East Algarve Day Tour: Explore Faro, Olhão, Tavira, and Vila Real de Santo António
3.5
19 Ratings
Albufeira
Discover the peaceful East Algarve on a day tour that takes you to Faro, Olhão, Tavira, and Vila Real de Santo António. Explore charming towns, elegant architecture, and historical sights.
Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Old Town Faro - Start the day at the capital city of Algarve - Faro.
    Explore the Old town of Faro entering from Arch of the Villa, one of Faro ex libris, displaying an image of Saint Thomas. The arch marks the entrance to the historical center - Vila Adentro (Inner Town).
    Enjoy your free time also for shopping at the shops in the downtown.
  • Mercado de Olhao - Follow to the Moorish town of Olhão. A key city for fishing and peculiar cubist houses placed in labyrinth. The markets will be an highlight of the day.
  • Ponte antiga sobre o Rio Gilao - Crossing a 4th Century Roman bridge with Gilão River running through it you will know Tavira the “Venice of Algarve” with 37 churches and houses with peculiar roofs named “4 águas”
  • Tavira - Visit the old castle of Tavira for a must panoramic view of the city and enjoy your free time to explore the city and have lunch. We will be just passing outside, you can visit on your free time if you would like to.
  • Vila Real de Santo Antonio - Beautiful city right in the border with Spain
What's Included
  • On-board WiFi
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Professional Multilingual Guided tour to Faro, Olhão, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António
  • Hotel pickup & drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Admission Fees not included as we will be just visitng on the outside
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the serene environment of East Algarve, renowned for its alluring towns, sophisticated edifices, and historic landmarks.

This essential day excursion encompasses guided explorations of Algarve’s old capital, Faro, the town of Olhão, and the appealing city of Tavira, often referred to as the “Venice of Algarve”, featuring 37 churches and homes with unique “4 águas” roofs. Additionally, carve out some time for personal exploration or shopping at the Castle of Tavira, a dilapidated monument dating back to the Neolithic period. Revel in the leisurely lifestyle of the region during your stay in the fishing town of Olhão, traverse the Gilão River, and subsequently make your way to Vila Real de Santo António.
Benefit from a convenient hotel pick-up and drop-off service that services hotels throughout the Algarve West region, extending from Quarteira to Alvor.

Location
Estr. de Ferreiras 200A
Estrada de Ferreiras
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Divya_b
Mar 24, 2024
Very interesting - Covered these three towns in a day and learned a bit about each, all of them having different histories and significance.
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Judy_c
Feb 16, 2024
Enjoyed the information... - Enjoyed the information and our guides knowledge of the areas wewere at. Shw was excellent Tavira was a unique place and the fish/vegtable market at Olhao
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Sylvia_w
Feb 17, 2023
Lovely guide. - Tavira very pretty.Faro lovely to see storks nesting Proud etty villages and good market I last stop
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Adebayoa337
Nov 14, 2023
LOVELY - Faro was lovely and the weather was enjoyable. Food is amazing. the transportation in Faro is also very affordable.
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Gregbartholomae
Apr 20, 2023
Great eastern algarve overview. - We enjoyed seeing several other towns in the Algarve. Especially liked Tavira, lunch along the river and panoramic view from the castle were our favorites.
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Pierrelaplante48
Mar 18, 2016
I found the stops too long.... It... - <p>I found the stops too long.... It was nice to be able to see those places, and get a sense of them. The long lunch was also a nice experience -- and the food excellent. But that long lunch combined with the frequent and lengthy stops at each place made for a day that could have been shortened by 1/3 to 1/4, without reducing the effectiveness and pleasure of the experience. On another point: my 'guestimation' was that our group was about 50/50 English and German. What was a comment among the anglophones was that it was clear the German language portion was significantly longer than the English. The history I did hear was informative. But it left me wondering what was being said in German that took so much more time.</p>
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Cheryl_g
Feb 4, 2024
Disappointing! - The drive and bus commentary were good and the highlights of Olhos and Tavira were also enjoyable. I was very disappointed as the final destination, Vila Real de Santo was dropped from the itinerary with no prior notice or announcement from the tour guide, so when I thought we were going to set off for San Antonio, I then realized that the trip was over and we were heading back. We felt that we only got 75% of what we paid for and that some credit ought to be refunded
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Jacqueline_w
Feb 24, 2020
West Algarve Tour - The pick up coach was 30 minutes late not informed it was going to be late and fobbed off with the excuse about a coach Had an accident the driver then drove like a maniac making us all feel very unsafe!! Then the rest of the morning was rushed Faro only had enough time to look quickly at the Cathedral the next stop Olhio was a complete waste of time gave you enough time to look at the market which really was not interesting and then straight back to the coach would have seen enough just driving through the next 2 stops were much better although the last stop 1 1/2 hours would have been long enough and another 1/2 hour in Faro the wifi was not working and we had to sit right at the back very uncomfortable and hot trouble getting out of the seat as so cramped only fit for kids? The Guide got off the coach leaving us behind as it took everybody so long to get off😡🙄 struggling to catch up and we are fast walkers would not recommend this tour especially after such a good tour a few days previous
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Sabita_v
Jan 17, 2020
ok trip - While the idea of the trip is good the actual trip was not that great. The tour guide did not speak in english much and often made comments about sites after we had passed them.
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Artare04
Feb 14, 2020
The never again tour. - This was the worst tour I have ever experienced. We were joined to the tour late, the tour guide was rude to us and she made absolutely no effort to keep couples together on the bus by putting singles together. We were two couples that got split with other singles. The tour guide could have asked two of the singles to double up to keep us together but did not. She spent more time talking to the driver than talking about the sights and scenery. When we arrived at an interest stop all she did was drop us off and everyone was on their own. I was never so glad for a tour to çome to an end as I was this tour. I would never recommend the East Algarve tour from this company to anyone. It was a ripoff. They need to get rid of that tour guide. I was unable to split the star in half for the rating. One star is too much!
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