➢ Enjoy true pirate ship feelings on board
➢ Pirate bar with drinks, snacks and souvenirs
➢ You will be outcasted in small boats, to enter in the true caves
➢ Large seatings, space to walk around. All sun shade.
➢ Toilets onboard
➢ Drinks, snacks and souvenirs
➢ Kids, babies and disabled persons welcome
➢ Safety briefing at the departure
➢ Life rafts and life jackets
Important Information:
Boarding will start at 15 min. before departure. We start in time. No waiting for late passengers. The visit inside the caves can be restricted by orders of the Port Captain, Maritime Police, without any previous information. No cancellation or refund is accepted in this situation. The Santa Bernarda Ship will always navigate along the Coast and Caves. Prevention against sea sickness is included.
Boarding in Portimão, at Cais Vasco da Gama, we navigate on the river Rio Arade, passing the fishermans village Ferragudo, the 15. century castle Dom João, Praia Grande de Ferragudo, we reach the open Atlantic Ocean.
Cruising eastwards, we see Praia do Pintadinho, the lighthouse Ponta do Altar, Praia dos Caneiros, the lonly beach of Praia da Afurada, on top of a high cliff the 2,000 years old Roman watchtower, Praia do Vale da Lapa, the smugglers cave, Praia do Paraiso, fishermans village Praia do Carvoeiro, rock formations and caves of Algar Seco, Praia do Vale de Centianes, lighthouse of Alfanzina, Cape of Carvoeiro.
Here you will enter the small cave boat, to visit the inside of Atlantis cave, Crocodile cave, Praia do Carvalho, Deep cave, Eco cave, Turtle cave, Benagil beach, the famous Benagil Cathedral cave and the dark Submarine cave.
Back on board, you can walk the plank (only for adults).
Along Praia da Marinha we navigate back to Portimão.
(on Tuesdays & Thursdays)
Lagos Cape and Caves – River Rio Arade, Ferragudo, at the Atlantic
Ocean we cruise direction West, along the beaches Praia da Rocha,
Praia do Vau, Rocks of Ponta João de Arens, Praia de Alvor, Alvor river
mouth, Praia Grande de Lagos, historic harbor of Lagos, 14th century
Castelo de Lagos, slave market, Praia da Batata, Praia Dona Ana,
Praia do Camilo, Lands end Ponta da Piedade.
Here you will enter the small cave boats to visit the impressing rock formations and caves. A chance to walk the plank (only for adults).
Now we lift up all sails. We stop our engine, wow, this is true wind power sailing back to Portimão.
Parking: Portimão – Rua Gonçalo Nascimento, 6. Next to the boarding pier, Vasco da Gama. Parking can be restricted, when public events go on.
Boarding will start at 15 min. before departure.
We start in time. No waiting for late passengers.
The visit inside the caves can be restricted by orders of the Port Captain, Maritime Police, without any previous information. No cancellation or refund is accepted in this situation.
The Santa Bernarda Ship will always navigate along the Coast and Caves. Prevention against sea sickness is included.
RNAAT
Registo No
165/2010
Chamada para rede móvel nacional / Chamada para rede fixo nacional