Estrela da Ria Formosa

Just 5 minutes from the city of Faro, is Estrela da Ria Formosa, a Portuguese company with years of experience and a great desire to show in a very special way the beautiful Ria Formosa Natural Park. the Ria Formosa. This impressive park that occupies some 60 kilometers of the Algarve coastline is known for its great diversity of ecosystems, for fishing and for the salt extraction that can be carried out in it. It is a labyrinth of canals, marshes, sandbanks and islands that we are sure will leave you in love once you visit it.

With them you can enjoy a pleasant catamaran ride touring the four islands of Ria Formosa, Desert Island, Farol Island, Culatra and Hangares island. During these walks, you will be able to enjoy the best panoramic views of the natural park as well as take a refreshing dip in its crystal-clear waters. In addition, they alwaysinclude the goggles to be able to snorkeland enjoy the best views of the seabed in Portugal.

You can also enjoy a very special experience such as sailing with dolphins, an experience that the little ones in the house love and that makes a day on the boat an unforgettable memory. Along these walks, they will also show you the oyster crops and the curiosities of each destination you visit.

The tours usually last approximately 4 hours and always depart from the same meeting point, Cais da Porta Nova. Our skippers and monitors are always there with everything ready to make your boat experience a memory you will never forget.

The Algarve is not only known for its impressive caves and rock formations, but it is also made up of the beautiful Ria Formosa Natural Park and we want you to get to know it in a very special way... with a boat ride! If you like the idea, don't hesitate to contact Estrela da Ria Formosa, a company located in the city of Faro that will make you discover the beauty of this Portuguese natural area of unique way.

This company gives you the opportunity to travel on a catamaran with capacity for up to 10 people throughout the natural park. With their walks, you will get to know the four islands that are in the natural area such as Deserta, Farol, Hangares and Culatra, where you can also snorkel under its crystal clear waters.

You will make stops on each island as there will be time for everything; a total of approximately 4 hours on each tour so that you can fully immerse yourself in the landscapes of this idyllic destination. And that's not all, if you want to live a more intimate and private moment, you can rent the boat for you and yours and not have to share the experience except with your loved ones.

Estrela da Ria Formosa always sails from Cais da Porta Nova so don't hesitate to go there and enjoy a day sailing the Ria Formosa.

In the Ria Formosa Natural Park, you can find a great variety of species and spectacular landscapes, but as it is fused with the Atlantic, it makes up one of the best landscapes you will see in all of Portugal. But that's not all, since they inhabit a number of dolphins that come out to say hello if you go on a boat ride sailing.

Would you like to live an experience like that? Well, all you have to do is count on Estrela da Ria Formosa, a company dedicated to offering boat trips through this impressive Natural Park and dolphin sightings . Being able to see dolphins sail next to the catamaran you're on is a unique experience and we don't want you to miss it.

They always sail from Cais da Porta Nova, just a few minutes from the city of Faro. There you can find the great team that makes up Estrela da Ria Formosa so they can give you a brief briefing on the activity and start with the walk with sightings of about 4 and a half hours approximately.

You will have the opportunity to get to know two of the islands that belong to the natural park and even dive on Deserta Island as they have all the materials necessary to be able to snorkel. Without a doubt, it is a completely complete experience that, if you want to get to know the Algarve from another point of view, you will love it.