Pedalo Radtours from Passau
Algarve-biketour
- Distance to cover: about 270km
- Brief description:
- It is one of the most beautiful coastal landscapes of Europe with picturesque rock formations and hidden dream beaches. You can find remnants from an empire hundreds of years ago, as well as magnificent arrays of blossoms in the Portuguese spring, snow-white villages and wild surfs along the west coast. Sheer nature, historical relics and the hospitality of the indigenous people are all offered to you by this experience-bicycle tour through the undiscovered Algarve.
- Road trait:
- You mainly ride your bicycle on minor and less frequently driven roads. The roads transverse flat and undulated countryside with small inclines followed by smooth downhill rides. Occasionally, the route makes it necessary to ride on busy roads but only for short periods.
Route description:
- 1st day Journey to Faro
- Travel to starting hotel on your own, welcome in the evening.
- 2nd day Faro - Vila Real about 27km
- Transfer by bicycle-bus/ train – directly along the coast of the Sand Algarve – to Vila Real d.S.A. – after hotel check in and bicycle handing-over short tour to the mouth delta of the river Guadiana or by ferry to the Andalusian Aymonte.
- 3rd day Vila Real - Tavira about 40km
- This tour passes Castro Marim where you have a beautiful view over the lagoons-countryside of Sandalgarve to Manta Rota (which is a fantastic beach for swimming). We visit the defence castle Cacella Velah and then move onto the day’s destination – the small fishing village Tavira at the mouth of the Rio Sequa.
- 4th day Tavira - Sao Bras about 40km
- This route to the lively craft town Loulé leads us from the coast to the hinterland of Algarve, passing through orchards of orange and lemon groves.
- 5th day Sao Bras - Silves about 60km
- A bicycle bus takes us to Salir where we start today’s tour. First we ride our bicycles to Alte, the geographical centre of Algarve. After a visit of the Fontana Crande (virgin’s well) and the famous church of Alte, we move onto the Arade reservoir where we stop for a longer period in a Quinta, which is surrounded by eucalyptus. Then the road leads us through oranges groves to Silves, the old capital of Algarve. After visiting the cathedral and castle we stay overnight at Silves.
- 6th day Silves - Sagres about 60km
- Bicycles are transported along a short trip up Sierra de Monchique to Marmelete. From there we ride downhill in a fantastic long run towards the west coast – Atlantic to Aljezur. We move along the coastline to the dunes around Carrapateira, where we take the time to relax or go for a swim. Then we get close to the climax of our cycling tour – the ‘Cabo de San Vincente’ (the south western point of Europe) before we reach the destination of today’s tour – Sagres.
- 7th day Sagres - Faro about 35km
- On our last biking day we travel through Salema and Luz to Lagos. There we find another jewel, ‘Ponte da Piedade’ which is the final destination of the tour. After you spent some time in the town we go back to the end hotel in Faro by train or bus. (There will be a farewell party when you booked the guided tour.)
- 8th day Faro
- transport to the airport/ taxi
Details and costs
Dates: Halfguided tour with escort-bus
Guided tour: always Saturdays: April 19th, 26th and September 27th
Individual tour: Arrival each Saturday March-15 – Mai-10 and September-27– Oktober-25.
Service:
- 7 x overnight stay and breakfast (buffet) ***/**** hotels
- stage luggage transfer
- Maps and directions
- transfer according to the program (bus/train)
- Additionally for group tours:
- 1 x picnic
- half board
- admission acc. to program
- Water catering during the tour
- German-speaking guide
- escort bus
- Price per person individual tour with escort-bus (bed and breakfast):
- arrival 03.27., 04.03., 04.10., 09.25., 10.02., 10.09.
- In double room 559,00 Euro
- In single room 774,00 Euro
- other dates extra charge per person 50,00 Euro
- Price per person guided tour (half board):
- In double room 919,00 Euro
- In single room 1099,00 Euro
- Rent a bike:
- 21/24-speed tour bike 70,00Euro
- Transfer:
- Taxi tranfers from/to Airport about 15 EUR per ride
- Good bus-connection around 1 Euro
- Additional nights in Faro per person:
- In double room 55,00 Euro
- In single room 80,00 Euro
Pedalo Radtours
Duschan Tistler e.K.
Kleine Messergasse 6
94032 Passau
Germany
Duschan Tistler e.K.
Kleine Messergasse 6
94032 Passau
Germany