At Utopia Guest House - Single and Double rooms available. 7 min drive from Arrifana beach.
4 Care Work Shops
CARE Principles is all about supporting organizations and their leaders grow by balancing prosperity, people, and the planet. It’s a simple yet powerful framework that ensures companies can succeed.
4 Surf Lessons
Lead by Debbie Zec in a collaboration with the Portuguese local surf school and coaches.
Surf Equipement
Boards and Wetsuits are provided by the Surf School
Day Trip to Lagos
Surprise visit to one of the most beautiful cities in the south of Portugal.
Welcome + Goodbye Dinner
Upon arrival and departure we'd like to welcome you and to say good bye as it should ;)
Daily Breakfast
Also water, coffee and tea is available for free all day long in the guesthouse
Personalized attention
We want to give our guests all the personal attention they deserve, therefor we decided to have min 8 - max 12 guests per retreat.
30 min - one on one
Personalised session with Isabel
30 min - one on one
Personalised session with Debbie
Care Materials
20 step CARE leadership guide in PDF.
Surf Photos
A memory to take home with you.
Surf Video Analysis
2 group sessions in which we'll review the surf lesson and we'll learn how we can improve with land drills.
What’s not included
Transport to Airport
Please note that FARO is the closest airport, this transportation is not included in the package, though we can help you to arrange. Renting a car or hiring Uber are the 2 most reliable solutions.
Lunches, 5 dinners.
Only 2 dinners are included, and all breakfasts.
Insurance
It's always reccomended in case of accidents or last minute cancelations
This surf school is amazing to say the least. Not only was booking very easy, we had a group of 10 and they were able to accommodate us all. We had 1:2 ratio with instructors which was perfect. We had 7 kids with us and each instructor was amazing with each child. They had patience, kindness and never hesitated to cheer on everyone. They provided seating and sun cover as well as water and even coffee for the spectators!! We loved it so much we went back a second time. They definitely made us comfortable and took pride in their job. I highly recommend them and wouldn’t hesitate to go again.
By Leanne W for Beginner Surf Lesson on Dec 15, 2025
Sonia and I took a hand full of our guests to Dominical Surf School for lessons while on a yoga retreat. We had the pleasure of working with Maria at the front desk and instruction from Gonzalo, Jose, and Mario. The instruction was clear, concise, and easy to understand and made us all feel safe to get out into the water, hop on our boards, and surf! We all stood up on our boards and it was an amazing feeling. The instructors were also soooo encouraging and motivating. It was so good that a few of us went back a couple days later to take another lesson! Thank you Maria for your warmth, kindness, and helping us with arranging our lessons. Thank you Gonza for your expertise in ocean safety, learning about rip tides, and how to pop up on the board. Thank you Jose and Mario for your enthusiasm, encouragement, and kindness in and out of the water. Thank you for Dominical Surf School helping all us noobs fall in love with surfing. We will definitely be back again! - Sonia & Meghan with Essenem Journeys Yoga & Adventure Retreats
I can’t say enough about this amazing experience! My son & I took a lesson with Miguel and he was able to dust off 25 years of cobwebs from my last surfing experience and teach my son to enjoy the sport! We had tried a few years ago in Maui but the waves were WAY too big that day & the camp should never have taken us out. I truly appreciated Dominical Surf School’s looking at the tides and waves prior to scheduling our lesson time in order to get the most reasonable waves for our experience. Miguel was patient and kind and supportive. My son said it was one of the main highlights of our trip to Costa Rica! Thank you, Miguel & team for making the whole experience so fabulous!!!!
We had a great time much better than expected! Debbie and her team are such wonderful, warm-hearted people who always want to support and encourage you. Thank you so much for everything, I will never forget my time with you.