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A surf school package is for people that want to learn how to surf or to progress in surfing. Special surf course program in a friendly ambient with people, who love surfing! Have fun!
The resort is a huge modern Portuguese country house, situated in the middle of a natural park with a stunning view of the ocean and forest. Huge green lawn with swimming pool, skate ramp, and trampoline. Almost all the rooms, including the shared rooms, have doors to terraces outside with a view. There is a large bar area with free Wi-Fi internet, satellite TV, and a snooker table. Chill out inside the house or outside, the awesome place for barbecue, chill out with hammocks.
Russo Surf Resort - Vale Figueiras is a unique destination where you would be surrounded by pure nature. Stay in a breathtaking location with a view over the ocean and a natural park. The resort is run by the local surf pioneers, surf schools existed since 2003. International and local surf coaches, headed by the most recognizable surf coach in the Algarve region - Luis Marreiros. Professional team, famous for their skill in teaching high-quality lessons for beginners, intermediates, and upper-intermediate levels.
A step-by-step surf course program is created to help students to learn the right technique, improve, and progress at a faster rate. Surf resort facilities would allow you to fully concentrate on surfing, with good company, helpful staff, healthy food, and some relaxing extras. Do not miss it. Russo Surf Camp made up a special surf course program to help students to learn the right technique and progress at a faster rate.
Russo Surfcamp - Vale Figueiras pays the most attention to provide with high-quality lessons, so apart from having fun, you would be able to learn properly. Beginners, who start from zero, and beginners-intermediates, that need to improve their technique, would be taught by one of the members of the Luis Marreiros surf team. Luis is the most recognizable and well-known surf coach in the Algarve region, he is taken care of mostly intermediates and upper intermediates.
They are going to correct all your little mistakes, position the body and weight the right way, taught you about the tides, waves, and conditions, and make you try to do your best and catch the great surf moments. Luis's Intermediates prepare to push the limits and achieve the goals. It includes three hours of lessons per day, divided into two sessions of one and a half hours. This will all depend on the conditions the ocean provides on the day.
Lessons are structured with warm-ups, theoretical exercises on the beach, and a practical part in the water. Vale Figueiras Surf Camp suggests starting a surf course on Monday, so you can enjoy the full course, adapting from the beginning. Surf courses are from Monday until Friday and free surf on Saturday. Soft boards for beginners and hard boards for more intermediates or advanced surfers are available. Russo Surf Camp offers surf courses for all levels.
Please notice the exact starting time of each surf session is varied depending on ocean conditions.
They advise the guests to come on Sundays to get the most of the programme that they prepared!
Live music event takes place every Friday, with the Portuguese band from Portimao - Sticky Fingers. Live music starts after the barbecue, about 9:00 p.m., and finishes about midnight, at 1:00 or 2:00 p.m. Live music event happens with a minimum of 10 guests at the resort. Russo Surfcamp - Vale Figueiras includes the photo and video sessions, which they usually provide on Tuesday and Thursday, with a presentation in the evening.
During this surf camp, you will have photo and video sessions (from June to September). Videos, which are taken, are free, and you will have a link, where you can download all the videos taken. Photos are 25 EUR per package, of your choice. The package includes all shots of you taken, edited pics, and will be sent to you by email.
Luis Marreiros is the head chef of the surf team. He is the most respected and recognizable surf instructor of the whole Algarve coast. Have you seen that fearless intermediates in rough conditions? That might be Luis's students! Luis has a gift to balance the rigor and joke, inspire the students, push the limits, always being attentive and controlling the situation. Many guests come and return just to have classes with him. Luis is a local from Vale Figueiras beach area, and started to give surf classes since the very opening of the surf school in 2003. Certified with ISA.
Egor is a young, but oh gosh experienced surfer and ISA-qualified surf coach! English, Russian, and Portuguese speaker. Egor is constantly training by himself with best coaches of the world, so he knows many tricks and valuable advice, and teaches intermediates and beginners too. By the way, Egor is a member of the Russian National Team, 2nd in Russian National competitions, participant in championships in Europe and ISA World Surfing Championship. He started to surf when he was 10 years old and was one of the first guests of the summer Teenage surf camps, which have been organized since 2009.
The resort is situated on the west coast of the southern region of Portugal - the Algarve - the warmest place in the whole of Europe, in the middle of National Park Costa Vicentina. The surf camp is located in the middle of National Park Costa Vicentina. It is a unique paradise, famous for its attractive landscape, colorful hills, hidden beaches, and wild habitant life. A famous hiking track - Rota Vicentina - passes just behind the gates of the surf camp. Rota Vicentina is a route, that runs along the Atlantic coast and includes 400 kilometers of walking trails.
Closest beach - Praia da Vale Figueiras (just two kilometers away) - one of the wildest and uncrowded beaches in the area, that provides great conditions for surfing. Aljezur is 15 kilometers away - the closest point of civilization: a pretty Portuguese town, with an old Moorish castle surrounded by a whitewashed village. The south coast of the Algarve is a famous touristic destination. It is formed by a long stretch of fabulous beaches with crystal-clean water and impressive reddish cliffs.
