25 Jul 2025
My family took a private tour with our guide, Capt. Ricardo, he was amazing! More specifically he was warm, informative and very funny. The boat was clean and spacious for my family of four.
Capt. Ricardo shared many points of interest, about the history of the area as well how the clams are farmed and how tuna migrate through the region making it’s way to thier breeding grounds.
The deserted beach on the north eastern end of Cultura was absolutely beautiful. We stopped for a swim but found the water was too cold for us so we chose to explore on foot around d the tip of the island. We stopped at small cafe called Maresia in Culatra, a fisherman’s village, for Cataplana, which the captain himself called in for us ahead of our arrival made us feel special.
That Cataplana was incredible, my entire family agreed it should be the gold standard!
Beautiful scenery, a delicious lunch and an awesome Capt who made our day in Ria Formosa a highlight of our trip to the Algarve.