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 eager to show the beautiful Natural Park of Faro in a very special way. the Ria Formosa. This impressive park that occupies about 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 there. It is a labyrinth of canals, marshes, sandbanks and islands that we are sure will leave you in love once you visit.

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

You can also enjoy a very special experience like sailing alongside dolphins, an experience that the little ones in the house love and that makes a day on the boat an unforgettable memory. Throughout these walks, they will also teach you oyster cultivation 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 that 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, do not hesitate to count on 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 tour the entire natural park on a catamaran with capacity for up to 10 people. With your walks, you will get to know the four islands that are located 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 since there will be time for everything; a total of approximately 4 hours on each walk 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 your loved ones and only have to share the experience with your loved ones.

Estrela da Ria Formosa always sails from Cais da Porta Nova so do not hesitate to go there and enjoy a day of sailing around the Ria Formosa.

In the Ria Formosa Natural Park, you can find a wide variety of species and spectacular landscapes, but being merged with the Atlantic, it makes up one of the best landscapes you can see in all of Portugal. But that's not all, since there are many dolphins that come out to say hello if you go on a sailing boat ride.

Would you like to live an experience like that? Well, you only have to 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 sailing alongside the catamaran on which you are boarding is a unique experience and we don't want you to miss it.

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

You will have the opportunity to visit two of the islands that belong to the natural park and even dive on Deserta Island since 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.