SURF SOMMELIER PRESENTS:
SURF SOMM SERIES PORTUGAL
WORLD SURFING RESERVE
SERIES Nº01 — WINTER
DECEMBER 6–11, 2026
SERIES Nº02 — SPRING
MARCH 7–12, 2027
two INSANELY GOOD WEEKs OF SURF, FOOD & WINE IN PORTUGAL.
two weeks,
two chances to experience the best waves portugal has to offer.
we´re elevating surf trips
A small group of good surfers,
world-class waves,
expert coaching
and new skills designed to push your surfing forward
local portuguese lunches
chef-prepared dinners
natural, organic & biodynamic wine pairings
active recovery
Surf hard. Live well.
That's the whole idea.
ERICEIRA ➸ SANTA CRUZ ➸ PENICHE ➸ NAZARÉ
We don't have a rigid surf itinerary.
We have access + local knowledge + the best waves in europe
Every morning we look at swell, wind and tide and make the call.
Maybe that's a reef in Ericeira.
Maybe it's offshore farther north.
Maybe someere we hadn't planned on going.
SURF SOMM SERIES Nº01 : WINTER PORTUGAL
December 6-11, 2026 · €4,250 per person
Six days chasing waves up the Portuguese coast with a small crew of surfers who came to get better. Surf, film, analyze, adjust, recover—and do it again. From Ericeira to Nazaré, with exceptional food and natural wine along the way.
YOUR WEEK INCLUDES
5 nights at The Blanco Bungalow with your own private bedroom
Daily breakfast
Lunch each full day
Dinner every night, including organic & biodynamic wine
Natural wine tastingsat Blanco and with local producers
Winery Tour, Tasting & Dinner in the Adega
Surfing throughout the week, with locations selected according to conditions
3 coached surf sessionswith professional photography, videography + post-surf analysis
Breathwork session
Apnea training
Surf-focused mobility session
Daily sauna + cold plunge
Nazaré jet-ski experience
All transportation during the experience
Round-trip Lisbon Airport transfers
All programmed experiences and activities
NOT INCLUDED
Flights to/from Portugal
Surfboards, wetsuits + personal surf equipment
Airline board-bag/equipment fees
Travel insurance —required to participate
Personal purchases or additional food/drinks outside the included program
Anything you decide to do outside the scheduled experience
A NOTE ON THE SCHEDULE
The Atlantic gets the final say.Surf locations, timing and individual activities may shift according to swell, wind, weather and safety. The route is built aroundEriceira → Santa Cruz → Peniche → Nazaré, but we'll go where the conditions are best.
The Nazaré experience is designed to give you an inside look at big-wave surfing and Praia do Norte;it does not include surfing giant waves at Nazaré.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
€4,250 per person
Your place is confirmed once payment is complete. Travel insurance is required, and all guests will complete the participant agreement and required waivers before arrival.
December 6-11, 2026
Portugal
Maximum 7 surfers - Each with a Private Room
SURF SOMM SERIES Nº02 — PORTUGAL SPRING
March 7-12, 2027 · €4,250 per person
Six days chasing waves up the Portuguese coast with a small crew of surfers who came to get better. Surf, film, analyze, adjust, recover—and do it again. From Ericeira to Nazaré, with exceptional food and natural wine along the way.
YOUR WEEK INCLUDES
5 nights at The Blanco Bungalow with your own private bedroom
Daily breakfast
Lunch each full day
Dinner every night, including organic & biodynamic wine
Natural wine tastingsat Blanco and with local producers
Winery Tour, Tasting & Dinner in the Adega
Surfing throughout the week, with locations selected according to conditions
3 coached surf sessions with professional photography, videography + post-surf analysis
Breathwork session
Apnea training
Surf-focused mobility session
Daily sauna + cold plunge
Nazaré jet-ski experience
All transportation during the experience
Round-trip Lisbon Airport transfers
All programmed experiences and activities
NOT INCLUDED
Flights to/from Portugal
Surfboards, wetsuits + personal surf equipment
Airline board-bag/equipment fees
Travel insurance —required to participate
Personal purchases or additional food/drinks outside the included program
Anything you decide to do outside the scheduled experience
A NOTE ON THE SCHEDULE
The Atlantic gets the final say.Surf locations, timing and individual activities may shift according to swell, wind, weather and safety. The route is built aroundEriceira → Santa Cruz → Peniche → Nazaré, but we'll go where the conditions are best.
