Portugal · Three-day micro-excursions

Short, wild, unplugged. Led by a survival expert.

MicroAdventures is a small-group program running three-day outdoor excursions in Portugal — cross-country kayaking, bushcraft, firecraft, wilderness navigation. Your guide is Tom Williams, winner of History Channel's Alone (Season 1). The first trip leaves late May.

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Trips are capped small. Waitlist members get first pick when dates open.

First excursion · Late May 2026

Ferreira do Zêzere, Portugal

  • Three days on the Zêzere river and the forest that surrounds it. Real time outside, not a single screen.
  • Cross-country kayaking through sections of the river most people never see, pairing paddle work with route-reading and camp skills.
  • Core survival skills taught hands-on — fire from scratch, shelter, water sourcing, navigation with and without a compass.
  • Small cohort. Intentionally limited so every participant gets real teaching time with Tom, not a group tour headcount.

What you actually get out of three days.

Short enough to actually go

Three days fits in a long weekend. No quitting your life to disappear into the mountains for two weeks. Book it, show up, come back sharper.

Skills that outlast the trip

Fire, shelter, navigation, water, kayak safety. Not a listicle — practiced under a guide who has lived it longer than most people have practiced anything.

A small, chosen group

Every trip is capped. You meet a handful of real people doing something hard together. That is the kind of connection the internet cannot manufacture.

Your guide

Tom Williams

Tom won the first season of Alone on the History Channel — 56 days by himself on Vancouver Island, outlasting nine other wilderness experts. He has spent two decades teaching bushcraft and survival to beginners and veterans.

Through his long-running program Desert Island Survival, Tom has run hundreds of trips. MicroAdventures is his invitation to bring that training to Portugal in a shorter, more accessible format — same depth, smaller footprint.

Questions people ask first.

Who is this for?+

People living in or visiting Portugal who want a short, hands-on outdoor reset and the chance to learn skills they actually retain. No prior wilderness experience needed — Tom teaches from zero.

Do I need to be fit?+

Moderate fitness is enough for the first trip. You will be on the water and on your feet for a full day; nothing technical. If you can walk briskly for an hour and swim a few strokes, you're fine.

What's included?+

Guide fee with Tom, group kayaks and safety gear, shared camp setup, and the skills portion. You bring personal gear and your food beyond shared meals. We'll send a packing list once dates are confirmed.

Is this the only trip?+

It's the first. The program will add more locations and themes across Portugal and Spain. Signing up now puts you first in line as the calendar fills out.

Who is running MicroAdventures?+

MicroAdventures is a collaboration between Tom Williams and Sean Tierney (Vibecode Lisboa). Tom handles the wilderness. Sean handles the logistics, bookings, and the community side.

Late May. Portugal. Small group.

Put your email down. We'll send you the date, the route, and the packing list as soon as the first cohort opens.