3-Hour Boat Tour in Ria Formosa: Discover Portugal's Natural Wonders
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94 Ratings
Olhão
Embark on a 3-hour boat tour in Ria Formosa and discover Portugal's natural wonders. Sail through its channels, walk on white sands, and explore the island communities. Learn about the ecosystem, fauna, flora, and fishing activities from the knowledgeable skipper.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
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.
    We make 2 stops to be able to relax, swim or walk a little.
  • 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
  • Skipper
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience the intricate and delicate beauty of the Ria Formosa, a remarkable ecosystem that stands as one of Portugal’s seven wonders. It’s a must-visit location that needs to be conserved.

Embark on a journey where you’ll get to explore the Natural Park of the Ria Formosa by steering through its channels. Bask in the serenity of the white-sand beaches and tranquil waters of the Ria Formosa.

Take pleasure in a peaceful pause on a deserted island where you can take a dip in the water, unwind, and amble on the striking white sand beach. Next, we halt at one of the island communities, either Ilha do Farol or Ilha da Culatra.

Throughout the tour, the skipper will take you through an extensive briefing of the entirety of the Ria Formosa, its wildlife and plants, and its fishing ventures.

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
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439_ysteinl
Oct 2, 2023
Interesting tour to a unique natural area - A very interesting 3 hour tour i Ria Formosa. The guide had good knowledge about the area and the eco system of the region.
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Roam47523026400
Sep 23, 2023
Wonderful experience! - Wonderful experience! The guide was very passionate, explaining everything in English/Spanish so everyone understood! I would seriously recommend this tour to everyone! Enjoy!
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Tomwq4162kc
Aug 1, 2023
Great Boat Tour - Joao was very knowledgeable and, with a great sense of humour was really passionate about the whole ecosystem of the Ria Formosa. He took his time with us and answered any questions (no matter how silly !) Highly recommend this tour.
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Nixb1
Jul 18, 2023
A day to remember - We have spent many holidays in the Algarve and never done a day out in the islands - until today and what a day it was. From the very efficient Maria who managed our booking with ease to the amazing João who was our guide. We loved hearing all about ‘working life’ on the various clam and oyster farms and hearing about his own career on the water in this part of the world. Stopping off for a swim near the Southwrn most tip of Portugal and having a walk around the beautiful fishing village of Culatra were two highlights. We were a group of 4 adults and 4 teenages and all loved our day out. The boat was perfectly comfortable for our group. Highly recommended!
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Molliem319
Jul 3, 2023
The best day ever! - 10/10 worth the money. Beaches looked like you were in Caribbean. The fishing island is like a pocket of peace and the boat captain was captivating, kind and informative- he made the trip. Would definitely recommend this to anyone staying near Olhão.
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Dtee
Jun 29, 2023
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS BOAT TRIP - Today we went on this 3hr boat trip around the Ris Formosa and it was superb. The boat driver was excellent and explained about everything and kept informing us about the wildlife and sea life in the area. Would recommend this trip to anyone who is looking to book a boat trip and choose Sabitor boat trips. Thank you for a lovely day
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Rhodayoda
Jun 15, 2023
Fabulous boat trip and experience - This was an excellent tour and great value for money. Ricardo was a wonderful guide with excellent knowledge and insight into the geology and nature of the Ria Formosa. A lovely comfortable boat as well. Would highly recommend
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Ann
May 24, 2023
Ria Formosa boat tour - Maria helped book our tour and was extremely helpful. We did the 3-hour tour with Joao Sancho. His experience and knowledge only added to our trip/tour which was fantastic. I would recommend Sabina Tours in Oldham to anyone thinking of doing a tour of Ria Formosa and its islands. Thank you to them for a fabulous and enlightening trip, one that will remain in the memory banks for some time.
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Karendl4652ju
May 19, 2023
Beautiful informative tour in an original small boat. - There were so many boat tours to choose from but we talked to the very helpful Maria who booked us on this excellent 3 hour tour with Juao our wonderful guide. His talk in English about the lives of the fisherman and the islands as well as the natural eco systems and the tides was so informative and interesting. The views from the boat and our two stops were just beautiful. A small original boat, it felt like a personal tour. Highly recommended!
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Explorer25070724176
Aug 26, 2023
A most disapponting waste of time and money. - The trip started with a boat ride up the waterways with the only thing we saw was clam and oyster farming from the distance. We were then dropped off and left at the nice beach for half an hour with no shade on a sand island that had no vegitation or bird life. We were then taken to Culatra Island and dropped off for over an hour. The description is an overstatement at the best. After walking through a few vllage streets it becomes the same thing. Most of the people on the trip sat in a bar for almost the entire time and ordered lunch but then had to take it as takaways as the service was so slow. Having done a lot of travelling this is one of the worst experiences I have ever had. To me it was an expensive boat ride to a beach and a restaurant/bar. The descripition of the tour is grossly exaggerated, Seeing no Flora or Fauna and the only bird life was a fock of birds on a sand spit as we came back nto the jetty. Don't waste your money on this tour.
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