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Surf At Praia Grande Surfcamp

AVENIDA DO ATLANTICO, ANTIGA COLÓNIA DE FÉRIAS DA CP, Colares - Sintra, Portugal
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Nearest Wave
1km
     
Surf At Praia Grande Surfcamp
Reviews (5)
5 out of 5

You are offered hostel accommodation in family, twin, or double rooms with ensuite bathrooms and dormitory rooms with 4, 6, or 8 beds including ensuite bathrooms. All beds have heavenly Nordic duvet covers, crispy linen, and a small locker compartment to put your belongings away. Bring a padlock or purchase one at the reception.

In the campers lounge, you will find a kitchen to cook and a fridge to store your groceries. Make good use of the barbecue and enjoy the wonderful Sintra nights. Also, you can relax at the hostel living room, read that book that you wanted to finish for many weeks, and/or just be outside on one of the many terraces and decks and enjoy the special Sintra ocean air.

If you want, you could book your yoga in advance so they are able to secure the classes for you. Everybody is welcome, whether a beginner or a pro, and classes can always be taught at least in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Location

The Camp, Aldeia da Praia sits right between a sandy pine forest and the two Sintra beaches of Praia das Maçãs and Praia Grande. It is a 10 minute walk from the camp to both destinations with fine, white sand where the waves are rolling in. At sunset, you will have the most beautiful view with the sun disappearing into the sea. You'll find a common kitchen, supermarket, and a few cafés and restaurants, all around the Aldeia da Praia where the hostel is located.

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5 REVIEWS
     

Summary

Accommodation
     
Surf Lessons
     
Review from Dawid Kaczmarski
Dawid Kaczmarski
poland
November 2022

How did you like the accommodation?

     

It was a lovely week at the surf camp. The surfing trainers were really helpful and paid attention to all participants. I got free photos from one of my lessons. The location of the camp is about 1.5 km from the beach were we were surfing- praia Grande. I had only one lesson at a different location and the transport was provided. Overall- good value for money. If you haven't tried surfing yet, it's a good place to start.


How were the surf lessons?

     

It was a lovely week at the surf camp. The surfing trainers were really helpful and paid attention to all participants. I got free photos from one of my lessons. The location of the camp is about 1.5 km from the beach were we were surfing- praia Grande. I had only one lesson at a different location and the transport was provided. Overall- good value for money. If you haven't tried surfing yet, it's a good place to start.

Review from Laura Bénéteau
Laura Bénéteau
marseille
October 2022
Travelled solo

How were the surf lessons?

     

I’ve spent such a great week with Surf At. The team is very very welcoming. Coaches are so nice and give you great and specific advices, they give me so much motivation even when I was not happy about myself. I am very glad of my surf class week. And the place is really beautiful.

Review from João
João
LISBON
September 2022
Travelled with friends

How were the surf lessons?

     

All I can say is the best experience ever, highly recommend

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Review from Emilia
Emilia
Belgium
September 2022
Travelled with friends

How did you like the accommodation?

     

The accommodation was at a walkable distance to 2 beaches. It was also easy to access many other nice places by bus or Uber. There was a well equipped grocery store right beside our hostel which was useful if you like to cook. I enjoyed the back patio we had outside our room but would be nice with more patio chairs. Access to the variety of restaurants in the place was nice and we tried the pizza which was very good.


How were the surf lessons?

     

I very much enjoyed the surf lessons that were offered to us. The experience was personalized by getting good tips for each person. I appreciated the instructors trying to challenge each of us at our own level. I also enjoyed being able to go to a different beach to get better waves for our level.

Review from Jesus amfe
Jesus amfe
amsterdam
August 2022
Travelled with friends

How were the surf lessons?

     

I very much enjoyed the surf lessons that were offered to us. The experience was personalized by getting good tips for each person. I appreciated the instructors trying to challenge each of us at our own level. I also enjoyed being able to go to a different beach to get better waves for our level.

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Number of people: 60
Bath Towels
Heating
Kitchen
Parking (free)
WIFI (free)
ATM
Gift shop
Laundry
Massage
Sundeck
Surfboard hire
Wetsuit hire
Breakfast (additional)
Honesty Bar
Hotel bar
Mini-Market
Restaurant
Snack bar
Bicycle rental
Horseback riding
Mountain biking
Skateboard hire
Surf school
Yoga

Additional Fees:

no adicional fees

Extras:

More extras on request information
6 Bed Mixed Dormitory Ensuite
Room Type: Shared - Mixed
Sleeps: 6

Bed in 6 Bed Mixed Dormitory with private bathroom and direct exit to the garden

8 Bed Mixed Dormitory Ensuite
Room Type: Shared - Mixed
Sleeps: 8

Bed in 8 Bed Mixed Dormitory with private bathroom and direct exit to the garden

8 Bed female Dormitory Ensuite
Room Type: Shared - Female
Sleeps: 8

Bed in 8 Bed female Dormitory with private bathroom and direct exit to the garden

4 Bed Mixed Dormitory Ensuite
Room Type: Shared - Mixed
Sleeps: 4

Bed in 4 Bed Mixed Dormitory with private bathroom and direct exit to the garden

Double Room with private bathroom
Room Type: Private
Sleeps: 2

Comfortable hostel double room with ensuite bathroom to enjoy your holidays at our Aldeia da Praia. The room has a direct access to the outdoor gardens of our premise.

