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Our picks of the surf lessons, boat trips, rides and day trips worth your time in Ericeira. Live prices, booked through GetYourGuide.

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01 - Surf

Just one lesson

Here for a weekend and just want to try it? A single lesson is the way in. For a full week of surf, food and a bed, a surf camp is better value.

2 hours

Surf Experience in Ericeira – a World Surfing Reserve

The most reviewed surf lesson in town. Two hours in a small group, aimed at beginners and improvers.

From €55 per person
★ 4.9 (139 reviews)
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2.5 hours

Surf Group Lesson with Local Instructors

Two and a half hours in a group with local instructors. All the gear is included and pickup is available.

From €45 per person
★ 4.8 (54 reviews)
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2 hours

Private Surfing Lesson in Ericeira

One instructor, just you (or you and a friend). The fastest way to stop nosediving.

From €200 per person
★ 5 (2 reviews)
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5 days

5-Day Beginner Surf Course

Five days of lessons for complete beginners, for when one session isn't enough to get hooked.

From €290 per person
★ 4.6 (4 reviews)
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1.5 hours

Surfskate Lesson with Equipment and Instructor

Surfskate on land to drill your turns when the sea is flat or blown out. Good for surfers of any level.

From €35 per person
★ 5 (1 review)
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02 - On the Water

Off the beach

The coast looks different from the sea. Both boats leave from Ericeira and run two hours.

2 hours

Sunset Boat Cruise

Golden hour along the cliffs, with the sun setting straight into the Atlantic.

From €55 per person
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2 hours

Dolphin and Seabird Watching Boat Tour

Small boat out to look for the dolphins and seabirds that live off this coast.

From €55 per person
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03 - On Land

Bikes, wine and slow afternoons

Ericeira sits between the ocean and farmland full of small vineyards. An e-bike makes the hills disappear.

2.5 hours

Surf Coast E-Bike Tour to Coxos

Ride the World Surfing Reserve to Coxos, one of the most powerful right-hand point breaks in Portugal.

From €48 per person
★ 5 (2 reviews)
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3.5 hours

Countryside E-Bike Tour with Wine Tasting

Inland through the villages behind Ericeira, finishing with a tasting at a local winery.

From €84 per person
★ 5 (5 reviews)
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5 hours

From Sintra, Mafra, or Ericeira: Hike and Wine Tour

Guided hike through Cheleiros and the restored village of Mata Pequena, with six wines to taste at the end.

From €100 per person
★ 5 (5 reviews)
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1 - 3 days

Electric Bike Rental with Helmet and Lock

E-bike with helmet and lock, by the day. Do your own loop of the beaches and viewpoints.

From €30 per person
★ 5 (5 reviews)
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Go Green, Go Free: Rent E-Scooters Easy in Ericeira

Electric scooters with a surfboard rack. No licence needed.

From €30 per person
★ 5 (11 reviews)
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2.5 hours

Analogue Photowalk at Sunset

Shoot the coast at sunset on a vintage film SLR. No gear or experience needed.

From €85 per person
★ 5 (2 reviews)
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3 hours

Traditional Crochet Experience

Three-hour crochet workshop with a local family. You leave with your own granny square.

From €49 per person
★ 5 (3 reviews)
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04 - Day Trips

Further afield

Sintra is 30 minutes away and Nazaré a bit over an hour up the coast. Both are easy days out from Ericeira.

7 hours

Private Relaxed Sintra Tour from Ericeira with Palace Choice

Private day in Sintra, leaving from Ericeira. Pick Quinta da Regaleira or the Pena Palace terraces and gardens.

From €160 per person
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6 hours

From Ericeira: Day Trip to Nazaré with a Former Pro Athlete

To Nazaré, home of the biggest waves ever surfed, guided by a former pro athlete.

From €150 per person
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8 hours

From Lisbon: Mafra, Ericeira & Queluz Palace Day Tour

Staying in Lisbon? This day tour covers Mafra Palace, Ericeira and Queluz Palace.

From €80 per person
★ 5 (16 reviews)
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05 - Getting Here

Airport transfer

Lisbon airport is 35 minutes away by car. Buses run too, but with boards and bags a private car is easier.

One-way Private Transfer to/from Lisbon Airport and Ericeira

Private car between Lisbon airport and your place in Ericeira, priced per car for up to four people.

From €80 per group up to 4
★ 5 (2 reviews)
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