Surf, CrossFit & Yoga Week in Peniche, Portugal

The camp has been running for years and it shows — the surf programme was built by coaches with over 30 years of experience who've trained 600+ teachers and 400+ surf instructors between them. The progression system is structured rather than improvised: safety and technique on the sand, then time in the water with a coach correcting your pop-up and reading the sets with you. Six sessions across the week is enough to take someone from standing up on whitewash to paddling out the back and catching unbroken waves on the green.

If you book the CrossFit & Surf track (€954/week), the day starts with guided cold exposure and a coach-led WOD. The training is scaled — beginners get a version that works, experienced CrossFitters get something that actually challenges them. Then it's straight into the surf lesson while you're still warm. Afternoons are open: extra surf session, surf skate, mobility work, or a swim in one of the lodge's two pools. The site also has padel and tennis courts, so there's no shortage of ways to fill a free hour.

The Surf & Yoga track (€904/week) swaps the CrossFit WODs for daily yoga and mobility, and keeps the same surf coaching. Board and wetsuit are included in both. Evenings close out with yoga and sauna three nights a week, which most people find helps with sleep and the general ache of paddling for two hours a day.

Peniche itself is worth the trip even without the training. Baleal is a short walk away, Supertubos — the wave that hosts the World Surf League championship tour — is minutes down the road, and the Berlenga Islands sit offshore. Most groups add a day trip: Obidos and its walled medieval castle, a surfboard factory tour, kayaking, SUP, climbing, or scuba diving.

Accommodation is in the lodge itself, 200 metres from the beach. Every room has a private bathroom and soundproof doors, which matters more than it sounds like it does when you're sharing with 40 people and need to actually sleep. Room configurations run from singles through to a quadruple, with a mix of doubles, twins and triples in between — the setup suits solo travellers, couples and groups of friends equally well.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation in a room with private bathroom - Daily CrossFit WODs (scaled for all levels) on the CrossFit & Surf package - Daily yoga and mobility sessions on the Surf & Yoga package - 6 x 2-hour surf lessons with certified instructors (both packages) - Surf equipment (board and wetsuit) - Healthy breakfast every morning - Access to 2 swimming pools - Access to gym - Padel and tennis courts - Evening yoga and stretching - Sauna 3 times per week - Guided cold exposure sessions (CrossFit & Surf package)

What's not included

- Flights - Airport transfer (included only in the Platinum package) - Taxes and fees - Excursions and activities (kayak, SUP, climbing, scuba diving, Berlenga Islands tours, surfboard factory tours, Obidos town and castle visit) - Lunches and dinners (unless booking the 7 Nights RESET package) - Travel insurance - Personal expenses