On the other hand, all those towns, as Lagos, Portimao, or Albufeira (which is called a Mini-Ibiza), offer unforgettable nightlife. Lagos is Algarve's party capital with plenty of bars, inhabited by Aussies, Kiwis, Canadians, and Americans bar hopping. For those young travelers that want to attend the surf camp: do not worry, it is easy to get from the camp to Aljezur, Sagres, or Lagos to spend a legendary night.
Aljezur
Best months for beginner surfers
Best months for intermediate surfers
Best months for advanced surfers
Monthly recommended wetsuit
You will be served seven home-baked breakfast buffets, six individual lunch packages for the beach, six tasty dinners from Grandma-chef, and a welcome drink included in the price. Russo Surf Camp - Vale Figueiras prepares healthy and good quality food for their guests. Vegetarians and pescetarians are very welcome.
Bread straight from the oven, croissants, bacon and scrambled eggs, fresh orange juice, healthy cereals and mueslis, different kinds of hams, salamis, sausages, salads, cheeses, jams, yogurts, coffee, and tea. Nice special extras: different milks (soy milk, oat milk), dried fruits (cashews, raisins, walnuts, etc.)
Big basket of fruits and seasonally watermelons, grapes, etc.
Before leaving for the beach, each guest is given an individual lunch bag with two sandwiches or one sandwich and other kinds of food (salads, pasta, etc.), fruit, water, juice, and snacks.
Russo Surf Resort and Yoga Retreat - Vale Figueiras has its own kitchen and the chef cook, preparing healthy and tasty food for the guests. Our usual dinners are: famous Portuguese Squids, traditional Cataplana, tasty meat and fish dishes. Ones a week our Chef cooks Lasagne, that all the guests ask for:)) The staff often go fishing and collecting sea food, so get ready for tasty dinners. Legendary BBQ on Fridays with Live Music to celebrate the week!
We reckon that half of returned guests of Russo Surfcamp - Vale Figueiras come back because of their Friday barbecue! It is one of the favourite part of the week for everyone, when guests and surf coaches and the rest of the staff chill together. Grilled Meat, grilled veggies, vegetarian pasta, turkey baked in the oven, brucheta bread, salads and soup - Yes, Yes, Yes - All of it is waiting for you!!
Ah, and freshy icy Sangria to celebrate the end of the week!
If you have any muscle tenses or just feel for a good relaxing massage, it is time for professional massage therapists. Please book in advance, especially in high season. Jesper is an educated body therapist and masseur. He originally started as a relaxation therapist in Denmark, working with ergonomic analyses of people's physical body problems. Solving any ailments possible by giving strengthening and/or stretching exercises plus muscular treatment.
Jesper will with your explanation and his experience, quickly know which specific treatment you need, to resolve any muscle or ligament pain, strain, or tiredness. The treatment can be a full-body massage. Either deep tissue, sports, or relaxing massage. If necessary, it can also be a shorter massage concentrated on a specific body area, i.e. back, shoulder, and legs. It is all dependent on your need and wishes. The massage always leaves you relaxed, rejuvenated, and well.
Faro Airport
81 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 136 per person
Lisbon Portela Airport
164 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 305 per person
Please book your flight to arrive at Faro Airport (FAO) or Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS). Transfers from these airports are available upon request. Transfers from Faro Airport (FAO) have a cost of 125 EUR one-way for one to three people and 165 EUR for four to five people. A one-way transfer from Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) costs 280 EUR for a maximum of four people. Alternatively, you can get from Faro by bus or train to Lagos or Aljezur. From Lisbon by bus to Aljezur or train to Lagos. At Aljezur and Lagos, Russo Surfcamp - Vale Figueiras can pick you up or you can get a bus, a taxi, or an Uber.
From Faro, the bus is available from the centre of faro or from faro airport, at an approximate cost of 7 to 15 EUR. From Lisbon, the bus approximate cost of 8 to 20 EUR. On a weekday, Russo Surfcamp - Vale Figueiras provides free transfer to or from the local bus stop “Monte Novo, Vale Figueiras, and Cha Bouco” timetable. The bus stop is on the way from Lagos to Aljezur (Odeceixe), a bus stop named "Monte Ruivo".
Monday to Friday's usual schedule: 12:35 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 6:20 p.m., 7:15 p.m. (from Lagos), and 11:04 a.m. (to Lagos). Let Russo Surfcamp - Vale Figueiras know about the time of your arrival, Russo Surfcamp - Vale Figueiras offer free pick up at 6:20 p.m. or at 7:15 p.m., also let them know if you confused about the times, and they will help you to find the right bus. Russo Surfcamp-Vale Figueiras surf camp provides transfers to Aljezur (free transfer) and Lagos (20 EUR per person per ride) on weekends. Pick-up and drop-off times for transfers from Lagos and Aljezur:
During the high season months (June to September), pick up and drop off for Lagos and Aljezur are available on Sundays.
From Faro, the train timetable is available at an approximate cost is 7 to 10 EUR. From Lisbon, the train timetable is available at an approximate cost of 24 EUR.
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