Algarve Jeep Tour and Arade River Cruise: Explore picturesque landscapes and local wildlife

Embark on an unforgettable adventure in the Algarve with a Jeep tour and Arade River cruise. Explore picturesque landscapes, encounter local wildlife, and indulge in a relaxing river cruise. Book now!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Praia Grande - Navegaremos ao longo da magnífica Praia de Ferragudo
  • Silves - Navegaremos no rio que atravessa a histórica cidade de Silves
  • Monchique - Almoço incluído num dos melhores restaurantes típicos da região
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

An unrivaled pairing! Discover the hidden gem of Algarve in our all-terrain vehicles followed by the tranquil pleasure of a river Arade cruise!

Indulge in a serene journey along the river Arade. As you navigate the waterway, admire the verdant landscape, the tranquil bird-calls, the river’s vibrant wildlife and the rhythmic water caressing the boat.

Next up, it’s time to embark on an exhilarating Safari journey! We’ll transport you off the well-trodden path to experience the core of Algarve! In a caravan of jeeps, we’ll climb hills and descend into valleys, ford streams and cross grasslands. Revel in the breathtaking views and crisp air as we navigate dirt roads. Get to know unique plants and animals and witness some of the preserved local traditions - the time-honored honey-making process and the distillation of medronho - a powerfully intoxicating local beverage that you’ll have the opportunity to taste.

A meal is included at a local eatery.

Kindly note: Based on tidal conditions, the schedule may be switched.

Location
Praia Grande
Off N 125
Cancellation Policy

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

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Adventurer114085
Sep 17, 2024
Ricardo sharing the love of his country and his culture - Ricardo our guide/driver shared with us all he knew about the area accommodating us in every way possible. He made sure we all enjoyed smelling the leaves of the fruit. He was witty and made everybody feel comfortable with his safe driving. Thank you Ricardo for a lovely enjoyable day especially it being my birthday
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Accad2020
Sep 13, 2024
Top day - We had a great day. Got to see a lot of the interior and a lot of information. The atmosphere was few and far between. Great guides
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Roberths2200cw
Sep 11, 2024
Highly recommend - Highly recommend, guides were awesome and very funny 😁 such a good day! Will do it again when we return. Thnk you for a great day.
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Mariyap142
Jul 11, 2024
Superb. Excellent. The guidé is amazing as a chauffeur as a tourist guidé. - If I had to give the scale grade of 1 to 10, we give them an 11. Everything has been super fantastic, despite so much exhausting heat. The Guide, Ricardo, besides being a great driver, is very funny, open, attentive, friendly... In a word it's a crack. We advise you to take this tour boat + Safari 4x4. Best experience we had.
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Osmarysg2021
Jun 13, 2024
Get to know a little about the sea, mountains of Portugal, Sardines. - We had a great day, we are very grateful to Vitor, he was our guide, he made us spend a nice and fun day. Portugal has a lot to do and know.
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667503
May 17, 2024
It really is a very complete fun accessible tour. - what a nice complete tour with a jeep and a boat. You will be picked up by Jeep and taken to the boat to sail on the Arade River, along the quays of Portimão. Lots of explanations and interesting facts about different elements that can be seen, all told in a fun way by our guide Ricardo. Then we get into a jeep and drive off-road, what fun, to the highest mountain here in the Algarve. We come across oranges, lemons, figs, eucalyptus and all kinds of herbs along the road. We also come across mother Partridge with a lot of mini chicks. We eat puri piri and taste a small glass of Aguardente de Medronho (Medronho fire water), a liqueur made from the Arbutus Fruit Strawberry Tree. Then our very knowledgeable driver/guide also knows all about cork. It really is a very complete fun accessible tour.
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Robjflower
May 16, 2024
A great experience - A great day out with an excellent knowledgeable driver/guide. Only disappointment was the lunch, acceptable but not nearly as good as the lunch stop on other tours with this company
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Hilde122
Apr 27, 2024
Wonderful educational day! - It was a fantastic day. Luis picked us up at the hotel. From there we went to pick up the others. First we did the boat trip on the Arade River. We learned many things about life on the water, bridges, salt extraction, etc. After the boat trip it was jeep safari time. The international group had a very nice time. Luis was a very good guide, he took the time to let us enjoy the views and to take pictures of the area around Monchique, visiting a beekeeper, making the medronho, the history of cork extraction etc. Thank you! Recommended!!!
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Bethany_e
Mar 26, 2024
Absolutely epic full day tour with fantastic plentiful food and wine, excellent company and you are well looked after!! - We booked a tour, may husband, sister and I, we were greeted by a very funny and friendly guide, Ricardo, who explained everything to us and let us know the plan for the day, introduced all guests to each other and was super considerate to us all which was really nice, we had a little hiccup where our boat stopped working but they got us another one and swapped us over no drama at all, he was very informative and worked very hard to give us all historical information and kept it flowing and interesting, we were then dropped back to Ferragudo for half hour, just enough time to relax and have a drink, then Ricardo was back to pick us up for the keep ride! That was fabulous! Some crazy off roading to get our hearts racing and some beautiful scenic stops to learn about the Monchique mountains, the plants and the culture, we stopped off at a cute little traditional honey and medronho making farm where we learned some more history and got to try some traditional Portuguese wares and buy some too, we then went to a traditional restaurant and had a superb traditional 3 course meal with wine and water, the whole thing far surpassed all of our expectations!! We would highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for an action packed full day of learning about truly important Portuguese history and facts!! This has to be the best tour operator yet I think!!
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André
Aug 20, 2024
Interessante Super Day.. - With 2 families, so a car full, we were picked up by our driver " Ricardo". After a nice interesting boat trip, visit to an old village we went into the mountains for our super day. Off road along all kinds of different places we kept getting an update where we drove past or to. Ricardo took the time to explain things. Lunch of chicken with piri piri and a visit to a traditional distillery was very interesting. Finally we got an explanation of a typical Portuguese product.. cork. All in all a successful day.. Thanks, ricardo.
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