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Ticket2Surf can be described as a surf lodge or surf camp located in Praia da Tocha, Portugal. Praia da Tocha is an authentic small coastal town hidden in the forests of the Beira Litoral region, between Porto, Coimbra, and Lisbon.
Ticket2Surf was founded in 2011, and the owners are a Dutch Portuguese couple and their two kids who fell in love with this authentic village, its beautiful surroundings, and laidback vibe.
The lodge and surf school are situated in the main street and 100m from the beach of Praia da Tocha. There are a couple of nice bars, a few restaurants, a market, 2 supermarkets, 2 ATM machines, all within walking distance from our place.
Apart from that, we offer:
Accommodation in dorms or private double rooms;
Custom made furniture from recycled material;
Self to service kitchen, big living room, free WI to FI, TV, BBQ, and a chill to out zone with hammocks;
Skate cruiser, ham to board, indo to board, slackline, Pilates ball, kettlebells, yoga mats
Surf lessons/surf guiding (all levels) and surf safaris
Surf rentals (surfboards and wetsuits)
Other activities: SUP, Yoga, horseback riding, Canyoning, Bike rental
We organize BBQs and dinner nights with local products;
The crew speaks English, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, basic german.
Airport transfer, on request
Traveling with your family? No problem. Praia da Tocha is kids friendly and has not a lot of traffic.
Please get in touch with us for a family package deal.
Location
Praia da Tocha is located in the Beira Litoral region, which is part of the famous Silver Coast. It has this name because of the silver shinning reflex of the sun on the ocean. As implicit in the name, this beautiful area of mellow temperatures, white sandy beaches, and amazing landscapes is considered one of the most beautiful places in Portugal.
The closest surf spot from our guesthouse is our home break and is only 100 meters away. This beach break, for all surf levels, starts to work with less than 3 ft (1 meter) swell, and is the place to be! If it´s flat here, it´s flat everywhere! The rest of the surf spots of the Beira Litoral coast are a variety of world to class beaches, reefs, and point breaks.
The famous student city of Coimbra, our region's capital, has one of the oldest universities in Europe and is only a 30 minutes drive away from our place. The beautiful city of Porto and the famous big wave surf spot called Nazaré are only 60 minutes away from us
With such a variety of good surf spots and just a small number of surfers, this area is Portugal’s hidden jewel!
- Reviews
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- Getting there
- Surf Lessons
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5 REVIEWS
Summary
Additional Fees:
Laundry 5€Extras:
Baby crib, 5€ per nightExtra bed in double room, 23€ per night
Room Type: Private
Sleeps: 2
Named after a surf spot in Costa Rica, this room with a double bed, a single bed, and a private bathroom give you a relaxed feeling and more comfort.
This room can also be booked as s family room with or without a baby crib.
Room Type: Private
Sleeps: 2
This room is named after a famous surf spot in Indonesia and comes with a double bed, a single bed, and a private bathroom to give you a relaxed feeling and more comfort.
Uluwatu can also be booked as s family room with or without a baby crib
Room Type: Private
Sleeps: 2
A twin room with 2 single beds or adjustable to a big double bed. There´s a shared bathroom right across the hall.
Room Type: Private
Sleeps: 2
This double room with a shared bathroom goes by the name of the world to famous break on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. This room has the beach vibe that you will find throughout the area.
Room Type: Shared - Mixed
Sleeps: 6
Dorm room with 3 bunk beds (6 persons). Ideal for a group of friends or single travelers.
This colorful dormitory, named after the famous point break in South Africa, is completely decorated in the surf style you would expect.
includes a shared bathroom.
You can never get lost
When you book you will receive our confirmation email with full travel directions of how to get to us.
We provide Airport Transfers from and to Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro, Oporto and they can be booked in the booking steps.
- Price for 1-4 people: €120
- Price for more than 4: €140
- - Nearest Airport: Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro, Oporto
- - Distance from Airport in kms: 136
- - Time from Airport in a car: 1,5h
- - There is a train from the airport
- - There is a bus from the airport
Come Surf With Us
Surf Lessons can be added in the booking steps if they are not already included in a package.
Instructors
Brian
Main Surf Beach: Praia da Tocha
Surf Lessons we offer:
Kids Surf Lessons
Kids lessons (2 hours) including equipment (board and wetsuit) and insurance.
The surflesson is taught in waist deep water. Studend ratio 1:8
Beginner Surf Lessons
Beginner lessons (2 hours) including equipment (board and wetsuit) and insurance.
The surflesson is taught in waist deep water. Studend ratio 1:8
Intermediate Surf Lessons
Intermediate lessons (2 hours) including equipment (board and wetsuit) and insurance.
The surflesson is taught from waist deep water to peddeling out. Studend ratio 1:5
Surf Guide
We offer you excellent surf guiding and make sure that you will have suitable conditions regarding your surf level;We would be happy to help you out with some surf advice like: how to work on your technique, reading waves, surf spots, tides, wind options, reading entrance and exit points at various surf spots;
Yoga
We offer yoga lessons once a day on a deck on the beach or in our yoga studio.
Minimum of 2 persons
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Praia da Tocha
Level: All Levels
The closest surf spot to our surfhouse is Praia de Tocha and is a two minute walk from our location. This beach break, for all surf levels, starts to work with less than 3 ft (1 meter) swell, and is the place to be! If it´s flat here, it´s flat everywhere!
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Buarcos
Level: Intermediate
A long, high quality right point that is more of a carving wave than a tube riding experience. It needs to be at over a meter (4ft) to wake up and it holds a decent swell. Rides can be several hundred meters long. It’s not badly damaged by north winds and is surprisingly quiet. It´s called the European J to Bay!
