Eco-Friendly Solar Boat Tour: Discover History and Nature on the Arade River

Embark on an eco-friendly solar boat tour along the Arade River, exploring the medieval city of Silves and its rich history and breathtaking landscapes. Relax and enjoy the peaceful journey while learning about the river’s past. Don’t miss the chance to visit historical sites and indulge in local cuisine in Silves. Experience the beauty of Portimão and the Arade River from a unique perspective on the return trip.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Algarve SUN BOAT Trips - We will departure from the Pier A, at Marina de Portimão.
What's Included
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • Personal driver/guide
  • Live on-board commentary
What's Not Included
  • The listed price does not include the car parking price, on the high season.
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Experience the enchanting river and the historical city of Silves, rich with ancient tales, diverse nature, and breathtaking sights.
Relish a tranquil journey from Portimão to Silves along the historically-rich Arade River on our environmentally-minded eco-boat, where the new age harmonizes with antiquity.
Our eco-friendly vessel provides a tranquil,…

Location
Estrada Marina 276
Estrada Marina
Please meet us at Pier A/B from Portimão Marina 15 minutes before the start of your tour. This is the exact location where the captain will meet with you.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sambista_23
Nov 2, 2024
A river journey just as it should be done - I’m so glad I chose the Sunboat to enjoy the Arade River and Silves. The boat ride was so quiet and peaceful. So quiet that our most excellent boat captain and guide Pedro could talk to us almost at a whisper. So peaceful that I felt I was truly communing with nature. And to do it in an "eco-friendly" way was truly rewarding. We were given just the right amount of time to explore Silves, too. Thank you, Pedro, for sharing your world with us. Five stars for the Sunboat experience!
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Vivienne_s
Oct 19, 2024
Solar boat to Silves - Excellent chilled trip to Silves. Pedro was a mine of information, and he provided wine too! There were 10 of us all strangers but we gelled well, maybe the wine!o
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R726mascottt
Oct 1, 2024
Fab. Chilled. Welcoming. - Fab trip from Portimao to Silves along the Arade river. Friendly and welcoming staff. I was travelling solo but was made to feel perfectly welcome. Just the right amount of chatting and chilling. Really interesting insights about the coast, the river and the areas we visited. Nice amount of time in Silves before returning with a nice chilled soundtrack and a glass of local wine. Perfect.
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Janenwilhelm
Oct 1, 2024
Stellar journey that gives you a bang for your buck! - FANTASTIC trip and well worth the money. We were 6 friends that did the trip and it was a really nice experience with Pedro and Marco. Pedro trays in Silves, so he had a load of good info he shared during the trip there and back. And the fact that it is dead quiet on the boat without any fumes and icky smells makes it even better. Well worth it!!! And we had a few good laughs also :)
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Rosiebeebee
Sep 21, 2024
A winning combination of tranquility on the river with excellent wines at the vineyard - Pedro & Ana were excellent hosts, very informative and friendly. We did the combined Arade River trip together with wine-tasting at the Arvad Vineyard. The river trip was very relaxing and the wine-tasting was most enjoyable. The wines are top quality and there was an array of delicious snacks to accompany the wines.
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Paradise51534206156
Sep 20, 2024
Relaxed boat trip - Very nice relaxing tour on the solar boat. Good relaxed captain and very informative, every question was answered.
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Chrisgee1201
Sep 18, 2024
Relaxed and informative. - Very relaxed and informative, friendly crew, a wonderful afternoon on the water. Enjoy the beautiful nature and views.
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Angelaworcs
Sep 17, 2024
Relaxing trip up the Arcade River . - What a wonderful time we had cruising up the river from Portimao to Silves and back again in this lovely eco friendly solar boat. The boat has seating for 10 passengers but there were just 6 of us on our tour. Pedro was full of knowledge about past industries that used the river and other points of interest on the way to Silves. We had around one and a half hours to have a snack and a wander around the lovely streets in Silves before returning to the boat for our journey back to Portimao. Gentle music in the background and a complimentary glass of wine(or 2!) made for a relaxing trip. What a great way to spend time exploring part of the Algarve in a different way, we thoroughly recommend this tour . The boat tour is subject to the tides so check their web site to see times that the tour begins.
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Dana_c
Aug 5, 2024
Great Way to Relax and Sight-see at the Same Time - It was a truly serene excursion on the Arade River, just what we needed after rigorous site-seeing by foot the day before. Our guide Antonio filled us in on the interesting structures, local development (from fishing to tourism for example) and landscape features (tide mills and other surprises) along the way. We noticed plentiful birdlife (egrets, storks...). After touring the town of Silves in the hot sun, it was lovely going back on the solar boat, this time with delightful wine to toast the end of a beautiful day.
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Tittoski
Jul 13, 2024
Unforgettable experience - The tour to Benagil at the sunset had been so enjoyful that the following day we booked the other trip to Silves. Again all very pleasant, relaxing, the real way to enjoy navigation!
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From $47
up to 10 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).