How should you spend one week in Siargao?
Seven days is enough to do much more than tick off Siargao’s famous sights. If surfing is one of your priorities, the best itinerary leaves room for the ocean to set the schedule.
This is not a rigid timetable. Swell, tide, wind, energy levels and weather change. Think of it as a rhythm for a week built around surf, movement, food, recovery and discovering North Siargao.
Day 1: arrive and slow down
Settle in, meet the people you will share the week with and resist the temptation to cram activities into your first afternoon. Travel days are tiring. A relaxed meal, a walk and an early night are often the best preparation for the first surf.
Day 2: understand your surfing
Your first coached session is about more than catching waves. It gives your coach a chance to understand your experience, confidence, habits and goals.
After surfing, use yoga and mobility to unwind, then let the rest of the day move slowly.
Day 3: surf, review, repeat
Surf progression comes from feedback and repetition. At our retreat, video analysis is included, helping you see details in your stance, timing and positioning that can be difficult to feel in the water.
The goal is to return to the next session with one or two useful things to work on — not twenty.
See how our surf coaching works →
Day 4: explore the quieter side of Siargao
Make space for the island beyond surfing. North Siargao is about palm-lined roads, small villages, tropical landscapes and a slower pace.
Exactly what makes sense will depend on weather and what is happening locally, so leave some spontaneity in the day.
Day 5: build on your surf progression
By the middle of the week, the ocean should feel more familiar. Beginners may be improving their independence and catching green waves; more experienced surfers may be working on positioning, wave selection or specific technique.
Your surf level does not need to match anyone else’s. Good coaching gives different surfers different goals.
Day 6: surf, recover and enjoy the group
One of the advantages of a small retreat is that community happens naturally. You have shared surf sessions, meals and the little victories and wipeouts of the week.
With a maximum of 10 guests, there is enough community to feel connected without turning the trip into a constant group schedule.
Day 7: one more session and a slower goodbye
If conditions and timing allow, enjoy another surf and notice what feels different from the beginning of the week. Progress is not always a dramatic new manoeuvre. Sometimes it is better positioning, more confidence, smarter wave choice or simply feeling calmer in the ocean.
What about General Luna?
If you want to experience the island’s busier southern hub, make time for it. General Luna has a much larger restaurant, café and nightlife scene. You do not have to pretend one side of Siargao is “right” and the other is “wrong.” They offer different experiences.
Compare North Siargao and General Luna →
Why not plan every hour?
Because the best surf trip is responsive. A great tide may shift the surf session. Your body may need more recovery. Tropical weather may change the plan. A place you discover may make you want to stay longer.
Build the week around a few important anchors and leave enough space for Siargao to surprise you.
Want the logistics taken care of?
Surf & Yoga Siargao brings accommodation, personal surf coaching, yoga, meals and small-group retreat life together in North Siargao, so you can spend less time organising and more time actually being here.