December News Update %

Dear Macaronis Surfers,

First of all, we’d like to wish you a Happy 2025!

A heartfelt thank you to our guests who visited and surfed with us in 2024. Your smiles and stoke made 2024 unforgettable! A massive shoutout to our amazing management and staff for making it all possible. We can’t wait to welcome you back in 2025 for more incredible waves and memories.

December was an exciting month, as we reopened the resort on the 13th after 4 weeks of maintenance, renovations, and improvements. We wrapped up the year with some super fun surf sessions—check out the images below to see what December looked like here in paradise!

We also had a magical time celebrating Christmas and New Year with our guests. To top it all off, we held our Customer Loyalty Program Prize Draw, and we’re thrilled to announce the lucky winner of a FREE trip to Macaronis! More details are below, including how to win a trip this year!

Looking ahead, 2025 is shaping up to be an epic year, and it’s the perfect time to book your next trip to Macaronis. Don’t miss out on our Early Bird Discounts, offering incredible savings!

Better still, you can BOOK ON OLD RATES with an EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT for 2026 and 2027 before we update our rates to adjust for rising costs from inflation. This means even greater savings if booking soon on Old Rates with up to 30% Off Old Rates for a trip later in 2025, 2026, or 2027!!

Surf Coaching Clinics January 10 – March 07
Surf Coaching Participants receive 20% off the Surfer Package, while Surfers not participating pay full price.

Early Bird Discounts March 07 – October 31st
- 20% off the Surfer Package for the first five surfers to book each week
- 15% off for the next 5 surfers
- 10% off for the next 5 surfers
- All remaining Surfers pay full price.

Note: March and April 2025 still have plenty of availability, with March 21 and April 04 trip start dates still only having 4-5 surfers booked!! This is likely due to Nyepi in Bali falling on March 28th/29th and Ramadan ending on March 28th. This is a great opportunity, as we are offering a special speedboat transfer on Friday, March 28th, using our new Aluminum Cat!

Early Bird Discounts November 1st – March 31st 2026
- 30% Off the Surfer Package for the first 5 surfers to book each week
- 20% off for the next 5 surfers
- 15% off for the next 5 surfersD RATES WITH AN EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT BEFORE ANY PRICE CHANGES!!

All Surfers Get 30% Off if staying a second or additional week!!

Book now and make 2025 a year to remember, or book early for 2026/2027 and save BIG by securing Old Rates with Early Bird Discounts!!

Also, in this month’s newsletter:

Surf Coaching Clinics 2025
Special Speedboat Transfer Fri March 28th (Nyepi and end of Ramadan)
Five Exclusive Memberships & Special Benefits If Staying In 2025!!
December Photo Highlights
Win a Free Trip – We have a Winner!!

1. SURF COACHING CLINICS 2025

We are about to kick off our 4.9 star rated Surf Coaching Clinics on January 10th! You can also check out our customer testimonials here. We still have availability if you’d like to join us?

During our Surf Clinic weeks, we offer our usual inclusions as well as one on one surf coaching, a surf fitness program, surf photography, our NEW Indonesian Yoga instructor Vella offering morning classes (highly recommended), and of course, our Indonesian surf and recreational guides!

All of our Management and staff are Indonesian which we are extremely proud of, most of them from the Mentawai Islands, and this is always a standout for our guests who enjoy a true Indonesian and particularly Mentawai cultural experience!

By joining our Surf Coaching Clinics you’ll come away with a thrilling experience and an improved surfing technique. Macaronis is known for its flawless perfect waves, and from January to March, it becomes an uncrowded surf haven.

The crystal-clear waters, stunning coral reefs, and laid-back atmosphere, make it the ideal time to enjoy surfing the world’s best wave without too many people – the reason why we host our surf coaching clinics at this time of the year!

Each week we have 2 ISA qualified Indonesian surf coaches and 2 International surf coach mentors, offering one of the best coaching experiences available – see here. Check out our availability below and if keen we highly recommend the first 3 weeks which still have plenty of availability.

