8 Day From Zero to Hero: Beginner Kitesurf and Yoga Holiday in Lagos, Algarve, Portugal
Beginner Kitesurf Camp in Portugal With Yoga
New to kiting? This Beginner Kite Camp is the perfect place to begin your kitesurfing journey! Live, eat, and breathe kitesurfing at this kitesurf camp in Lagos in the sunny Algarve. Come to Lagos, Portugal, experience controlling the power of a kite, meet with like-minded people, and be a part of a great adventure!
Meet the instructors
Highlights
- 3 semi-private kite lessons, 2.5 hours
- 2 surf theory sessions
- 2 group kite lessons, 3 hours (shared kites)
- Daily yoga lessons (except Sunday)
- Wakeboard and kite theory lesson
- Transfer, kitesurf equipment, wetsuit included
- 7 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast and 6 dinners
Skill level
- Beginner
Yoga styles
5 days with instruction in English
Accommodation
Facilities
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Kitchen
- Terrace
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet access
- Wireless internet
The surf house
The Kite House in the Algarve is your ideal destination for an unforgettable watersports vacation. The expert instructors and high-quality equipment will help you achieve your surfing, kiteboarding, or wakeboarding goals with maximum time spent on the water.
Beyond the water, enjoy a vibrant community with fellow enthusiasts and the friendly team. Located near Lagos, the camp offers a tranquil setting with easy access to Meia Praia beach, the town center, and the marina.
Explore 20 diverse spots within a 30-minute drive with our camp bus. Relax by the pool, enjoy the spacious garden with sports facilities, and unwind at the popular Baraka bar with friends, enjoying drinks, Wi-Fi, and entertainment.
Dorm rooms
The dorm rooms are a budget-friendly accommodation option, perfect for solo travelers and groups of friends. The camp offers mixed dorms with comfortable bunk beds and an individual reading light with either lockers or drawers. The dorm bathrooms have been renovated recently to maximize the comfort of your stay! Included in the price is your bed linen, but they recommend bringing your own towel.
Twin rooms
The twin rooms are simple yet super comfortable. Guests who travel together can book the twin room together. If you are a solo traveler looking for something with a little more privacy than a dorm room, you can book 1 bed in a shared twin room. Some of these rooms come with a private bathroom; the other rooms share their bathroom with other twin rooms.
Bungalows
The bungalows are the perfect camp accommodation for couples, families, and groups of friends. The bungalows provide plenty of privacy, yet all the amenities and facilities are nearby. The camp has two types of bungalows: with a kitchen and without a kitchen. Each bungalow has an AC and a private terrace at the pool with an outside sitting area. They are nicely decorated with a surfy Portuguese touch.
Palmito Apartments & Sues Apartments
In addition to the camp facilities, they offer three fully equipped private apartments: Palmito II, Palmito III, and Sues’ Apartment. Each features a kitchen and all the comforts of home, ideal for families or groups looking for a more private stay.
Program
Beginner Kite Camp - 0 to Hero
Recommended for maximum progression for beginners. Kite camp with 2 group lessons and 3 semi-private lessons.
Algarve Watersport offers beginner kiteboarding lessons with motivational and professional kite instructions, and independent kite riders are welcome to use their transport and safety infrastructure, pick up some pro hints, and science the heck out of kiteboarding. This kitesurfing camp is not only about progression and achievement but also about fun, community, and comfort. After a kite session, your adrenaline level will be (excuse the pun) as high as a kite.
Communal areas like the pool, bar, and cozy “couch of happiness” are created, perfect for chilling and hanging out. Algarve Watersport team believes in the power of motivation. You will meet with watersport enthusiasts worldwide, learn and improve together, and share knowledge and passion. Everyone has an individual goal, it can be the first step of kiting or jumping higher, your instructors will help you to reach your aim safely and fast.
