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8 Day Exhilarating Kitesurf Camp with Yoga in Scenic Lagos, Algarve
The Kite House, Estrada da Albardeira, Lagos, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal
Complete Kitesurf Camp Portugal
All difficulty levels
Maximum 4 participants
Breakfast & dinner included
Airport transfer available
Are you ready to experience the sheer power of a kite? Live, eat, and breathe kitesurfing at this kitesurf camp in Lagos at the sunny Algarve. Come to Lagos, Portugal, experience controlling the power of a kite, meet with like-minded people, and be a part of a great adventure!
Meet the instructors
Jakob
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Highlights
- 5 days of activities
- Daily kitesurf lesson in the shallow lagoon
- Daily yoga lessons (except Sunday)
- Free use of kitesurf equipment during lesson hours
- Kitesurfing theory for camp members
- 7 nights accommodation
- Daily meals
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Styles
5 days with instruction
Group size: Maximum of 4 participants
Airport transfer available:
Faro Airport (US$ 89 per person)
Faro Airport (US$ 89 per person)
Accommodation
Facilities
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Barbeque facilities
- Dining area
- Garden
- Lounge
- Free Wi-Fi
- Wireless internet
You will stay at Kite House Lagos which features a pool, barbeque area, a big garden with trampolines, and outside multi-sport courts. In the Barraka Bar, you can have a cold beer or cocktail while having Wi-Fi, watching TV, playing table pool, or backgammon. The new kite house is not a wild party house, but you are still only minutes away from the night action in the center of Lagos with all the pubs, clubs, restaurants, and street life.
The rooms
The camp house has double rooms and dorm rooms consisting of six to seven beds. Right in front of the pool, the camp also owns bungalows with private entrances, lounges, bathrooms, and separate bedrooms. This is a perfect place for families and guests looking for privacy.
Program
Algarve Watersport offers beginner kiteboarding lessons with motivational and professional kite instructions, and independent kite riders are welcome to use their transport and safety infrastructure, pick up some pro hints, and science the heck out of kiteboarding. This kitesurfing camp is not only about progression and achievement but also about fun, community, and comfort. After a kite session, your adrenaline level will be (excuse the pun) as high as a kite.
Communal areas like the pool, bar, and cozy “couch of happiness” are created, perfect for chilling and hanging out. Algarve Watersport team believes in the power of motivation. You will meet with watersport enthusiasts worldwide, learn and improve together, and share knowledge and passion. Everyone has an individual goal, it can be the first step of kiting or jumping higher, your instructors will help you to reach your aim safely and fast.
During a kite camp, you will be made comfortable on the spot and adapt the lesson to your level, so you do not have to go over lessons again and you improve your technique day by day. And what if there is no wind? Algarve Watersport guarantees always action! Try surfing, windsurfing, wing foiling, or wakeboarding instead, go on a SUP tour around the coast of Lagos, or join a yoga session.
Kitesurfing
Kiteboarding combines elements of surfing, wakeboarding, and snowboarding with traction kites and paragliding flying skills. Learning kiteboarding at Algarve Watersport kite camp, you will be coached by multilingual, certified, and highly trained IKO and VDWS instructors. They have modern teaching methods supported by boat assistance and video analysis for better learning progress upon request. The kite equipment is renewed every year to ensure safety and comfort.
The North, Cabrinha, and Shinn kiteboards cover all levels, from the absolute beginner to the advanced kiter. For advanced kiters with licenses, you will be offered full equipment rental and shuttle service to and from the kite lagoon. You will be taught in small groups, never exceeding four students per instructor. This allows for the perfect balance of teaching and practice time during your three-hour session.
It typically takes around six to nine hours to grasp the fundamentals of kitesurfing. Consequently, within a span of two to three days, one can acquire the skills to safely control the kite, know safety systems, and understand the fundamentals of body dragging and starting with the board. The majority of the students try their first time riding the board on the second or third day, previously learning all necessary steps like: set up, kite control, body dragging, and body dragging with the board.
Yoga
Daily yoga lessons will be scheduled in the morning and afternoon so every camp member can join the yoga outside their chosen watersport. Since you set the timing for your classes to get the best condition, yoga timing will be set around it every week so everyone can do at least one yoga daily. There will be no yoga on Sundays.
Instructors
Jakob
Jakob will teach kiting to anyone and anywhere. As a geography student, he is the one in the crew who understands the wind.
Location
The lagoon
You will have your kitesurf lesson at the lagoon, located between Lagos and Alvor in the Algarve. The big lagoon offers ideal conditions to learn and practice kiteboarding with perfectly flat and shallow water. The Algarve coastline is regulated by licenses which ensure that there are only sanctioned schools teaching there for minimal water traffic.
