What to do and see in Portimao, Algarve: The Best Wine Tours & Tastings

Join this full-day tour to see the wonderful Algarve region, in a Jeep ride along the Algarve coast.

Inclusions: Buffet lunch, winery , wine taste tapas

Exclusions: Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

Run your tastebuds past the Algarve’s delicious tapas and wine on a 3-hour private motorcycle tour from Portimão. With an experienced chauffeur-guide, ride in the sidecar or go pillion, and revel in the scenery as you explore some much-loved local eateries in Portimão and Alvor. Feast on fish or seafood tapas, savor an Algarvian sweet or dessert, and taste up to four types of wine at an award-winning winery near Lagoa. With full attention from a private guide, it’s a fun and rewarding introduction to the tastes of the region.

Inclusions: Expert driver-guide, Safety briefing, Use of a motorcycle helmet, Taxes and fuel, Food tastings, 4 samples of wine

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities, Any entrance fees

- Visit to two wine estates of the demarcated region of the Algarve, guided by wine expert, and acquire in-depth knowledge about the every aspect about the world of wine and the process of winemaking. For lunch traditional portuguese food at a tyical resturant in Silves.This historical town, located in the countryside, was before the capital of the moorish kingdom of the Algarve.

Inclusions: Beverages, Lunch, Wine tasting, Local guide, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off from Portimão, Transport by private vehicle, Private tour is guaranteed if your party are 4 people or more, Group of 2-3 may have to share with other 2-3 maximum. Private tour for 2-3 can go with an extra fee

Exclusions: Pickup and drop-off from other points than not Portimão area are available for additional cost

The Alentejo, already considered the best wine region in the world to visit by the readers of USA Today and often referred and recommended in expertized publications, is an inevitable destination in Portugal for wine lovers This idilic and rural region is an invitation to relaxation and delight. It impresses immediatelly you enter it and drive through its flat lands and small hills, surrounded by agricultural fields of vines, flowers, cork and olive trees, pastures full of cattle and much more The region has old traditions in the wine production and a troubled story made of advances and retreats, but in the last decades has affirmed its full potential as wine region of excellence and arrives to the present day as a main actor in the panorama of portuguese wines. A region that has preserved its best traditions, while at the same time became leader in innovation, research and technology. Combining this with its simplicity and gastronomic culture makes it a destination not to be missed

Inclusions: Wine tasting samples, Lunch at restaurant "Campo do Caroço" with free selection from the menu that includes starters, main course, desert, water, house wine and coffee, Wine tasting, During lunch, Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation, Private tour is guaranteed if your party are 4 people or more, A party of 2-3 people may have to share with other 2-3 maximum (being transported in a 7 seater car), A totally private tour for 2-3 people can be guaranteed with an extra fee (value is variable)

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Join a private wine tour of two local vineyards/farms and their cellars, guided by a wine expert and learn about all the process of winemaking, from the vineyard to the bootle. Enjoy tasting three types of wine at each vineyard, while you learn more about wine flavours and how to better degustate. Then ascend to the highest peak in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Feast on a lunch or dinnner with view to the coastline sunset in a mountain top restaurant with some of the best Portuguese cuisine specialties and a panoramic view over Algarve.

Inclusions: Beverages, Lunch, Wine tasting, Local guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off from Portimão, Port pickup and drop-off from Portimão, Private tour is guaranteed if your party are 4 people or more, Group of 2-3 may have to share with other 2-3 maximum. Private tour for 2-3 can go with an extra fee

Exclusions: Pickup and drop-off from other points outside of Portimão area are available for additional cost

Join a private wine tour of two local vineyards/farms and their cellars, guided by a wine expert and learn about all the process of winemaking, from the vineyard to the bootle. Enjoy tasting three types of wine at each vineyard, while you learn more about wine flavours and how to better degustate.

Inclusions: Beverages, Wine tasting, Driver/local guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport by private vehicle, Private tour is guaranteed if your party are 4 people or more, A party of 2-3 people may have to share with other 2-3 maximum (being transported in a 7 seater car), A totally private tour for 2-3 people can be guaranteed with a small fee (value is variable)

Exclusions: Pickup and drop-off from other points than not Portimão area are available for additional cost, please inquire

Indulge in a 6-hour private gastronomic tour from Portimão. Visit a winery to sample local wine and produce as well as a medronho distillery for arbutus brandy and arbutus honeyed brandy tastings. Have lunch or dinner at sunset in mountain top restaurant with panoramic views over Algarve, and indulge in a variety of the best Portuguese specialties.

Inclusions: Beverages, Wine and food tasting, Lunch, Local guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Transport by private vehicle, Private tour is guaranteed if your party are 4 people or more, Group of 2-3 may have to share with other 2-3 maximum. Private tour for 2-3 can go with an extra fee

Exclusions: Pickup and drop-off from points other than Portimão area are available at additional cost

Come with us in a trip of discovery of Algarve wines. You will know two wine producers from Silves or Lagoa. The grape varieties and the methods used vary, however, all of them create wines with great quality. In each of the farms takes place a guided tour with an explanation of the wine making process and a wine tasting. Lunch is in a typical restaurant in the old capital of the Algarve, Silves, where you can enjoy its historical heritage and its people (optional).

Inclusions: Bottled water, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off in the West Algarve, Wine tasting, Driver/guide

Exclusions: Lunch

Much of the Algarve’s charm resides in its ability to provide top class tourist facilities and yet retain its own identity, easily visible in the traditional villages and activities of the area. The Porches Pottery workshop is one of the best representatives of this art and many of the traditional methods of production are still used here today. You can see the pottery being made and painted by hand by the artisans. The fishing village of Benagil is perched above the Atlantic and a tiny but picturesque beach, the sound of the Atlantic the uninterrupted sound track to the village’s activities. Heading towards the resort of Carvoeiro we visit Algar Seco where you can see the amazing caves and grottoes carved from the coastline over the centuries. Enjoy a stroll through the village of Ferragudo, along the cobbled streets and down to the small harbor. Our last stop is in a winery where you can enjoy a guided tour and also sample some of the wines produced in this region.

Inclusions: Private transportation

Exclusions: Lunch, Bottled water

Explore the wine scene of the Algarve region in a full-day around the region's countryside visiting three wine estates and have a in-depth experience in the world of wine, by learning everything that is involved in the winemaking process, from the vineyard to the winery, and in the industry. For lunch we will join the farmer's lunch at the second property, that welcomes guests to join their table and taste their wines while sharing their lunch time. The meal, based on our traditional gastronomy, can happen in different places of their 80Ha property, like bellow the 2000 years olive tree, inside their vintage olive oil "lagar" or the Main House.

Inclusions: Beverages, Lunch, Wine tasting, Local guide, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off from Portimão, Transport by private vehicle, Private tour is guaranteed if your party are 4 people or more, Group of 2-3 may have to share with other 2-3 maximum. Private tour for 2-3 can go with an extra fee

Exclusions: Pickup and drop-off from points other than Portimão area are available at additional cost