Availability – Trip Start Dates:
Jan 10 – 50% Booked (4 surfers booked for coaching)
Jan 17 – 25% Booked (4 surfers booked for coaching)
Jan 24 – 25% Booked (7 surfers booked for coaching)
Jan 31 – 75% Booked (12 surfers booked for coaching)
Feb 07 – 75% Booked (8 surfers booked for coaching)
Feb 14 – 75% Booked (8 surfers booked for coaching)
Feb 21 – Fully Booked (19 surfers booked for coaching)
Feb 28 – Fully Booked (18 surfers booked for coaching)

Here’s what one of our visitors had to say in our internal customer survey earlier this year:

2. SPECIAL TRANSFER FRI MARCH 28TH (NYEPI & END OF RAMADAN) – ABOARD OUR NEW 12.8M X 4.8M ALUMINUM CAT

We’ve had a special project underway since early 2024. We purchased a 50 Seat 12.8M X 4.8M aluminum Catamaran Powered by 4 X 250 Hp Suzuki Outboards with only 150 hours on each engine, originally built in Thailand in 2017.

These are the basic Specifications prior to vast improvements that have been made including the addition of new navigation equipment, power steering, safety equipment, chandlery and accessories, servicing of engines, making the vessel seaworthy to International standard as has been approved by AIM Control Marine Surveyor permitting the Vessel to be imported to Indonesia.

In February we are importing the vessel to Indonesia since the main refurbishments are complete and the final adjustments are being made in Padang during February/March.

The first voyage from Padang to Macaronis is scheduled to be March 28th, coinciding with Nyepi and the end of Ramadan when the Mentawai Fast will not be running (our 10M X 3.5M aluminum Cat Surfalot will be on standby as backup).

Yet to be officially renamed, she has 50 passenger seats and as the ferry seating arrangements can easily be removed and replaced with bench seating and tables, we’re pretty sure she will make a great day trip vessel as well 🙂

If you would like to be a part of our maiden voyage, then you can book March 21st or March 28th with confidence knowing we will either have our new Cat or Surfalot offering the transfer to/from Padang on March 28th.

Right now, we only have 4 surfers booked March 21st and 5 surfers booked March 28th, so this makes for a great opportunity to book with a 20% discount off the surfer package to score uncrowded waves!! If you book and get 20% Off, then all group members traveling with you get the same price!!

3. NEW MEMBERSHIPS WITH SPECIAL BENEFITS IF STAYING IN 2025

As of January 1st, 2025, we have released a further 5 Exclusive Memberships. We won’t be releasing any more of these in 2025, as they offer 5 – 10 surfers 20 – 40 weeks of discounted trips over 3 years @ 35% Off existing rates with other inclusive Perks and Benefits!! For example see below…

SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS STAYING IN 2025 – As well as scoring 35% Off the surfer package, Members visiting in 2025 also get 30% Off Transfers to and from the Resort, and 30% Off purchases made over the bar!!! This incredible offer isonly for Members visiting in 2025, so be sure to book this year to take advantage of these extra benefits!

** This special offer is also applicable for those still holding a valid Membership from previous years. So get in touch today and lock in your spot!!

Terms and Conditions Apply. See the full Membership Offering Here

4. DECEMBER PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS

5. WIN A FREE TRIP WITH OUR LOYALTY PROGRAM

2024 Customer Loyalty Program: WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

We’re excited to reveal the lucky winners of our 2024 Customer Loyalty Rewards Program! The draw was held December 19th at Macaronis Resort, and here are the results:

First Prize: Rielly Bryan – A huge congratulations on winning a FREE 7-night stay at Macaronis Resort!
Second Prize: Rebecca Yeo – Enjoy your $750 gift voucher for your next tropical adventure!
Third Prize: Patrick Dare – You’ve scored a Rp 3.500.000 bar bill gift voucher!

A massive thank you to all our incredible guests who participated in the loyalty program! Your feedback is invaluable, and means the world to us! ✨

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Want a chance to win a free trip to Macaronis in 2025? Here’s how to qualify between 13 December 2024 – 21 November 2025:

⚡️ Complete the Survey: Look out for our email 1-2 weeks after your stay, complete the survey, and you’re in the draw!
⚡️ Standard Loyalty Rewards: Rebook within 4 weeks of check-out and enjoy 20% off your next surfer package, valid all year round!
⚡️ VIP Loyalty Rewards: Visit twice in 2 years and rebook within 4 weeks of check-out to unlock 30% off your next surfer package, any time of the year!

Note: These offers are also available for those clients booking through our Network of Surf Travel Specialists. If you don’t receive this offer, you should enquire directly with your surf travel agent who will also receive this offer to pass on to you 🙂

For further info contact: [email protected]

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Thank you for being a part of our Macaronis family, and we look forward to creating more lasting memories with you!

Catch you in the lineup!