Private Boat Tour in Ria Formosa: Explore Deserta, Farol, Culatra and Armona Islands
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22 Ratings
Olhão
Explore the islands of Deserta, Farol, Culatra, and Armona. Discover the lagoon on a relaxing boat ride. Immerse in the fishing culture of Culatra. Enhance your knowledge about the Natural Park with your guide. Take pleasure in diving into the crystal clear water. Unwind and appreciate the astonishing natural beauty of the Ria Formosa Lagoon.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Ria Formosa Natural Park - 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.
- Ilha da Culatra - 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.
- Ilha Do Farol - 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.
What's Included
- Bottled water provided
- Life vests included
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
Location
Sabino Boat Tours
Meet at Jardim Patrão Joaquim Lopes, Av. 5 de Outubro, Cais T, 8700-302 Olhão
Arrive 15 minutes before the activity starts.
Meeting point at Sabino Boat Tours kiosk (Cais T side)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(22 Ratings)
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Journey09037627458
Sep 21, 2023
Five-Hour Boat Tour - Sancho our skipper, gave us a delightfully informative tour. He told us about the clam and oyster farms, history of the region and the livelihoods of the fishing community.
From Olhao, we visited the light house at Farol, stopped in Culatra for a superb fish lunch and then on to the eastern end of the island for a quick swim.
Highly recommended.
Sheila and Trevor
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Maartenk290
Jun 7, 2023
Perfect day - The skipper João Sancho was great during the tour. All the time giving information about what is visible in the beautiful Rio Formosa.
All day no hurry so that our 5 hours trip took 6,5 hours.
Perfect trip, very nice captain.
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Cudnalipa
May 25, 2023
Trip with Joao Sancho - It was a fantastic experience. Very friendly and knowledgable guide. Within 5 hours we experienced 3 islands, oysters farms and many birds.
We enjoyed it very much.
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J213bwstevenl
Aug 9, 2022
Sabino Boat Tours. An experience on the water. - The captain of the boat, João explained in detail the history of and present workings of the Ria Formosa. The islands around Olhão have a rich history and with his knowledge of the past and present he gave us a great understanding of this beautiful working waterway.
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Catrinah896
Oct 24, 2021
Informative and fun! - Thankyou Jaime for a fantastic day exploring the lagoons. We all learnt so much about tides and local clam 'farming'....and visiting our own private (Blake) island. We had such a nice day we overstayed by 2 hours!
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Sarah_j
Oct 6, 2021
Sabino 4 hour boat trip - Superb trip. Skipper Joao personalised the experience for us as one of our party was particularly interested in birds. It was a comfortable boat with drinks provided. He arranged a lunch table at a fish restaurant on one of the islands and was relaxed with the time of our return. We highly recommend this trip.
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260catalinao
Aug 1, 2020
Amazing experience in Ria Formosa - I could recommend enough this tour. Very organized and the guide Jaime is simply the best. Very interesting explanations, super fun and nice.
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110nawfals
Jul 16, 2020
Recommend 100% for a unique afternoon - The boat tour was amazing. We enjoyed all the locations we did and had the chance to have as skipper Joao who is also the owner. He was very kind and he took time to explain the specificities of the region, nature and flora with some anecdotes. We really enjoyed our time ! The boat was also comfortable and we received fresh drinks. The islands we visited and the beaches were amazing. I traveled a lot but these places were really worth it. The price was correct for the tour and we felt like home. I recommend 100% this tour.
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