Guadiana River Great Tour
The Guadiana River is the great river road in the south of Portugal. It was here that various civilizations came up from the Mediterranean Sea over centuries and it was through this river that mining wealth was drained to various parts of the world. A river that today houses the Great Lake Alqueva, the largest artificial lake in Europe. It is now possible to climb the Guadiana River in its territory of the Alentejo and get to know the many landscapes that can be seen along its course.


Duration, Calendar and Group
9 days program - October to May (*)
Groups from 6 to 16 participants

Indicative Prices
99,99 Euros a day per person (dinner free - not included)
119,99 Euros a day per person (with dinners)

Bookings and Reservations
Prepare this program as early as possible. The final reservation must be made up to three months before the date of the program, because it takes time to prepare the hotel reservation, the final study of the routes, the choice of guides and the public and private legal authorizations.
As information by email info@walkinalentejo.com

Daily Program
The days of the program always include a pedestrian route, of varying dimensions, but never of extreme difficulty, which starts in the morning and runs, unhurriedly, until the end of the morning or in the afternoon.

The list of walking routes over the days, for each program, can be changed by different conditions, always maintaining the totality of the offer presented. Unexpected situations of a meteorological nature, restrictions of access, inoperability of the trail, hunting days, blocking by owners or others may imply occasional changes to the global program.
On the longest routes there will be a fly-by lunch, distributed to the walkers after breakfast, and on the shorter walks, we try to go to lunch at a restaurant typical of the local communities. Don't expect luxuries or tourist sites.

After the hikes, there will be time to get to know a little of the local communities, with a visit to the Municipal Museum, Church, Archaeological Monument or Historic Center.

In all programs there will always be one or two visits to a Community Institution - Center for the Elderly, Charity, Disabled, Children with Special Needs, Environment, Nature Conservation, Wild Birds or others. Visiting hikers will, whenever appropriate, be asked for a small financial contribution to help this institution. However, the main reason for these visits is to show what is done in the territory at this level and to contribute to its dissemination.

After these visits there will be time to try a typical sample of Portuguese cuisine. It can be more traditional in a tavern or cellar, with cheeses, sausages and wines or more contemporary in a pastry with sweets and delicious coffee.

The program dinner may or may not be included. In case of being included, family-based restaurants will always be chosen, with typical food and always with alternatives for differentiated options - medical diet, vegetarians, religious options, others. For programs without dinner included, you can be free in case of a place with several alternatives or a restaurant will be chosen in the modality of "each person chooses his menu and makes his payment".

Walking Tour "O Fantástico Trilho do Minério" - "The Fantastic Mining Trail"
15Km - Medium difficulty - Accessible to all walkers
There are places that hold absolutely fantastic magic. Very close to the great river of the south, but in inhospitable and almost deserted lands, the geological nature brought to the surface riches known for thousands of years. It was English entrepreneurship and Portuguese effort that, since the middle of the 19th century and for more than a hundred years, explored the soil and uprooted the ore that gave wealth to some and killed thousands. Let's remember the odyssey, understand how it got to the interior of the land and discover landscapes of contrasts and rare beauty. Very rare indeed.

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