Walking Algarve Secrets - 7 nights | 6 stages

Walking Algarve Secrets - 7 nights | 6 stages

Day 1 - Arrival to Sagres

Arrival to the hotel in Sagres, place where you will begin the journey. Covered by the Alentejano Southwest natural park and the Vicentina coast, the Saint Vicent Cape is the further western point of Europe.

Day 2 - Costa Vicentina (17.50 km)

We start our walking in Costa Vicentina Natural Park, a wild place where nature and history combine, creating impressive landscapes. This hike takes us from the mountains to the Atlantic West Coast, experiencing its great diversity of the habitats with high biodiversity of flora and fauna.

Day 3 - Serra de Monchique (11.50 km)

From the majestic landscape of the Atlantic Ocean, we enter in the Monchique Mountains, a superb walk, always accompanied by stunning views and monumental trees. A land of wooded hills, fragrant orchards and crystal clear springs. Often nicknamed as the "Algarve garden" for its luxuriant landscape of rolling hills, dense forests and pure rivers.

Day 4 - Barrocal (14.50 km)

We meet the Barrocal, the transition zone between the coast and the mountains, covered with orange groves and fig, carob and almond trees, is for that reason known as Beira-Serra and the main supplier of the agricultural products of the Algarve. The fruity and sweet aromas are a constant and can be observed in each own time the beauty of the blooming orchards and almond blossom.

Day 5 - Ria Formosa (15.00 km)

By the sea we walk in the Natural Park of Ria Formosa, one of the seven natural wonders of Portugal. This Natural Park is characterized by the presence of sandy coastal dunes that protects a wide lagoon area that stretches along the coast from Ancão to Castro Marim. The combination of sweet water river with the tide of the estuary and salt marshes creates an idyllic and impressive landscape of dunes, islands and unique waterways, which is a natural refuge for life of wild birds.

Day 6 - Serra do Caldeirão (19.75 km)

We walk to the mountains of Caldeirão, area that connects Algarve to the Alentejo region; these hills also called the "other Algarve" by their genuine people, by customs and traditional arts that last, for its landscapes with small villages of whitewashed houses, farm animals, by fruit and cork trees. This walk takes us to ancient times where life happens slowly.

Day 7 - Baixo Guadiana (24.00 km)

We continue out to meet ancient traces of human occupation, in Alcoutim, where Portugal is bordered by Spain through the emblematic river Guadiana. In this hike we can enjoy the unique and tranquil beauty of the natural Algarve; know the historical and cultural heritage; experience the customs and the traditional handicraft. The river Guadiana, always present, performing ancient trade routes and vast wealth shows us beautiful vessels coming from all over the world that there are waiting until new directions.

Day 8 - Return

Return home or stay a few more extra nights in the unique region of the Algarve.

Walking Algarve Secrets - 7 nights | 6 stages

Daily Distances
11.50 – 24 Km

Temperature
Blessed with over 300 days of sunshine, the Algarve offers excellent temperatures to enjoy a cycling route at any time of year. Average temperatures vary between 15 degrees in January until the 30 degrees in August and 20 degrees in November.

Getting to Faro

Plane – You can book your airfare directly to Faro Airport or Lisbon Airport (with any connection to Faro by Bus or Train).

Characteristics of the route

Walking Algarve Secrets - 7 nights | 6 stages

Walking Algarve Secrets - 7 nights | 6 stages

Individual Booking 2023 Arrival Dates:

• January: 22^nd

• February: 05^th
  

• March: 19^th
  

• April: 16^th
  

• June: 04^th
  

• September: 17^th

• October: 22^nd
  

• November: 19^th
  

• December: 16^th

Group Booking 2023 Arrival Dates:

• Any day of the year

Included:

• 7 Nights’ accommodation in 4* hotels with breakfast (may be subject to change due to availability)

• 6 Walking days with MegaSport guide

• Daily transfers of clients and luggage between routes and hotels

• Bottle of water

• Insurance

• Municipal tourist taxes

Supplements:

*Half board per person (HB - 7 dinners) = 260€

*Arrival transfer from Faro (airport, train station, bus terminal or any other location of your choice) to the hotel in Sagres: 1-4 persons = 130€ | 5-8 persons = 150€

     - Arrival transfer from other locations: on request

*Departure transfer from Tavira to Faro (airport, train station, bus terminal or any other location of your choice): 1-4 persons = 50€ | 5-8 persons = 60€

     - Departure transfer from other locations: on request

*Easter - 35€ per person for double room and 60€ for single room - 1^st,  2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th and 9^th April

*New year - 35€ per person for double room and 60€ for single room - 27^th, 28^th, 29^th,  30^th, 31^st December 2023 and 1^st January 2024

*Christmas Eve dinner per person (when booking a package HB) - 24^th  December: 40€

*Christmas Eve dinner per person (when booking a package BB) - 24^th  December: 60€

*Christmas dinner per person (when booking a package HB) - 25^th December: 40€

*Christmas dinner per person (when booking a package BB) - 25^th December: 60€

*New Year's Eve dinner per person (when booking a package HB) - 31^st December: 120€

*New Year's Eve dinner per person (when booking a package BB) - 31^st December: 150€

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