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Just a 30-minute drive from Lisbon airport will see you arrive in the beautiful fishing village of Ericeira.
Explore the coast, enjoy epic seafood, ride the waves in surf lessons, and focus on your next big project.
Ericeira is a beautiful Portuguese fishing village, perfect for those who want to be surrounded by nature and with no city distractions.
Everything you need is in walking distance, and it has some of the best seafood around at local authentic restaurants. Definitely the best grilled octopus we’ve ever had!
You can enjoy great team building activities like hiking the coast or surf & stand-up paddle board lessons. Ready for your next beach meeting? Ericeira is the place.
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We've put together a list of
team-building activities for company retreats in
Ericeira
, including options that work well for both small and large teams.
Along Ericeira’s rugged coastline and Praia dos Pescadores, this retreat agenda weaves together surf sessions, relaxed team workshops, and sunset dinners in the village center.
Ericeira is known for its laid-back coastal atmosphere and strong surf culture, making it a good fit for teams that want to disconnect from busy cities. It offers ocean views, fresh air, and a slower pace that naturally encourages focus and connection.
The closest airport is Lisbon Airport (LIS), about 30 minutes by car. Most teams arrange private transfers directly from the airport, which makes arrival smooth even for larger groups.
May to June and September to October tend to offer the best balance of weather and fewer crowds, with temperatures around 18–25°C. Summer is lively and great for beach activities, while winter is quieter and more suited for focused offsites.
Most of our teams stay within or close to Ericeira’s town center for walkability, ocean views, and easy access to restaurants. For quieter setups, some accommodations just outside town offer more privacy while still being within a short drive of the main areas.
Surf lessons are the highlight, as Ericeira is a World Surfing Reserve. Other options include coastal hikes, yoga sessions, seafood dinners by the ocean, and day trips to nearby Sintra.
The compact size of the town makes it easy to balance both. Teams can have focused sessions in the morning and shift to outdoor or social activities in the afternoon without complex logistics.
A 3 to 4 day retreat is the most common format. This allows time for work sessions, surf or outdoor activities, and relaxed group dinners.
Ericeira offers a much quieter and more nature-focused experience compared to Lisbon. It’s better suited for teams that want fewer distractions and more time together in a coastal setting.
Ericeira is known for its seafood. Teams often enjoy grilled fish, local wine, and group dinners in oceanfront restaurants, along with more casual meals in surf-style cafes.
For remote teams, Ericeira provides a setting that encourages bonding through shared experiences. In our experience, teams we’ve hosted here often connect quickly thanks to the informal and relaxed environment.
In full transparency, everyone loved it. People are still talking about it. The main goal was team bonding and you helped me to reach it.
Everyone was delighted by the venue, the activities, the transfer coordination and everything! Long live Surf Office! Can’t wait to plan our next company retreat with you :)
Our team offsite retreat was excellent - great food, weather and activities. Even the people that couldn't attend wished they could have made it. And the location was perfect. Surf Office - Thank you very much for your help and support with planning and organization - and Beatriz our retreat manager was fantastic - fast, efficient and always kept us informed. It really made the difference. It really did!
Surf Office helped us plan our 60 person staff retreat, scoping locations, venues, restaurants, activities, and more. Angela was really on top of it and paid close attention to all of the details. Definitely saved us time on research and back-and-forth with all of the various contact persons!
We went into talks with SurfOffice and hit it off with the founders to make this happen. Theres a team that will guide you through the choice and a platform for when you are to arrive with an agenda. Our team likes to bring in community members to these types of events and the crew is excited. The onboarding is going well and we paid the deposit, and we're looking forward to the trip. Our party had to reduce significantly due to constraints and the team has been accomodating so far. 5* everyone had a good time and Rayna on site made everyone feel comfortable.
The location was great, the areas dedicated to us were amazing and all things we asked for were there - also, I love the shared dashboard to organize.
I recently worked with Surf Office to organize an offsite retreat for my company in Gran Canaria, and I couldn't be happier with the experience! Beatriz, the retreat planner, was incredible. From start to finish, she was exceptionally organized, responsive, and attentive to every detail. Planning a retreat for a team can be daunting, but Beatriz made the process seamless. She answered all my questions quickly and thoroughly, and her recommendations were spot-on. The offsite itself was beyond amazing – the accommodations and activities were perfectly tailored to our team’s needs. Surf Office took all the stress out of planning and delivered an unforgettable experience for our group. I highly recommend them to anyone looking to plan a work retreat. If you’re lucky enough to have Beatriz as your planner, you’re in great hands!
The most popular team building activities are surf lessons, SUP lessons and tapas night but there are plenty more to choose from.
Zara Quiroga is a Professional Eater. In between meals she does Travel & Food Writing, curates unique food experiences that showcase the best of Portuguese food, and works in Digital Marketing with F&B businesses. She’s also the author of “Lisbon in 100 Bites – The Ultimate Lisbon Food Guide” and she’s eager to know how many of those 100 bites you’re going to much on while in Portugal!
Our recommendations for restaurants come from a global network of experts. They share their insider knowledge of the places they live in and visit, and based on your unique preferences, we will give your tailored recommendation during the retreat planning.
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