RSJ × SA Surf Adventures · 🇵🇹 Arrifana, Portugal
The Arrifana Experience
Seven nights on the wildest coast in Europe. RSJ in the water every session.
1–8 November 2026
From £1,295
per person sharing · £1,395 for a private room
Payment plan
25% deposit secures your place · balance 30 days before departure
Max 8 surfers — these sell out.
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Destination
Arrifana, Portugal
Duration
7 nights · 6 surf days
Group size
Max 8 surfers
Level
Intermediate to advanced
The Trip
Seven nights on the wildest stretch of the Algarve, six days chasing waves from Arrifana to Carrapateira, and RSJ coaching in the water every session. A small crew — eight surfers, maximum — a lodge with a log fire, and a shooter on the beach so you actually see what you are doing out there.
Where we surf is decided each morning by the swell, the wind and the tide. Two to four sessions a day, the whole west coast of the Algarve to pick from, and the coaching structured across the week so day six looks nothing like day one.
Sunday to Sunday from Bristol — 2h40 in the air, no jet lag, no visa. Flights are not included; we tell you exactly which one to book.
RSJ coaching, every session
In the water with you every session — a structured daily curriculum, live feedback between waves, and two coaches out there when the crew is big enough.
Nightly video analysis
You are filmed through the day. Each evening we break the footage down with your coach in the lodge lounge, by the fire, so tomorrow’s session is built on what today showed.
A shooter on the beach
Professional photography and videography of your surfing all week, with post-session analysis. Yours to keep.
Six surf days, one coast
Two to four sessions a day, the spot picked on the swell each morning. Daily surf transport to every break included.
Where You're Going
Where We Might Surf
The spot is decided each morning on the swell, the wind and the tide — and on what the crew is ready for. Here is the menu.
Arrifana
Intermediate–AdvancedLong right-hand point off the headland when the swell is up; beach break peaks the rest of the time. Our home break.
Monte Clérigo
IntermediateWide, forgiving beach break ten minutes north — the warm-up and the small-day option.
Amado
Intermediate–AdvancedConsistent beach break with room for everyone; handles size well.
What's Included
- 7 nights at Arrifana Surf Lodge — a single bed in a shared room (2–3 to a room), or Room A as a private king or twin. Bedding and towels included
- RSJ Surf Academy coaching all week — in the water every session, a structured daily curriculum, and two coaches when the crew is big enough
- Nightly video analysis with your coach, by the fire
- Professional photography and videography of your surfing, with post-session analysis — yours to keep
- 6 days of guided surfing up and down the Costa Vicentina — 2–4 sessions a day, spot picked on the swell
- Daily surf transport to the breaks
- Breakfast every day, a packed lunch on the 6 surf days, and 4 evening meals at the lodge (Sun, Mon, Tue and Thu)
- Group transfer from Faro airport to the lodge and back
- Use of a lodge surfboard, wetsuit and leash all week
- All soft drinks, fresh fruit, snacks, tea and coffee through the day
- Accident cover through the lodge, and free Wi-Fi
- Free use of the lodge — kitchen, lounge, two sea-view terraces, log fire
- Return flights to Faro (easyJet Bristol is around £110–175 with a bag at the time of writing)
- Airport parking in the UK
- Board bag carriage (around £50 per flight on easyJet)
- Dinner on Wed, Fri and Sat — Arrifana and Aljezur restaurants, roughly €15–25
- Travel insurance — required, and it must cover surfing
- Optional: a performance board through SASA and RSJ, £75 for the week
- Optional: yoga at the lodge — one session free, €15 after that
How Payment Works
- 1Pay a 25% deposit today to reserve your place.
- 2The balance is due 30 days before departure.
- 3Or split it: 50% today, then 25% by 2 October and 25% by 23 October.
Getting There
- ›Everyone lands at Faro (FAO) on the Sunday morning and we meet you at arrivals.
- ›The recommended flight is easyJet Bristol → Faro, 07:35 on Sun 1 Nov, returning Faro → Bristol 10:50 on Sun 8 Nov. Jet2 run a 06:30 alternative.
- ›Faro to Arrifana is about 1h45 in the SASA van — included both ways.
- ›No car needed all week: surf transport to every break is included.
Your Member Saving
Applied automatically at checkout — just book with the same email address you use for RSJ. Bring a friend and you both save an extra 2%; if they book, you each get £50 credit toward your next trip.
See membership1–8 November 2026
From £1,295 per person sharing · £1,395 for a private room · max 8 surfers. 25% deposit secures your place · balance 30 days before departure.
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