Ria Formosa Natural Park and Islands Boat Cruise from Faro

Explore Ria Formosa’s beauty on a catamaran cruise. Visit Farol and Deserta islands, swim, and enjoy a guided tour. Book your adventure now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ria Formosa Natural Park - Enjoy a guided tour through Ria Formosa Natural Park, where you will experience the beauty of nature, channels, tides, wildlife, and bird species such as Spoonbills, Egrets, Great Cormorants, Grey Herons, Kentish Plovers, Oystercatchers, Whimbrels, and Storks.
  • Barreta Island - Discover the wonders of Barreta Island,…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Explore the Ria Formosa Natural Park and its islands on a delightful sightseeing cruise departing from Faro. Join a small group of up to 11 people and navigate the Ria Formosa channels aboard a comfortable boat, with stops at the islands of Farol and Deserta. A multilingual guide will accompany the tour.
During the high season (from Easter until the…

Location
Islands 4 you
The red desk Islands 4 you is about 100 meters in front of Eva Senses Hotel.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Anaguimaraes1994
Jun 30, 2025
Perfect sunset trip - The islands 4 you were very helpful and sought to accommodate our requests. The boat trip and the guide were great. We have to repeat!
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Traveler01009391012
Jun 28, 2025
Great half day tour in the Ria Formosa national park & islands - A Very Nice boat tour, perfect tonescape the scorching heat of the mainland. The guide was friendly and funny. He impressed us with his knowledge of birds in a lot of languages. The stopover on desert island was really Nice, swimming in the Atlantic ocean a must .
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Curious50509077901
Jun 28, 2025
Nice experience! - Really nice views. And the care, at the top! A very friendly team! Plus, perfect French experience!
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Julieandchris1
Jun 27, 2025
Wonderful opportunity to see nature! - An amazing trip. We saw so much - including some dolphins! - and Ricardo our guide was brilliant, giving us descriptions of things we could see, and where we were. It was great to be able to go to the areas of the da ria formosa,and see so much.
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Meander23332437579
Jun 26, 2025
Beautiful experience - Very nice guide, Mr Antonio. Pleasant experience anyway. Beautiful islands, if in doubt, just do! Instructive and super beautiful nature. He names every bird, crab, every plant. And every day again for the “first time”.
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Meander28696889786
Jun 25, 2025
Great experience! - Ricardo, our guide, gave us lots of information about the area and showed us around. We had time off at the two islands to explore and where giving options about what to do. The contact before and after was very good and easy, very nice people! Overall I would recommend!
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Q1169qilindab
Jun 25, 2025
Relaxing and interesting trip - It was an overcast day for this trip but it was no less enjoyable. We set off in a comfortable boat with Ricardo the captain and tour guide. We saw various birds and crabs in the lagoon and I was surprised to hear that there are protected areas for seahorses. We had two leisurely stops at different islands. The first had a place for drinks and snacks and a lovely beach with lots of different shells. The second had a lighthouse, near which we found a great place with a surfer vibe for a tasty lunch right on the sea. Very relaxing trip and definitely worth going. Do note that if you're driving to this on a week day allow plenty of time to park as on a Monday it was very busy everywhere.
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Q3586umjonasm
Jun 23, 2025
Highly recommended for discovering the national park! For this you could just switch off:) - Ricardo showed us a lot and explained it. From the individual bird species to the importance of the lagoon. Very friendly staff and a very nice tour where you could also decide a lot for yourself what you want to do at the stops.
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P2598wzwolfgangg
Jun 22, 2025
Charming islands - Very nice trip. We really enjoyed seeing the dolphins and visiting Isla Desierta. Our Captain Antonio is a sweetheart. To repeat.
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Lyndac833
Jun 27, 2025
A Pleasant Day’s Outing to Ria Formosa - The scenery was amazing and the boat’s driver and guide was very friendly and personable. He did a fantastic job of providing multi-lingual explanations of the wildlife and sites along the way. Our only disappointment was the lack of details about the area (Ria Formosa) itself. Specific suggestions for what to see and do on Ilha do Farol and Ilha do Deserta would have also been useful. Overall, we found the tour very enjoyable!
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From $41
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).