Ria Formosa Tour: Explore Barrier Islands

Explore Ria Formosa’s islands with a marine biologist guide. Enjoy flexible island hopping and discover nature at your own pace. Book now!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Barreta Island - Ilha Deserta is a 7km barrier island between Atlantic ocean and Ria Formosa Natural Park and one of the most pristine ecosystems of the region. It is well known for the restaurant Estaminé open all year round and its natural conditions.
  • Ilha da Culatra - Ilha da Culatra is a fisherman village located in the Ria Formosa…
What's Included
  • Use of binoculars
Additional Information

Feel free to explore the barrier islands of Ria Formosa at your leisure. Starting from Faro, embark on a 90-minute guided tour with a knowledgeable marine biologist. Upon reaching the first stop, Ilha Deserta, you can join the boat circuit to explore the islands of the Natural Park, enjoying the freedom to travel between them according to the available…

Location
Rua Comandante Francisco Manuel
Meeting Point in our Stand. All our is staff dressed in yellow shirts.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Stuartgeorg
May 3, 2024
Great value - Booked the hop on hop off ticket and spent the full day exploring the islands. Well worth the money. Staff were all very friendly and knowledgeable. There are a few boat trip companies in Faro but in my opinion this one was the best value for money. Highly recommendx
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315qianw
May 2, 2024
Professional and stunning sunset travel within Thomas - Thomas is handsome and professional,he introduced many interesting things to us, I hope I could be as attentive and nice as him in the future, and the sunset tour is really nice. Highly recommend for that!
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Helendv9327au
Feb 19, 2024
Amazing - so good we went again the next day! - Fantastic nature tour and hop-on-hop off trip to the islands. It was so good my 12 year old son and I went back the next day for another nature trip! This time we stayed on Desert Island for the day to explore, and got the ferry back. Joaquin our guide was incredibly knowledgeable. He helped us identify several Osprey, curlews, great white egrets and many more waders - plus he taught us about the history and ecosystem of the Rio Formosa and other wildlife like the fiddler crabs. On the first trip we had lunch on Culatra and enjoyed walking around the island. I had the best tuna steak ever and it was reasonably priced. On Ilha Deserta there is only one choice of restaurant and it is more upmarket and therefore expensive. The seafood linguine was gorgeous! If you’re on a tight budget it’s better to eat at Culatra or take food with you. We walked around the whole of Ilha Deserta in a couple of hours - including a play on the beach. You could spent many more hours there if you wanted though. We hope to return in the future and would definitely book with this company again. Thank you, Helen and Edward
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