Welcome to Coastline Algarve!
We are a family company based in Raposeira, Algarve, Portugal. Explore Algarve with stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) lessons and tours between Sagres and Lagos. Discover the Grottoes, secret beaches, beautiful rivers, family SUP days and SUP equipment rentals. We provide an awesome cliff jumping adventure — coasteering! We love to show our clients the coastal beauty and local traditions of the Algarve. We offer special multi-activity packages so you can make the most of your holidays in the Algarve.
Our teaching and safety methods are our priority, and we believe, are second to none. Our guides are qualified and continuously trained in order to achieve that. They also have a wealth of local knowledge in a lot of areas, but specially regarding the coastal waters and weather conditions of the southwest coast of the Algarve, Portugal.
Meet our Team!
Nelson is the owner, Standup Paddle and Coasteering coach, and local guide of Coastline Algarve. He loves his family, water sports, the Ocean and Nature. And he loves to share those experiences with everyone!
Born in Lagos, Portugal in 1984, he soon developed a passion for this ever changing line between the Land and the Ocean. As a child playing on the beaches around Lagos with family and friends, and when a teen learning about surfing on the wild beaches of the west coast. At age 19 he starts working as a Surf coach and moves to the nearby town of Sagres. A couple of years later in search of knowledge and new ideas, he enrols and completes in 2008 the BSc Applied Marine Sports Science degree at the University of Plymouth in the UK.
Nelson started SUP’ing in 2008 after seeing it for the first time in Biarritz, France in 2007. Paddling along the Algarve’s coastline was always magical and full of adventure and this led to the creation of the company.
Coasteering came naturally to Nelson since he grew up by the coast. The curiosity of discovering what’s around the next headland and inside each nook and crannie of the coast, combined with the fun of jumping to the water from the cliffs, led to loads of summer adventures since he was a kid. It was during his lifeguard course in Newquay, UK in 2006 that he saw a group of people doing coasteering. Since then the idea of doing it in the Algarve started growing until it came to life in early 2013.
Nelson’s professional certificates:
- Professional Title of Sports Coach – Surfing Grade I (IPDJ)
- ASI Stand Up Paddle Instructor Trainer
- ASI Standup Paddle Instructor Level II (Academy Surfing Instructors)
- ASI Standup Paddle Instructor Water Safety Rescue
- Coasteering Safety and Rescue (Surf Life Saving Great Brittain)
- Navegador de Recreio – Patrão Local (Powerboat License)
- First Aid with CPR
- Sea Survival Course (Royal Yacht Association/MCA)
- Beach Lifeguard (Royal Life Saving Society)
- First Aid at work with Oxygen amin. (Heath and Safety Executive)
- Surf Coach Level II (British Surfing Association)
Taly is the reservations manger. She was born in Israel and moved to Sagres, Portugal in 2004 after a career as a professional dancer and percursionist with the world famous Mayumana show. The love for this corner of the Earth surrounded by the ocean was her main attraction. But falling in love with Nelson probably helped her stay too!
If you’re looking for information regarding our tours, have any enquiries or just looking to make a booking, Taly will attend you and make sure you have a great experience with Coastline Algarve!
Nayeli and Lianne are Taly and Nelson’s daughters. Their role is to play as much as possible and fill their parents’ hearts with love.
We are looking for a Stand Up Paddle and Coasteering Assistant Guide to join our team at Coastline Algarve for the summer season. We offer training. Come work in sunny Algarve, Portugal. We provide accommodation. Job offer description.
Learn More Fun Information About What We Do!
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It’s standing on top of a gigantic board (Stand Up Paddleboard) and paddling around using a single vertical paddle whilst remaining straight. It is a great way to explore the coastline, rivers, lakes, lagoons, canals and every other body of water.
We love SUP because we can paddle along the coastline, explore grottoes and secret beaches (our favourite!) and we love SUP Yoga. It’s great for fitness training and even to go fishing!
Born in Hawaii to ride waves, an alternative to traditional surfing — SUP Surf consists of catching and surfing waves without ever laying down (until you fall!) with the aid of the standup paddle. It is today’s fastest growing water sport with competitions on surf, long distance and sprint races. It has become popular on rivers for touring but also to challenge rapids and standing waves.
In the southwest Algarve we have perfect conditions for Stand-up Paddleboard: a beautiful, pristine and protected south facing coastline with lots of caves; a wild west coast with amazing waves for Stand up Paddlesurf; calm rivers ideal to immerse in Nature and also beautiful lagoons just behind the ocean, with safe conditions for learning SUP, perfect for families with kids on holidays.
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An adventure activity where you explore the coastline by foot, swimming in the ocean, traversing along the bottom of cliffs, climbing and cliff jumping! You will be exploring big grottoes, small caves, secret passages and observing how life thrives in the inter-tidal zone of the coast. With Coasteering you feel part of the ocean.
A great way to visit the Natural Park of Costa Vicentina in the southwest of the Algarve. It’s a really exciting and bonding experience, specially when it’s time for cliff jumping! Coasteering in the Algarve is perfect for groups, parties and individuals alike. The only requirements are: being able to walk, swim a bit and do basic climbing; and you’re ready to experience Coasteering to the fullest, meaning there’s no beginners here. You should, indeed, come with a professional knowledgeable guide and safety equipment (wetsuit, life-vest, helmet, shoes) that will take you through the rocky coastline, avoid protected or dangerous areas and show you where’s deep enough to jump!
Coasteering will make you smile, laugh, hoot and scream, while enjoying what the Algarve has best to offer — Sun, Ocean, Beach and amazing Memories.
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Most of Coastline Algarve’s activities and tours take place within the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina. One of the biggest and last preserved coastlines in Europe. We take great care in keeping this area, its fauna and flora well protected, educating our clients and the local community about environmental conservation and the value of our natural heritage and biodiversity.
The Park stretches for about 110km of coastline, from Sines in Alentejo to Burgau in Algarve. It protects numerous habitats for rare species of plants (12 of them only grow in this part of the world), birds (white storks, black storks, falcons, ospreys or fishing eagles, vultures and many more migrating birds), mammals (otters, foxes, wild boars), reptiles and amphibians.
There are incredible unspoiled beaches, great for surfing, Stand-up Paddle Boarding, Coasteering, windsurfing, kitesurfing and there are many hidden beaches with hard accesses all surrounded by Nature. The ocean is also very rich with all kinds of fish, shellfish, seaweeds, and cliffs are covered with mussels, goose barnacles, crabs, etc.
The steep cliffs around Sagres are impressive and majestic. Cape St. Vicent (cabo São Vicente) was thought to be the end of the world, where beautiful ocean views and amazing sunsets by the lighthouse make it one of the highlights of this coastline. Around Sagres there are pre-historic menhirs, roman ruins, and cultural sites like the Sagres Fortress — an important mark in the Portuguese Discovery times.
We encourage our clients to collect any garbage found in the water, beach and cliffs during our tours, where we transport it on our SUP boards and later take it to the bin. We support this simple principle that everyone after enjoying their time at the Beach or anywhere at the Natural Park should pick up (not only their own trash) 3 pieces of trash easily found on the way out and take it to the bin! We frequently participate in beach/coastal clean-ups, always looking for ways to give back to Nature. (facebook.com/MoreSurfLessGarbage)
“Take only pictures, leave only your footprints” — IN THE FOOTPATHS!