During a kite camp, you will be made comfortable on the spot and adapt the lesson to your level, so you do not have to go over lessons again and you improve your technique day by day. And what if there is no wind? Algarve Watersport guarantees always action! Try surfing, windsurfing, wing foiling, or wakeboarding instead, go on a SUP tour around the coast of Lagos, or join a yoga session. As a watersports camp offering a wide range of watersports activities, we aim to get our guests into the water as much as possible. Therefore we cannot provide only accommodation and will charge a minimum the price of our surf camp. As the prices of the different activities vary, we will offset your balance at the end of your stay.
Is this camp for you?
If you're new to kiteboarding or haven’t yet reached the level where you can control the kite, get up on the board, and ride a short distance in the water (known as the waterstart), their Beginner Kite Camp is perfect for you! Once you can perform the waterstart, you'll be ready to move on to the intermediate camp to take your skills to the next level.
Kitesurfing
Kiteboarding combines elements of surfing, wakeboarding, and snowboarding with traction kites and paragliding flying skills. Learning kiteboarding at Algarve Watersport kite camp, you will be coached by multilingual, certified, and highly trained IKO and VDWS instructors. They have modern teaching methods and supported boat assistance for high tide conditions. The kite equipment is renewed every year to ensure safety and comfort.
The North, Cabrinha, and Shinn kiteboards cover all levels, from the absolute beginner to the advanced kiter. For advanced kiters with licenses, you will be offered full equipment rental and shuttle service to and from the kite lagoon.
You will be taught in small groups, never exceeding four students per instructor. This allows for the perfect balance of teaching and practice time during your 2.5h-3h session.
It typically takes around six to nine hours to grasp the fundamentals of kitesurfing. Consequently, within a span of two to three days, one can acquire the skills to safely control the kite, know safety systems, and understand the fundamentals of body dragging and starting with the board. The majority of the students try their first time riding the board on the second or third day, previously learning all necessary steps like setup, kite control, body dragging, and body dragging with the board.
During the kite camp, you define your riding goals, and they help you achieve them. With tailored kitesurfing lessons every day, they make sure you build your confidence and muscle memory to skyrocket your progress. You can choose between group, semi-private, or private classes to step up your game in the most comfortable way for you. Every camp, they also do a free theory lesson to clear all the doubts and dive into kitesurfing from the theoretical side.
Yoga
Daily yoga lessons will be scheduled in the morning and afternoon so every camp member can join the yoga outside their chosen watersport. Since they set the timing for your classes to get the best condition, yoga timing will be set around it every week so everyone can do at least one yoga daily. There will be no yoga on Sundays.
Note
This kite camp is suitable for participants aged 16 and above. Kite courses are available from age 16, but all participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult at the camp. If you are planning to come with younger children, please let Algarve Watersport know when making a reservation.
Instructors
Jakob
Jakob will teach kiting to anyone and anywhere. As a geography student, he is the one in the crew who understands the wind.
Manouk
Kite & Wing Foil Instructor
Retreat location
The lagoon
You will have your kitesurf lesson at the lagoon Ria da Alvor, located between Lagos and Alvor in the Algarve. This big lagoon offers ideal conditions to learn and practice kiteboarding with perfectly flat and shallow water. The Algarve coastline is regulated by licenses which ensure that there are only sanctioned schools teaching there for minimal water traffic.
The lagoon which is situated at the end of Meia Praia beach always has a pleasant temperature. It is a safe place even with the off-shore wind because of the sand island in the middle of the lagoon. The shallow low tides will make this lagoon a perfect place to practice and learn to kitesurf.
The wind
The Nortada, the Portuguese north wind, gets accelerated by the surrounding landscape which allows the wind to speed up to 20 knots while other parts of the Algarve remain calm. Among many others, this is one of the reasons the PKRA (the kiteboarding professional tour) stops once a year. You will be taken to an island in the middle of the lagoon for your lessons.
Distances
- Meia Praia beach - 5 minutes
- The Marina in Lagos - 5 minutes
- Ria da Alvor Kite Spot - 10 minutes
- The Center of Lagos - 10 minutes
- The Algarve's surf spots - 30 minutes
- Faro Airport (FAO) - 75 minutes
Food
Throughout the camp, you will be served seven breakfasts and six dinners included in the package. The camp is known for its delicious breakfasts and ever more impressive dinners.
