PENICHE surf school, camp, shaping, & lodge accommodation

The old medieval town and busy fishing port of Peniche lies one hour north of Lisbon. A surfers’ paradise, Peniche is a small peninsula where you will always find the right beach with a light offshore wind creating hollow waves, regardless of the wind direction. Along a fifteen kilometre stretch of coast, there are more than 20 breaks for surfers of all levels. The most famous one is Supertubes, one of the best beach breaks in Europe with perfect and powerful lefts. Peniche also has a good night life. Sometimes beach bars open 24 hours and there are Reggae concerts and Raves in season. Peniche Surfcamp offers courses for beginners and advanced surfers alike with accommodation. Surf guided tours with accommodation are also offered for experienced surfers wishing to discover the numerous spots in the area. Accommodation only for the indepenedent surfer. This camp also offers the unique experience of participating in shaping your own board at the shaping workshop !

Location:
Peniche - Costa da Prata - Portugal

Highlights:
Surf Camp & Shaping workshop to make your own board

Level:
All levels

Products:
Surfcamps + Surfaris + Shaping + Accommodation

Open:
All year

CAMP

100 metres from Lagide and Baleal beaches, this Surf House has two apartments with 3 bedrooms each. Bedrooms sleep 4 people. Double rooms available for couples. Two terraces for barbecues. One of the owner has been a shaper for 16 year. Visit the shape room, order your custom made board or join the Shaping Workshop to learn how to repair and make your own board !

Surf House:
Apartments fully equipped with bathroom and kitchen
Sheets, blankets and towels included
Cable TV & DVD in each apartment
Wide selection of DVD movies
Wi-fi internet access
Over 40 surfboards and wetsuits

Large apartment rental available (ask for a quote)

THE SURF

Surf School & Surfaris
Peniche Surfcamp offers surf courses for all levels as well as guided tours (surfaris) for the accomplished surfers to the best spots in region.

Shaping Workshop
Shaping: Design a board and learn how to use the tools
Glassing: How the resin works and all glassing procedures and fin setting
Sanding & Finishing: Finishing the board and how to use the sanding tools
Boards: Participate in the making of your own board !

Surf Spots
A surfers’ paradise, Peniche is a small peninsula where you will always find the right beach with a light offshore wind creating hollow waves, regardless of the wind direction. Along a fifteen kilometre stretch of coast, there are more than 20 breaks for surfers of all levels. The most famous one is Supertubes, one of the best beach breaks in Europe with perfect and powerful lefts.

THE PACKAGES


SURFCAMPS

- Shared accommodation (Private accommodation on request)
- Daily surf lessons (AM + PM)
- Surfboard + Wetsuit
- Insurance
- Internet access

Arrival at camps on Sunday. Any other day on request.

SURFARIS

- Shared accommodation (Private accommodation on request)
- Surf Guided Tours
- Material (Surfboard + Wetsuit)

Rates on request

ACCOMMODATION & MATERIAL


- Shared accommodation (Private accommodation on request)
- Surfboard + Wetsuit
- Internet access

ACCOMMODATION ONLY

- Shared accommodation (Private accommodation on request)

SURF SCHOOL ONLY

- Daily surf lessons (AM + PM)
- Surfboard + Wetsuit
- Insurance

SHAPING WORKSHOP

510 EUR

Including the 3 phases (Shaping + Glassing + Sanding & Finishing)
Surfboard:
5’9 to 6’10: 297 EUR
7’0 to 7’6: 342 EUR
7’7 to 8’1: 360 EUR
Longboard: 405 EUR

Accommodation NOT included. Add the rate for accommodation only (see above)

THE LOCATION

Peniche
Eighty kilometres north of Lisbon, Peniche is one of Portugal's busiest fishing harbour. An island until the 12th Century, it is now connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway bordered by wide sandy beaches. Its "Fortaleza" was one of the country's most notorious jails, now an impressive monument against fascism. The town has been a magnet for surfers for at least a decade, due to the large variety of spots working in different conditions and all within a fifteen kilometres radius. North swells can be breathtaking on the northern beaches while in South swells or northern winds, the southern beaches offer powerful waves, such as the famous "Supertubos" perfect tube. Northwards of Peniche, the crowd thins out substantially.

Costa da Prata
The region of Peniche and Costa da Prata (Silver Coast) is famous for its miles long pristine beaches and the Berlanga Islands, a tiny rocky archipelago listed as a natural reserve and a favourite destination for divers - in season, daily ferries take visitors from Peniche to the main island. Also well worth a visit is the nearby walled town of Obidos. This perfectly preserved mediaeval town is a maze of narrow cobbled streets and small squares lined by churches and lovely whitewashed houses with flower bedecked windows. The town was a leading merchant harbour until the 16th century, when river access to the sea was silted up. Obidos lost importance and its development was halted, the town remaining pretty much the same ever since. Today, the tranquil waters of the Obidos (Arelho) lagoon has become a favourite spot for windsurfers and its river mouth a reputed surf spot

THE TRIP


Peniche
80 km. N of Lisbon
50 km. N of Ericeira
270 km. S of Porto

Lisbon Int’l Airport (LIS), 80 km.
Airport pick-up: 75 EUR (Sundays)
Regular bus service Lisbon-Peniche
Free transfers from Peniche Bus Station

BUS schedules and tariffs

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