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Algarve Camp for Teenagers: the Coast of Southern Portugal

Faro, PortugalZigotours

Latest published dates
Oct 19 – 26, 2026
Duration
8 days
Ages
12–17
2026 price

$1,570

Course price for 1 week

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A touring camp along the Algarve coast of southern Portugal, balanced between cultural visits and outdoor sport. The group moves between four bases: Faro, the regional capital, with its old architecture and beaches; Albufeira, the starting point for the Seven Valleys walk, the Benagil sea cave by kayak and the Sand City sculpture park; Sagres, with its high cliffs, wild beaches and an introduction to surfing; and Lagos, with its navigator and pirate history, the Ponta da Piedade grotto, a colourful market and a day at a water park. Travel on the ground is by minibus driven by the supervising team.

Language

French

Program type

Adventure Camps

Accommodation

Cabin

About

About the Course

Portugal is presented by the operator as a country close to France and very different from its Spanish neighbour, valued for its mild sun and the welcome of its people. The route is built to balance cultural activity with sport along the 150 km of Algarve coastline, which holds more than twenty-five seaside resorts, quiet picturesque villages and busy towns. The group works through four bases — Faro, Albufeira, Sagres and Lagos — rather than staying in one place.

What’s Included

The price published by the operator covers accommodation, meals, the activities and excursions of the published programme, and insurance. Zigo Tours takes out cover for every participant — assistance and repatriation, individual accident, third-party liability, legal costs and baggage — and advances medical expenses during the stay. Travel is by flight with a stopover, out and back on the Paris – Lisbon – Faro route. Pre-travel from regional cities can be arranged by the operator's transport department; it is quoted case by case and is not part of the published price.

Accommodation

The group sleeps in bungalows of four to six places on equipped campsites along the coast.

Meal Plan

Catering is run on a co-management basis with help from the adults: everyone takes an active turn in the collective tasks, cooking and clearing included.

Activities & Excursions

The programme alternates visits and outdoor sport. From Albufeira the group walks the Seven Valleys route and paddles into the Benagil sea cave by kayak, and visits the Sand City park with its hundred or so sand sculptures. Sagres brings cliff walks, wild beaches and an introduction to surfing. At Lagos there is a day in a water park, the sea grotto of Ponta da Piedade and the town market. Faro, the regional capital, is explored on foot for its old architecture and its beaches.

Facilities

Accommodation is on equipped campsites, in bungalows sleeping four to six. Movement between the coastal bases is by minibus driven by the supervising team. The group is small — the operator publishes a minimum of twelve and a maximum of sixteen participants — and is led by a qualified director and activity leaders, one adult for every eight young people.

Camp Experience

A small travelling group — between twelve and sixteen participants — moving along the southern coast of Portugal by minibus with a qualified director and activity leaders, one adult for every eight young people. Meals are cooked and cleared collectively, so the stay asks for a share of the daily work as well as the sightseeing.

Language Camp prices

Algarve Coast Discovery: Culture and Watersports

12–17 yrs

2026 price

A touring programme along the Algarve coast, designed by the operator to balance cultural visits with sport: the old town and beaches of Faro, the Seven Valleys walk and the Benagil sea cave by kayak from Albufeira, cliff walks and an introduction to surfing at Sagres, and the grotto of Ponta da Piedade, the market and a water park day at Lagos. There are no classroom lessons.

There are no classroom lessons on this programme. The days are built around guided outings, visits and time with the group, led by the operator’s team.

Coastal discovery of southern Portugal, combining guided visits with hiking, kayaking and surfing.

Daily Schedule

  1. Breakfast

    07:00–08:00

  2. Classes

    08:30–12:30

  3. Lunch

    12:30–13:30

  4. Dinner

    18:30–19:30

  5. Evening activities

    20:00–22:00

  6. Lights out

    22:30

Included items

  • 24/7 supervision
  • Small groups
  • Excursions
  • Hiking
  • Swimming
  • Residence accommodation

Optional Extras

Top recommendation

Recommended for most families

Smooth arrival and fewer surprises.

Departure city: Lille

Supplement published by the operator for joining the trip from Lille instead of the Paris departure point.

Departure city: Pau

Supplement published by the operator for joining the trip from Pau instead of the Paris departure point.

Transfer25

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Zigotours

Zigotours is a French youth travel operator based in Grenoble that runs residential holiday camps and young-adult trips in France and abroad for participants aged 6 to 25. Founded in 1989, it organises multi-activity, mountain, ski, seaside and touring programmes led by qualified directors and activity leaders. Its package rates are all-inclusive: travel from Paris, full board, accommodation, supervision, local transport, repatriation and accident insurance, and the activities listed for each programme.

Location

Map showing camp locationFaro, Algarve, Portugal, Faro

Frequently Asked Questions

Travel is by air with a stopover, out and back on the Paris – Lisbon – Faro route. Participants starting from a regional city can be pre-routed by the operator’s transport department, which quotes that leg case by case; it is not part of the published price. On the ground the group moves by minibus driven by the supervising team.

The group sleeps in bungalows of four to six places on equipped campsites along the coast, moving between bases as the route progresses.

Catering is run on a co-management basis with help from the adults. Everyone takes an active turn in the collective tasks, so cooking and clearing are part of the stay rather than a service provided to the group.

The operator publishes a minimum of twelve and a maximum of sixteen participants for this stay. Supervision is by a qualified director and activity leaders, at a ratio of one adult for every eight young people.

Yes. The operator takes out cover for every participant — assistance and repatriation, individual accident, third-party liability, legal costs and baggage — and advances medical expenses incurred during the stay.

A valid passport or national identity card that meets the requirements of the destination country. The operator asks families to check the physical condition of the document as well as its validity: a tear, a damaged cover, loose pages or water marks can lead to refusal of boarding or of entry, even when the details and photograph are perfectly legible.

More about this camp

This Zigo Tours camp follows the Algarve coast of southern Portugal, a stretch of some 150 km holding more than twenty-five seaside resorts, quiet villages and lively towns. The route is built to balance culture and sport. Faro, the regional capital, is walked for its old architecture and its beaches. From Albufeira the group takes the Seven Valleys hike, paddles into the Benagil sea cave by kayak and visits the Sand City sculpture park. Sagres offers high cliffs, wild beaches and a first lesson in surfing. Lagos closes the circuit with the sea grotto of Ponta da Piedade, a colourful market, the town's history of navigators and pirates, and a day in a water park. The group sleeps in bungalows of four to six on equipped campsites, cooks and clears collectively, and travels between bases by minibus driven by the supervising team. A qualified director and activity leaders supervise throughout, one adult for every eight participants.