Your first destination on your Full Day Tour of Historical Algarve is Silves. Here you will visit the impressive Moorish Castle dating back to the 11th century, and the 12th century Cathedral.

Next take the opportunity to admire Monchique, a typical village located in a scenic range of rounded hills where you will have free time for shopping for local handicrafts.

Continue on to Lagos, a town linked to the Portuguese Discoveries. Join a guided visit of the Antonine Museum within the Golden Chapel of St. Anthony, the slave market and the statue of Prince Henry the Navigator.

Before returning to your hotel, explore the village of Sagres, its fishing harbor and Cape St Vincent.

Your day begins in Praias do Sado, a wide area of saltmarshes and saltpans where you can observe large groups of Flamingos, Black-winged Stilts and Avocets. The Little Tern, several pairs of Kentish Plover and the Yellow Wagtail, find good nesting places here. The Osprey can be seen mostly during Winter and Spring.

Arriving to Zambujal, vast rice fields mark the landscape. In this area you may find flocks of White Storks feeding together with egrets, and sometimes with the rare Spoonbills. In the estuary, the Black-necked Grebe appears in good numbers during the high tide, while during the low tide hundreds of waders feed in the exposed muds.

In Pinheiro, one of the largest private properties in the whole estuary, extensive wooded areas are an excellent habitat for raptors. Booted Eagles, Short-toed Eagles and Black-winged Kites are all rather frequent species. In the woods, you may also observe Redstarts, Iberian Chiffchaffs, Woodchat and Great Grey Shrikes (including the Iberian subspecies of the later) and Bee-eaters. In the lagoons and rice fields it is possible to watch large numbers of ducks and egrets, including the Purple Heron, an uncommon breeding species.

In Monte Novo de Palma, you will cross a large area with Cork Oaks, occupied by numerous forest species, such as Short-toed Tree creepers, woodpeckers, tits, etc. In the South margin of the Sado's estuary, you will visit the vast rice fields and saltpans of Batalha, where Flamingos and Storks gather in big numbers. In Acude da Murta, a small dam with rich marginal vegetation, you will find in Spring a mixed colony with Little and Cattle Egrets, sometimes with the presence of rarer species, like the Night and Squacco Herons.

The last stopping place on your tour is Carrasqueira, with its typical beautiful harbor, installed in a vast saltmarshes area, during low tide, several waders may be observed, including Bar-Tailed Godwit.

Discover the ancient city of Silves where you will visit the impressive Moorish Castle dating back to the 11th century, and the 12th century Cathedral.

At Foia, the highest point in the Algarve there is some great opportunities to capture magnificent views of the Algarve on film, so don't forget your camera!

Next you will continue to the typical village of Monchique located in a scenic range of rounded hills. In Monchique you will have free time to spend shopping for local handicrafts such as woven baskets, traditional Roman stools, and the famous local cured ham "Presunto de Monchique".