8 Day Stand Up Paddle Surf Progression with an Eco-friendly School in Aljezur, West Algarve

Facilities

Itinerary

Saturday

Pick up at the airport if needed then arrival at the lodge to check in your rooms and greetings with all team and staff. Diner at the lodge.

Sunday

Breakfast at the lodge, then you will head to the best spot according to the conditions of the day for your first session. There, your instructor will check the level of each to refine the choice of spots for the rest of the week. Picnic on the beach for lunch and the second session in the afternoon. After that, return to the lodge to rest and you will have dinner at the lodge.

Monday

Breakfast at the lodge, then you will head to the best spot according to the conditions of the day. Lunch at the beach, then the second session. After that, return to the lodge to rest and you will have dinner at the lodge.

Tuesday

Breakfast at the lodge, then you will head to the beach/lack or river for a SUP fitness session. After that, you will head to another beach for a picnic and the session of the day. After that, return to the lodge to rest and you will have a typical Portuguese dinner in a restaurant around the Aljezur area.

Wednesday

Breakfast at the lodge, then you will head to the best spot according to the conditions of the day, where you will have a shooting session of the week with a professional cameraman. Lunch at the beach, then second session. After that, return to the lodge to rest and you will have dinner at the lodge.

Thursday

Breakfast at the lodge, then you will head to the beach for a fitness session. After that, you will head to another beach for a picnic and the session of the day. After that, return to the lodge to rest and you will have dinner at the lodge.

Friday

Breakfast at the lodge then you will head to the best spot according to the conditions of the day. Lunch at the beach, then the second session. After that, return to the lodge to rest and you will have the special BBQ night where you will watch all the footages made before.

Saturday

Breakfast at the lodge, then check out and drop off at the airport for the ones who need it.

Skill levels

This SUP surf trip is suitable for people who already know how to catch waves in SUP, this trip is not suitable for first-timers. For that, you will refer to our other offers. If you need more details, please send an inquiry to Sygma SUP School.

Eco-friendly Sygma SUP School

Travel with zero carbon footprint with Sygma SUP School. We offset all our trips to the beach with the GoodPlanet foundation by making donations to third world countries to help them buy solar panels or water pumps.

Sygma SUP School works exclusively with Starboard and Patagonia for their gears because they are the only ones to meet their ecological criteria with an exceptional level of quality, their reputation is well established!

By taking action with Sygma SUP School during this week, you are helping them to increase their positive impact on the world through various environmental and social actions carried out through their partnership with 1% for The Planet.

Wake up at the Atlantic Lodge with a delicious breakfast served at the roof top terrace at the sunniest place in town and enjoy the panoramic view of Aljezur, its dreamy country side and the ancient Moorish castle. The Atlantic Lodge has a central location.

Aljezur is a great starting point for exploring the sunny sights in the South West tip of Europe (known as the Californias of Europe). Nearby in walking distance, you find the local farmers market, typical Algarvian restaurants.

Breakfast is always a treat in the morning at the rooftop terrace with fresh coffee and tea, homemade bread, muesli, and cereal, fresh fruit and juices to energize you for the day.

After the morning session, you will have a beach lunch including two fresh sandwiches, juice, fruit, and biscuits.

For dinner, you will have:

• Four dinners at the lodge including table water (vegetarian and gluten-free available)
• One BBQ night including 2 or 3 side dishes (salads), table water (vegetarian and gluten-free available).
• One night at Portuguese restaurant around Aljezur

• Bike renting
• Horse riding
• Surf lesson
• Yoga classes
• Wakeboarding
• Food and wine tasting

SUP board rental

For this week of improvement, if you do not have your own equipment or if you wish to test other boards than yours, Sygma SUP School offers either the rental of brand new SUP boards and paddles "Starboard" for 200 EUR per week package or 25 EUR per session, or they can also order your board and paddle with 10% discount on the market price and this will be waiting for you when you arrive in Portugal, you will just have to bring it back to the house after your stay. Just tell them what you want and they will help you choose if necessary.

Warm Patagonia R2 wetsuit

For 100 EUR, you will spend this week of improvement in a warm Patagonia R2 wetsuit. Sygma SUP School also offers you the possibility of ordering your own Patagonia R2 wetsuit with a 10% discount on the market value and this will also be waiting for you on your arrival.

For more information on the above points, you are invited to send an inquiry to Sygma SUP School in order to determine the sizes that you need.

• 20 hours of Stand Up Paddle surf in 10 sessions
• Daily advice to improve your techniques
• 7 nights accommodation
• Full board (vegetarian and gluten-free available), from Saturday night until Saturday morning
• Insurance and transportation
• 1 professional action footages sessions
• 1 Stand Up Paddle fitness session
• 1 session of fitness, beach-based training
• Cities guiding if time and energy reserves allow it
• 1% of the price of your stay is used for different environmental and social positive action through a partnership with 1% For The Planet
• All journeys in Portugal are offset through the GoodPlanet Foundation

• Airport transfer
• Board/paddle and wetsuit if you don't have your own equipment
• Alcoholic beverages
• Personal expenses
• Plane ticket or other to go and leave Portugal
• Deposit for equipment rental of 100 EUR, returned at the end of the stay if there has been no breakage
• Sygma SUP School only offers high-end, eco-friendly boards and wetsuits for rental or purchase from Starboard and Patagonia.

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• 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 on arrival.