Guides & tips

Plan your trip like a local

Honest answers to the questions travellers ask us most.

Albufeira town beach with promenade, pedal boats and the white houses of the old town on the cliff

Albufeira with teenagers – what works, what doesn’t, and what the Strip really is

Old Town or Strip, which activities work for ages 13 to 17, which age limits apply and where parents should realistically expect to be turned away at the door.

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View from the bow of a tour boat towards limestone rock stacks and calm water on the Algarve coast, life ring in the foreground

Benagil boat trip with kids – can they handle 2.5 hours?

How a Benagil trip from Albufeira actually breaks down, when children run out of steam, which shorter alternatives exist and when to skip it altogether.

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Yellow parasail canopy with one person in the harness, towed by a motorboat over open sea

Parasailing in Albufeira – what age can children go?

Age, height and weight limits for parasailing, how a tandem flight with a child works, what the 1.5-hour listing really means and when to give it a miss.

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Empty sandy beach on the Algarve under a dark cloud cover, orange rock and white hotel buildings in the background

A rainy day in Albufeira with kids – what is actually open indoors

Salt mine, bowling, indoor pool, cinema: the honest bad-weather programme for families – including the attractions that are closed in winter.

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View over Albufeira’s town beach with rows of parasols, cliffs and the whitewashed houses of the old town

Albufeira with kids – which boat, which beach, which park

Minimum ages on boat trips, the beach with an escalator instead of 70 steps, and whether Zoomarine or Aqualand suits your family. Practical guidance, drawbacks included.

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Aerial view of the Algar de Benagil rock arch with two inflatable boats on turquoise water

Benagil from Albufeira – is the trip actually worth it?

Albufeira is not the closest harbour to the Benagil cave. What the distance means for your tour, what you are allowed to do inside – and when the trip is still worth taking.

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Several dorsal fins of wild dolphins breaking the surface of the open Atlantic

Dolphin watching from Albufeira – how likely are sightings really?

Eleven operators advertise a 90 percent success rate. What is actually documented, which species live here, when the odds are best – and how to spot a responsible operator.

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A small excursion boat in front of the tall rock arch of a sea cave on the Algarve coast

Which boat to Benagil? Speedboat, catamaran or kayak

Only two kinds of craft actually get inside the Benagil cave. An honest comparison of speedboat, small motorboat, catamaran, sailing boat and kayak – including what each one cannot do.

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