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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I spent 10 days on a boat trip through the Maldives Central Atolls, and it was an incredible experience. From the moment I booked, AWAVE took care of everything. They went above and beyond to answer a... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’m still beaming with happiness after getting back from a surf trip with AWAVE to the Maldives on the Marselia Star! SO HAPPY! AWAVE cultivated an all-around amazing experience from fresh caught fish... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The trip to the Maldives on the Marselia Star boat was amazing! AWAVE did an incredible job organizing everything and connecting us with the best surf guide and photographer, the crew of the boat was... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

If I could give 6 stars, I would. Hands down one of the best trips I’ve ever taken - and James and his team made it so easy from start to finish. We caught so many waves, swam with some amazing marine... See more

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AWAVE Travel offers a hand-picked selection of the finest luxury surf resorts and quality surf charters in all the ultimate surf destinations. Our Team of Expert Surf Travel Advisors are here to help you have a smooth and hassle-free trip!


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They were great for our trip to the…

They were great for our trip to the Maldives. Very fast response times to any questions we had and overall really helpful.

3 June 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Garrett,

Thank you ever so much for taking the time to write a review and we are stoked that you had a good trip.

We look forward to hearing from you in the future for your next trip!

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel Team!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Niyama Maldives

We booked a trip to Niyama Maldives (13 - 20 May 2022) with Awave.

Before deciding to go to Niyama I had close contact with Giulia about what would be the best resort for that season. Giulia responded almost immediately and gave us good and detailled advice about the surf and of course also about the resort.

We had a great trip! The resort was just prefect as well as the service! Unfortunately the waves were a bit choppy and the wind cross/ onshore, but that's mother nature....... (and May is a very difficult month for the Maldives). We still surfed every day in fun size waves and had a great time.

Would definitely recommend Niyama as well as booking with Awave!

30 May 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Remy,

Thank you for your feedback and we are stoked that you enjoyed your trip to Niyama. Mother Nature sometimes doesn't play ball but I am glad you scored good waves at Kasabu!

We look forward to helping you with your next trip!

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect stay in Adaaran Select Hudhuranfushi

We had an amazing experience with Awave travel. They always answered our questions very fast and with very good advice while planning our trip. Besides we were very unlucky to get Covid 4 days before travelling, and Giulia promptly helped us to modify our travel plans without a hassle. When things go bad or don't go as planned, is very nice to have a good travel agency to help you. Thanks!

9 May 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Dear Sara,

Thank you for your reveiw! We are really glad that Giulia was able to assist you and fix any issues! Traveling post-COVID can be challenging but we are always here to help!

Hopefully, you had some amazing waves and we look forward to helping you find your next surf trip!

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding surf travel company

We booked with AWAVE Travel for our surf trip to Lohis in the Maldives. James (and his team) were really responsive and took away any concerns we had about such a big, once in a liftime (OK, maybe twice or three times in a lifetime...!) spend.
Questions were dealt with immediately. The resort and travel plans were explained clearly.
Having dealt with alternative providers before, I wouldn't hesitate to use AWAVE Travel again to book a surf trip.

9 May 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Dear David,

Thank you ever so much for taking the time to review! I am really glad to hear that you had such a great time at Hudhuranfushi and that our service was so helpful!

I look forward to speaking to you in the future for your next trip chasing amazing waves!

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect surf trip

We had a 10 days boat trip in north male. We were 8 friends in the sea farer, which happens to be the best choice for us, it was the perfect trip. The crew was great and we had a great time there. Can’t wait to go back

8 May 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Massimo,

Great to hear from you! It is great to hear that you had such a good trip onboard the Sea Farer! We look forard to the next trip that we are able to arrange for you. Hope you are getting waves at home.

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel Team!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best surf trip ever

Best surf trip of my life so far. We booked a private charter at the Maldives with Awave and everything was perfect. Excellent service and assistance!

8 May 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Alexis,

Great to hear from you and we are so glad that you enjoyed your trip!

We look forward to hearing from you in the future to help you with planning your next surf adventure!

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

JWC Surf Coaching Trips with AWAVE

I run surf coaching trips to perfect, uncrowded waves and I relied on the AWAVE team to deliver for my clients a month long boat trip to the Maldives. We had great waves on an absolutley 5* boat called North Seven which I REALLY recommend you enquire about.

I was dubious at first as a few boats were changed, in for repair but James assured me correctly this was a usual thing and they would endevour to find us the very best replacement (which they did). North Seven was so new we were the third guests but the crew were super experienced and could not have given us a better service. Captain Usmaan, the Chef great food, Hasan and Azim our surf boat operators could not have worked any harder and always had a smile even after the 50th request to speed us to the line up or spend four hours cruising looking or waves.

AWAVE team were always on hand to answer any fears and smooth out any worries. The payment system using Revolut was super easy.

We did have a few hiccups with the local airlines which was resolved and partly our fault (as for a month trip we took alot of surfboards and in some cases were over weight).

Take the fear out of booking and especially group bookings by using the AWAVE team. Justin West Coaching recommended.

18 April 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Dear Justin,

Thank you ever so much for your feedback! We are so glad that your trip went smoothly and that you were happy with North Seven. It was a pleasure dealing with you in the planning of quite a complicated trip and we are so happy that the coaching trips went so well.

We look forward to assisting you in the future!

