Treat your mind, body and soul with a trip to Portugal with Surf Sistas. We are headed down to the South West coast of the Algarve in Portugal for sunshine and waves. Our Surf Sistas coaches are on hand every day to help you to really progress with your surfing and our home from home is a beautiful boutique hotel with a pool with stunning views of the surrounding nature reserve. Its the perfect place to chill out, surf till you drop, practice Yoga and enjoy the good company of your fellow Surf Sistas.

On the west coast of the Algarve we have a wealth of waves available to us. The West coast picks up the predominant northwesterly swells but if its too big we also have the choice to drive 15 minutes to the South coast where the waves are usually a bit smaller.

At Surf Sistas we pride ourselves on our coaching, all of our coaches are ISA or GB Surfing qualified and all friendly, encouraging and experienced. We are committed to helping you to progress with your surfing every time you join us for a trip, and we want you to leave us fully motivated, feeling good about your surfing and with plenty to work on until we see you again!

In Portugal we will be taking you to experience different breaks everyday according to the conditions and your ability level. As with all of our retreats we keep the itinerary flexible to ensure that we maximise your time in the water.

We LOVE beginners and this is a great place to learn with lots of beach breaks for a sandy landing! You will learn the basics of surfing, how to position yourself on the board, catch waves and pop up, and importantly how to stay safe in the water. By the end of the week we will be concentrating on your paddling, how to catch green waves, and turning.

Improvers will benefit from our Surf Sistas 'White to Green' coaching that helps you to really take your surfing to the next level. We know how easy it is to get stuck in the comfort of the white water so we will be working on your confidence in paddling out the back, consistently riding green waves, turning and trimming along the wave, turtle rolling or duck diving and refining any bad habits you have slipped into. We will use video analysis to help you to identify key areas to be working on.

Experienced surfers will enjoy an introduction to different breaks in the area, benefiting from our coaches' local knowledge, always in the right spot at the right time for your ability and the conditions. Our coaches will work with you 1:1, particularly using video analysis to help you to work on specific aspects of your surfing.

Our home for the week is a beautiful rustic boutique house set in large secluded grounds close to Carrapateira, Portugal. There is a pool to relax in, tennis courts, cosy fire places and under floor heating for chilly evenings, and delicious breakfasts every morning.

Rooms are twin shares, if you are coming solo but are happy to share we will match you with a fellow Surf Sista. Single rooms are also available for a single supplement.

We will be heading to some great local cafes and restaurants for lunches and evening meals.

Yoga sessions are held each morning and evening. Both beginner and improver Yogis will practice asanas to enhance your surfing, improve your balance and flexibility and stretch out tight muscles.

Yoga classes will be held in the stunning setting of the hotel either outside on the deck or in the Yoga space inside.

We love updating our summer surf wardrobe and we know you do too, so every Surf Sista leaves our Portugal trip with a fantastic Oakley Surf Sistas goody bag from the Oakley Summer 2013 collection, which includes your own pair of Oakley sunglasses!