Top 15 Safari Tours in Portugal

1.Half-Day Algarve Jeep Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 2,039 reviews · 4 hours · from $47Our pick

Explore rural Algarve from Albufeira by 4WD jeep, with village stops, cork forests, river swimming, orange groves, honey, and Medronho tasting.

“We enjoyed driving through the country roads in the jeep and learning about all the orange, lemon, almond and carob trees. Marco was an enthusiastic guide and actually made us appreciate the rain by reminding us how it helps keep the countryside beautiful! Some highlights were tasting the piri piri chilli and watching sunset from the mountain top.”

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2.Safari Excursion in the Algarve Mountains

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,059 reviews · 4 hours · from $47

Explore the Algarve mountains by convertible jeep, visiting Paderne Castle, Alte, local farms, water springs, and panoramic viewpoints.

“Victor was an excellent guide and took us for a very good tour which included some nice villages,waterfall and a beautiful mountain top location in time for sunset.Highly recommend it.”

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3.Full-Day Jeep Safari West: Fanal, Porto Moniz, Seixal, Cabo Girão

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 940 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $75Top rated

Review of Madeira’s 7-hour west coast Jeep safari, with Fanal Forest, Porto Moniz pools, Seixal, Cabo Girão, pickup, and practical tips.

“Safari was amazing! We really enjoyed the whole trip. Also our guide Victor was professional, friendly and with good sense of humour. 100% recommend !”

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4.Full Day Jeep Safari East – Pico do Areeiro – Santana – Ponta de são Lourenço

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 819 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $75

Explore Madeira’s east by open-top 4x4, from Pico do Arieiro and Santana to Machico, rum tasting, levadas, and coastal viewpoints.

“Superb tour. Our guide John was very knowledgeable and great fun. We experienced off road as well as traditional road trip. We learnt so much and plants, culture, the area. From start to finish we were treated really well and would recommend the trip and company.”

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5.Dolphin Watching with a Marine Biologist – Ocean Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 812 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $63

Review of Lisbon’s 3-hour SeaEO dolphin safari, with marine biologist commentary, RIB thrills, Belem views, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“I am 14 and it was fantastic to see so many donphins. Sid and Sarah are very nice and experimented. Its very guaranted for see dolphins. I very recommend this activity.”

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6.Half Day Tour with Jeep Safari in the Algarve Mountains

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 745 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $48

Explore the Algarve mountains by shared jeep, with Paderne Castle, Alte, local honey, river swimming, and wide rural views.

“Paulo was a great guide! Very funny, very knowledgeable and very good driver! We learned about the history, countryside, agriculture, and got to swim in the man-made “river”. Very fun tour! Be prepared to get dusty!”

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7.Half-Day Algarve Countryside and Villages Jeep Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 598 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $42Best value

Explore Algarve villages, cork trees, mountain views, local tastings, and a river swim on this affordable half-day Jeep safari from Albufeira.

“If I was rating the guide and safari itself, it would have been 5*. However the itinerary as shown did not match the itinerary on the day, which was not an issue and trip was still thoroughly enjoyable, but not entirely what was advertised. Other than that, both children and I had a great time.”

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8.4×4 Off-Road Safari & Vineyard Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 571 reviews · 4 hours · from $68

Explore the Algarve countryside by 4x4 from Albufeira, visit a local winery, taste Portuguese wines, and learn about cork production.

“Our guide was fabulous! Such knowledge , I can’t remember his name but he was great. Made the whole trip! Fabulous I”

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9.Algarve Full-Day Jeep Safari Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 570 reviews · 7 hours · from $68

Explore the Algarve by 4WD, with cork trees, village roads, local tastings, piri piri chicken, lunch, and a river swim.

“the guide George was excellent full of interesting information and quite a happy guy. on small improvement would be the cushions on the back seat were worn and sitting on them for 7 hours became more of a uncomfortable experience other than that 5 out of 6”

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10.Dolphin Safari and Cave Tour in Vilamoura

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 342 reviews · 2 hours · from $47

Cruise from Vilamoura to spot wild dolphins, explore Algarve caves, and enjoy a lively two-hour boat trip for $47 per person.

“Fantastic experience for the whole family (3 generations). We saw loads of dolphins. Boat crew were very experienced and friendly. Highly recommend this company to anyone visiting Vilamoura.”

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11.Sealife Sea Safari, Dolphin Watching with Marine Biologist’s Lagos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 313 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $48

Review of Lagos’ Sealife Dolphin Watching safari, with marine biologists, fast boats, wildlife ethics, price, tips, itinerary, and booking advice.

“Amazing experience, we saw a lot of dolphins and our guides were incredibly nice and knowledgeable. It is a great experience to see dolphins in their natural environment - I recommend it both for adults and children!”

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12.Sintra Jeep Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $71

Review of Sintra Jeep Safari: palaces, Atlantic beaches, Cabo da Roca, local food, and off-road fun in a restored Portuguese UMM.

“We had a wonderful experience and especially enjoying sharing our adventure with other people on our trip. Our driver was very informed and pointed out so many things we have missed if not for his experience”

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13.Half-Day Small-Group Madeira Village Safari from Funchal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 291 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $53

Review of Madeira’s half-day village safari from Funchal, with cliff views, Nun’s Valley, off-road driving, pricing, comfort, and booking tips.

“What a wonderful way to see this amazing island. We’ve been here two other times and see something different every time! I love this area. The weather didn’t quite cooperate but we made the best of it. Our guide Gabriel was great!!!”

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14.Full Day Jeep Safari in Algarve

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 285 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $70

Review of Algarve’s full-day Jeep safari from Albufeira, with villages, countryside views, local tastings, lunch, swimming, and practical tips.

“Lots of little stops to talk about flora and fauna, great country side, little bit of rough terrain which is fun, so much knowledge from our guide Thomas, he made it fun, great view stop offs. Great tasting at the distillery and lunch was eaten (chicken chips and salad, soup starter and fruit salad for dessert. ) lovely to see all the wonderful landscape with the vast agricultural produce. Really enjoyed Thomas's very knowledgeable chit chat, and the level of humour . Only downside really was the diesel fumes from the jeep when the curtains were down, which it was for most of our day because we did get a…”

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15.Jeep Safari #1 in Algarve

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 258 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $87

Review of Algarve Jeep Safari from Portimão, with Monchique mountain tracks, lunch, medronho tasting, pickup details, value, and practical tips.

“Wonderful way if seeing the mountains with a great tour guide. Takes you down roads and sights you woul never see if you rented a car yourself.”

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