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.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Transport
✔ Guide
✔ Dinner with drinks
✖ Additional drinks
Pickup Locations
1. Alagoamar Aparthotel
2. Vila Marachique
3. Hotel Alisios
4. Apartamentos Turisticos Regina
5. Hotel Baltum
6. Pestana Alvor Atlantic Apart
7. Cerro Branco Apartments
8. Alfagar Cerro Malpique
9. Colina do Mar Hotel
10. Residencial Sao Roque
11. Hotel Paraiso de Albufeira
12. Albergaria Miradouro
13. Areias Sol Apartments
14. Silmar Apartamentos
15. Hotel Globo
16. Residencial Limas
17. Jupiter Marina Hotel
18. Hotel da Gale
19. Hotel Frentomar
20. Hotel Sol e Mar
Additional Info: Hotel Pick up & Drop off included from selected hotels in Portimão and Albufeira. Your exact pick up time and place depend on the hotel where you stay at. After confirming the booking we will contact you to inform you about the exact pick up time and place. If you haven´t heard from us at least 48 hours before the activity start time, please contact us.
Itinerary
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Alferce
Discover the real Algarve on this off-the-beaten-track adventure and look around a citrus grove, typical of the area, you can try the fruit.
Visit the quaint village of Alferce where time has stood still.
Watch the sun set from up high, then go for a typical dinner
All with an expert local guide with an unrivalled knowledge of the Algarve.
Duration: 4 hours
Additional info
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• 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
