Coming November Surfing aficionados will witness the greatest Surfing Event of India. Bumpy rides braving the extreme waves along the seashore is what makes Orissa’s coastline a unique surfing zone for the high spirited & keeps the adrenaline flowing. The scenic stretch of the Orissa coastline is where the India Surf Festival 2017 will happen for the first time in the marine sporting history of the country.
The objective of India Surf Festival is to familiarize the Junta about surfing and to bring it at par with other mainstream sports. Thus, India Surf Festival 2017 will herald a surfing culture to the Indian people by conducting a series of surfing events which includes Surfing workshops, audio visual presentation etc.
What to Expect From Surf Fest 2017
The India Surf Festival will also feature many events involving Sand art, music, films and photography etc. The wave pattern off the coast of Orissa are ideal for Stand-Up Paddle surfing which is performed on flat water. The surf board has a paddle hinged to it and this kind of surfing is becoming quite famous everywhere.
The above surfing festival to be held in the month of November on the scenic layout of Orissa’s Puri-Konark Marine Drive beach will attract more than 100 surfers from India, Singapore, Spain, Italy, Morocco and Brazil. Also 2,000 visitors are expected to witness the grand extravaganza from the sandy shoreline.
Entertainment at ISF 2017
Apart from the surfing competition that will happen as part of India Surf Festival 2017, there are many events that will happen which is related to the Sport of Surfing, the festival will include workshops that will impart lessons on the basics of surfing and paddling from surfing experts across the world. Apart from the workshops on surfing one can watch some motivating and exciting movies and treat your eyes to some fantastic sand art forms or one can simply enjoy the live musical performances as you hog on some tasty organic food or take up a solar clay therapy to rejuvenate yourself.
One can also witness a variety of folk dance performances by locals from nearby villages and rural areas or gaze at the sand art by the artists from Puri Sand Art Institute. The artists will extemporaneously come up with sand carvings exemplifying the various aspects of surfing.
ISF 2017- Online Registrations
To make the visit a smooth experience from start to end it’s required to register yourself in advance So one can register online making use of the official website of the festival.
Accommodation at ISF 2017
Accommodation at the India Surf Festival 2017 is open for bookings and it is offered at the Surfer’s Village and has many hermit huts, camping tents, Lotus Resort, Independent accommodation and camping sites. One can get accommodation in hermit huts that consist of two organic bed mattresses and basics like mosquito nets and a bamboo lantern.
A typical 3 day pass and a stay for three nights in the hermit hut is priced around INR 6,000 per person on a twin sharing basis. The cost is inclusive of the continuous shuttle facility offered between the festival venue and the Surfer’s Village. You can also stay at the camping tents that offer basic necessities like mattresses, pillows and blankets. Price for a three day pass and a stay at the tent will be INR 4,000 per person. Again the cost is inclusive of the continuous shuttle facility offered between the festival venue and the Surfer’s Village Lotus Resort is the only resort in the Puri-Konark region where one can stay in luxury which is a star hotel. The resort sits on a place where the river meets the sea. The three day pass and stay for three nights in the resort will cost a total of about INR 9,000 per person.
One can also seek independent accommodation options in Puri Konark zone. Also short time stays which includes one day passes will be INR600 and a three day pass will cost you about 1500 INR.
There is also the option to rent a tent in the Surfer’s village campground. The cost of pitching the tent and renting it comes to around INR 2,500 per person for 3 days.
Festival Location – Transportation
The India Surf Festival 2017 has put up moment control office at strategic locations along Orissa’s Puri- Konark Marine Drive beach and the Tourist Helpdesk & Traffic management centre for the India Surf Festival is located at CT Road in Puri. The Surfing Yogis confluence point is located near the festival location.
Guests will be provided with transport facilities from CT Road, Puri to the festival venue, also hired vehicles will be provided to guests as & when required. Other common transport facilities like auto-rickshaws, local buses and taxis are available in & around the festival venue.
The festival venue is also easily accessible by train as the nearest railway station is Puri which is 15kms from the venue and if one is coming by flight then the nearest domestic airport is Bhubaneswar which is at a distance of 70kms and the nearest international airport is Kolkata at a distance of 375kms from the festival venue.
So we wish you make to it to India Surf Festival 2017 and hope the above information will be useful for planning your trip for the same.
