PORTO COVO surf school, camp & lodge accommodation

Special weeks GIRLS ONLY: 12-26 July

The surfcamp is located in Porto Covo, just south of Sines and next to a beautiful beach - the perfect place to learn surf or just surf the best spot in the area if you are an experienced surfer. Halfway down the Atlantic coast, between Lisbon and the Algarve, Sines is an old fortified town, known for being the birthplace of Vasco de Gama, the famous Portuguese discoverer. The wild stretch of coast extending south of Sines lies within the Natural Park of Southwest Alentejo. It offers some of the best surfing conditions in Portugal and Europe at large, with consistent swell, good waves and large sandy beaches nestling between tall cliffs and dramatic rock formations.

Location:
Sines - Alentejo - Portugal

Highlights:
Halfway down the coast between Lisbon and Sagres

Level:
All levels

Products:
Surfcamps

Open:
All year

CAMP

Surfhouse

The Surfhouse lies near Porto Covo, a traditional fishing village south of Sines, where you can go out for a drink, dinner or just have a walk to enjoy the palce after a magic day of surfing. Situated in a former farmhouse with a beautiful view it offers 5 rooms, a living room, bathroom and a kitchen where you can cook. It can can accommodate up to16 people - there is one dobule room for couple and the other ones with twin beds. Outside, there is a covered porched where people normally eat and garther to chat or just relax after a day at the beach. There is also a volleyball net and an outdoor shower for after your surf session.

EL SURF

Surf School

2 Surf lessons a day of 2 hours each
All material (Surf boards and wetsuits)
Shortboard, Longboard, Malibu and Mini Malibu available
Groups are organised by level of surf and ages
Surf instructors "level 2", recognised by the Portuguese Surf Federation
Surf instructors also recognised by the Portuguese Life Guards Institute
Lessons take place within the Natural Park of Southwest Alentejo
The school has beach shacks at different locations on the beahces to keep the material, change clothes, etc.

Surf Spots

The wild stretch of coast extending south of Sines is protected by its natural park status within the Natural Park of Southwest Alentejo. It offers some of the best surfing conditions in Portugal, with consistent swell, good waves and large sandy beaches nestling between tall cliffs and dramatic rock formations. Well know spots in the area are Sao Torpes, Vierinha, Malhao, etc.

THE PACKAGES

SURFCAMP

including:
6 Night B&B accommodation
5 Days of Surf School (2 X 2 hours a day)
All material (Surf boards and wetsuits)
Transfer to the beach according to swell conditions and level of surf
Insurrance
Transfer to/from Sines

We recommend 2 weeks for maximum progression !

SURFARIS

including:
6 Night B&B accommodation
5 Days of guided surf to the best surfspots
NO lessons and NO surf material are included
Transfer to the beach according to swell conditions
Insurrance
Transfer to/from Sines

SPECIAL GIRLS ONLY !

12-26 July

325 EUR /person

including:
6 Night accommodation
Full board with breakfast, picnic at the beach and dinner at the surfcamp
5 Days of Surf School (2 X 2 hours a day)
All material (Surf boards and wetsuits)
Transfer to the beach according to swell conditions and level of surf
Insurrance
Transfer to/from Sines

THE LOCATION


Sines

The surfcamp is located a 5 minute drive from Porto Covo, 12 kilometers south of Sines. Surrounded by large sand beaches and pine groves on the shores of the Atlantic, Porot Covo is part of the Natural Park of Southwest Alentejo. Halfway down the Atlantic coast, between Lisbon and the Algarve, Sines is an old fortified town, birthplace of Vasco de Gama. This famous 16th century Portuguese admiral and discoverer sailed to India eastward contouring Africa and the Good Hope Cape, a deed of civilisation fundamental to the Discoveries Age and the Renaissance world. Inhabited since prehistory and self-governed since the 14th century, Sines was mainly a sleepy fishing town turned into a summer resort in the sixties and seventies. Since then and the construction of the new harbour, Sines has become one of the major industrial port in the country and will soon become one of the biggest container hubs in Europe.

Climate

Atlantic/Mediterranean, with mild winters and hot summers.

THE TRIP


Porto Covo
12 km. S of Sines
190 km. S of Lisbon

Lisbon Airport (LIS) 190 km.
Faro International Airport (FAO), 170 km.
(Major European airlines + Ryanair, Easyjet, Air Berlin, Happag Llyod, LTU, Monarch, Virgin Express)

Bus Lisbon - Sines
Several daily buses (3 hour trip / around 11 EUR)

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