If you are spending your holiday in the Algarve and your accommodation is near Portimão, there is a boat tour company that offers one of the best (if not the best) boat tour along the coast from Portimão to Benagil and its caves.
Leading a tour boat along the Algarvian coast and into the many caves that are on the way to the famous “Gruta de Benagil” is not easy. After all the skippers have the responsibility of transporting tourists in the Atlantic and we all now that there is a lot of water with waves and so on.
Accidents happen and some of them can end with injuries and worst, that’s a part no business likes to have written in their reviews and websites, including GetYourGuide, Tripadvisor and the sort.
What tour to choose to Benagil cave
Of course, these tours along the Portuguese coast towards and into these beautiful caves are a major tourist attraction, with more and more boats being licensed by many companies and skippers hired for every day tours.
There is no possibility of choosing the right tour operator and skipper other than reading reviews. But then some of the good and less commercialized companies that offer fun, safety and adventure along the coast are too moderate to advertise their true qualities.
Carneirinho’s Boat Trips, operating out of Portimão (Club Naval Portimão), is one of them.
Yes, it is all about fun … and about your safety on your way to Benagil
With the tour starting at the Cais Vasco da Gama at the Portimão Naval Club, skipper Rui and his guide are mega fun and love what they do. While cruising along the coast, passing beautiful beaches and entering the many caves, you will have many interesting facts explained (and probably hear some jokes).
But, besides the fun part, these two know exactly what to do when it comes to keeping you safe while being on the Atlantic. Rui (skipper) and his tour guide are both members of the Maritime section of the Portuguese GNR/Guarda Nacional Republicana (National Republican Guard) and when not guarding the coast of Portugal, they like to show people the beauty of their workplace.
Basically, those are the real professionals that know the coast and sea the way not many do. Safety has priority, the fun comes with it.
v. Cap. Fernandes Leão Pacheco, 8500-607 Portimão
Phone:+(351) 967 671 290
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