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Maldives at Lohi's

Me and My boyfriend had a really good time at Lohi's in Adaaran Select Hudhuranfushi! Perfect organization, very nice activities, grate stuff, beautiful people!
We surfed a lot and we enjoyed very much to spend the time together with the surfers community!

Amazing trip

Francesca & Ivan

1 April 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Francesca and Ivan,

Thank you ever so much for your reveiw and we are stoked that you had such a good trip to Hudhuranfushi! We look forward to helping you organise your next surf trip!

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel Team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nicaragua surf- malibu popoyo

We had a great trip. Malibu Popoyo and Nicaragua was wonderful. Thank you so much for everything. You were most helpful. Giulia responded promptly to all inquiries. Next step: buy a used surfboard and go again

1 April 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Michael,

Great to hear that you have such a good trip and that Giulia's service was so fast! Stoked that you're looking to get a board and I hope that we can assist you with your next surf trip!

All the best!

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

NIYAMA RESORT with AWAVE Travel

Just everything fantastic. Great family hollidays at Niyama - Maldives, and so grateful for the guidance and booking with AWAVE Travel. The fact that Niyama has a private surfing wave in the island is perfect to have always activity in the island. Everything perfect. Thank you so much James and the team at AWAVE Travel!!!

12 March 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Dear Daniel,

Thank you ever so much for your kind words! We are so glad that Niyama lived up to your expectations!

We look forward to hearing from you in the future!

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience in Maldives with Awave…

Great experience in Maldives with Giulias help!!! Amazing resort and good advice for waves. We are for sure repeating very soon with Awave Travel🌊

27 February 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Ana,

Thank you ever so much for your review and feedback!

We look forward to helping you find your next surf trip,wherever this may be!

Kind regards,

James and the AWAVE Travel team!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service and selection of good…

Amazing service and selection of good surf resorts. Huduran Fushi/ Lohis surf break is fantastic!!

11 February 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Matti,

We are really happy to hear you loved Hudhuranfushi (we love it there as well!). Glad that you got some Greta waves and we hope to hear from you in the future!

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel team!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

MALDIVES

MALDIVES - EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION - KNOWLEDGEABLE - HELPFUL

Organising a surf trip can be time consuming and there are always many moving parts, however James from Awave Travel and his team have been incredible throughout this process. Right from the initial enquiry all the way up to being able to book has been such a smooth process. He was able to give really solid advice around what he would recommend doing due to his experience over there. Always being available to answer any questions or take our calls gave us a lot of comfort knowing that he genuinely cared about our trip and wanted to make sure we had the best experience possible. Recommend 10/10.

9 February 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Dear Andrew,

Thank you for your kind words and we are so happy that you enjoyed your trip. It means a lot to have personal responses to our service and we hope to be able to assist with your next surf trip!

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel team!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No one better than Giulia!!!

Bar none, Giulia was a dream to help us plan our trip to the Maldives. We wonder if she ever sleeps. We travel often and have never had anyone so responsive to every email request. We not only highly recommend her, we plan to use her again!

3 February 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Sue,

Thank you ever so much for your reveiw! We are really happy that you were pleased with the service and look forward to helping you find your next surf trip!

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Canary Islands

Thanks to Guilia for sorting out our trip to the Canary Islands after many emails to make sure we had all the information and guidance necessary to have a fantastic time. Couldn't recommend AWAVE more.

2 February 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Lucy,

Thank you ever so much for the review and I am really glad you had an amazing trip! We look forward to helping you find you next surf adventure!

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a pleasant experience

What a pleasant experience! James truly has the customer's interests at heart and gives his good advise and guidance and just makes the entire process a pleasant experience...

Very Professsional and would highly recommend James, no question is too much for him and his turnaround time on assistance is really good!

Thank You so much James!!

1 February 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Tiffany,

Thank you for your kind reveiw and we are glad to help! I am surf your friend will love his trip!

Kind regards,

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pre-trip Professionalism!

*Note- we haven't left for our trip yet so I will update once we get back....but, the level of professionalism so far has been remarkable - Immediate responses to any questions I may have, ease of booking, consistent follow up, etc. These guys definitely run a professional operation. If the actual trip goes anything like the booking process, I think I've found my go-to company for all future surf trips.

I will follow up once we return.

23 January 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Dan,

Thank you ever so much for your review! We are really glad you're stoked on our service.

We are also very confident that your trip will meet all of your expectations as well :) We look forward to hearing your feedback afterwards!

Happy Surfing!

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A trip to remember

Thanks Awave travel for a unique experience in Maldives. Fast response, excellent price and perfect logistics durning the trip. We will always have great memories of a week surfing, snorkeling and fishing. Let’s get ready for the new adventure!

19 January 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Dear Edu,

Thank you ever so much for your kind words. We are so glad that you scored on your trip and the solo surfs at Honky's sound epic!

We look forward to helping you arrange your next trip!

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

AWAVE travel

AWAVE travel helped us to find the best option in Portugal to combine Surf and Family. Highly recommend their service and advice!

19 January 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Martin,

Thank you for the review and we are really happy you had such a good trip with your family!

We look forward to speaking to you again in the future :)

All the best,

James and the AWAVE Travel Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great organisation

Super responsive and very helpful with all the logistics of the trip!

15 January 2022
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Reply from AWAVE Travel

Hey Giorgia,

We are so glad to hear that you appreciated our service! We hope to help you find your next surf adventure!

All the best,

The AWAVE Travel team!

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