8 Day The Rider Kitesurfer Camp in Cascais, Lisbon
Guincho Wayra House, Rua do Passo Mau 33, 2750-541 Cascais, Lisbon District, Grande Lisboa, Lisbon Region, Portugal
Beginner to Intermediate Kitesurfing Course Portugal
Beginner difficulty
Instruction in English
Maximum 14 participants
Breakfast included
Airport transfer available
This course moves beyond body dragging to steady pull, introducing you to water start and sailing downwind. Learn rules of priority, navigation techniques, keeping the kite in the wind window with absolute safety and control. The fast learners will begin to learn the water start. In this 8-hour course, you will have the kite equipment just for yourself without sharing with another person, which will help you to learn more quickly all the secrets of this sport. Guincho Wayra House makes extreme emphasis on safety, providing you with the best equipment, including the Neoprene. Their students are covered with accident insurance during classes.
Meet the instructors
Hans
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Highlights
- 8 hours of semi private lessons
- Gear, insurance, and IKO certification
- Portugal's best kitesurfing spots, Guincho and Fonte da Telha Beach
- Certified kitesurf instructors
- Shuttle service to the spots
- 7 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfasts
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Styles
7 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Group size: Maximum of 14 participants
Airport transfer available:
Lisbon Portela Airport (US$48 per person)
Lisbon Portela Airport (US$48 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
14:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
Facilities
- Hot spring
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Barbeque facilities
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Luggage room / storage
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga shala
- Board rental
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Laundry
- Library
- Tour assistance
- Wireless internet
- Outdoor shower
During the surf camp, you will stay in Guincho Wayra House. It is set in a picturesque valley, overlooking the breathtaking Guincho Beach and the magic Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. Wayra in Quechua, the language of the Incas, means wind, energy flowing, and raising. The place offers a perfect balance between relaxation, tranquility, and energy. It is being their greatest inspiration to combine yoga sessions with outdoor activities like kitesurfing, surfing, and SUP boarding.
Please take notice this is a free-shoes house, which means you are free to either bring your sleepers or use the provided ones to roam around inside. The house is also vegetarian and no meat options are provided.
You will enjoy a privileged location and view, only a 15-minute walk to Guincho. It has two dorms with four and six beds and double rooms with large balconies. Hot showers are available for 24 hours. Guincho Wayra House also has a bright and comfortable shala for yoga practices, a spacious modern kitchen, laundry service, and central heating. Bed sheets and towels will be provided as well as daily cleaning. There is also a garden with an area to relax and barbecue facilities.
The common areas are comfortable and surrounded by nature. The living room includes cable television, DVD player, and Wi-Fi connection for the exclusive use of the guests. From here, you will see the most stunning sunsets over the sea. You can also prepare your own meals in a fully equipped kitchen available in the house. A healthy and energizing breakfast is included as part of your stay, setting you up to make the most of your day!
Guincho Wayra House & Kitesurf Adventures has signed up to the Turismo de Portugal initiative and was awarded the “Clean and Safe” stamp reflecting its commitment to follow an internal protocol, designed according to the General Directorate of Health recommendations, which guarantees the application of safe procedures for reducing the risk of COVID-19 contagion through functioning tourism activities.
Program
During this 8-hour course, you will have the kite equipment just for yourself without sharing with another person, which will help you to learn more quickly all the secrets of this sport. Guincho Wayra House makes extreme emphasis on safety, providing you with the best equipment, including the wetsuit.
Your day will start with a fresh and healthy breakfast so that you can continue your kitesurfing course with energy and enthusiasm. The time of the lessons will depends on the tides and wind speed, Guincho Wayra House will confirm every morning after breakfast, the time you will be picked up by the instructors to go kitesurfing in Guincho beach or Costa Caparica depending on the wind conditions and the stage you are in the course.
Instructors
Hans Vasquez
Hans grow up in Monte Estoril Cascais, next to the best waves in the world, pationated for big waves since age 9 when he learned how ed to surf and skate by his own. Hans is a Kitesurfer since 2013, he became one of the best Kiters in Portugal. Instructor IKO (International Kiteboarder Organization). Teaching his passion in México and in Portugal, where he teaches in Kitesurf Adventures School the whole year long.
Location
The yoga and surf camp will take place in Guincho Wayra House, located only a three-minute drive from Guincho beach. The school is located on the north side of beautiful Guincho beach near Cascais. Guincho Beach is one of Portugal’s premier beaches
for water sports.
-Distances from our Wayra House:
- Cascais, 8 kilometers
- Fonte da Telha Beach -45 minutes,
- *Guincho Beach - 3 minutes
- *Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) - 45 minutes
Surf conditions
Surf spot:
Lisbon District
Monthly wave size
Monthly water temperature
Features
Activities
- Hiking
- Kitesurfing
- Mountain biking
- Rock climbing
- Stand up paddle boarding
- Surfing
- Swimming
General
- Balcony
- Beach
- Dining area
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Yoga shala
Services
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry
- Room cleaning
Food
You will be served daily breakfast during this camp. There is also fully equipped kitchen available in the house, which you can use to store the food and prepare your own meals only once per day.
Please take note that the house is vegan and vegetarian and no meat options are provided.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
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)
- Explore surrounding areas
- Go swimming at the beach
- Stand up paddle boarding
- Kitesurf
- Rock climbing
- Mountain bike
- Hiking
- Rent surf equipment
What's included
- 8 hours semi-private lessons
- Certified kitesurf instructors
- Gear, insurance, and IKO certification
- Shuttle service to the spots
- Portugal's best kitesurfing spots Guincho and Fonte da Telha Beach
- 7 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfasts
- Towels and bed linen
What's not included
- Airfare
- Optional activities
- Optional treatments
- Personal expenses
How to get there
Recommended Airports
LIS
Lisbon Portela Airport
28 km
Transfer available for additional US$48 per person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS).
Airport: Lisbon Portela Airport
Airport transfer available:
Lisbon Portela Airport (US$48 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% 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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