3-Hour Boat Tour in Ria Formosa on Olhão Algarve in Algarve

Algarve, Boat Charters

3-Hour Boat Tour in Ria Formosa on Olhão Algarve

3 hr

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4.9/5

Product code: 269469P1

4.9 · 73 reviews

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About this activity

Discover the wonders of nature on the Ria Formosa and be amazed and dazzled by this fragile and complex ecosystem considered to be one of Portugal's seven wonders, a place to be visited and preserved. On this tour you will have the opportunity to observe the Natural Park of the Ria Formosa navigating through its channels. You will walk on white sands and sail through the calm waters of the Ria Formosa. We will have a lovely stop on a desert island where you can have a swim, relax and walk on the beach with wonderful white sand. Then we stop at one of the island communities. Can be Ilha do Farol or Ilha da Culatra. Throughout the tour the skipper will give a detailed explanation of the entire Ria Formosa, its fauna and flora and its fishing activities.

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What is included

Gear/equipment sanitised between useSafety gear equipment sanitized between use

GratuitiesOther

Guides required to regularly wash handsSafety guides required to regularly wash hands

Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staffSafety hand sanitizer available to travelers and s

Hotel pickup and drop-offOther

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or strollerStroller accessible

Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptomsSafety paid stay at home policy for staff with sym

Public transportation options are available nearbyPublic transportation nearby

Regularly sanitised high-traffic areasSafety regularly sanitized high traffic areas

Service animals allowedPets welcome

SkipperOther

Social distancing enforced throughout experienceSafety social distancing enforced throughout exper

Specialized infant seats are availableInfant seats available

Suitable for all physical fitness levelsPhysical easy

Transportation vehicles regularly sanitisedSafety transportation vehicles regularly sanitized

Wheelchair accessible

Itinerary

1
Ria Formosa Natural Park
2 hr - Navigate through the calm waters of the Ria Formosa with a skipper on board who gives you all the explanations about the Ria Formosa, the fauna and flora, and the fishing activities. We make 2 stops to be able to relax, swim or walk a little.
2
Ilha da Culatra
30 min - Culatra Island is a very typical and genuine village of mostly fisherman that inhabit the island all year through, with lots of interest and cultural aspects.
3
Ilha Do Farol
30 min - With the biggest inlet of water of all the Ria Formosa and being near the cape of Santa Maria, the most southern point of Portugal, these island has an extremely beauty marked by its imposing lighthouse.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Standard

Weather cancellation available

May cancel if minimum travelers are not met

Refund rules

100% refundable until 1 day before departure

0% refundable from 0 to 1 day before departure

Reviews

5/5

Wonderful tour

A good shipper who told us a lotta about Ria. Gave us a lot of time. The Ria Formosa is just fantastic

Reviewed by Adventurer298631 - 2022-09-27

5/5

Great trip with teens!

There are many tours on offer in Olhao but I would strongly recommend this one! A knowledgeable local skipper takes you to explore this beautiful part of the Algarve in a relaxed and flexible way.

Reviewed by CaroVLJ - 2022-08-28

5/5

Great trip with enthusiastic guide. Prior clam farmer with great stories and knowledge about the environment.

The great thing is that the guide was a clam farmer himself for many years. So he actually knows what he is talking about. His enthousiasme is as if he is doing the trip for the first time. Maybe it was because two children were aboard but during our stay on an island he collected a bucket with all kind of underwater items. Each item was accompanied with a story and handed to the children as a souvenir. Great trip. Would recommend it to everyone. Greetings Paul van de Sande and friends

Reviewed by D3734MDpaulv - 2022-08-25

5/5

Wonderful trip

We had a fine trip to Ria Formoza. We visited a deserted island and lunched in a small town on an island. The captain was very friendly and gave us lots of information about Ria Formoza.

Reviewed by fransd802 - 2022-09-26

5/5

Island hoping in style

Myself and my wife went on a 5 hour tour today of the Ria Formosa from Olhao, which was excellent from start to finish. Young Joao was our guide who was profecinal and very polite. His knowledge of the area was second to none, and took us to some great spots. The area is outstanding, we stopped for lunch at Culatra, Sea Bass was great, followed by a walk around the community which was very interesting, following that we stopped off at Farol, where the beaches run for miles All in all and excellent day, run by a very good company Many thanks Gordon

Reviewed by gordonhayes100gmxcob - 2022-09-15

5/5

More Than a Boat Tour

We were treated not only to a very beautiful and informative tour, but with insight into the local fishing village culture and how it has evolved over the years. Our host, John, was a long time local who has experienced crab farming first hand, and we were intrigued by the difficulty of that special career. John was willing to answer all of our questions in excellent English as well as giving us a new appreciation for his beautiful town of Olhao.

Reviewed by carlottah547 - 2022-10-16

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