Algarve Cycling Short Break

This short break cycling tour is a wonderful opportunity to explore contrasting landscapes of the Algarve in 3 cycling days. Enjoy a mixture of wonderful inland and coastal scenery and explore the “real” Algarve and its traditional villages. On the coast, enjoy the rugged cliffs, wild beaches and azure waters of the Atlantic. It's the perfect combination of riding through pristine nature, whilst also enjoying the hustle bustle that comes with staying in beautiful historic towns.

Slower Adventures | Where walking and cycling meet easy-going exploring, our Slower Adventures are the perfect combination. Most days are filled with picturesque journeys with some free time to dive into the destination and experience the people, local food and culture as you go.

Leisure Cycling | Leisure Cycling

Solo Travellers

As a guide, we would suggest that the minimum age of traveller this holiday would be suitable for is: 16 Years

This tour is graded easy to moderate and includes daily distances ranging from 38km to 50km. This grade is perfect for occasional riders seeking to discover a region from the saddle. Shorter daily mileages allow time to stop and take in the scenery, visit museums or stop for a long lunch before arriving at your destination. You may be cycling on dedicated cycle paths or quiet country roads with very occasional stretches on busier roads. Terrain will be largely easy-going but may be rolling or include 1 or 2 short steeper ascents/descents. These gains are mostly when you are cycling inland and on the coast it is much flatter, so the elevation gains each day vary significantly, but will be anywhere between 85m and 190m. 

On your 5 day self-guided cycling tour in Portugal you will stay in 3 and 4-star hotels. The hotels are well-located in the village or town, and your hotel in Tavira is equipped with a swimming pool. 

Single Rooms & Solo Cyclists

You will be provided with detailed route notes and maps to help you find your way. We also recommend using our smartphone app to follow the GPS tracks provided to make navigation even easier! The majority of the time you will be cycling on small roads or cycle paths, so it will be relatively easy to find your way. 80% of the time you will be cycling on paved roads and 20% of the time on dirt roads (off-road).

This cycling tour is available to start any day of the week all year round, except July and August (when it is too hot).

Time of Year

This trip is best enjoyed most of the year apart from July and August. Everyone is different, you may feel a little more comfortable in the cooler months. You can start on any date that suits your travel plans.

By Air: Faro is the closest airport and it is an approximate 30 minute drive from here to Tavira, the location of your first hotel on the tour. Faro is serviced by at least one carrier from almost every regional airport in the UK. Direct flights from outside of London tend to be with the low cost carriers or charter flights. Flight time from London is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes.

This tour is also accessible from Lisbon which is also served by many airlines in the UK. From here to the starting point of the tour in Tavira, it is a 2 hr and 40 minute drive.

All transfers to and from the airport to the first and last hotels are included in the price.

Daily door to door baggage transfers is included in the price of your trip. We ask you to keep your baggage to a maximum weight 20kg.