The island's main kite school, operating from the beachfront of Bravo Beach Resort on Tourism Road with IKO-style progression from kite control through waterstart to wave riding. The shallow lagoon in front makes a forgiving classroom, and the school teaches ages '7 to 77' with rental and storage for travelling kiters.
Siargao's longest-running international dive operation, teaching the full PADI ladder and AIDA freediving courses in four languages from its General Luna base with a training pool and its own boat. Twice-daily fun dives visit sites from the shallow coral gardens of Secret Garden to the drop-offs of Blue Cathedral on the Pacific side.
A dedicated freediving school and hostel in General Luna that has quietly become one of the island's best-reviewed activity operators. Coaches Jen and Dale specialise in talking nervous first-timers through breathwork on land before guiding them down the line in Siargao's warm, clear water, with courses running from intro sessions to AIDA certifications.
One of the island's original surf institutions, run out of the Italian-founded Kermit resort where lessons, wood-fired pizza and 'sleep-eat-surf' culture blend into one compound. Head instructors Eloy and Jong are ISA Level 1 certified with over 20 years in Siargao's waves, and every lesson runs on a strict 1:1 student-to-instructor ratio with transport to breaks like Cloud 9 and Jacking Horse included.
Hands-on Filipino cooking classes run from garden kitchens along Malinao Road, where you cook — and then feast on — island staples like chicken adobo, pinakbet in coconut sauce, lumpia and a local dessert. Variants include a vegetarian menu, an evening class in a traditional local kitchen, and a beachside class cooking everything inside bamboo over charcoal.