Discovering the river

Nature

Sailors from far away have been visiting the Guadiana for thousands of years. The first to arrive were probably the Phoenicians from the eastern Mediterranean, who arrived about 1000 BC, not as conquerors but as merchants bringing with them dyes, fabrics, ceramics, glass, metals, wine, seeds for crops and olive oil to trade with the locals. They established a fishing port at Vila Real de Santo Antonio and ports at Alcoutim and Mértola further up the river.

Today you can enjoy the natural beauty of the Guadiana and its riverside villages, exploring a landscape that will give you the feeling of time traveling to an era when nature was ruling and the man was living in community with the land.

The clean waters invite you for a swim in the hot days, or for a kayaking adventure where you can experience in plenitude the majesty of the cliffs and the biodiversity that a river creates when not polluted or shaped by man.

Or you can hike over the river banks and discover the wild where birds nest, rabbits freely jump in the fields letting all the circle of nature stay intact.

Our partners are special, like Casa do Armeiro, and we can provide:

• Boat cruises in the river (different options form private cruises to group charters)
• Kayaking
• Stand Up Paddle
• Local guide (nature and cultural)
• Hiking
• Bird Watching
• Off-Road tour