you wanted to buy your own gear. We'll be having a little play on some fibreglass boards too (but the foamies will still be there so you don't have to stay on one if you don't want to). Our hope is that you'll leave this final session knowing a little bit more about what you enjoy and what to start looking for if you were to get your own board to keep up with your surfing!
Lunch Time
After our surf, we'll enjoy our last lunch together and the official
end of camp! (We're not crying, you're crying).
If you have a transfer booked from camp back to the train station or airport, we'll take you straight after lunch. If you're self-driving, you can pack up and move out of camp after lunch too, but you still have access to use boards and wetsuits for the rest of the day if you would like.
We love you!! Thank you for coming and hanging out with us for an incredible week! We can't wait to see how far you go!
THE DETAILS
Got your head around this big adventure? Good.
Now let's cover the nitty-gritty details so that we're organised!
WHAT TO bRING
Bring something to swim and surf in (bather/ swimmers/ jocks), beach footwear (or go barefoot like the locals), workout shoes and attire, a towel (we'd pack two), a water bottle, warm clothes (it can get chilly, especially at night), and something easy to move around in for yoga. FYI: we don’t recommend wearing board shorts under your wetsuit as they tend to ride up and can give you a pretty nasty rash. It does rain down here so be prepared for that – a waterproof jacket is ideal.
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If you are musically inclined and want to bring your guitar or something similar, please feel free to. Just note that we need to stick with the campground policies of being quiet after 10 pm and we always want to be super mindful of our neighbours.
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You're welcome to bring your own surfboard/wetsuit if you have them. Just note, we may not be able to let you use your fibreglass board in the lesson - it just depends on the class size and conditions. Safety first!
We provide incredibly delicious and filling meals for you, but you're so welcome to bring any snacks, drinks, etc. that you want. There are supermarkets within walking distance (10-20mins) as well as loads of takeaway places and shops.
If you have sensitive skin and think you’ll potentially be allergic to the sunscreen we provide, please bring your own that is suitable for your skin.
FREQuently asked questions
Do I need to be a strong swimmer?
The beginner surf lesson will be conducted in waist-to-chest depth water and you will have the option to stick in closer to the beach. Please let us know if you are not confident in the water so that the surf instructor can keep a closer eye on you. We only use certified surf instructors, which means that they are required to pass surf life-saving tests yearly in order to maintain their qualification. If you're wanting to surf out the back/ in deeper water, we'll expect you to be able to move through the water confidently without a surfboard.
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Do I need to be flexible to do yoga/fit to do the workouts?
Not at all! All our fitness-based elements can be adjusted so you work at your own pace and level! They're here to help and serve you, not punish you (unless that's your style)!
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So, the meals are all plant-based?
Yes!!! And fucking delicious!! We care ridiculously much about the environment and taking the best care of it that we can (because, you know, we paddle around in it all day long). After a while, the research and data added up and we realised the number one thing we could do would be to exclusively serve plant-based (also known as vegan) meals. So we do. But we've never lost sight of the fact that food is life so you best believe that this is the best freaking food you'll eat in a long time - vegan or not. And don't worry, there's always lots of it! We won't let you go hungry! We can cater to dietary requirements - just let us know when you book.
What we supply
We have your tent and all your linen and bedding etc. set up and ready to go when you arrive. We ask that you please don’t use your own in our tents. If you have any questions about this, please get in contact with us.
We supply you with everything you need for your surf lesson – board, wetsuit, sunscreen, and an instructor. You’ll just need swimmers (unless you’re brave enough to go commando in a shared wetsuit - that's your life choice), and a towel for afterward (and maybe your drink bottle if it's a hot day).
We’ve got enough yoga mats for everyone so no need to bring your own down unless you really, really want to show off your own mat!
We’ll be cooking up lunches and dinners throughout your entire stay . If you want to skip one of our incredible home-cooked meals to eat out or do your own thing, you’re most welcome to. Please just let our staff know as early as possible so that we’re not waiting around to feed you.
I had the best time at Honu Honi.
We were looked after amazingly and could enjoy a weekend of surfing and nature in a very comfortable way. Can’t wait to be back to this special experience.
- Maria Elisa Ferreira Silva
about honu honi
We’re here for the seekers. The dreamers.
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The ones who want to lay under the stars, spend their days getting tumbled by waves, and who wake up to chase the sunrises. The ones who know this experience can be equal parts the most fun/liberating/healing without ever needing to take themselves too seriously.
We believe that surfing is an escape to tune out the noise and tune in with what really matters, and we encourage you to seek that connection during your stay. We're here for our soul fam.