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Ria Formosa Natural Park and Islands Boat Cruise from Faro
4.9
977 Ratings
Faro
Explore Ria Formosa's beauty on a catamaran cruise. Visit Farol and Deserta islands, swim, and enjoy a guided tour. Book your adventure now!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Barreta Island - In this fantastic spot, you can explore the nature, dunes, fauna and flora. Also includes time for swim in the pristine waters on the southernmost point of Portugal.
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Ilha Do Farol - Once on the Farol island, you´ll see a different reallity! The small and typical houses built over the sand and the rustic streets all over the island.
The beach is also the best you can find in the region. You can find also a nice beach bar to drink something before the return! -
Ria Formosa Natural Park - Guided tour by the Ria Formosa Natural Park where you´ll see and feel the nature, channels, tides, fauna and the birds on the wildlife.
Spoonbills
Eagrets
Great Cormorants
Grey Heron
Kentish plover
Oystercatchers
Whimbrel
Storks
What's Included
- Local guide
- Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Sail through the Ria Formosa Natural Park and visit islands. Join us in a sightseeing cruise from Faro, up to 11 people. Journey through the Ria Formosa channels on a comfortable catamaran and make stops at the islands of Farol and Deserta. The tour is operated by a multilingual guide. From November to March, the tour lasts for 3 hours. From April to October, the morning tour lasts for 4 hours and includes break for lunch on a restaurant on Farol island. The price of the lunch is not included. The afternoon tour is 3,5 hours. There are breaks for swimming.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operated by a multilingual guide
- Parking available by Faro Marina
Location
Islands 4 you
The red desk Islands 4 you is about 100 meters in front of Eva Senses Hotel.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Francis_o
Jun 4, 2024
Best Experience in Faro - Our tour guide was incredible! The weather that day was cold and cloudy, so we couldn’t swim and we were rescheduled to a different tour because of water levels. The company was so accommodating, and we were really pleased with our experience. Our guide knew so much about the foliage and wildlife. I would recommend this tour to anyone in Faro. We were told best times to travel are right before May or in September when the tour season ends, otherwise Faro is packed with people. We didn’t experience large crowds when we went at the end of April. Married couple traveling with our moms.
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313andr_h
Jun 3, 2024
Worthwhile - An unforgettable time on board. The guide, Miguel, was first class.
The islands are beautiful and the many animals are impressively beautiful.
Thank you so much!
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Sabinesa3798vw
Jun 2, 2024
Great experience - Pleasant visit to the lagoon with discovery of some animal species...
Then stop on the island/village of Farol and then on the desert island
Very beautiful landscapes!!
A really pleasant afternoon with Miguel, a guide who really loves his job as a guide/skipper and being pleasant for his tourists!!
Congratulations to you!!
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Sophieclark123
May 31, 2024
Rio Formosa Boat Tour - Lovely four hour tour of Rio Formosa nature area and islands. Our tour guide Miguel was great, really informative and funny.
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157jezr
May 30, 2024
Brilliant Half Day Boat Tour - Took the Half Day Islands Tour to Farol and Deserta. Our guide Miguel (aka Tom Cruise/Maverick for his navigation skills) was very informative and entertaining throughout. The tour lasted four hours, including a 1.5hr stop at the second island, which was plenty for food and drinks. Having checked out each of the rival boat tours we selected islands4you as offering the best deal, and would definitely recommend them based on this tour, and especially to anyone who enjoys birdwatching. Their ticket office is a portacabin at the Marina, in front of the hotel Eva Senses.
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Gill
May 29, 2024
Fab Boat Trip - Fabulous day out on the boat. Our guide, Miguel was so knowledgeable and explained about all the nature. The boat was comfortable and out on the water so peaceful. The stop at the two islands were fab too.
I highly recommend this trip. One of the best things we did in Portugal.
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Cruiser51214
May 27, 2024
Very nice excursion - Although the cruise could be done in French, I did the one in English with Miguel who is an outstanding guide.
Originally from the city of Faro, he knew a lot about the wildlife of the Ria Formosa Natural Park.
The islands we stopped on during the excursion were simply magnificent.
A little more time on each island would not have been superfluous :-)
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Xzavnabou
May 25, 2024
Natural park visit with 2 stops - Great visit with Miguel!
Very friendly boat captain, he takes the time to tour with us in this natural area.
We made 2 one-hour stopovers.
I recommend this visit to FARO with our Captain Miguel! thanks to him
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Mobile63280321688
May 25, 2024
Incredible - We spent an incredible morning with skipper António Matos, where we could see different types of birds and discover some of the best islands in the Algarve! The whole experience was incredible
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Pat
May 24, 2024
Very positive review - Miguel very good interpreter who speaks French very well
Passionate about his job and a very good knowledge of fauna and flora
Known the lagoon since childhood
Review +++
We had a great afternoon
A big thank-you
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