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Looking for the perfect place for surfers, hikers, nature lovers, bikers, and everyone who likes to enjoy the beauty of the Southwest Algarve with its impressive beaches that are just around the corner? Come and join Hostel on the Hill for a six-day surf camp with daily breakfast, transfers to the spots, and amazing accommodation; in partnership has partnered with a surf school!
The hostel offers spacious rooms, a communal kitchen to prepare your own meals, a big seating area inside, and plenty of terraces outside to chill in the sun and enjoy the view. They also have a big garden with hammocks and a barbecue area. You can add breakfast to your stay or book one of the many activities that are offered nearby like surf courses, diving, SUP tours, kayak tours, dolphin watching, bike tours, and a lot more.
This private room is located on the first floor of the house. It has a queen size bed and a cupboard. The shared bathroom is just on the other side of the corridor.
This room is located on the ground floor of the Hostel. It has a private terrace, two single beds, a big closet, and a shared bathroom on the same level.
The eight-bed dorm has four single beds and two bunk beds. It is located on the top floor of the house and has a private terrace with the most beautiful view of the village "Hortas do Tabual" and the hills around. The shared bathroom is just next door.
The apartment dormitory has space for 10 persons in five bunk beds. It has a private entrance, a fully equipped kitchen, bathroom, and a big terrace.
Guests can arrive daily but you should notice that the surf courses start normally in the morning. You will have two 1.5-hour surf courses per day. Hostel on the Hill Algarve has worked with a surf school normally, a day of surfing goes like this:
Please take notice kids are welcome in the hostel but can only stay in private rooms. It is not allowed by the law to have kids staying in the dorms. Kindly inform beforehand if any spot booked is for children.
The Hostel on the Hill is located in the traditional village of Hortas do Tabual, between the national road N125 and Zavial beach, right in the Natural Park of the Costa Vicentina. Plenty of beaches are just around the corner, like the famous surfer beach Zavial, Ingrina, and the Hippie Beach Barranco; to the beaches of Sagres and Vila do Bispo, you will drive about 15 minutes.
The area around the hostel is perfect for hiking and mountain biking. A well-signed mountain bike trail and the long-distance hiking trail Via Algarviana, both pass the house. Rota Vicentina, also a long-distance hiking trail is about two kilometers away.
Sagres and the Cabo de Sao Vicente, the former end of the world, are only 10 kilometers away. To Lagos, with its awesome restaurants, bars, and crazy nightlife, it's 20 kilometers. Several buses a day are running between Lagos and Sagres or you can use the hostel's transport services for an extra fee.
Faro
Best months for beginner surfers
Best months for intermediate surfers
Best months for advanced surfers
Monthly recommended wetsuit
Daily breakfast is included in the package. At an additional cost, you may enjoy a dinner night with Hostel on the Hill's homemade dinners like Portuguese tapas, barbecue, and a lot more for 10 to 15 EUR per person; wine is included. The hostel makes dinners on request and on fixed days during the high season.
On top of your surf course, you can add a 60-minutes massage for 45 EUR per person and 60-minute yoga, which takes place on Zavial beach, for 12 EUR per person.
The hostel can set you up with a lot of tour operators nearby that offer all kinds of awesome activities. You can book:
For an extra fee, the hostel can organize the transport for you, please send Hostel on the Hill an inquiry for more details and prices!
Faro Airport
80 km
Transfer not provided
Take a train (www.cp.pt, about 13 trains/day) or a bus (www.eva-bus.com) from Faro to Lagos. Take the bus from Lagos to the direction of Sagres (www.eva-bus.com) and get off in Raposeira. Follow the signs to Hortas do Tabual and Zavial beach at the crossing with the traffic lights in Raposeira. You will pass Hortas do Tabual after 2.5 kilometers. Take the first road to the left after you entered the village, pass a big farmhouse, and follow the road down the hill. At the T-crossing, you will see buildings. The first house on your right-hand side is the Hostel on the Hill.
Take a bus (www.rede-expressos.pt) or a train (www.cp.pt) from Lisbon to Lagos and switch in Lagos to a bus going to the direction of Sagres. Get off in Raposeira. Follow the signs to Hortas do Tabual and Zavial beach at the crossing with the traffic lights in Raposeira. You will pass Hortas do Tabual after 2.5 kilometers. Take the first road to the left after you entered the village, pass a big farmhouse, and follow the road down the hill. At the T-crossing, you will see buildings. The first house on your right-hand side is the Hostel on the Hill.
There are about 15 buses a day running between Sagres and Lagos (www.eva-bus.com). Just take one of those and get off in Raposeira. Follow the signs to Hortas do Tabual and Zavial beach at the crossing with the traffic lights in Raposeira. You will pass Hortas do Tabual after 2.5 kilometers. Take the first road to the left after you entered the village, pass a big farmhouse, and follow the road down the hill. At the T-crossing, you will see buildings. The first house on your right-hand side is the Hostel on the Hill.
Hostel on the Hill offers free pick-ups from the bus stop in Raposeira upon request. Please let the hostel know your arrival time; for more information please send Hostel on the Hill an inquiry.
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