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USD $34.00
Albufeira Coast and Countryside Mountain Bike Tour
Albufeira, Portugal
Heading inland from the old town, you are quickly into quiet unspoiled countryside where youwill pass by vineyards, ancient cork oaks and olive trees. Passing by the old Roman bridge in Guia and then down towards the nature reserve at Salgados, with fabulous views of the coast . Riding back towards Albufeira along the coast with great views along the way
This tour starts in Albufeira old town and soon you will be into quiet unspoiled countryside, passing Sir Cliff Richard’s famous vineyards in Guia, and along pleasant country lanes to the coast. Passing by the Salgados Lagoon, you should see a variety of bird life and maybe a turtle or two swimming in the lakes. Your ride here is along specially constructed boardwalks, which makes for easy cycling. With the high rise resort of Armação de Pera in the background, and the traditional old town of Pera nearby, you continue east through the golf resort of Salgados, finding more board walks as you continue east along the coast with lovely views down to some great beaches.
As the coast gets rockier you'll stray a little inland away from the cliff edge and then cruise down to the colorful new marina on the edge of Albufeira. Through the Marina and onward up a small hill, you can now see the spectacular main beach of Albufeira. Carefully navigating a few narrow cobbled streets of the old town, you will soon be back at your starting point by the old bus station.
Fred was really knowledgeable and just a pleasure to be with - fresh figs from the trees we rode by was a nice surprise. It was a great tour and I'd recommend it to anyone. You don't have to be Bradley Wiggins, but reasonably fit is a good start. Everyone at the tour was really helpful and you really get the impression it's about enjoying yourself first, and a business second. I never give 5 star ratings...until now. Thanks again Fred and the team. We loved it.
Review by: Melanie L, May 2017
The tour took us through amazing sights of the area you will not see from a car. The countryside, traditional portagese villages and the amazing coast. We even ate fruit from a tree along the way. Lovely! Our guide Fred was extremely knowlegdable of the area and Portagese way of life. Thankyou.
Review by: Ashika P, April 2017
Our tour guide was supposed to be Paul and he was rude and arrogant. He told a friend that she couldn and #39;t even ride a bike, reducing her to tears and then kept mentioning the fact that he didn and #39;t want us to end up in hospital. The only saviour here was the lady that works in the shop, who saved our day
Review by: Angela E, October 2016
It was just our guid Marc and the two of us. We had a great ride seeing many things outside of albuferia. Pomegranate lime fig trees, beautiful estates, tricky winding streets, sand, gravel cobblestones pavement all matter of roads. Great excercise wonderful scenery a nice change of pace from the busy party town.
Review by: toptag, August 2016
Interessante Rundfahrt, konditionell nicht besonders fordernd, sehr empfehlenswert wenn man ein bisschen mehr Details der Landschaft sehen will. Jederzeit wieder!
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