The Nazaré experience is designed to give you an inside look at big-wave surfing and Praia do Norte;it does not include surfing giant waves at Nazaré.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
€4,250 per person
Your place is confirmed once payment is complete. Travel insurance is required, and all guests will complete the participant agreement and required waivers before arrival.
March 7-12, 2027
Portugal
Maximum 7 surfers - Each with a Private Room
OUR WEEK
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Day One
ARRIVE / SETTLE IN
Airport Transfer
Check-in
Sauna + cold plunge
Welcome dinner + wine -
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DAY TWO
ERICEIRA
Breakfast
Breathwork
Surf
analysis + coaching
prato de dia lunch
Sauna + cold plunge
Dinner + wine tasting -
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DAY THREE
SANTA CRUZ
Breakfast
Apnea training
Surf
coaching + analysis
prato de dia lunch
Winery Tour + Dinner
Wine Tasting
soaking tub + sauna -
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DAY FOUR
PENICHE
Breakfast
Mobility training
Surf Supertubos
Photography + videography
local prato de dia
surf analysis
Dinner + private wine tasting
soaking tub + sauna -
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DAY FIVE
NAZARÉ
Breakfast
Sauna + cold plunge
Nazaré jet-ski experience
prato de dia
surf
Farewell dinner + wine
soaking tub + sauna -
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DAY SIX
DEPARTURE
Breakfast
Sauna + cold plunge
Airport transfer
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SURF
Get better.
Coached sessions. Video analysis. Different waves. Different conditions. Real progression. -
TRAIN
Prepare differently.
Breathwork. Apnea. Mobility. Sauna. Cold plunge. Recovery. -
TERRIOR
Experience Portugal.
Incredible cooking. Natural and biodynamic wines. Local producers. Long dinners around the table.
we START HERE.
ERICEIRA WORLD SURFING RESERVE
the greatest surf coastline in Europe.
Reefs. Points. Beach breaks. Different exposures. Different conditions.
And an absurd amount of surfing packed into a relatively short stretch of coastline.
This is our backyard.
This is where we start.
AND THEN WE HEAD NORTH.
As the week progresses, we move north through Santa Cruz and Peniche, chasing the best conditions and putting your surfing into increasingly different waves.
Beach breaks. Reefs. Faster waves. More powerful surf. Different swell angles and exposures.
One day might be a quiet peak outside Santa Cruz. The next could be Supertubos with some of the best surfers in Portugal in the water.
Every session gets filmed. We watch it back. We make adjustments. And then we go surf again.
AND THIS IS WHERE WE FINISH.
NAZARÉ.
You've seen it on a screen.
Now you're going out there.
Our final full day takes us north to Nazaré and Praia do Norte, where the underwater canyon can produce waves approaching the scale of buildings.
We'll go out by jet ski with people who understand this place and experience one of surfing's most extraordinary arenas from the water.
We're obviously not taking you there to surf a 100-foot wave.
That's not the point.
You've spent the week working on breathing, apnea, technique, ocean awareness, preparation and recovery.
Now you get to see where those disciplines are taken to their absolute limit.
GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND IT.
That is a fucking cool culmination to the week.
WHERE YOU’LL SLEEP.
Your own private bedroom inside one of Blanco Bungalow’s pristine white houses.
Linen sheets, luxury bedding and oversized towels. Organic, plant-based personal care products. Full kitchens and cozy living rooms with fireplaces.
Warm, spacious and beautifully considered, the kind of place you actually want to come home to after a long day in the water.
WHERE YOU’RE STAYING.
blanco bungalow is A private, gated estate on Portugal’s Atlantic coast, surrounded by protected nature and complete peace and quiet.
White bungalows tucked into the landscape. Horses grazing outside. The ocean a short walk away.
At the heart of it all is the Poolhouse: a huge communal space with a cozy fireplace + extra large sofa for post-surf analysis and hanging out between sessions. pool table, poker table, indoor-outdoor kitchen and long table for dinners & wine.
For six days, the whole place is yours.
BUILT FOR RECOVERY.
The best surf trips don’t stop when you get out of the water.
Blanco Bungalow’s outdoor eco spa has a wood-fired sauna overlooking the gardens and ocean cliffs, a cedar cold plunge and a wood-fired soaking tub—all surrounded by nature.
Add the huge saltwater pool, mobility, breathwork and apnea, and you have everything you need to reset between sessions.
Because tomorrow, we surf again.
EAT & DRINK WELL.
