Faro Tours in March 2026

Our guide Rocio offered an excellent experience during a challenging weather week. We saw beautiful scenery, hiked a variety of types of trails and learned along the way. Her knowledge and positive, proactive approach made for an extremely memorable trip.

Very good walking holiday Weather was wet sometimes and waterproofs and fleeces for evening needed in March. Lovely area and interesting walks, not difficult at any point. Great guide and comfortable hotel near SPAR. Most days there are coffee stops and 9/9.30 starts so relaxed and with great restaurants in evening. It’s scenic if you like cliffs but it’s not remote. Even in early March there were always other walkers and the best viewpoints often had crowds of people. Usual efficient Explore organisation. Recommended if you like easy/moderate walking with mature/retired interesting people.

Thanks to Rocio the wonderful guide, I am giving this holiday a 5 star review!! Her enthusiasm and passion for Portugal shone through, her knowledge on history and culture and all things flora and fauna was amazing, she was so interesting, fun and engaging and charming, as was Tania who joined the trip from the office in Barcelona. I particularly enjoyed the walking up in the hills, so green and verdant, lots of wild flowers….and the gorgeous orange and lemon trees were dripping with fruit. I loved the additional things like visiting the Monterosa Olive Oil producers, fascinating to hear and see how olives are produced and also the visit to the templar castle with fab views. The delicious lunch stop at Casa Merca with local cheese and a chorizo and pork chickpea stew was a treat! And visiting the local market at Olhao was fun! I would have preferred another days walking up in the hills rather than 2 days with walks along the beach….It was a plus for me that the holiday was centre based in Tavira as I really loved exploring the old town and its cobbled streets and finding delicious local restaurants to eat in, in the evenings!

Super trip overal. Small, pleasant local hotel with clean rooms and friendly staff. Stunning coastal scenery and lots of spring flowers. Walks not too technical nor arduous. Although the hanging valley walk is not 'remote', it is spectacular and worth doing. Boat trip on the day off was run by a local chap and was very interesting. Enthusiastic leader. Walks included opportunities to swim in the sea most days and there was always the option of a cold beer at the end of each walk.

It's pushing it a bit to list this as remote coastal walks, seven hanging valleys is very touristy, with hundreds of people walking. The other four walks were great and lived up to expectations. There is plenty to do and see in Sagres, a very welcoming and hospitable town. The hotel was, as described and totally adequate for the duration. Peter, the guide was great and went above and beyond the role of guide. The restaurants near the hotel were all excellent and are recommended.

The walks were well-selected, all exactly as described in the trip notes, and we were mostly fortunate with lovely early spring weather. Particular highlights included beautiful beach walks, inland wildflowers (especially the wild freesia), delicious fish dinners and local wines. Our tour guide Rocio was excellent. Just the hotel was somewhat disappointing. If the hotel matters to you, I suggest read the reviews on other booking sites (the negative comments are fair).