Bodyboard Holidays
Bodyboard Holidays are a unique and vibrant community for bodyboarding enthusiasts.
Specialising in unforgettable experiences and adventures across the UK and around the globe, we bring together like-minded individuals to share the stoke and ride the best waves.
Who Are We?
Bodyboard Holidays was founded by Rob Barber, former European and British Bodyboarding Champion, after a career spent competing in the world’s most exotic surf destinations. With over 15 years of professional experience and a role as Head Coach for the UK Surfing & Bodyboarding team, Rob turned his passion into a mission: delivering unforgettable, tailored coaching trips to the planet’s best bodyboarding beaches. Since 2003, we’ve been creating dream holidays, boasting a 70% customer return rate!

Why Choose Bodyboard Holidays?
Bodyboard Holidays offers insured, qualified and tailored tuition at some of the most exotic bodyboarding beaches in the world. We tailor each lesson to the customers’ needs to maximise their experience and to provide the most enjoyable holiday possible. We’ve been supplying dream bodyboard coaching trips since 2003 and we’re now busier than ever! We’ve drawn on our extensive travel experience, historical swell figures and climate data to choose the locations that offer the best waves, the most exciting cultures, the least crowds and the most incredible environments for an unforgettable bodyboarding holiday.

Why Go Bodyboarding?
If you’ve ever tried bodyboarding, you’ll know how fun it is. If you’re new, you’ll be riding waves within 10 minutes! It’s easy to pick up, more accessible and safer than surfing. For seasoned bodyboarders, our instructors will challenge you with fresh techniques and help you to skyrocket your skills. Add blue skies, tropical locations, sunsets, airy accommodation, expert tuition, and a group of like-minded riders, and you’ve got the perfect adventure. Join us for an unforgettable experience on one of our epic Bodyboard Holidays!

What We Stand For
Support
We support you every step of the way from beginner to pro. No judgement, just a helping hand on your bodyboarding journey.
Passion
Passion fuels our purpose – we love what we do, and the buzz we get from helping you fires our love of bodyboarding even more!
Fun
We believe the best bodyboarder is the one having the most fun! Our weekends and holidays are no-pressure where good vibes rule.
Commitment
We’re invested in your progress and are committed to helping you become the best bodyboarder you can be.
Community
We continue to nurture a strong inclusive community. Friendly and welcoming that’s founded on a shared passion for bodyboarding.
What People Say
“Another incredible weekend with the BBH crew. The whole team (Rob, Damian, Alex and Warwick) put an incredible amount into these weekends and it shows with the improvements made by the whole group!
This was my third weekend with BBH and I am already looking to book on again for 2025! Thank you so much for an amazing weekend.”
Robert Hardyman
“As I write this I am flooded with wonderful memories of our recent October trip to Portugal with Bodyboard Holidays. The entire team with Bodyboard Holidays was phenomenal from start to finish. Excellent communication and meticulous planning set us all up for an amazing trip. Our group was well taken care of by our wonderful guides, Mave and Joao, who went above and beyond daily.”
William Weaver
“Best bodyboard trip ever! I recently did the Nusa Lembongan trip with Body Boarding Holidays and can’t thank them enough. What a stunning location where every day we were taken by boat to reef breaks In crystal clear water. Then back for breakfast at our luxurious beachfront location, after which we got to watch video footage of ourselves”
Annie O
Tripadvisor
Meet The Team
Our team is the backbone of the Bodyboard Holidays community. Each experience is led by a specially in-house trained Trip Leader, supported by an all-star group of expert coaches. All our expert coaches are qualified, trained in-house with specialised techniques and teaching styles, and are certified lifeguards. They truly are all-round wonderful human beings, so you couldn’t be in safer, more supportive hands.

Rob Barber

Mave Davies

Grant Woodhouse

Rendy

João Veiga

Jeff Hubbard

Jay Reale

Vicki Reale

Iain Campbell

Damian Prisk

Warrick Murphy

Jacob Waller

Matt Hawken

Alex Clark

Alex Allen

Chris Burton

Lisa Cutts
Giving Back
At Bodyboard Holidays, we strive to reduce our environmental footprint and enhance our social impact. Partnering with Mossy Earth since 2017, we’ve planted native trees monthly and supported impactful rewilding projects, including the coral restoration project in Nusa Lembongan and tree planting for every guest to offset carbon. We prioritise locally run businesses, supporting family businesses in Sumatra, Morocco, and El Salvador. Guests are encouraged to donate secondhand gear for kids, bring reusable bottles, and use eco-friendly wax and sun creams, ensuring sustainable travel and protecting the ocean we love.

What The Media Say
“It is one of those experiences, like first-time sex and driving at great speed, which will stay in the memory. There is a burst of power, a surging, swelling roar of water, a rush of adrenalin and I hurtle towards the shore on the crest of a wave, moved beyond my usual element, mixing water and air, where are the cameras? Where are the lights? Because I’ve got the action.”
Antony Sattin
The Sunday Times
“After a couple of failed attempts to catch a wave, Aidan showed me some personal attention. My finest moment in the waves was the first time I rode a wave all the way to the shore”
Emily Payne
The Sun
“It was the most insane, radical, extreme experience I’ve ever had! All joking aside I had a fantastic time and Rob got me riding on my 6th wave. Thanks!”
Carrie
BBC Radio One
“Under Rob’s expert guidance I managed to catch an amazing ride back to the shore, with the waves crashing around me I got some great waves, one in particular was an absolute belter, it was brilliant!”
John Bentley
The Gadget Show
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