Breakfast
Start your day with a heavenly breakfast prepared by the kitchen fairies. The daily breakfast buffet includes whole wheat bread, rolls, cheese, ham, jam, scrambled eggs, yoghourt, fruits, cereals, and fresh milkshakes and smoothies. You will also find a lot of healthy vegetarian and vegan options for breakfast like chia pudding or scrambled tofu. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and in the camp, Algarve Watersport always want to make sure you will have energy for the whole day of action.
Dinner
Algarve Watersport serve 5 dinners per week at the Kite House. On Wednesdays: Together you all head down to the WakePark for a sociable evening of ‘All You Can Eat Pizza’ and live acoustic music at Algarve Watersport jam session—included in your package! The cooks are well-traveled and have collected recipes and culinary ideas from all over the world. They have theme nights with cooked food inspired by Italian, Asian, Mexican, German, Moroccan and of course Portuguese cuisine to pamper you with delicious, nutritious and healthy meals after a long day in the water. There is always meat and vegetarian options and that doesn't include the salad area and their amazing home made deserts.
For vegetarians or allergy sufferers: Please inform Algarve Watersport during booking about your preferences, so they can prepare special meals for you.
There’s no dinner on Fridays —that’s when you can explore Lagos town, or join again at the Wakepark for a sundown session to kick start the weekend with djs, great food, and amazing company!
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
Things to do (optional)
Massage and spa treatments
Is your body feeling sore after all of the water sports activities you did? Or maybe you just want to unwind after a busy and exciting day in the Algarve? Massages are available on-site at an extra cost.
Surf activities
Apart from kitesurfing lessons, Algarve Watersport can always offer lessons in all the other watersports available in the area. Whenever winds are not enough, you can join the lessons of:
- Surfing
- Sunrise SUP cave tour
- Wakeboard ride at Wakepark Lagos
- Wing control lesson (introduction to wing foiling)
- Windsurfing
What's included
- 5 days of kite lessons (2x 3 hrs group lesson, 3x 2.5 hrs semi private lesson)
- 2 surf theory sessions
- Daily yoga lessons (except Sundays)
- Wakeboard lesson at Wakepark Lagos
- 1 hour kite theory
- 7 nights accommodation
- 7 breakfasts and 6 dinners
- 10% discount on equipment at Kitesurfwake
- VDWS Kiteboarding License
What's not included
- Airfare
- Airport transfers
- Extra meals
- Other activities
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer available for additional US$ 93 per person
Faro Airport
63 km away from your destination
Driving directions from Lagos
- Find the roundabout with the police station or McDonalds in Lagos and drive about 100 meters direction to Portimao on the N 125
- Next roundabout, follow signs to Meia Praia Beach
- Straight over the next small roundabout until you get to a big roundabout with concrete construction on it
- You turn left going uphill (the only road that goes uphill)
- After 300 meters, you see Marina Park or Vita Sol Park on your left
- Go straight until the road splits and stay left
- After 50 meters, you can see the Camp House or Villa Calicas on the left
Arrival by bus
From the entrance of the Faro Airport (FAO) terminal, you will find a bus stop for the bus line EVA. With the bus line 14 or 16 which costs about 1.50 EUR, you will reach the bus central station Avendia or the train station of Faro. Both stations are located in the center and only a couple hundred feet fare from one another.
The trip from Faro to Lagos by bus takes about two hours. From Lisbon, you are recommended to take the bus as it is usually quicker and more comfortable. From Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport, just get a taxi to Terminal Rodoviário de SeteRios. From there, four buses leave to Lagos every day.
Arrival by shuttle
Algarve Watersport offers private shuttles from Faro Airport (FAO) straight to the Camp House. If you like to book it, you will have to let them know your flight number, your origin, and your arrival time at least 36 hours before arrival. For the four-person capacity, this facility costs 80 EUR, and 100 EUR for the eight-person capacity.
Arrival by taxi
From Faro Airport or Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport, there is a taxi stand available. For simpler yet a little bit more costly transportation, taking a taxi to the Camp House is another option that will be the quickest way for you.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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