Feb 13, 2025
Great day trip... - Great day trip experience. Benny is a great guide and full of historical facts and stories. The timing of the various stops was good at each town. Bonus: on the way back we were treated to Fado music complete with Benny singing along. Delightful way to spend a day.
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Jan 29, 2025
Octopus Stew, who knew - We had a very informative day. There was only one other couple on our tour and they were also Canadian so we had lunch together and when we had time to do our own touring in towns we did it with them. Our guide made extra stops for us to see Flamingos in the salinas, Falesia beach at sunset, and had to adjust his schedule in Tavira because something on the tour was closed so he came up with an alternative to the predicament, and let me buy the last loaf of bread at his favourite bakery in Olhao, when he was going to buy it. His lunch suggestion to go to an authentic restaurant called Domino in Olhao was absolutely perfect, I tried octopus stew, amazing. It was such an informative day, and beautiful places, thanks Mario Jose.
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Jan 19, 2025
It was a full day with... - It was a full day with opportunities to learn some history and explore each of the places we saw including a photo op.
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Jan 3, 2025
Fabulous day out. Really worth it. - We had a wonderful experience with our guide Mario Calado. He had so much knowledge about the region and stopped in different locations to give us a truly insight of the area including of the local production of salt and agriculture. He showed us the most relevant buildings, their history and talked about their architecture.
Mario went above and beyond to ensure we all had a great time and provided the information in both English and Portuguese.
The amount of time spent in each city was perfect as we didn't feel rushed and had enough time to enjoy each of them.
Even our young son was entertained and enjoyed the day.
I highly recommend this tour especially the guide Mario. Thank you for your dedication and attention.
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Dec 8, 2024
Excellent tour of Eastern Algarve - This was an excellent tour. Our tour operator was very knowledgeable and very pleasant. I would recommend this tour. Thank you for taking care of our pick up location.
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Nov 19, 2024
A nice tour with a great guide - I booked both tours to Eastern Algarve and the historical tour to Western Algarve with Alsafari Tours. The company is very accommodating. They pick you up from your hotel even if it's not in the list of pickup stops and could leave you at the railway station or bus station in Albufeira if you want.
Both times I was lucky to have Rui as a guide. He was a wonderful driver, who, being a local, knew the shortcuts well. He also shared a lot of information about Portuguese history, flora and everyday life which made also driving time in the bus enjoyable and entertaining.
The tour to eastern Algarve included stops in Faro, Olhao where we had lunch, Tavira and Cacela Velha. The tour wasn't rushed and we had enough free time in all the places. We were back to Albufeira around 5.30 pm.
I wholeheartedly recommend this company and the tour which is a nice way to see parts of Eastern Algarve.
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Jan 27, 2025
Eastern Algarve - Informative sampling of towns of the Eastern Algarve. Agriculture and fishing town history as well as resiliency and struggles of the people of the region.
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Nov 4, 2024
Eastern Algarve - Our guide Mario was a 5 star guide very informational
Unfortunately it was a holiday on the day that we went and there was not much going on in Faro so that is why I give it a 4 star- I think the tour would have been more enjoyable with more to see so disappointing. Through no fault of Alsafari or the guide.
I would now double check if there is a holiday going on on the day of the tour before booking just to be sure you get to see more, otherwise it can be a waste of time for a whole day. It was a long day to travel without seeing a lot - again not the guide fault.
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Feb 14, 2025
Viator does not honour refund when Alsafari tour was cancelled - Alsafari tours cancelled the tour for Feb. 13 and did not notify us. I have spoken with Viator. I was told I would be receiving a refund and it has not happened. I am quite disgusted. I shall be calling Viator again.
Review provided by Viator
Dec 12, 2024
Poor - We booked this trip through Viator. Alsafari Tours cancelled it as nobody else booked it. I cannot believe it but both Asafari and Viator asked me to review the trip even though it was cancelled. We hope now that they will be honest and refund the money.
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