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Algarve Sailing: Explore Caves and Coastline
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126 Ratings
Portimão
Embark on a masted sailing vessel and explore the stunning coastline and caves of the Algarve. Visit fishing villages, beautiful beaches, and the famous Benagil cave on this unforgettable Portimao Sailing Tour.
Embark on a masted sailing vessel and explore the stunning coastline and caves of the Algarve. Visit fishing villages, beautiful beaches, and the famous Benagil cave on this unforgettable Portimao Sailing Tour.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Algar de Benagil - We start our trip in Portimão. At the lighthouse of Ferragudo we set our sails and cruise south-east along the coast line to the lighthouse of Alfanzina. Here we drop anchor for swim and you board on smaller boats to visit the caves described in Program 1 following the beaches of Carvalho, Benagil to Praia da Marinha. Then…
- Algar de Benagil - We start our trip in Portimão. At the lighthouse of Ferragudo we set our sails and cruise south-east along the coast line to the lighthouse of Alfanzina. Here we drop anchor for swim and you board on smaller boats to visit the caves described in Program 1 following the beaches of Carvalho, Benagil to Praia da Marinha. Then we will return to Portimão by engine power, passing close to the rocks, caves and beaches.
What's Included
- Shade on all decks
- Life Jackets
- Professional Sea Crew
- Best Eco-Footprint
- Clean WCs
- Family-Friendly
- Large Seating Benches
- Insurance
- Space to walk around
- Shade on all decks
- Life Jackets
- Professional Sea Crew
- Best Eco-Footprint
- Clean WCs
- Family-Friendly
- Large Seating Benches
- Insurance
- Space to walk around
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Embark on this excursion onboard a rigged sailboat and discover the Algarve’s stunning coastline and its caverns. The journey begins at the historic dock of Portimão, heading to the South-East Coast, crossing through the quaint fishing hamlets of Ferragudo, Benagil, and Carvoeiro; picturesque beaches like Algar Seco, Vale Centianes, Marinha, and Armação…
Embark on this excursion onboard a rigged sailboat and discover the Algarve’s stunning coastline and its caverns. The journey begins at the historic dock of Portimão, heading to the South-East Coast, crossing through the quaint fishing hamlets of Ferragudo, Benagil, and Carvoeiro; picturesque beaches like Algar Seco, Vale Centianes, Marinha, and Armação de Pêra. During the voyage, you will get to see some of the most beautiful grottos like Benagil and Alfanzina. We will be using traditional cavern boats to explore these fascinating caves.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
Location
Rua Gonçalo Nascimento
Pier "Vasco da Gama", next to the "Clube Naval" and Portimão "Museum".
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(126 Ratings)
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Baylesc
Dec 5, 2024
Great for all ages! The perfect combo of comfortable ship on the sea and small boat adventure in the caves! - We had the best time on the afternoon sailing! The crew were fabulous and made the whole trip so fun! We were with my Mom and Aunt who are in their 80s with mobility issues but they were perfectly comfortable on the ship and the rest of us were able to go into the caves with the smaller boats. The caves were great and when you came out and saw the ‘Pirate Ship’ it was so cool. We just spent 3 weeks in the Algarve and this was our favorite adventure!! I would highly recommend it!
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T902qmkarins
Nov 21, 2024
Just a great experience and a great team - 👌👌Hello dear pirate friends, my husband, a friend and I did the tour with the "Santa Bernarda" yesterday.
Our friend was for the first time and she was stunned how super nice the ride was. The crew took great care of my husband , who is no longer well mobile, and we were completely happy again. Disembarkation into the small dinghy for the caves is unusually careful. Even the smallest children who travelled with us were more than well observed. The grottoes are really worth seeing and the boat driver makes every effort to go as deep as possible so that you really get a great impression. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Captain and his crew again and look forward to a repeat of this experience.
It is worth mentioning, if the weather is not favorable you get a call that the tour cannot take place, This happened to us last time , such attention is not given everywhere. Our friend experienced this at another provider who drove out but the grottoes could not be visited as the water was too high. It doesn't happen at "Santa Bernarda"!!!
Karin and Heinz
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Hazel_r
Nov 19, 2024
Love the pirate ship - Crew was friendly, informative, and attentive. Ocean was a bit rough but crew got us on the boat and out to see the caves. Great day!
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Hazelr582
Nov 18, 2024
Pirate ship trip to caves - Excellent sailing trip in a refinished pirate boat. Captain Bernardo and his crew were very attentive and made the trip fun and exciting. Water conditions change without notice so can be very rough waters to sail in. If too rough impossible to get to caves in smaller boat but still worthwhile trip. Have to transfer to a smaller boat in choppy waters but crew did a good job of keeping everyone safe. Would recommend
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J5875yzfranks
Oct 2, 2024
Great experience, nice crew, a nice adventure - A great way to see the coastline from the sea, while sailing on a sailing ship with the adventure of boating out in small dinghies. The team of Santa Bernarda is really very nice and helpful. The other guests on board were also very sympathetic. The caves themselves are rather unspectacular, but the trip was a great experience!
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Rorego1965
Apr 24, 2025
Natural beauty - The view is beautiful! The sea was agitated, not allowing the boat boats to take us to the caves. Worth it and much to know, in the summer heat should be wonderful!
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Kylewr97sc
Apr 2, 2025
Pirate ship in Portimão - Excellent views, cool ship, friendly staff. Only thing I would say is that the captain seemed to speak German more than English but still well worth the trip and excellent value. Captain was great with other boats and made it fun.
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Luket978
Nov 26, 2024
Pirate Ship tour thumbs up - This was a lot of fun. We met some very nice people, both the crew and other guests on the tour.
It was nice to see the crew engage the kids on the ship by having them help raise the sails.
Getting on the small boat from the ship to enter the caves seems treacherous.
I would recommend this activity, it went by fast. Please arrive early as parking in the area was terrible and there are about 4 other tours leaving from the dock around the same time.
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Karbar2024
Oct 23, 2024
Disappointing as a visit but the boat tour and staff are great - The tour is disappointing, it is a hole in the ceiling and vault, nothing WoW and visit 5-6 other cave, the pirate ship is cool and comfortable and the crew extremely friendly.
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Peggyc680
Apr 12, 2025
Mixed - The view of the coast is beautiful and deserves to see it sea side
On the other hand we did not hang up at all with the crew (apart from a pleasant sailor, smiling, with humor), the captain deserved to speak less and the welcome was quite cold otherwise pity
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