This self-guided, single-centre walking holiday, with car hire included, offers a wide range of routes through this beautiful region. Explore fishing villages and ancient forts or simply relax in your welcoming accommodation: a delightfully converted farmhouse with a pool and gardens. Receive a free upgrade to an apartment on selected dates (subject to availability).
Take your pick of our suggested routes, depending on how energetic you're feeling.
The season for this holiday is:
02 January 2022 - 30 June 2022
01 September 2022 - 21 December 2022
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
| mm | 100 | 77 | 57 | 45 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 58 | 90 | 102 |
The 19th-century farmhouse has been carefully converted into high-quality accommodation, and is home to Jill and Julio Pires, your wonderful Anglo-Portuguese hosts. Consistently praised for their exceptional hospitality, they are happy to share their wealth of local knowledge with you to help you get the most out of your stay – chat to them about your plans for the day over Jill’s delicious home-cooked breakfasts. Evening meals, when provided, are enjoyed around a large communal table with your hosts and other guests.
We can only accept payment in GBP, but you can use this converter to find out how much the holiday equates to in your own currency.
7 nights: 02 January 2022 - 30 June 2022 & 01 September 2022 - 21 December 2022
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan - 26 Mar 2022 | £695 | £340 |
| 27 Mar - 23 Jun 2022 | £770 | £355 |
| 1 - 15 Sep 2022 | £825 | £365 |
| 16 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £785 | £365 |
| 1 - 30 Nov 2022 | £730 | £360 |
| 1 - 14 Dec 2022 | £695 | £345 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£55 to -£100 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £55 to £100 |
Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Price includes: 7 days' category C car hire (eg VW Polo or similar with manual transmission)
Driving time between airport and accommodation: 1h
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
The free upgrade to an apartment is subject to availability.| Quinta das Achadas, Odiaxere | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apartment with lounge & kitchen: 02 Jan - 30 Apr 2022 | £0 | |
| Apartment with lounge & kitchen: 01 May - 30 Jun 2022 | £15 | |
| Apartment with lounge & kitchen: 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £15 | |
| Apartment with lounge & kitchen: 01 Nov - 21 Dec 2022 | £0 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
Prices are based on a standard room and include an additional day's car hire| Quinta das Achadas, Odiaxere (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Jan - 31 Mar 2022 | £75 | £120 |
| 01 Apr - 12 Apr 2022 | £85 | £130 |
| 13 Apr - 30 Jun 2022 | £80 | £125 |
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2022 | £80 | £125 |
| 01 Nov - 21 Dec 2022 | £85 | £130 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bournemouth - Faro | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Cardiff - Faro | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Doncaster Sheffield - Faro | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Glasgow Prestwick - Faro | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London City - Faro | British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Faro | British Airways, easyJet, TUI |
| Gatwick - Faro (via Lisbon) | TAP Air Portugal |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Faro | British Airways, TAP Air Portugal |
| Heathrow - Faro (via Lisbon) | TAP Air Portugal |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London Southend - Faro | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Stansted - Faro | British Airways, jet2, Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Newquay - Faro | Ryanair |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above except those operated by Ryanair. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service. Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
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April walking was lovely - wild flowers galore and quiet walks. We picked the longer walk option each day and found them comfortable as we are regular walkers. The highlight was the Monchique walk as we didn't meet a soul and the route was through beautiful hills, fields and valleys.
Gill at the Quinta was a great source of information for restuarants and local information. The 2 meals at the Quinta were delicious and fun. The Quinta has beautiful gardens and a heated pool and hot tub.
If you have any interest in wild flowers go in the season. Wildlife is also a bonus!
Alvore estuary. The west coast, Amoreira estuary, Sagres and old town Lagos.
We felt relaxed at the Quinta and very much enjoyed relaxing our tired muscles in the hot tub. Jill and Julio were excellent hosts and nothing was too much trouble. There are two good restaurants in town for Pizza or Chicken Piri Piri - don't bother with O Caseiro it is over rated. Two best walks for us were the Monchique Valley Circuit followed by lunch on the terrace of restaurant O Luar da Foia and the longer route of Barao de Sao Joao, Nacional Parque de Merendas followed by lunch at Caramba. Weather was perfect for walking in early March and driving was easy.
April walking was lovely - wild flowers galore and quiet walks. We picked the longer walk option each day and found them comfortable as we are regular walkers. The highlight was the Monchique walk as we didn't meet a soul and the route was through beautiful hills, fields and valleys.
Gill at the Quinta was a great source of information for restuarants and local information. The 2 meals at the Quinta were delicious and fun. The Quinta has beautiful gardens and a heated pool and hot tub.
