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The Mountain biking & Yoga Package

Mountain biking in Portugal’s best mountain biking area near Lisbon with relaxing yoga-flows and good food in a unique environment:

Mountain biking

The mountain bike rides take place in the nature reserve Serra de Sintra and its surroundings (fields, forests, rugged coastline). It is probably one of the few undiscovered jewels amongst mountain bikers. Although the mountain range elevates just 530m above sea level at its highest point, the area offers numerous trails for every skill level. Whether you are a recreational cyclist or a serious “mountain goat” – you will find easy trails through beautiful hills and coastline, steep and rocky climbs, as well as technically challenging single trails (even with kickers and other obstacles). All routes have in common, thatthey offer fantastic views over the surrounding villages and the Atlantic Ocean and constantly alter its surrounding landscape. This spot at the western Atlantic coast near Lisbon is generally a well-kept secret among travelers and combines exciting mountain bike tours, unique nature and cultural attractions of a vibrant capitol city.

Activities

Nearby beaches only 5 mins by car are one of the most beautiful beaches in the region and offer ideal surfing conditions for beginners and advanced.
If you have any energy on top, you can do numerous other recreational activities, such as: surfing, play golf, stand up paddle, hiking, climbing, horse riding, kite surfing, or sightseeing in Lisbon and Sintra and its surroundings.

Food

Auswärts essen

Falls ihr auswärts essen wollt, gibt es in der näheren Umgebung einige Restaurants (landestypisch Portugiesisch, Seafood, gegrilltes Hähnchen, Imbiss, Pizzeria und Sushi. Es ist bestimmt für jeden etwas dabei. Eine noch größere Auswahl an Restaurants gibt es in dem nahegelegenen Städten Cascais (15 Minuten) oder Sintra (15 Minuten), wenn ihr für die Villa im Großraum Lissabon entschieden habt - auch die umwerfende kulinarische Vielfalt Lissabons (auch vegetarisch) ist nur 30 Minuten mit dem Auto entfernt und lässt keine Wünsche offen. Wenn ihr an der Algarve seid, dann bieten Lagos und Sagres eine Fülle von guten Restaurants und Ausgehmöglichkeiten.

Mountain biking & Yoga Schedule

With the mountain biking and yoga package you will enjoy guided mountain bike tours and yoga lessons on 5 days.

Daily Routine

You will start your days with a morning meditation and gentle yoga classes, which aims to prepare your body and mind for the challenges to come. The energy needed for the rides you will accumulate during the healthy and delicious organic breakfast.

After breakfast, you go for a mountain bike ride in the Serra de Sintra and its surroundings. Depending on the group’s fitness and skill level of the group the tours are being adapted. You’ll enjoy breathtaking impressions of the nature surrounding us here – promised.

During the mountain bike rides, you will find nice cozy places to rest, pause and refuel by having a quick Portuguese coffee, a so called bica (espresso), in one of our favorite cafés.

After mountain biking, you can enjoy the vegetarian lunch, relax and stretch your muscles and ligaments during the early evening yoga session. This will help you recover quickly from the efforts of the day biking and start the relaxing part of the evening.

Then everyone does as he/she prefers: Dining all together during the sunset on the terrace, relaxing with a soft drink or tea by the pool, lounging at the couch and reading a book in front of the fireplace, or just hanging out in the hammock… We are sure that you will find a variety of options that makes you happiest.

Weekdays

Monday to Friday you will go mountain biking riding various mountain bike trails and routes in the natural reserve Serra de Sintra or at the Atlantic coastline. During this week we show you the most beautiful and breathtaking mountain bike routes of the area ride together according to your mountain bike riding skills.

Weekends

Saturday (arrival/departure day) and Sunday can be used to explore the surrounding area (e.g. sightseeing in Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais), lounging at the beach, the pool or enjoying one of the many recreational activities possible nearby, such as surfing, horseback riding, golf, rock climbing, mountain biking, scuba diving … and and and (whatever you want – we make it happen!)

What to expect

At the end of this mountain biking and yoga week you will have experienced fantastic mountain bike trails, improved your yoga skills and met some new like-minded people. You are going to return fit and relaxed and cope easily with everyday live back home, taking with you lots of good memories and looking forward to your next stay.

MTB-Area (Lisbon Area)

National Reserve

The National Park of the Serra de Sintra and its surroundings is truly a mountain biker’s paradise!

Nowhere else do we have seen so many different landscapes and diverse nature combined in an relatively small area with mountain bike rides nearby along the rugged coastline, over beaches, through partly ivy-covered forests (eucalyptus, cork oaks, pines), through small picturesque villages, along flower-lined roads through blooming meadows. Riding through Sintra Mountains not only offers stunning views over villages and the Atlantic Ocean, but also destinations of cultural interest: explore a Moorish castle, Franciscan monastery, freemason’s sites, palaces and beautiful gardens.

Best Trail

One of our favorite mountain bike rides climbs all the way up to one of the highest elevations in Sintra Mountains, the Peninha an abandoned Monastery, and all the way down to Praia do Abano and Praia do Guincho. It’s the perfect summer trail. A long downhill ride finishing with jumping into the ocean – without the bike, of course.
Distances of the mountain bike rides can vary between 12 and 50km and are adapted according to the fitness level and skillset of the group. Therefore the rides‘ durations also vary between 2 and 4 hours

During the mountain bike rides you will also find small and cozy Portuguese restaurants inviting you to have a snack. Along the way are many water wells with Sintra spring water assuring your water supply is never running short.

Further information

Notes

• Sports activities / courses take place Monday to Friday. Additional sessions on request.
• Arrivals and departures are usually on Saturdays.
• For single occupancy (on request) of a double room there is a surcharge of 500€(low season) / 600€ (high season.
• Extension week: 1=5% discount, 2+=10% discount from full price.
• In high season the minimum number of participants is 6 persons.