Historical Algarve: Full-Day Trip Exploring West Algarve's Rich History and Nature
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127 Ratings
Silves
Embark on a full-day trip to the historical and natural wonders of the West Algarve. Explore Silves, Foia, Monchique, Lagos, and Sagres with a professional multilingual tour guide.
Duration: 10 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Silves - Silves, the ancient morrish capital, is the first place we visit. In Silves you have the chance to visit the Castle, the Cathedral and the local market. Free time to explore and shop.
  • Mount Foia - Get the best panomaric view from Foia, Monchique, the highest point of the Algarve as well as tasting the local tradicional drinks. Great place for pictures and to enjoy the nature
  • Lagos - In the afternoon visit the famous city, Lagos. Very Important city for the Portuguese Discoveries. Free-time to explore monuments of such as the first European slave market, Saint Anthony’s golden church, the old town, the fort and the marina.
  • Sagres - Panoramic visit along the way, with the most spectacular views of the coast.
  • Cape Saint Vincent - The last stop of this day full of emotion, Cape Saint. Vincent, Europe’s last piece of land into the Atlantic, and known for many years as the end of world. Discover the fantastic rock formations and caves that surround it. Chance to visit the Discoveries Museum and see the lighthouse.
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Hotel or nearby location pickup and drop-off
  • Professional Guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Embark on a full-day journey to the Historically rich and natural beauty of the Algarve’s West!

• Supervised by a trained multi-language Tour Guide
• Explore Silves, the historic Moorish capital of the Algarve
• Experience Foia, the Algarve’s topmost point
• Discover Monchique
• Tour Lagos, a key city to the Portuguese expeditions
• Discover Sagres, one of Algarve’s most stunning and extraordinary locations

Location
Silves
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(127 Ratings)
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Sophiag448
Jun 4, 2024
Five happy stars - Five very happy stars! My friend and I had our favourite day on the Algarve for this tour. Johnny was a wonderful guide, chatted just the right amount. He knew what we’d be interested in and was very funny. I so appreciated the chance to stop and take photos of the storks! The “optional” lunch isn’t really optional if you want to eat out - there’s nowhere else to go. But. It was absolutely delicious and had a spectacular view!!! Cannot recommend highly enough. Many thanks for a wonderful day! Air-conditioned and comfortable bus was a lovely bonus.
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Dianne_r
May 19, 2024
Awesome day! - Amazing value for money! Tour guide Johnny was fantastic. Informative engaging and funny. We fit an amazing amount into one day and never felt rushed
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Trailblazer611405
May 18, 2024
Excellent your, would definitely use again - Brilliant trip, amazing views, lunch was well worth it. Our tour guide Johnny “be good” was very informative and excellent guide.
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Joanne
May 15, 2024
Historical tour - Johnny was a fabulous and funny tour guide very knowledgable . Had a lovely lunch in the mountains can highly recommend a full day
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Ronald_d
May 1, 2024
Fun-filled trip worth taking - We had a wonderful day although the weather wasn’t as good. If not the sites we went were worth while then the driver was. All in all a fantastic trip which we would recommend to anyone who likes to discover more about the area.
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Maxine_w
May 1, 2024
Lovely day out - Johnny our tour guide was excellent with a great sense of humour but more importantly he was full of knowledge which he shared with us at each stop through the day.. Well done
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Joanna_w
Apr 27, 2024
Great trip sorry to see! - The guide was very hapefull and positive he really wanted to show us everything worth to see. We were travelling with a baby and there were car seat available for us. We had a great time!
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Pamela_h
Apr 24, 2024
Beautiful landscape…… - We highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to experience the history of Portugal and to see so much more of the incredible beauty of the Algarve than just the magnificent beaches. Our guide Johnny was knowledgeable, funny and when my husband thought he left his favorite hat behind at one of the stops, Johnny offered to retrieve it on his next trip there and mail it to us. Fortunately my husband found the hat at the bottom of his bag, but Johnny’s kind offer was above and beyond and greatly appreciated.
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Catherine_d
Apr 27, 2024
Algarve - Silves. Castle & Town were best. Johnny was a great guide & v interesting. We were dropped in Lagos for 1 hour at 0930 but cathedral & old slave market not open till 10am & therefore not enough time to see either of these which was disappointing.
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Mark_t
May 15, 2024
Whirlwind tour of a historic part of Portugal with a tour guide missing in action - It's a whirlwind tour of a fascinating part of Portugal in 9 hours - which sounds great, but you're bound to be a little disappointed because the driver tries to cover too much ground. Pros: We got to see a lot of the western Algarve region and learn facts about its rich history, geography, agriculture, cork, storks and more. Cons: We got dropped off at points of interest to walk on our own with little knowledge of what to look for (a small walking map can be helpful); few materials in English; hard to find the pickup point in the morning; the driver drove a little too quickly (a few people felt queasy); tour was cut short because the driver had to go to another job. Driver did his best as a humorous host, but overall it did not meet our expectations. If he had the time and energy to walk with us, it would have been a better tour experience.
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