Pirate Ship

Portimão

Benagil Caves

Coast Cruises

Romantic Portuguese Pirates welcome you !

Unique

➢ 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

Comfortable

➢ Large seatings, space to walk around. All sun shade.
➢ Toilets onboard
➢ Drinks, snacks and souvenirs

Family friendly

➢ Kids, babies and disabled persons welcome

Safety first

➢ Safety briefing at the departure
➢ Life rafts and life jackets

Price List

Prices per Cruise per Person
(all Cruises)

Adult

from 18

35,00€

Teenager

11-17

25,00€

Child

3-10

15,00€

Baby

0-2

free

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.

Cruising Program 2025

Cruise 1

sunrise

Cruise 2

morning

Cruise 3

afternoon

Cruise 4

afternoon

Cruise 5

sunset

Day

Benagil

caves

Benagil

caves

Benagil

caves

Lagos

caves

Benagil

caves

Monday

08:40h

11:30h

14:30h

--

17:30h

Tuesday

08:40h

11:30h

--

14:30h

17:30h

Wednesday

08:40h

11:30h

14:30h

--

17:30h

Thursday

08:40h

11:30h

--

14:30h

17:30h

Friday

08:40h

11:30h

14:30h

--

17:30h

Saturday

08:40h

11:30h

14:30h

--

17:30h

Sunday

08:40h

11:30h

14:30h

--

17:30h

Cruise Overview

Cruise 1,2,3,5

Cruise 1

8.40h - 11.10h

Benagil - sunrise - Caves

Calm sea, no wind, no waves, sunrise morning peace.
Best time and light to visit the caves. No kayaks or hurry speedboats yet on sea, blocking the caves. Brilliant pirate treasure awaits you

Cruise 2

11.30h - 14.00h

Benagil - morning - Caves

Fresh and strong to the caves.
You will enter the narrow entrances of echo cave, crocodile cave and submarine cave; where no big speedboats can disturb us.

Cruise 3

14.30h - 17.00h

Benagil - afternoon - Caves​

Wind sails us to Benagil caves, you enter our pirate dinghies.
Wow, you feel real adventure and adrenaline with so much movement!

Cruise 4

Cruise 4

14.30h - 17.00h

Lagos - Cape Caves - wind sailing​

Old way westwards to Lagos and enter the Cape rocks caves.
Now we lift up all our sails. Wow, now you feel true wind power sailing adrenaline when we stop our engine for a time.
(Tuesday & Thursday)

Cruise 5

17.30h - 20.00h

Benagil - sunset - Caves

Bright shine, shadows and colours are setting along the coastline.
The afternoon calmness, sunset feeling is fascinating and impressive.

Cruise Map

Benagil Caves Cruise

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.

Lagos Caves Cruise

(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.

Location

Parking & Boarding

Parking: Portimão – Rua Gonçalo Nascimento, 6. Next to the boarding pier, Vasco da Gama. Parking can be restricted, when public events go on. 

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.

Special Events

Please contact us for more information and booking