Immersive Portugal: Extended Stay on the Algarve Coast
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About this Trip
February 2–24, 2024 | 23 Days
Spend three weeks soaking up salty sea breezes, exploring alluring beaches and indulging in fresh seafood and local produce during your extended stay along southern Portugal’s stunning Algarve coast. Start with a city tour of the picturesque, cobblestoned streets of Faro, Olhão and Tavira. Move on to Albufeira, where you’ll have over 20 days to roam the serene region and get a taste of the local lifestyle. Don’t miss your Extraordinary Experience: a visit to a local organic citrus farm in rural Algarve, where you’ll pick fresh fruit and walk through a centuries-old grove of cork and carob trees. You’ll also take a guided shopping excursion at the Silves market where you’ll buy ingredients for a chef-led cooking demonstration, followed by a barbecue lunch with a selection of local tapas.
Member-exclusive Benefits
We reward all our CAA Members on our Extraordinary Explorations® tours/cruises.
- $25 CAD Beverage card†
- 25 CAA Dollars®^
- 25% savings on CAA Travel Insurance◊
Extraordinary Experience
CAA has curated an exceptional experience unique to your tour. Details of this experience are listed below:
Rural Algarve Foodie Tour and Cooking Demo
Enjoy an interactive experience out in the countryside. Meet an organic orange farmer dedicated to the production of premium organic citrus fruits. Visit the medieval town of Silves and shop for lunch ingredients at the local market followed by an authentic Portuguese cooking demonstration.
Package Includes:
- Return airfare from Toronto or Winnipeg to Faro
- 21-night stay in 1-bedroom, first-class apartment-style accommodation in Albufeira
- 2 lunches, 1 snack, welcome grocery package with wine
- Land transportation via first-class motorcoach
- Sightseeing and entrance fees as per itinerary
- Local English-speaking guides
- Hotel porterage of 1 suitcase per person
- Destination transfers
Immersive Portugal: Extended Stay on the Algarve Coast
Activity Level: Moderate. Get a taste of beaches, the sea and the local lifestyle during this 23-day-long extended stay on Portugal’s Algarve coast.
Day 1
Begin your journey with an overnight flight from Toronto or Winnipeg to Faro.
Day 2
Albufeira – Upon arrival in Faro, meet your local tour guide at the airport before spending a half-day touring Faro, Olhão and Tavira. Enjoy lunch before your hotel check in. (L)
Day 3
Albufeira – Today enjoy your Extraordinary Experience, a visit to a local organic citrus farm. Pick fresh fruit and learn about rural Algarve while walking through a grove of centuries-old cork and carob trees. Visit Silves market and enjoy a real food shopping experience with a local guide. Attend a cooking demonstration, followed by a barbecue lunch with a selection of local tapas, before returning to your hotel in the early evening. (L)
Day 4
Albufeira – This evening, enjoy an informal cocktail reception with your group. (S)
Day 5-22
Albufeira – Free days on your own to explore the coast or relax at your hotel.
Day 23
Transfer to the Faro airport for your return flight to Toronto or Winnipeg.
L - Lunch | S - Snack
Terms & Conditions
*$2,899 is a standard apartment, $3,209 is a superior seaview apartment. **$3,779 is a standard apartment, $4,089 is a superior seaview apartment. All CAA Member prices are per person, based on double occupancy, in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated and are subject to change without prior notice until final payment is paid. All prices are correct at press time and apply to new bookings only, based on availability at time of booking. To receive CAA Member-exclusive benefits, there must be one valid CAA Member travelling per booking. Non members booking Extraordinary Explorations will not receive Member-exclusive benefits.
†Beverage card is one per person, in Canadian funds and has no cash value.
^CAA Dollars awarded per adult Member. To earn and redeem CAA Dollars, you must be a current CAA Member in good standing (CAA Membership dues paid in full by membership expiry date). CAA Dollars will be credited at time of departure. For more information on CAA Dollars, please visit www.caasco.com/caadollars.
◊CAA Travel Insurance is underwritten by Orion Travel Insurance Company, a CAA Company. Twenty-five percent (25%) Member savings is made up of a ten percent (10%) Member savings as well as a promotional fifteen percent (15%) savings when you purchase an Extraordinar Explorations tour through CAA Travel, applies to CAA South Central Ontario and CAA Manitoba Members in good standing (CAA Membership dues paid in full by membership expiry date). This promotional offer is valid until December 31, 2024. Ten percent (10%) Member savings applies to Members in good standing of all other CAA clubs. Savings apply to the total premium excluding applicable taxes. Minimum premium applies. Visitors to Canada Insurance is limited to the promotional savings. Certain exclusions, limitations and restrictions apply. Subject to change without notice. A Medical Questionnaire may be required to purchase travel insurance.
Extraordinary Explorations vacations are organized and booked by CAA Travel (South Central Ontario) Inc. and CAA Manitoba (“CAA Travel”) on behalf of CAA Club Group (o/a CAA South Central Ontario and CAA Manitoba). In the event of an increase in any of the cost factors, CAA Travel reserves the right to increase the price whereby the provisions of the Travel Industry Act shall prevail. CAA Extraordinary Explorations packages are 100% non-refundable at final payment. CAA Travel service fee for cancellation prior to final payment varies by program. For full payment terms and conditions, please ask your CAA Travel Consultant. CAA Travel reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure in accordance with operating requirements (minimum number of participants) or circumstances beyond its control. Additional fees for checked luggage or other incidentals may be incurred and vary according to itinerary and airline. Air schedules with some tours are not available at press time and may include several connections or forced overnight at passenger’s expense. CAA Travel strongly recommends the purchase of trip cancellation and emergency travel and emergency medical insurance at the time of booking.
Please note: Participants must be able to embark and disembark cruise ships and coaches without assistance as well as have a good level of mobility for walking tours in destinations where stairs and traditional cobblestone streets can be challenging. International transportation vehicles and facilities may not meet accessibility standards.
Flight
IncludedTour Itinerary
Day 1
Begin your journey with an overnight flight from Toronto or Winnipeg to Faro.
Day 2
Albufeira
Upon arrival in Faro, meet your local tour guide at the airport before spending a half-day touring Faro, Olhão and Tavira. Enjoy lunch before your hotel check in. (L)
Day 3
Albufeira
Today enjoy your Extraordinary Experience, a visit to a local organic citrus farm. Pick fresh fruit and learn about rural Algarve while walking through a grove of centuries-old cork and carob trees. Visit Silves market and enjoy a real food shopping experience with a local guide. Attend a cooking demonstration, followed by a barbecue lunch with a selection of local tapas, before returning to your hotel in the early evening. (L)
Day 4
Albufeira
This evening, enjoy an informal cocktail reception with your group. (S)
Day 5-22
Albufeira
Free days on your own to explore the coast or relax at your hotel.
Day 23
Transfer to the Faro airport for your return flight to Toronto or Winnipeg.
L - Lunch | S - Snack