The Surf Experience

The Surf Experience is a surf camp and school based on Rua dos Ferreiros in Lagos old town, running since 1992. Besides week-long camps with accommodation, it sells single surf day trips: meet at 08:30, the instructors pick the beach, you get 2–3 hours of coaching in small groups, and lunch is included. It suits beginners to independent surfers, and solo travellers who want a group to surf with.

What the sources say (research)

• Day trips: meet at “our surf camp, Rua dos Ferreiros 21, just off the main square” at 08:30; beach chosen by wind, swell and tide; 2–3 hours of tuition per day; board, wetsuit, return transport from central Lagos and homemade lunch included; pre-booking required. [surfexperience.com/daytrips, 4 Oct 2026]
• Day-trip prices per person per day: 1 day €65, 3 days €60, 5 days €55. [surfexperience.com/daytrips, 4 Oct 2026]
• Camps with accommodation, 2026: low season (Nov–Mar) €256–€884, mid season (Apr–Jun, Oct) €278–€961, high season (Jul–Sep) €306–€1,057, for 3 to 14 days; includes breakfast, lunch, beach transfer, lessons, board and wetsuit, video analysis on Thursdays. [surfexperience.com/booking-prices-new, 4 Oct 2026]
• Lessons are “typically” two 90-minute sessions either side of lunch. [surfexperience.com/the-surf-school, 4 Oct 2026]
• “Getting people wet since 1992”; operating company named as Surfalgarve Lda; WhatsApp +351 916 137 082 / +351 919 830 591. [surfexperience.com and /daytrips, 4 Oct 2026]
• No minimum age is stated on the pages read. [surfexperience.com, 4 Oct 2026]

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