Super Day- Jeep Tour + Arade River Cruise

Super Day !!!!

Fantastic day. My wife, daughter and myself were picked up at hotel by Ricardo in Alvor and taken to Portimao marina where we were taken on a lovely trip up the river and out to sea by Rita and Alfonso. Both were great, full of information and humour. On our return ashore Ricardo was waiting in his Land Rover defender and took us on a fantastic trip inland to the mountains. We went off road, which was amazing. The guy could really drive and from our chats was clearly an off road enthusiast. We stopped at a lovely mountainside restaurant for lunch and drinks and then continued to a local farm to see how the local 'firewater' was made. After a visit to the highest point in the area for photos we returned to the coast and our hotel. It was a great day made all the better by Ricardo who clearly loves his job, his Land Rover, his country and his people. Thank you for a great day.

Response from the operator: Hello hmthomast! Thank you so much for taking the time to share such a wonderful and detailed review!😊 We’re absolutely delighted to hear that you, your wife and daughter had such a fantastic day with us from start to finish. We’ll be sure to share your kind words with the whole team. It was a pleasure having you with us, and we hope to welcome you and your family back for another great adventure in the future! 🙌 Kind regards, Portitours Team

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Highlight of our holiday!

A TOP quality trip. From the moment our driver/guide picked us up at our hotel until our return a good 8 hours later we were treated to #1 hospitality. The river tour was fabulous, followed by a great jeep safari that ensured that we didn’t miss anything of the fauna, flora and history of the area. The restaurant and meal was equally enjoyable. Finally, a stop at a distillery with lots of interesting information. This trip proved to be the highlight of our holiday. Thank You ‘Chicken George’ xx

Response from the operator: Dear 954moh Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that the tour was the highlight of your holiday. It’s fantastic to know you enjoyed every part of the experience, from the river cruise and jeep safari to the local lunch and the distillery visit. We hope to welcome you back for another adventure in the future! Best regards Portitours

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An enthralling day!

Our guide, Luis, was very experienced, knowledgeable, an expert driver, great fun and fluent in English. We felt lucky to have him. The tour itself, which included a delicious lunch (complete with wine), was excellent and gave us an unforgettable off-road driving experience and a fun time at sea. Thank you Luis. This tour is highly recommended and earns it's 5 stars.

Response from the operator: Hello VCM48, Thank you very much for your review. 😊 We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed our tour and made the most of it. We’re sure our guide Luís will be very happy to read your comments! We hope to see you soon on one of our other tours. Have a fantastic day! 😁 Kind regards, Portitours

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Truly a SUPER DAY!!

Very enjoyable excursion. Learned about the fishery changes in Portimao and the surrounding communities on the river cruise. The boat ride was less extensive as was taken during low tide. I would consider this poor planning as the river is basically an inland waterway fed by the ocean. The Jeep excursion exceeded my expectations. From the moment we were picked up from our hotel, our guide Vitor was very entertaining and informative. We had conversations about Portugal in general as well as specifically about the area in the Monchique mountains. Vitor was very knowledgeable answering our questions the best he could. The views were amazing. The orange groves beautiful. Vitor took time to stop and pick some wild lavender, lemon scented plants and others. The honey farm we visited with the distillery was a welcome addition. Our lunch stop in the mountains provided a delicious and generous chicken 3 course meal with many beverages. This truly was a SUPER DAY!!

Response from the operator: Good afternoon, 968heatherd! Thank you very much for your kind and positive words! 👍 We are delighted that our tour met your expectations. 😊 We are sure that our guide, Vitor, will be very pleased to hear this! We try our best to showcase the very best the Algarve has to offer. We hope to see you again soon on a future tour! Kind regards, Portitours.

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Immigrant and tourist bashing from the tour guide

HORRIBLE experience. Jeep driver was 20 minutes late and then complained about traffic and other issues and drove horribly the whole way to the boat. I had a little disagreement with the Jeep driver as I was departing his vehicle and so then he went to the boat tour guide and instructed him in Portuguese to give me a hard time on the boat ride. That tour guide singled me out twice once to look me straight in the eye and say to me and everyone there how horrible immigrants are for Portugal, knowing all the while that I am an immigrant. He also bitched a lot about tourism and the decline of fishing in the Algarve as a tourist and actually caused the decline and fishing which is not at all true. I sat there just minding my own business never said a word even after he made those nasty remarks right at me about immigrants. When he wasn’t able to get a rise out of me with those comments several minutes later, he came over and sat down right next to me and asked me what was wrong with me. I asked him if he really wanted to know to try to warn him that he wasn’t gonna like what he heard and he said yeah yeah I wanna know. When I told him I didn’t appreciate his remarks about immigrants and tourists, he spent the next several minutes bitching his little ass off at me and also threw in a very inappropriate comment about Americans coming to the Algarve and buying houses and ruining things for the Portuguese. I have reached out to the company about getting a refund and they are just ignoring me. There are plenty of tour companies in the Algarve. Do yourself a favor and choose another company.

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