Porto Santo Island Tour: Discover its Fascinating History and Pirate Tales

Embark on a journey around the island to understand the significance of Porto Santo to the Portuguese and to humanity itself. We’ll aid you in uncovering the life experiences of the island’s inhabitants during the time they faced continuous attacks from pirates and corsairs. This is an enjoyable and thrilling method to explore the entire island.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Porto Santo Island - We’ll explore the island of Porto Santo and hear about it’s history with Pirates and Coursairs
What's Included
  • Expert local guide
  • Comprehensive travel insurance
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
Location
Porto Santo Island
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(29 Ratings)
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Steffenbm8299fk
Jul 10, 2024
On land in the footsteps of seafarers - We were picked up by a very friendly and well informed guide with adorable dog in a (not quite so) modern VW bus. The tour was in English and we had to translate for our children (4 & 8) simultaneously - but that worked well and the two had fun. For the child seat it is necessary to give advance notice and to have the availability confirmed. The tour was entertaining, rich in information and insights. Matias suggested very vividly how which ships must have landed when and where, with which tactics Portuguese faced dangers and he could answer all our questions. The whole trip was amusing and entertaining. Afterwards we did the Porto Santo Kayak Tours with the same guide+dog along the coast.
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Daytrip21250474254
Jun 23, 2024
Excellent. - Excellent visit to the island of Porto Santo with the tourist guide Matias who in addition to giving us to know the views, teaches us a lot about the history of the island and as if that was not enough is still an Excel photographer, which is great for those travelling alone. 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Y4615iglaurencec
Jun 12, 2024
Magnificent tour! - Very interesting and atypical tour of the island thanks to our guide Matias, very friendly and passionate about the history of his island which he shared with us
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Claire_b
Jun 12, 2024
Take this tour to enhance your stay - This was a really interesting tour, a mixture of history, geology and breathtaking views. Our guide was excellent, both in his knowledge and sometimes humorous delivery and we were able to see and learn much to enhance our stay on the island. Unfortunately my husband was feeling unwell and could not fully appreciate everything we saw but agrees with me that the island is fascinating and stunning and our guide was top notch.
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Onair401795
May 31, 2024
A great island tour - Great trip recently with Mike. He was very knowledgeable and friendly and nothing was too much trouble. A great way to see and find out more about Porto Santo. Very glad we swoon the tour.
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Jessimendes
May 2, 2024
Magnificent tour - We loved the tour of Porto Santo. Without a doubt the best tour we could have chosen. The trip was incredible, and it allowed us to see places that more commercial tours certainly don't reach due to access. For those who really want to get to know Porto Santo, this is the tour to take. The guide is a person who is extremely passionate about what he does and you can feel that passion when he tells us about the history of the island.
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Kestas777
Oct 20, 2023
Very nice trip - Small island but have got so many unforgettable places which you should to see. Driver - quide Antonio very friendly with good knowledge. Thanks him for this experience.
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Joy
Oct 3, 2023
Trip Out - This was a lovely trip, very informative and taking in beautiful views. We thoroughly recommend it to visitors to Porto Santo.
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Y7998zielenad
Aug 1, 2024
Watch out for last minute cancellations - Too bad we can't give zero stars. Reading the reviews, it was a good experience, too bad that we were notified 1 hour and a half before that they had canceled our reservation without providing any explanation, despite the fact that until the day before the activity was still available. A real disappointment, if we had been warned earlier, we would have booked something else...
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Diane_k
May 10, 2024
Missed it - Sadly we did not get to experience this trip due to a big misunderstanding. It was booked from a Viator ad which appeared to be related to San Sebastián. As we are from the US we did not understand the geography of northern Spain The day before travel it became clear that we were far far away from an enticing experience. My mistake but Viator not helpful and I have booked many tours with them. Not the tour providers fault Diane
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