If you have any interest in wild flowers go in the season. Wildlife is also a bonus!
Alvore estuary. The west coast, Amoreira estuary, Sagres and old town Lagos.
We felt relaxed at the Quinta and very much enjoyed relaxing our tired muscles in the hot tub. Jill and Julio were excellent hosts and nothing was too much trouble. There are two good restaurants in town for Pizza or Chicken Piri Piri - don't bother with O Caseiro it is over rated. Two best walks for us were the Monchique Valley Circuit followed by lunch on the terrace of restaurant O Luar da Foia and the longer route of Barao de Sao Joao, Nacional Parque de Merendas followed by lunch at Caramba. Weather was perfect for walking in early March and driving was easy.
We had a wonderfully restorative week with Jill and Julio at Quinta das Achadas. A combination of hills, forests, cliffs and beaches made for easy, varied walking and the warm February sun and blue skies made a welcome change to a grey UK.
We recommend the boat trip to visit caves and spot dolphins. We caught the boat from Portimao.
The Quinta das Achadas is a lovely place to stay and Gill and Julio are very welcoming and helpful hosts; there is a fair amount of driving involved to reach the various walks. Most of the walking is lovely especially the Benagil walk and Luz to Salema (although we only walked a section of it). 2 included meals were very good and it was very nice to be able to cook occasionally in the apartment. Weather in late October was very warm so earlier in the year it might be too hot for some of the walking.
Very enjoyable holiday with a good mix of leisure visits/relaxation at the Quinta and possibilities of walks. Hosts are excellent and the shared meals were a highlight of the holiday.
The setting of the primary location was excellent with a wonderful garden. Our hosts were very helpful and friendly and provided very good meals.
Attractive and undemanding walking in the Algarve sunshine staying with the hospitable hosts, Julio and Jill, in their rural retreat made it a relaxed and very agreeable end of winter holiday for this OAP London couple. Also Inntravel was most helpful in sorting out the car hire difficulty caused by the theft of a driving licence along with our rucksack in Seville.
An excellent holiday overall. We were glad to have walking boots as some of the terrain, both in mountains and at coast is pretty rough and full of scree, so we'd recommend that.
The Quinta is well located to be within easy reach of very varied scenery. The Quinta and the area it is in are beautiful, the food is good and the owners, Jill and Julio, are extremely knowledgeable and helpful
An excellent week's holiday, lovely warm weather for beginning of November. Easy access to varied walking areas. Highlights were meals taken at the Quinta and the chance to chat to and get to know other guests. Jill and Julio were amazing hosts, very welcoming and helpful! Would hope to return again!
A wonderful holiday with a good and varied selection of walks. We particularly enjoyed walking along part of the well signed Fishermen’s Way, looking down onto the coves with their pristine white sandy beaches, and eating at the beachfront restaurants. The Cabanas Velhas on Almadena beach was our favourite! The Quinta is in an ideal location giving easy access to both the coast and the hills, and is just a short distance from Odiáxere where there is a good supply of restaurants and a few shops. Jill and Julio are the most welcoming of hosts and could not do enough for us.
The village of Bordeira is attractive and well cared for presumably to attract visitors – there was no more than a handful. The bar does simple snacks and overlooks an attractive area. There were dog poo bags and no visible dog mess unlike most other villages. The old wash house is still in limited use and there are signs to the various significant features. There is a picnic table at the viewpoint which made a good spot for our lunch. You can park opposite the turn to the village and follow waymarked routes if you have time.
Visiting Lagos - This has picturesque old streets mainly filled with restaurants it seemed. In order to avoid the congestion within Lagos we were advised to park in the large parking area adjacent to Estrada do Sao Roque. This worked well. It should be easy to find using SatNav or Apple Maps. Google maps is different and appears to be out of date. From the parking area you can walk past the disused station towards the marina and cross on the lifting bridge. The main area of interest is within a couple of streets of the river frontage, the slave market is some 700m from the bridge and set back from the river.
The three amazing coastal walks, bodeira and amoreira, Burgas to Salema and the more popular Bengali cliff walk which was spectacular but very busy, we know we went early in your winter season. The walks took us to some more remote and stunning parts of the coast, the cliffs are truly imposing and the power of the sea here very apparent. We were exhilarated by the beauty and the power of nature!
We also enjoyed birdwatching at the a rocha area you refer to near Alvor. We saw some amazing birds storks, flamingos, egrets herons, plovvers, three osprey and lots of small wading birds In delightful surroundings and with no crowds. But a note of caution, two of the dykes seem to have been breached which may affect the richness of the area in the future. We left this information with Jill.