The lagoon which is situated at the end of Meia Praia beach always has a pleasant temperature. It is a safe place even with the off-shore wind because of the sand island in the middle of the lagoon. The shallow low tides will make this lagoon a perfect place to practice and learn to kitesurf.
The wind
The Nortada, the Portuguese north wind, gets accelerated by the surrounding landscape which allows the wind to speed up to 20 knots while other parts of the Algarve remain calm. Among many others, this is one of the reasons the PKRA (the kiteboarding professional tour) stops once a year. You will be taken to an island in the middle of the lagoon which offers steady wind for maximum perfect learning conditions. The location of the surf camp is 75 minutes from Faro Airport (FAO).
Distances
- Meia Praia beach - 5 minutes
- The marina in Lagos - 5 minutes
- Ria da Alvor kite spot - 10 minutes
- The center of Lagos - 10 minutes
- The Algarve's surf spots - 30 minutes
Surf conditions
Surf spot:
Algarve
Monthly wave size
Monthly water temperature
Food
Throughout the camp, you will be served seven breakfasts and six dinners included in the price. The camp is known for its delicious breakfasts and ever more impressive dinners. For vegetarians or allergy sufferers, please inform Algarve Watersport during booking about your preferences, so they can prepare special meals for you. On Wednesday evening the kitchen is closed. On this day, you can try some great restaurants in Lagos.
Breakfast
Start your day with a heavenly breakfast prepared by the kitchen fairies. The daily breakfast buffet includes whole wheat bread, rolls, cheese, ham, jam, scrambled eggs, yogurt, fruits, cereals, and fresh milkshakes and smoothies. You will also find a lot of healthy vegetarian and vegan options for breakfast like chia pudding or scrambled tofu. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and in the camp, Algarve Watersport always wants to make sure you will have energy for the whole day of action.
Dinner
Algarve Watersport serves six dinners per week at the Kite House. The cooks are well-traveled and have collected recipes and culinary ideas from all over the world. They have theme nights with cooked food inspired by Italian, Asian, Mexican, German, Moroccan, and of course Portuguese cuisine to pamper you with delicious, nutritious, and healthy meals after a long day in the water. There are always meat and vegetarian options and that does not include the salad area and its amazing homemade deserts.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
Massage and spa treatments
Is your body feeling sore after all of the water sports activities you did? Or maybe you just want to unwind after a busy and exciting day in the Algarve? Massages are available on-site at an extra cost.
Surf activities
Apart from kitesurfing lessons, Algarve Watersport can always offer lessons in all the other watersports available in the area. Whenever winds are not enough, you can join the lessons of:
- Surfing
- Sunrise SUP cave tour
- Wakeboard ride at Wakepark Lagos
- Wing control lesson (introduction to wing foiling)
- Windsurfing
What's included
- 5 days of kite lessons
- Daily yoga lessons
- 7 nights accommodation
- 7 breakfasts
- 6 dinners
- Special wakeboard offer
- 10% discount on equipment at Kitesurfwake
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Extra meals
- Other activities
How to get there
Recommended Airports
FAO
Faro Airport
63 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 89 per person
Driving directions from Lagos
- Find the roundabout with the police station or McDonalds in Lagos and drive about 100 meters direction to Portimao on the N 125.
- Next roundabout, follow signs to Meia Praia Beach.
- Straight over the next small roundabout until you get to a big roundabout with concrete construction on it.
- You turn left going uphill (the only road that goes uphill).
- After 300 meters, you see Marina Park or Vita Sol Park on your left.
- Go straight until the road splits and stay left.
- After 50 meters, you can see the Kite House or Villa Calicas on the left.
Arrival by bus
From the entrance of the Faro Airport (FAO) terminal, you will find a bus stop for the bus line EVA. With the bus line 14 or 16 which costs about 1.50 EUR, you will reach the bus central station Avendia or the train station of Faro. Both stations are located in the center and only a couple hundred feet fare from one another.
The trip from Faro to Lagos by bus takes about two hours. From Lisbon, you are recommended to take the bus for it is usually quicker and more comfortable. From Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport, just get a taxi to Terminal Rodoviário de SeteRios. From there, four buses are leaving to Lagos every day.
Arrival by shuttle
Algarve Watersport offers private shuttles from Faro Airport (FAO) straight to the Kite House. If you like to book it, you will have to let them know your flight number, your origin, and your arrival time at least 36 hours before arrival. For the four-person capacity, this facility costs 80 EUR, and 100 EUR for the eight-person capacity.
Arrival by taxi
From Faro Airport or Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport, there is a taxi stand available. For simpler yet a little bit more costly transportation, taking a taxi to the Kite House is another option that will be the quickest way for you.
Airport: Faro Airport
Airport transfer available:
Faro Airport (US$ 89 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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