Half Day Historical Tour to Silves and Monchique

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Albufeira, Portugal

4 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
WiFi on board
Driver / Guide
Proof DE regional licor

Entrance to the Castle of Silves - €2.80 per person
Collection Service DE

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Coast and Country Tours
R. das Telecomunicações 14, 8200-184 Albufeira, Portugal
Meeting place DE Albufeira. If you are outside DE Albufeira or in Albufeira the meeting point is next to our office.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Silves

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Castelo de Silves

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Silves Cathedral

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Caldas de Monchique

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Capela de Santa Teresa (Pass By)

Monte Foia

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Monchique

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6

based on 27 reviews

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Great tour of Silves and Monchique.

Noel_A, Feb 2026

Driver/guide was very friendly and provided lots of information on the history of the area, the industries and the agriculture. Only my wife and I on the tour. Highly recommended.

Views didn’t disappoint

Dena_V, Jul 2024

We did this tour and we were the only ones on it. It was great. We saw some gems of Portugal. So I know some reviews said don’t waste money and drive yourself but honestly you could not enjoy the landscape and views. It was actually one of the better tours I have taken since in Portugal. Sergio was very knowledgeable and friendly. Since it was just us he told us to take our time. We even had a glass of wine and enjoyed the view

Fun!!!

Fatoumata_S, May 2024

The guide was very nice, kind, and with a strong knowlege. Always with the smiling, we spent a nice day with sergio. Stay as u are.

Lovely tour with a great guide

Adrian_D, Mar 2024

We had a great tour with Sergio .. he made the tour so interesting . He was so friendly , funny and informative . The villages were pretty and set high in the mountains . Unfortunately the view was spoiled by the cloudy weather . I loved seeing the storks and their large nests high on the telegraph poles .

A good trip

Loretta_G, Sep 2023

Thi is a very interesting trip. Wonderful views. Available and nice guide. Punctuality. Tour really to recommend.

Traumatic experience!

Tina_B, Sep 2023

Absolutely horrendous trip. Its was all going fine until the drive home. Our driver fell asleep at the wheel and crossed the road into on coming traffic. We had to wake him in a panic to get onto our own side avoiding an accident. We asked him was he ok, was he falling asleep. He said he was fine. He continued to veer to the left for the whole trip back on the motorway crossing the line and then pulling back into his own lane. He also pulled out in front of car. We got out once we were within walking distance of our hotel. The tour company issued a full refund when we contacted them, which we appreciate but have not contacted us since offering any explanation for what happened. To say we were traumatised is an understatement.

Wonderful Day Trip

Amy_J, Jun 2023

Breath taking views of Slives Castle, Storks nesting and tending their young. Friendly knowledgable tour guide who made you feel comfortable.

Great!

Jorge_N, Apr 2023

Very nice trip. Sergio was very knowledgeable and easy to understand. We definitely recommend it. We had just the right time at every stop to enjoy it.

Great Tour! Would Do It Again

Chanel_H, Mar 2023

Loved the tour! Sergio (I hope I spelled it correctly) was really nice and gave us a great tour of the villages and the mountains. Would absolutely do it again!

Not worht the money not good at all

franck500, Oct 2022

its four hours of nothing they bring you to a small village or city and everywhere you have like ten minutes cant visit cant see anything very not what you expect would never recommend this tour to anybody a waste of money

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Your dissatisfaction concerns us if you took the tour with us. because nowhere on our tour do you only have 10 minutes to visit something. Tkanks Coast and Country Tours

Half day trip

Tina_V, Oct 2022

Wonderful half day, taking in lots of interesting places with a knowledgeable and friendly guide/driver.

Great people, great tour.

David_A, Sep 2022

We were guided, by really, knowledgeable & friendly gentleman called Sergio(hope spelling is correct), who made the trip special. The castle at Silves, is interesting, the springs & quaint village at Monchique are very pretty & the view from the mountains are stunning. Would absolutely recommend to anybody. Thanks to all at Coast & Country tours in Albufeira.

Well worth the money

Shelly_W, Jul 2022

Our tour guide was so lovely and told us so many amazing facts, not just about Silves and Monchique, but about Portugal too. The scenery and places we stopped were absolutely beautiful and were so glad we took this tour. If we had done it off our own backs we’d never of seen half of the stuff we did.