Eastern Algarve Bus Tour: Explore Faro, Olhao, Vila Real de Santo Antonio, and Tavira

Explore the historic old town of Faro, the capital of the Algarve. In Olhao, admire the stunning coastline and vibrant fish markets. Next, head to Vila Real de Santo Antonio. Conclude your journey in Tavira, where you can enjoy breathtaking views of the town, visit numerous churches, and see a Roman bridge.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Faro - Visit the town center of Faro. Here have free time for shopping, chance to visit the near monuments, buildings and the marina.
  • Olhao - Next stop is Olhao, a moorish town where you can visit an important fish market
  • Vila Real de Santo Antonio - This is the last Portuguese city bordering spain, this is where you can enjoy the views…
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Hotel or nearby location pick-up and drop-off
  • Professional Guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Location
Intermarché Santa Eulalia
Estrada de Santa Eulália
Wait outside in front of Intermarché Santa Eulalia
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Christine_p
Feb 23, 2026
Enjoyable! - Great guide..Johnny! We had a perfect weather day. Each place we went to you are outside for the most part unless you go into the shops. Tavira was our favourite. Olhao was a close second! Lots to see. Great to see different places as we will go back to Tavira to spend more time. Seeing 4 places in one day only gives you about an hour each stop. Highly recommend it though as each place has its own charm.
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A7399lpralphm
Mar 25, 2025
Eastern Algarve tour with Johnny! - We traveled with Jean Pedro, or Johnny! He was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and funny. He made the tour so much better and we'd do it again with him. A great experience
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Z9147twjoser
Jul 9, 2024
good place - Excellent experience, the guide was very good . my family enjoy the tour, the places were beatiful. we will come back again
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Lynneta8645ep
Feb 14, 2024
IkeA Shopping Tour. - Friendly staff. Good value for money. Ex Elle t shopping. Weather was lovely. Bus was clean. Driver was professional a d friendly.
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W7709rhsharons
Feb 14, 2024
IKA shopping - Always good service. Friendly staff Driver excellent good shopping. Beautiful places.very helpful people .weather was was lovely.
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Tracey_h
Oct 19, 2024
Johnny be good - The driver Johnny very intresting and entertaining at the same time. Would of prefered 2 hours in Faro and less time at St ? I know thats were you stop to eat but not a lot else to see apart from Spain across the water.
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974filomenas
Jun 3, 2025
Favorable. - The sights were nice. There could have been more commentary about the beautiful scenery. More time should be given when visiting Santo Antonio. Guide was friendly.
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Onair524627
Oct 26, 2025
A boring trip - A day spent on a bus with a guide who ‘forgot’ to comment on what we saw and visited. He just drove us around, dropped us off, told us what time we were leaving, and advised us to go ‘shoppy-shoppy’. We would have liked to have had some ‘cultural’ information about the places we passed through and visited. Long bus journeys to find ourselves in front of a closed cathedral, an hour to wander around a small market (done in 10 minutes), passing by a remarkable castle without stopping but taking an hour-long break in a town of little interest... It's better to book other excursions or make sure you have a competent guide. We wasted a day.
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Sandraprihep
Feb 9, 2026
Do your homework before you book or waste your time. - The bus driver took us to the closest spot near the square of each stop and told us what time to be back. No direction to historical spots. We were on our own. He gave us a bit of info as he drove by other areas but once you get off the but no direction at all. We missed so much. Basically a shopping trip. Nothing more.
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Andrewgc4605ss
Jan 23, 2026
Don't Visit Albufeira In January - In my opinion, if you are in Albufeira in rainy January, don't use this company. I know that demand is low in the off-season but we had 4 days in a row ruined by excursions & events being cancelled the evening before the trip. Day 1 - Excursion to Historic West Algarve: cancelled, lack of customers, notified previous evening. Day 2 - Gypsy Market, got to the site, no market due to rain. Spent 2 hours in virtually empty local shopping centre (cost 38 euros) Day 3 - Excursion to Eastern Algarve: cancelled, lack of customers. Day 4 - Excursion to Historic West Algarve: cancelled again, lack of customers, notified previous evening. I appreciate that it's difficult for the company but they could offset the small loss on trips without enough customers against the profits they make during the rest of the year. We could not arrange alternative activities & a large percentage of shops & bars in Albufeira are closed until March.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).