Ria Formosa Boat Sunset Islands Tour from Faro

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Faro, Portugal

3 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Make your sunset even a little more special with this sunset boat cruise to Ria Formosa Natural Park from Faro. Sail in a catamaran with a small group onto the Ria Formosa as the daylight begins to fade. Visit the Deserta and Farol islands along the coast, before watching the sun drop below the watery horizon. Participants are limited to 12 for this small-group tour.

Ria Formosa Natural Park boat tour at sunset
Escape the midday crowds by traveling on the water in the late afternoon
A local guide will navigate the river channels and tell you about the region
A small group allows for a more relaxed, intimate setting

What's Included

Local guide
Live commentary on board

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Islands 4 You
Avenida da República Stand 8 Doca de Recreio de Faro, 8000-078 Faro, Portugal
About 10 meters in front of Eva Senses Hotel

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Ria Formosa (Pass By)

Barreta Island

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ilha Do Farol

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions

Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multilingual guide
Free parking available at Largo Sao Francisco
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 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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Featured review

Laetitia_B

Our guide was great. Very entertaining, very knowledgeable and very friendly. You can tell he really loves what he does. Regarding the boat trip, I would recommend the sunset trip over the day trip. It's more magical and relaxing. Overall, it was a great birthday present to myself. Thank you so much!

Reviews

4.9

based on 106 reviews

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Our guide was great. Very...

Laetitia_B, Nov 2024

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Dear Laetitia, thank you so much for choosing our company for such special occasion and of course for taking some time to review us! We are so glad we received you on our boat, that you could see the Ria Formosa Natural Park with our guide and discover the islands Deserta and Farol! It was such a pleasure for our team to have you with us! See you next time! Best regards Sandra

Fun memorable trip

John_A, May 2024

Miquel was an amazing host , great sense of humour and very knowledgeable about the region and its history. His knowledge of the wildlife and different types of birds was so informative

Great evening!

Duane_M, Oct 2022

We enjoyed spending time on the islands. Our boat captain was informative and interesting. Would definitely recommend this trip for people spending time in Faro.

The best

Allana_B, Jul 2022

Miguel -The best and the Sunset of course (although not guaranteed obviously) Great skipper thoroughly enjoyed

Relaxte bootocht en mooie ervaring

Christina_K, Jun 2024

De kapitein Antonio was super veel humor en mooie verhalen. Prachtig natuurgebied en een schitterende zonsondergang. Zeker de moeite waard!!!

Je pense qu'il faut...

Jorge_M, Aug 2022

Je pense qu'il faut visiter une autre île que l'île déserte a cette heure ci. Ce n'est plus vraiment l'heure pour se baigner ou faire de la plongée comme suggéré par le guide.

Exceptionnel

Lise_A, Aug 2022

Excursion vraiment exceptionnelle Explications claires du guide ( qui à quand même fait la traduction en 3 langues !) Personnel vraiment agréable et souriant Nous avons même eu droit à des conseils sur quelles plages où aller Nous avons passé un très bon moment , je recommande à 100% ! Facilité de réservation sur le site , que nous avons fait le jour même , merci !

Wir hatten eine super Zeit mit Miguel!

Julia_W, Jul 2022

Die Bootstour hat uns sehr viel Spaß gemacht und den Geburtstag unseres Freundes ganz besonders gemacht! Miguel war super hilfsbereit, informativ und lustig! Die Stops auf den Inseln und der Sonnenuntergang auf dem Boot waren eine großartige Erfahrung! Absolut empfehlenswert!