Top Evora District Nature and Wildlife Tours

Embark on a 2-hour guided trek through the scenic cork forests of Alentejo, Portugal. Explore the rich agricultural heritage of the region as you learn about the ancient art of cork harvesting at a family-run farmhouse estate. With views of the Serra D'Ossa and a walk along peaceful farm roads, you'll reconnect with nature in this beautiful, rural landscape. Optional traditional cork-strippers' lunch available.

Go deep into the Alentejo Cork Forest and enter a world that’s rich with plants, flowers, and native wildlife. By traveling in a Landrover, you’ll get to places that would be difficult to find alone. Learn about a family business of managing cork forests, rearing sheep, and running a vineyard. You’ll have a delicious lunch (optional) in a family-run restaurant, and get a chance to purchase handmade cork products. An informative tour that’s enriched by commentary from your guide.

Discover the fascinating world of cork and the authenticity of Alentejo’s rural life in a unique experience. With transport included from your accommodation, this visit takes you to a cork factory, where you will know the entire process of transforming this sustainable material into various products. After the visit, enjoy a traditional Alentejo lunch at a typical restaurant, drinks not included, where you can taste the flavors of the region. The experience continues in an Alentejano heritage, where you will have the opportunity to explore the mounted, the iconic landscape of Alentejo, to meet the peat and peat and learn about the extraction of cork. In addition, you will be able to observe the animals of the herd and better understand the balance between nature and local farming activity. Visit also a cromeleque located inside the property and a reconstruction of a Neolithic village. A complete experience to immerse yourself in the culture, tradition and natural beauty of Alentejo

Watch the sun rise over the scenic landscape of Monsaraz on a hot air balloon flight that takes in medieval villages, ancient Roman temples, golden cornfields, and pretty churches. Celebrate the occasion with an included Champagne toast after touching back down to earth. A ground crew will greet you for transport back to the departure point in Monsaraz.

Enjoy this 2 hour Walking Tour exploring the traditional cork forests. Be our trekking companion on a leisurely journey through the lush forest with the magnificent Serra D’Ossa hills as a backdrop and get a close in-depth look at its extraordinary bio-diversity, considered one of the richest in Europe. Apart from all the fauna and flora that live off the cork trees, do not be surprised to come across a wide variety of wildlife, including boar, mongoose, hares, and many species of birds. This option is ideal for botanists and nature lovers who prefer a more micro-exploration of the cork forest over the wider overview offered by driving tours. Savour our internationally acclaimed wines. Have a traditional meal in a typical, local family run restaurant.

Adventure yourself on an off-road journey through the Alentejo's "montado" (cork and holm oak forest)! We offer you an option of driving tour, that will give you a wonderful overview of the forest as you plough through the dirt tracks of the farm. For those who have a passion for vintage cars, or simply a sense of history and adventure, you can opt for a tour in one of two 50-year-old Land Rovers, one an open top and the other a hard top. Your expert guides will show you the highlights and explain in detail what makes the cork forest such an important and diverse ecosystem. Our guides, are guaranteed to enlighten (and entertain!) you at how little you knew about cork and its amazing properties! After the tour, enjoy a tasting of Maroteira wines, accompanied by Iberian pork ham and typical, regional sheep cheese. At the end of the morning/afternoon, you will have lunch in a typical, local Alentejo restaurant, with a traditional menu of the region, accompanied by Alentejo wines.

Discover the prehistoric monuments of Serra d’Ossa and the Portuguese countryside on this half-day tour. Learn about the history of the Dolmens and the first people who lived in Alentejo. Then, head to a local cork farm and learn about the tradition of cork products in Portugal before sitting down to a delicious three-course meal complete with local wines.