When visiting the region you have two main options to be based to best access the surf being Nuqui and El Valle (via Bahia Salano airport). I spent my time based in the later El Valle as it was the only place I could find cheap accommodation online. Although I am sure once you arrive in Nuqui you could probably negotiate for some more affordable accommodation by staying in a locals house especially if you arrive in the off season. I stayed in the Humpbacked Tortuga Hostel. The hostel offers a very basic, chilled and rustic dorm accommodation.

While trying to arrange boat charters to access the better surf spots I was quoted between $200 to $400 USD for a single return boat ride to the more isolated spots and $100 USD for spots only twenty to thirty minutes boat ride away. I was shocked and highly disappointed when I saw those quotes especially considering you can access boat charters for a fraction of the coast elsewhere in the Latin Americas. Being a solo traveler on a backpacker budget These costs were way, way out of my price range. I strongly believe that until these prices become more realistically aligned to the industry standard surf tourism in this area will remain relatively undeveloped and only accessible for the high rollers who are more than happy to splash the cash of expensive exclusive surf resorts. There is potential to arrange cheaper boat access by approaching fishermen directly but I reluctantly pulled the pin on this idea as the winds were dicey and the swell forecast did not look the best.

If you do plan on visiting the area and want access to the best waves I recommend coming during the peak swell season (preferably when a good swell is forecast) with a group of three to four surfers in order to keep the boat costs to a minimum. I think you would need at least a two to three window to guarantee top class waves here. [Continued below]