Cabedelo
Level: All Levels
Just to the south of Figueira town and an ex to WCT contest site. This excellent right wedges off the side of a long jetty and results in fast and hollow waves. NW winds are funneled offshore and it works best on a W or NW swell. The main peak can be challenging sometimes but there are plenty of other peaks for beginners.
Praia de Mira
Level: All Levels
Sandbar waves that hold little swell. High tide is better and offers steeper shore break style waves whereas at low tide the waves mush out on sandbars a hundred meters offshore.
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PAYMENT
- A small deposit is required to secure your booking.
- Your balance is due to the property 40 days before arrival. The Property will contact you to collect payment. If you book within this 40 days then the property will contact you shortly after you book to collect the balance.
CANCELLING YOUR BOOKING
- To cancel go to the MyAccount section and log in or register and you can cancel from within your account.
- Your deposit is non refundable but can be used for the same property/surf school within one year of your original booking.
- Cancellation policy If you wish to change your booking after it has been confirmed (e.g. guest names, date changes, etc), you can do that until 30 days before the beginning of the holiday if dates are available. After this period you will have to cancel your booking and re-book through our website again and we cannot guarantee availability. Should you by own means cancel your booking after having made a deposit payment; your deposit is non-refundable. Nevertheless, the value of your deposit will remain valid for one year, as a credit you can use to book alternative dates if available. Furthermore, the following cancellation charges will apply: Cancellation within 30 days before the beginning of holiday: 50% of holiday price. Cancellation within 15 days before the beginning of holiday: 25% of holiday price. Cancellation within 3 days before the beginning of holiday: 100% of the holiday price (this cancellation policy does not apply to events and retreats which have their own terms and conditions). Covid-19 and Refunds: Due to the pandemic, in case of lockdown or travel restrictions, we will refund our clients with a refund gift card, so they can reschedule their holiday to a more convenient time. Ticket2Surf reserves the right of canceling any activity or holiday by refunding the full amount of the total holiday price, if by any means necessary.
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- Host: Brian & Claudia
September 2019
Travelled as a couple
How did you like the accommodation?
If you are looking for chilled place somewhere close to the cost surrounded by pine trees but still in the middle of nowhere, you are right at ticket2surf. We stayed there 5 days in october and had really great time with brian and claudia, the owner of the hostel. They are very friendly and helped us with everything. We really enjoyed the nice atmosphere which claudia and brian created.
The rooms are very clean and there is a lot of space to hang around indoor (living room) and outdoor. Outdoor you have some seats and benches, a big table and some hammocks. indoor you find a Tv, magazines/ books, sofas and big table, and the most other stuff like games and so on. The kitchen is well equipped and every thing you need is there, if not: Claudia and Brian will help you :) All rooms are decorated individual with a lot of love and details in it.
All in all we love to stay at ticket2surf and would like to come back as soon as possible. If you are looking for a nice place to chill, surf and have a great time, we can totally recommended this place!
How were the surf lessons?
We also had surflesson, which were very succsesfull.
August 2019
Travelled solo
How did you like the accommodation?
It was a great experience to stay at Ticket2surf in Praia da Tocha with Claudia en Brian! The vibe at the hostel is soooooo good, you feel at home immediately. Everything is just so relaxt, kitchen is very well equiped, location is perfect near the beach and market with fresh food every day :-) There are a couple of nice priced restaurants with typical food and a great bar down the road with beer for 1€!
I will be back here for sure, fell in love with the place completely.
How were the surf lessons?
Most importantly the waves are great for surfing. Brian teaches surfing in a nice way and Claudia does beautiful yoga sessions.
June 2019
Travelled with family
How did you like the accommodation?
Ticket2Surf hostel is a great accommodation to chill. The hosts are super friendly (a Dutch Surfer who speaks fluently Portuguese, English and I suppose also German and his Portuguese wife who does Yoga-lessons). The boardwalk and beach are less then a 1 minute walk outside the door to the left. Porto is a 1 hr drive, Figuera da Foz 20 minutes and the historical city of Coimbra 30 minutes. The hostel has a chill-out backyard facing South with a part with trees to hang your hammock and a big frontyard. Of course there is a BBQ to use! Surf is great, almost always a wave to surf. When it gets to big in Tocha, you can drive to Figuera (Buarcos or Cabedela) and charge the world class surf. Though a hostel, also recommendable to families who do not want to camp and who don't expect all-in. Your kids are gonna love it! Brian will teach them to surf!!! I'll be back for sure!! Patrick
May 2019
Travelled solo
How did you like the accommodation?
I stayed with Ticket2surf for 5 days and had 3 days of surf guiding as I could already surf (kind of). Brian and Claudia are amazingly welcoming and made me feel like part of the family. The accommodation is homely and welcoming and the "chill out garden" is perfect when not surfing. Lots of local bars and restaurants with great cheap food, and you have full use of the kitchen if you prefer to cook for yourself. All in all I will be going back as soon as possible :) ciao
How were the surf lessons?
Each day Brian took me to the best surf conditions and I caught some of my top ten waves with him. His local knowledge and experience is priceless if you want to make your trip worthwhile and at a very reasonable price.
January 2019
Travelled as a couple
How did you like the accommodation?
Brian and Claudia warmly welcomed us and made us feel at home. Our room was simple but clean and cool. Best of it all: clean beaches, great surf, no crowds!
How were the surf lessons?
Brian is a friendly surf dude and took me to Some nice secret spots and helped me improve our surfing.