Express Tour to Benagil Cave & Marinha: Direct Ride from Portimao with Dolphin Sightings

Journey directly from Portimao to Benagil on a secure and suitably dimensioned boat, exploring the inside of Benagil intimately with a compact group under the diligent care of your guide. Halt for a refreshing dive at an exquisite spot, and if fortune favours, witness dolphins in their natural habitat.

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Benagil - Benagil Cave
  • Carvoeiro - Beach
  • Marina de Portimao - Marina Portimão
  • Vale de Centeanes Beach - Beach
  • Praia de Benagil - Beach
What's Included
  • Life jackets provided for safety
Location
Clube Naval De Portimão
Clube Naval de Portimão, Cais Vasco da Gama
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(42 Ratings)
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Shannon
Apr 24, 2025
Highly Recommend this Tour! - It exceeded my expectations. Our guides were great. The scenery was fabulous and the weather was perfect. Thank you for a wonderful cruise.
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Scenic58038351216
Aug 30, 2024
Connection with nature and history of the Algarve coast - Simply fantastic this experience! Me and my kids love it! Thanks to Captain André and our Guide Inês, who shared with us their knowledge about various beaches and caves of the beautiful Algarve coast...details and curiosities, sympathy, in a simultaneously relaxing and exciting journey...in a single boat, various cultures, all explained in 4 different languages, which facilitated the involvement of the participants and demonstrated the richness of multiculturalism...my daughter loved to dive off the beautiful beach of the Navy! I reserve the connection with nature.... thank you very much... see you soon! Susana, Laura and Rodrigo
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Josemg62
Aug 23, 2024
Caves of Benagil and Navy - It was an excellent trip, both the Guide Diogo and the timoner whose name I could not catch (my apologies), were very friendly and competent. Orreu's journey is safe. I'll be back one day! Thank you very much.
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Racheltb83
Jul 31, 2024
Amazing experience - An incredible experience from the first moment, from check-in to the return to the Navy of Portimão. It's worth the walk! Very beautiful landscapes, fantastic caves. Captain André and the guide Diogo were great throughout the journey. Super point to the Algarve Discovery.
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Ian
Jul 9, 2024
Thrilling boat tour with excellent guides, highly recommended. - I had an awesome experience on this boat tour! The guides were fantastic—knowledgeable, friendly, and really made the trip enjoyable. The tour itself was a perfect blend of excitement and breathtaking views. I highly recommend this boat tour for anyone looking for an adventure. What a thrill!
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Tinagf6892xv
Jun 10, 2025
Good way to see the caves on a smaller boat. - Good way to see the beautiful coastal caves. Smaller boat. But it was a bit crowded on the boat. The area in general has many boat tours. A smaller boat seems better and faster to get around. But you sometimes had to wait while other boats exited the caves.
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Dreamer05820544679
Aug 20, 2024
Good ride but to be better - Beautiful family excursion, disappointed on the offer to swim only in the open sea and 5 min max at the end of the excursion with the pressure of the captain not to delay. We would have hoped to be able to enjoy just a little bit of benagil cave beach as pictured
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Robertrr6011yf
May 11, 2024
Beautiful environment - It was a beautiful boat trip and funny guide. Beautiful environment. Just a pity that we couldn't get off at Marinha beach. I didn't really understand that from the tour.
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Renatorda
May 31, 2025
Visual is beautiful, but I expected more from the walk. - Booking process and information about location and meeting time OK. Punctual departure. Access to the meeting point in the marina of Portimão is poor, by street of very hollow land. Ship and captain OK. The guide provided very little information during the journey. In some situations, the captain stopped the boat, we waited for information about the place, but the guide said nothing. I was hoping to go down to Benagil Beach or Praia da Marina, but we could only observe from a distance (the boat approached Benagil Beach to the limit to see the minimum opening at the top of the cliff and stopped about 200m from Praia da Marina, in the sea). I expected a lot more from the ride.
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Fearless524157
Sep 3, 2024
Crowded! - Place really too crowded so you can not appreciate the beauty of these places. In Benagil cave there are also three boats at once! Ours in particular went in and out immediately in reverse so if you're on the left side you can't see anything. The guys who accompanied us and guided us were very helpful
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From $47
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).