CANOEING - KAYAK TOUR

Canoeing, is a type of sport that aims to bring its practitioners closer to nature, at the same time it will bring enormous benefits to the Cardiopulmonary system, since it is a modality that requires some physical effort in its practice, implying the maintenance of healthy habits of life in various fields.

 

Ribeiro do Cavalo Beach - Caves

Sailing in a kayak along the coast, passing through tunnels, caves, straits between rocks and visiting caves. Stop at Ribeira do Cavalo beach for occasional dips in calm and transparent waters.

 

Course characteristics:
- Distance
Course: 7,600 meters. (Friar's Cove)
- Difficulty: Low/medium (depends on the weather and sea conditions of the day (wind direction and intensity)).
- Approximate duration of 3 to 4 hours.

 

Portinho da Arrábida - Beaches

Arrábida, full of small beaches, with calm, crystalline and transparent waters, an area rich in natural landscape, we highlight: Pedra da Anicha, caves, Lapa de Santa Margarida and Praia de Alpertuche, where the ruins of the old fishing warehouses of the 1960s.
Start at Praia do Creiro, heading towards Alpertuche, passing by small beaches (Galapos, Galapinhos, Coelhos, Portinho) and going around the Anicha rock to observe its morphology.

 

Course characteristics:
- Distance
Course: 8,100 meters.
- Low/Medium: Depends on the weather and sea conditions of the day (wind direction and intensity).
- Approximate duration of 3 to 4 hours.

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Albufeira Lagoon

This route is ideal for practitioners with little experience in this modality and especially for those passionate about wildlife observation.

In the area of ​​the channel, between the large and small ponds, we can observe numerous resident birds, namely the mallard, the coot, the herons, the cormorant, the small grebe, among others... mussel.

 

Characteristics of the route:
- Distance
Long route: 8,500 meters. (Includes mouth of the lagoon)
Short course: 6,600 meters. (Does not include the mouth of the lagoon)
- Difficulty: Low (Ideal for participants with little experience in canoeing).
- Approximate duration of 3 hours.

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