2 Bed Dorm shared bathroom
Room Type: Private
Sleeps: 2

2 Bed Dorm shared bathroom in our campers lounge with a semi to private bathroom closed to the room.

Family Room for 4 Ensuite
Room Type: Private
Sleeps: 4

Our family room is ideal for families with small children. The room has a double bed and two single beds with a private bathroom and direct access to the Aldeia garden. A baby cot can be added at no charge.

You can never get lost

When you book you will receive our confirmation email with full travel directions of how to get to us.

We provide Airport Transfers from and to Lisbon and they can be booked in the booking steps.

  • Price for 1-4 people: €50
  • Price for more than 4: €20
  • - Nearest Airport: Lisbon
  • - Distance from Airport in kms: 37
  • - Time from Airport in a car: 35
  • - There is no train from the airport
  • - There is a bus from the airport

Come Surf With Us

Surf Lessons can be added in the booking steps if they are not already included in a package.

Instructors

Pedro Marques

Gonçalo Cabral

Gustavo Lermen

Here you find 4 really nice beachbreack spots with waves for all levels and not so crowded, locals are friendly and as we are natives, you will be well received everywhere. If for some reason the conditions are not the best here, we can always move many different spots at half na hour distance in our vans. So surf will be guaranteed everyday!

Main Surf Beach: Praia das Maçãs & Praia Grande

Surf Lessons we offer:

Kids Surf Lessons

Surf activities are proven to be beneficial to children, helping them to achieve discipline and acquire other abilities appropriate to these water modalities. For this reason our school offers surf lessons from 6 year old kids in a safe a fun envoirement with all equipment included. All the kids love it!!

Beginner Surf Lessons

Everyday day we run surf lessons for all levels at least once a day in the best time of the tide.
The duration of each lesson is 2 h and it´s composed by a warm up, teaching and training the take off, some safety rules and knowledge about the beach, then action starts in the water where a certified coach will lead you to enjoy some funny waves and to improve your skills. All equipment included.

Intermediate Surf Lessons

Everyday day we run surf lessons for all levels at least once a day in the best time of the tide at the best spot around. After the warm up, a certified coach will give some tips about the conditions and the beach, then depending on your level, we will help you improve your skils, giving the right feedback to make a better surfer. Equipment is included and adapted to each one needs.

Advanced Surf Lessons

Everyday day we run surf lessons for all levels at least once a day in the best time of the tide at the best spot around. After the warm up, a certified coach will give some tips about the conditions and the beach, then depending on your level, we will help you improve your skils, giving the right feedback to make a better surfer. Equipment is included and adapted to each one needs.

Private Surf Lessons

In private lessons, surfers experience all the comfort and enjoyment that result from individualized attention. In this type of class a certified coach can give undivided attention to the student, transmitting information to the student’s reality, adapting better equipment, sea conditions and your surfing level, in order to achieve results faster and more efficient.

Surf Guide

If you come to surf the Praia Grande or Praia das Maçãs beaches, let us show you the way. We know all the breaks and how to surf in the best conditions. We can also enter with you and explain the secrets of the beach (where it rips, where to put the surfboard …)
We want to help you make the most of your surfing day!


Praia Grande

Praia Grande

Level: All Levels

the longer beach break around, depending on the tide can be really good for all levels

Praia Pequena

Praia Pequena

Level: All Levels

a gentle beach break. the more quiet beach aroud

Praia das Maçãs

Praia das Maçãs

Level: All Levels

Beach break for all and not so crowded

Surf conditions in Sintra:

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Rain

Wetsuits

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Air Temp (°C)

JAN/FEB

16°

MAR/APR

20°

MAY/JUN

25°

JUL/AUG

30°

SEP/OCT

25°

NOV/DEC

18°

Sintra's two main beaches are Praia das Macas and Praia Grande. Both are perfect beginner/intermediate beaches and are some of the most consistent surf beaches in the whole Lisbon-Sintra area. North and South of these beaches are many small coves and beautiful hidden beaches that provide any exploring surfer with plenty to get excited about!

Close by is Praia Guincho, a spectacular long beach with different peaks, perfect for learning and can get big and windy in the afternoon, so morning is always the best bet here.

Ericeira is only 30 minutes drive and is definitely worth a day trip at least, it has dozens of surf beaches to offer including the famous point break Ribeira D'Ilhas and also the relaibale beach break Foz do Lizandro.

Further South is Cascais and Lisbon with an endless supply of different surf beaches for all standards.

Come Surf Sintra with us!

PAYMENT

  • A small deposit is required to secure your booking.
  • Your balance is due at check in.

CANCELLING YOUR BOOKING

  • To cancel go to the MyAccount section and log in or register and you can cancel from within your account.
  • Your deposit is non refundable but can be used for the same property/surf school within one year of your original booking.
  • You can cancel anytime up to 30 days before travelling you will not be charged the balance.

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