Surf & Acro Yoga Week on Portugal's Costa da Caparica

The camp runs for seven nights in Costa da Caparica, a coastal town on the south bank of the Tagus about 30 minutes from central Lisbon. It's a working surf town with long sandy beaches and consistent waves, far less crowded with foreign tourists than the Algarve or Ericeira. The surf house itself sits in a quieter part of town, close enough to walk to the water in ten minutes.

Surf lessons are provided by Magnet Projects and run for five days of the week, two hours per session. Equipment is included and you can use it freely outside lesson times as well. Instructors are in the water with you, and the sessions are structured so complete beginners can stand up in the whitewater before moving on. You'll need to be a confident swimmer.

On the Movementors side, daily yoga and acro yoga classes are scheduled around the surf sessions. Acro yoga pairs a base and a flyer for partner-based poses – it's playful rather than serious, and you don't need a partner to join in. The movement work is deliberately gentle, designed to open up shoulders and hips after paddling and to help you decompress. There's also breathing and meditation built into the programme.

Afternoons and evenings are largely free. People often head into Lisbon together – it's about 30 minutes by local transport – to walk the streets of Alfama and Baixa, or stay local and eat at one of the seafood restaurants along the seafront. Community dinners and social evenings happen through the week, but nothing is compulsory.

Two departures were offered in May 2023: 7–14 May, which ran as a Lifestyle and Surf Camp with eco-programmes and advice from Gergely Budai, and 14–21 May, which ran as the Surf and AcroYoga Camp. Both were led by the same instructor team of Zoltán Bakró, Zsófia Hegedűs and Mátyás Budai. The application deadline for the first week was 1 April 2023 and for the second week 6 April 2023.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation (Magnet Surfhouse or separate apartment) - Breakfast at the Magnet Surfhouse (not included in the apartment option) - 5 x 2-hour surf lessons with Magnet Projects instructors - Unlimited surf equipment usage - Wetsuit for surf lessons - Daily yoga and acro yoga classes - Breathing and meditation sessions - ECO programmes and advice on the Lifestyle and Surf Camp week - Insurance during surf lessons - Movementors instructor team throughout the week - Community activities and group social evenings

What's not included

- Flights and travel to Portugal - Meals other than breakfast - Breakfast for guests staying in the separate apartment - Optional trips and excursions - Local public transport and Uber costs - Travel, accident, baggage and sickness insurance - EU Taj card and other personal documents - Personal expenses