Surf Somm is as much about experiencing Portugal through its food and wine as it is through its waves.
Start the day with a healthy breakfast built for a full day in the water.
By day, we’ll take you to Bourdain-worthy lunch spots, tiny local restaurants, fresh fish off the grill, daily specials where you´ll get a real taste of Portugal and local life.
At night, we take it to another level with chef-prepared dinners. Fresh Atlantic seafood, local meats and seasonal produce, cooked over fire and served around the table.
Natural and biodynamic wines from some of our favourite Portuguese producers are hand-selected and paired throughout the week.
Surf hard. Eat extremely well.
WHO THIS IS FOR.
You don't need to be a professional surfer.
but You do need to be an intermediate - good surfer
know how to navigate a lineup.
You must be comfortable in changing conditions.
You want to surf better, train smarter, and push yourself.
you appreciate good food and have a love of good wine.
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You get yourself to Lisbon.
We'll take it from there.
Airport transfers. Private accommodation. Transportation. Coaching. Training. Photography and analysis. Recovery. Food. Wine. Nazaré.
all included.
You shouldn't spend the week making reservations, coordinating cars or wondering where everyone is meeting.
good surf. Good food. Good wine. Good people.
surf sommelier series
series Noº1:
winter portugal
december 6-11
7 surfers
intermediate - advanced
5 NIGHTS
PRIVATE ROOMS
ERICEIRA → SANTA CRUZ → PENICHE → NAZARÉ
Surf coaching + analysis
Breathwork + apnea training
Mobility training + recovery
Sauna + cold plunge + hot tub
healthy breakfasts
saltwater pool
Nazaré by jet ski
Exceptional local Portuguese lunches
chef prepared dinners with Natural + biodynamic wine pairings
Private wine tastings
natural winery tour, tasting & dinner
The Blanco Bungalow
Transportation from Lisbon and back
recommended equipment:
groveller/twin fin, short board & a step up
5/4 or 4/3 wetsuit
SURF SOMM SERIES Nº01 : WINTER PORTUGAL
December 6-11, 2026 · €4,250 per person
Six days chasing waves up the Portuguese coast with a small crew of surfers who came to get better. Surf, film, analyze, adjust, recover—and do it again. From Ericeira to Nazaré, with exceptional food and natural wine along the way.
YOUR WEEK INCLUDES
5 nights at The Blanco Bungalow with your own private bedroom
Daily breakfast
Lunch each full day
Dinner every night, including organic & biodynamic wine
Natural wine tastingsat Blanco and with local producers
Winery Tour, Tasting & Dinner in the Adega
Surfing throughout the week, with locations selected according to conditions
3 coached surf sessionswith professional photography, videography + post-surf analysis
Breathwork session
Apnea training
Surf-focused mobility session
Daily sauna + cold plunge
Nazaré jet-ski experience
All transportation during the experience
Round-trip Lisbon Airport transfers
All programmed experiences and activities
NOT INCLUDED
Flights to/from Portugal
Surfboards, wetsuits + personal surf equipment
Airline board-bag/equipment fees
Travel insurance —required to participate
Personal purchases or additional food/drinks outside the included program
Anything you decide to do outside the scheduled experience
A NOTE ON THE SCHEDULE
The Atlantic gets the final say.Surf locations, timing and individual activities may shift according to swell, wind, weather and safety. The route is built aroundEriceira → Santa Cruz → Peniche → Nazaré, but we'll go where the conditions are best.
The Nazaré experience is designed to give you an inside look at big-wave surfing and Praia do Norte;it does not include surfing giant waves at Nazaré.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
€4,250 per person
Your place is confirmed once payment is complete. Travel insurance is required, and all guests will complete the participant agreement and required waivers before arrival.
December 6-11, 2026
Portugal
Maximum 7 surfers - Each with a Private Room
SURF SOMM SERIES Nº02 — PORTUGAL SPRING
March 7-12, 2027 · €4,250 per person
Six days chasing waves up the Portuguese coast with a small crew of surfers who came to get better. Surf, film, analyze, adjust, recover—and do it again. From Ericeira to Nazaré, with exceptional food and natural wine along the way.
