Cork Factory Tour & Cork Shop
Recommended by 90% of travelers
Faro, Portugal
- 1 hour 10 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Learn everything you’ve always wanted to know about cork, and things you never even fathomed, on this group tour to the cork factory in Faro. Learn about the process of making and packing cork, then visit the cork shop. See how cork is used in all sorts of ways, and maybe bring home a few souvenirs.
- Easily meet your group at the cork factory
- Learn all about the process from your guides
- Ask as many questions as you like while on tour
- Do some cork shopping before you leave
What's Included
- Visit the Eco-Cork factory
- Visit the Cork Shop
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Eco-Cork Factory | Eco-Fábrica de Cortiça | Francisco CarruscaSítio da Mesquita Baixa, 8150-048, Portugal
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.11:30 am
Itinerary
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1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Child seats are available under request if informed at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 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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based on 186 reviews
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This was a great tour! We learned so much about the cork industry and the processes for harvesting, grading, and pricing cork. This is something a little bit different from the usual and was time and money well spent.
Very interesting tour,Great host
The only draw back was no cell signal for our uber ride, might only want to attend with your our ride
It was a very informative and interesting experience. We got to see the entire process and everything was explained to us. The guide spoke excellent English. One of the workers showed us how he does his job. All in all, it was a very enjoyable experience.
Highly recomandable!
Very instructive. We learned a little about the creation of corks. When we open our next bottle of wine, the corks will have a different meaning.
Very educative session at the factory. Everyone was very attentive and we had a nice time there. 😊👍🏽
Tour was great. Very informative and well presented. I learned a lot about cork processing and it was nice to be able to go out into the work area and see what we learned about. I now have a new appreciation for what all goes into making cork.
We are so happy we decided to take tour of Cork Factory. We learned all about the process of removing bark every 9 years, how they separate the bark depending on quality and thickness, and how they process the bark to get it ready to sell to those who make cork, furniture, clothes, shoes and more. Our guide was very knowledgeable and able to answer everyone questions.
It was quite informative and interesting. They had a lovely gift shop on premises. The people who own the factory were very kind.
Very interesting visit to the Cork factory. We learnt a great deal about how the cork was collected and how it was made into wine corks and other items .
The staff were very friendly too
Tour was inexpensive.
Enjoyable couple of hours to learn about cork / farming / production.
Lovely gift shop to purchase cork products.
All staff very helpful
This was a very interesting tour. Learned so much about how we get our cork purses, corks etc. The gift shop had so many cork things to choose from. It was a great day! Would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Portugal.
The tour was very informative. You don’t get to see any actual products being made. This factory just prepares the cork to be shipped to a production facility in northern Portugal. We still enjoyed it though.
Very informative presentation. Well worth the visit and money. Very glad we took the time to experience this.
Very worth the time and effort. A good introduction to the Cork industry. This was a delightful q and 1/2 tour with very friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Could really be an interesting tour, if they would keep it to a reasonable size group. Must have been at least 70 people crammed into a small room to watch the information video. Very warm and uncomfortable seating, people coughing and sneezing in close quarters didn't help. Unless you were in the first few rows you couldn't see the tv screen. Once the tour started with the large group you couldn't hear the guide anyway. The shop is also way too small for groups this size.
I very much enjoyed this experience. Very informative and worth while. We had to take an Uber there but pretty reasonable. And the cork product shop had lots of things to buy.
It truly was at least an hour of information and demonstration
Tour started at 11:30. They allowed people to join after it stated and unfortunately it interrupted the speaker. Very disruptive. The group was extremely large which meant it was difficult to hear the guide during the tour. The guide did the best she could considering the circumstances.
We were a bit sceptical when the Uber driver dropped us off out in the middle of nowhere- but what an experience it is once you enter the building!
The tour was very informative and interesting.
I would 100% recommend going!
A nice way to spend an hour or so. The presentation is very interesting. There are lots of cork-based souvenirs to choose from. I recommend buying before the tour as the store is very crowded at the end. Standing on the concrete floor for a long time isn't great. The workers checking the quality of the cork must be very strong.
Excellent tour of the cork factory! Very informative! There was an introductory video and then we were shown the some cork at various stages.
It was really interesting to learn about the cork industry and how long its been around. Our guide was very informative and spoke English well.
It was very informative and the instructor was well spoken. The price was reasonable . I would recommend going .
Great for understanding the cork industry. Suggesting that a microphone be used in the future so all can hear the speaker.
Very informative on the process of cork removal from the trees to the processing the product for shipment to factories.
Really enjoyable experience and informative. Liked the live demonstration also. Have a new respect for bark!
You will learn everything about cork on this tour. Very comprehensive explanations about harvesting and processing techniques.
It was an easy, pleasant drive to the factory where we had a very informative tour of the factory. Staff were onsite to provide demonstrations of cutting & grading cork plus impressive knife sharpening skills. It is a real treat to see skilled craftsman in action. There was lots of time for questions with knowledgeable staff. Supporting this small community & eco focused business was the highlight of our day.
Great tour guide, Elena. Well spoken and clearly explained the cork manufacturing process. I had previously toured the cork farm and was pleased to see the next step.
This was such a neat tour to learn so much about the process of harvesting cork and how they process it afterwards. They have a small shop with some really cute items. We really enjoyed it.
Unique tour. Staff were very knowledgeable and proud of their work. Amazing to see how cork is manufactured and plays a role in our lives. It could only have been better if we were able to see first hand how the cork is harvested from the tree.
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