8 Day Beachfront Surfcamp in the Uncrowded Center of Portugal, Gafanha da Boa Hora
Surf Camp Portugal
The Slide Surf Camp Crew welcomes you in the empty lineups of Portugal's silver coast. Whether you are a complete beginner or advanced surfer, you will have a good time and improve your skills! After a successful surf day, relax and unwind in the surf villa right at the shoreline. Healthy meals will round up your perfect surf experience.
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- Enjoy yourself in empty lineups
- Choose from surf lessons in small groups or surf guiding
- Soak up the sun in the spacious surf villa right at the shoreline
- Fill up your batteries with home-cooked meals with only fresh and regional ingredients
- Get together with like-minded people and meet new friends - join the Slide Surfcrew!
- Relax in the beautiful sea-view terraces, especially the rooftop
- 7 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Types
5 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Table tennis
- Tennis court
- Volleyball court
- Bar
- Barbeque facilities
- Café
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Fireplace
- Garden
- Kitchen
- Lounge
- Meditation garden
- Multilingual staff
- Picnic area
- Restaurant
- Smoke-free property
- Special menu request
- Terrace
- Yoga deck
- Board rental
- Convenience / grocery store
- Free bicycle
- Free parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Meeting room
- Tour assistance
- Wireless internet
- Outdoor shower
In the surf house with a sea view right at the shoreline, you will find everything a surfer’s heart desires. Mostly two-bed rooms give you enough space to recharge your batteries for the next surf session.
The suite with a private bathroom and terrace access is perfect for a couple’s surf trip. The dorm bedrooms are also perfectly tailored to your needs and all rooms have built-in wardrobes and large windows that provide plenty of light.
In the cozy chill-out area, you can relax and hang out with other surfers. If it gets colder outside, the spacious living room with its open fireplace provides enough space to warm up.
Check out the waves and enjoy epic sunsets from the rooftop terrace!
Program
Far away from mass tourism, Slide Surfcamp has the luxury to be able to introduce you to the wonderful sport of surfing right in front of their house. Slide Surfcamp is the only surf school around so there will be empty lineups waiting for you to try yourselves out.
If you are an advanced surfer, Slide Surfcamp can offer you surf guiding in which they will take you to the different breaks around. The region around the surfcamp offers pointbreaks, protected beachbreaks. Even the longest wave of Portugal is only a short car ride away, so you will be able to make the most of every conditions for you regardless of your surf level and prior experience. Slide Surfcamp loves waves and so will you!
Instructors
Nico
A few years ago, Nico took the people and beaches of the region around Aveiro into his heart and founded Slide Surfcamp in Northern Portugal. After having spent many years working fo a large surfcamp travel provider in France he turned his passion into a profession and now is his own boss. You will meet him in the water where he provides surf guiding and takes you to his favorite surf spots around. Other than that, Nico will spear no cost or effort to give you the perfect surf holiday experience, especially by providing the camp with his delicious food specialties every night.
Luis
If you take surf lessons, you will have the pleasure to meet Luis, our permanently employed surf instructor. The Portuguese happy nature is spreading good vibes and always has a joke on his lips. Having grown up on the beach closeby, he knows the waves and the locals around like the back of his hand. He will definitely get you on the board and is excited to share the stoke with you!
Nalu
The herding dog joined the team shortly after the founding days of Slide surf camp and ever since has been a part that our surf school can never be imagined without. Nalu (Hawaiian for "wave") is the perfect surfer dog, bathes in the sea every day and loves to be stroked. If you are looking for someone to gaze into the distance with for hours, Nalu is your girl.
Location
The Slide Surfcamp is home to a small fisher's village called Praia da Vagueira. Here, far away from mass tourism, the world still is in order. Everybody knows each other and the vibe is super relaxed. When people pick up warm bread from the bakery in the morning, they exchange a friendly "Bon Dia!" here and chitchat with the neighbors there. Traditional fishing provides fresh delicacies that are offered on the local market where people also get their seasonal fruit and veggies.
Nonetheless, also the surrounding region makes a visit worthwhile. Stunning beaches take turns with a beautiful lagoon landscape of the river Ria de Aveiro. Its namesake the city of Aveiro is not called "Venice of Portugal" for nothing. Water runs through the region like a red thread, creating a unique recreation area with lots of sporting opportunities.
Food
Soulfood at Slide Surfcamp
After an epic surf day, you all get together for a nice evening meal. The Slide Surfcamp team know that surfing takes up a lot of energy and want you to have as much fun in the water as possible. Therefore, they provide you with the perfect nutrition tailored to your needs as a surfer.
The cooking is made of only fresh and regional ingredients, mostly from Slide Surfcamp's own garden and the team put everything together themselves. Do you prefer vegan or vegetarian food? Just let Slide Surfcamp know!
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Soda
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Lacto-ovo Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Raw food
- Pescatarian
- Seafood
- Lactose Free
- Whole food
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
Enhance your holiday experience with some of the following activities:
- Stand up paddling
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
- Kayaking
- Yoga
- Mini golf
- Horseback riding
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Skatepark
- Table tennis
Spa treatments
The following treatments are available at an extra cost:
- Relaxing massage
- Tibetian singing bowls
- Reiki
What's included
- 7 nights in a beautiful double or shared room with a sea view
- 7 breakfast buffets, 6 snacks, 5 dinners
- 5 surfing courses including 2 theory units and at least 1 video analysis (beginner or advanced course)
- Use of equipment (surfboard and wetsuit) all week
- Surf photos as a reminder of your best waves
- Lounge with free Wi-Fi, TV, and DVD use
- Coffee, tea, and fruit are available to you all day long
- Shared kitchen for free use
- Wonkyboard Test Center, table football, darts, and table tennis and other sports options
What's not included
- Airport shuttle
- Yoga
- Massages
- Other sports offers can be booked with onsite payment
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer available for additional US$ 76 per person
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport
74 km away from your destination
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) or Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS). Transfer from Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) is available at an extra cost. If you wish to have a transfer, please inform Slide Surfcamp about the flight details in time, so that they can guarantee an airport transfer.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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