G-Land Travel Tips
Transfer to G-Land
It takes more less 7 hours long to get to G-Land Surf Camp. Starting in late evening (before midnight), our minibus will pick you up either from your hotel around kuta area or from our G-Land Surf Camp HQ in benesari st. then 3 hours drive to gilimanuk and embarked into ferry to Ketapang port – Banyuwangi. Continue drive to Alas Purwo National Park arriving at sunrise time. Next is an hour drive thru beautiful panoramic Plengkung’s jungle. Reaching G-Land Surf Camp in early morning for breakfast and get ready for the first round ride in G-Land.
Camp Surrounding & Travel Tips
The G-Land Surf Camp is located in a 55,000 HA of Natural Park. Been the biggest park in Indonesia. The Camp is exclusively situated on the edge of the jungle. Constructed on 5 hectares of land, deep inside the lowland tropical rainforest of the Alas Purwo National Park, the G-Land Surf Camp holds the premier location on the famous point of Plengkung (G-Land) with the only Tower to check the surf from on its door step. While having arguably one of the best waves in the world, G-Land also has a large variety of right and left hand reef breaks and miles of untouched white beaches suited to all levels of surfing. With a total land mass of 55,000 hectares the National Park is also home to a wide range of flora and fauna, Hindu temples, turtle breeding, sanctuary sand mediation and caves. G-Land Surf session is in Dry Time (from March – November). During these time there are a small amount of mosquitoes.
We advise for all guests to follow these helpful tips:
- Take an anti malaria tablet such as Chloroquin, Rechsaquin or Doxylycline.
- Provide insect repellent
- Always wearing a long shirt, trousers and mosquito nets to against mosquito bitten.
Some equipment you should take to G-Land:
- 2 surf boards (small and big sites)
- Reef booties for G-Land low tide
- Wetsuits, rash-vest, Gath helmet and some leg-ropes.
- Water proof sun-cream
- Basic first aid kit and antiseptic
- Sun glasses, towel and hat
- Books, camera, walkman and handy cam
- Some long Bellevue t-shirts, long pants and thongs
“Have a nice surf and get 5 second barrels or more”
