Silves and Monchique Full Day Bus Tour: Experience Moorish History and Algarve's Scenic Beauty

Discover the rich Moorish history and breathtaking beauty of the Algarve on a full-day bus tour to Silves and Monchique. Explore the impressive Castle of Silves, enjoy panoramic views from Fóia mountain, and indulge in local shopping and liquor tasting.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Castelo de Silves - Start your excursion with a hotel pickup, and then travel north to the ancient town of Silves, your first stop of the day. Home to a magnificent Moorish castle surrounded by terracotta-roofed houses, the town has history and pretty scenery in equal measures.
    With its lofty hill-top location, the town was a strategically…
What's Included
  • On-board WiFi
  • Convenient hotel pick-up & drop-off
  • Professional, multilingual guided tour
  • Comfort with in-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Journey through the towns of Silves and Monchique and uncover their Moorish history, beautiful architecture and the gorgeous landscape of the Algarve! Accompanied by a friendly local guide, take a tour around the town of Silves and enjoy the opportunity to visit its main highlight, the majestic Castle of Silves. Once done appreciating the stronghold,…

Location
Castelo de Silves
Rua do Castelo
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Katrina_b
May 7, 2024
Relax tour - I enjoyed the tour. It was not too rushed and very relaxing. Our guide knows a lot of information about the place and the local food. And I love the fact that I was picked and dropped to the hotel, very convenient.
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Iain_m
Oct 13, 2023
Great day out - The castle was very interesting and the views were great. The mountain village was lovely and the views down the mountain were fabulous. The tour guide was great, lots of interesting things to say and so helpful. The bus driver was very good
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Ira_k
May 20, 2023
Fantastic trip - We are really were enjoying by this trip, castle and village were amazing! Enjoyed all the trip,worth going on the bus.Thanks to our guide and bus drivers!
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Lakshmi_j
Jan 20, 2023
Great trip to Salves and Monchique - My husband and I loved this tour. Bus was comfortable. Ana was our tour guide and spoke great english and explained everything very well. We were picked up from our hotel itself which was great. We had enough time in both places and enjoyed our visit The only downside was not able to see from Monchique due to the fog.
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Virginia_s
Apr 16, 2022
Views were fantastic and... - Views were fantastic and Anna was wonderful telling us a bit of where to go and what to see in Silves.
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Marybeth_s
Apr 24, 2024
Loved Silves and the... - Loved Silves and the history! No idea why we stopped in Monchique for lunch. There were only a couple of restaurants and they had challenges accommodating us. Skip Monchique and spend longer in Silves with more restaurants.
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Amytrumpeter
Jul 16, 2022
Lovely Destinations but a bit Rushed - The town of Silves was beautiful with a fantastic castle. Unfortunately the whole trip felt a bit rushed. We almost spent more time travelling than time in the destinations. In Monchique we only saw the view from the mountains no time to stop and see the town.
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David_s
Apr 21, 2022
Lots of sitting and waiting - Spent way too much time in a bus picking up folks and never stopped in the town of Monchique so the name of the tour is deceiving. Our tour guide was lovely but on top of a tip for her and our driver we also tipped shuttle drivers.
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Colml200
Jul 29, 2024
A series of unfortunate events - I booked this tour for my parents as a gift in May. The bus never turned up to their hotel at the time promised. No effort was made to contact my parents and no refund was offered by this "tour" company. Avoid this tour and company at all costs.
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P1940ddanitas
Oct 3, 2023
You need a better Tour manager for this tour - Absolutely worthless, the tour operator lady was very terse, unfriendly and at all three sites, just leaves you at bus door and that was it. I understand she was obese and not wanting to walk but lot of very old and frail people were able to walk to the old sites and tourist spots. She did not care to walk or be helpful at all. Secondly the pickup locations were misleading, the location with Faro address is almost 30 miles away from Faro city; for tourists being new to area this should be clarified better. I had to get an expensive taxi to reach the nearest pickup location.
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From $42
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).