A typical day starts at 08:00 with optional yoga in the villa's yoga tent. It's an add-on with five sessions across the week, and it's a slow way to loosen up before playing. Breakfast is at 09:00 at the main villa: fruit, yogurt, eggs and more. At 10:00 everyone walks the two minutes to the padel courts.

The padel totals 12 coached hours over the week. Each coach has no more than four players, and groups are matched by level. The coaching covers technical shots (volleys, the bandeja, the víbora, footwork), playing the glass (reading the ball off the back and side walls), and tactics in pairs (positioning, lobs, moving to the net together). Each session ends with match play. On the last day there's an Americano tournament, which mixes partners so you play with most of the group.

After padel the day is yours from about 14:30. Lunch isn't included, so people walk into Carvoeiro, head to the beach, or stay at the villa for the heated pool, jacuzzi and sauna. Some take the boat trip along the coast into the Benagil sea cave (paid separately). Others walk the Seven Hanging Valleys trail along the cliff tops. Both start a few minutes from the villa, and the team sends their favourite coastal hiking routes.

At 19:30 the group meets for a family dinner cooked for you at the main villa. From 20:00 there's an organised evening: a quiz with a prize for the winners, a games night with cornhole, Jenga and board games, karaoke, a pool party, a BBQ with meat, vegetables, salads and vegan options, or just a quiet night on the terrace. There's also a wine tasting with Portuguese tapas. One evening the group eats out at a local restaurant known for regional food. That dinner is paid separately.

Compared with other padel weeks, this one is more social and more house-like. You're not in a resort hotel. You're in villas among the white houses of Carvoeiro, inside the Lagoa wine region, with a rooftop that looks out to the ocean. The coaching ratio is also small, four players at most per coach. In spring and autumn the Algarve is usually 20–27°C during the day and dry, which is good weather for playing every morning.

The location is part of the appeal. Carvoeiro beach is five minutes away. Benagil and Praia da Marinha, with their golden sand between ochre cliffs, are 15 to 20 minutes away. Faro airport is 45 to 50 minutes by car. The food is a reason to come too: clams in garlic and coriander, grilled sardines, piri-piri chicken, pastéis de nata, and local wine from Lagoa.

What's included

- 7 nights' accommodation in private villas in Carvoeiro - Air-conditioned bedrooms (shared by gender, or private at extra cost) - Daily breakfast - 6 family-style dinners - 12 hours of coached padel in small groups matched by level - Max 4 players per coach - New balls for training - Final Americano tournament - Wine tasting with Portuguese tapas - Welcome event - Quiz night, games night and karaoke night - Sunset watching on the Carvoeiro cliffs - Pool party and BBQ party - Use of the heated pool, jacuzzi and sauna - Pre-camp group chat - Self-guided coastal hiking routes

What's not included

- Flights - Airport transfers - Lunches - One dinner out at a local restaurant - Boat trip to the Benagil sea cave - Morning yoga sessions (optional add-on) - Padel racket rental - Private room supplement - Travel insurance - Personal expenses