This trip has to be one of the best ways to discover the real Algarve. Jump into a 4x4, leave the coast behind and make your way up into the Monchique hills. You’ll discover a different Algarve with a slower pace of life, one that most visitors never get to see. Ines, one of our expert local guides, says, ‘These hills are relatively untouched by the modern world.

Travelling in small groups winding along earth tracks and past tiny villages, you’ll get a glimpse of a peaceful lifestyle that is quickly disappearing.

There’ll be plenty of stops along the way to capture those perfect holiday pictures and then we’ll travel up to the highest point in the Algarve. At this special viewpoint you’ll watch the sky change colour as the sun sets and toast the view with a glass of sparkling wine. Hop back into the 4x4 and as darkness blankets the landscape, you’ll head to a local restaurant for a traditional dinner including specialities from the Monchique hills.

• With this excursion we support the local community in Monchique, which suffered devastating wildfires in the summer of 2018 – you may still see the scars of this disaster in the affected areas
• This is an adults only excursion
• Bring suitable footwear
• Depending on time of sunset dinner can be before or after sunset