YOUR WEEK INCLUDES
5 nights at The Blanco Bungalow with your own private bedroom
Daily breakfast
Lunch each full day
Dinner every night, including organic & biodynamic wine
Natural wine tastingsat Blanco and with local producers
Winery Tour, Tasting & Dinner in the Adega
Surfing throughout the week, with locations selected according to conditions
3 coached surf sessions with professional photography, videography + post-surf analysis
Breathwork session
Apnea training
Surf-focused mobility session
Daily sauna + cold plunge
Nazaré jet-ski experience
All transportation during the experience
Round-trip Lisbon Airport transfers
All programmed experiences and activities
NOT INCLUDED
Flights to/from Portugal
Surfboards, wetsuits + personal surf equipment
Airline board-bag/equipment fees
Travel insurance —required to participate
Personal purchases or additional food/drinks outside the included program
Anything you decide to do outside the scheduled experience
A NOTE ON THE SCHEDULE
The Atlantic gets the final say.Surf locations, timing and individual activities may shift according to swell, wind, weather and safety. The route is built aroundEriceira → Santa Cruz → Peniche → Nazaré, but we'll go where the conditions are best.
The Nazaré experience is designed to give you an inside look at big-wave surfing and Praia do Norte;it does not include surfing giant waves at Nazaré.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
€4,250 per person
Your place is confirmed once payment is complete. Travel insurance is required, and all guests will complete the participant agreement and required waivers before arrival.
March 7-12, 2027
Portugal
Maximum 7 surfers - Each with a Private Room
series Noº2:
spring portugal
march 7-12
FAQs
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Surf Somm Series is built for experienced surfers, not beginners. You should be able to paddle out independently, navigate a lineup, catch unbroken waves consistently and feel comfortable surfing around head-high conditions. You don’t need to rip—you do need to surf
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Five nights with a private bedroom at The Blanco Bungalow, meals throughout the experience: breakfast, lunch & dinner, wine with dinners and tastings, surf coaching, photography + videography, video analysis, breathwork class, apnea training, mobility training, daily sauna + cold plunge + soaking tub, the Nazaré jet-ski experience, transportation throughout the week and round-trip Lisbon Airport transfers.
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Flights, surfboards, wetsuits and personal surf equipment, airline board fees, travel insurance and personal purchases outside the programmed experience.
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Yes. Bring the boards you actually want to surf. We recommend traveling with a small quiver suited to a range of Portuguese conditions: short board, step up & a twin fin or groveler. Rentals can also be arranged, but we recommend bringing your own boards.
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We move. The Atlantic gets the final say. Our route is built around Ericeira, Santa Cruz, Peniche and Nazaré, but the actual breaks and timing are determined by conditions. That flexibility is part of surfing Portugal.
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Not at all. Wine is a big part of Surf Sommelier, but drinking isn't required. The food, wine producers and culture are just as much a part of the experience. If you don´t drink, the price remains the same.
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Our final day takes us to Praia do Norte for a jet-ski experience and an inside look at the environment, preparation and ocean knowledge behind big-wave surfing. You are not coming to surf giant Nazaré. You're coming to understand what it takes to surf it and have a front row seat to the action from a jet ski.
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Guests will each have their own private room at The Blanco Bungalow. If you are coming with a friend and would like to share a house, please message us after booking, and we will do our best to accommodate.
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Because of the limited group size and advance commitments involved, payments are non-refundable if you cancel. Comprehensive travel insurance is required and should include surfing, emergency medical care, trip cancellation/interruption and other unforeseen circumstances.
THE FINE PRINT
Airfare to and from lisbon, Portugal is not included.
All participants are required to obtain comprehensive travel insurance before arrival, including coverage appropriate for surfing and the other activities they intend to participate in, emergency medical treatment, evacuation and repatriation. Trip cancellation and interruption coverage is strongly recommended. Proof of required coverage will be requested before participation.
this experience takes place in an active ocean environment. Surfing, apnea and breath-hold activities, open-water activities, jet-ski activities, sauna, cold-water immersion and other physical activities involve inherent risks, including serious injury or death. Participants are responsible for honestly assessing their swimming ability, surfing experience, fitness, medical condition and personal limits.
Participation in any activity is always voluntary. Conditions, surf locations, instructors, activities, meals and the itinerary may be changed, substituted or cancelled when required by weather, ocean conditions, safety considerations, availability or circumstances outside our reasonable control. Specific waves, surf conditions and wave sizes are never guaranteed.
Nazaré is an observational and educational big-wave experience. Participation in Surf Somm does not include surfing giant waves at Praia do Norte.
Before participating, each guest will be required to review and sign the applicable Participant Agreement, Assumption of Risk and Release and provide any required insurance information.
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