Bike Tour in the Portuguese Southwest Coast - Cycling Rota Vicentina

Ride by the natural “Vicentina” park, towards south, and discover the beautiful beaches, viewpoints, fauna and flora of this protected area. A bike tour in the sunny Alentejo and Algarve coastline, suited for every type of rider, where you’ll have the time to relax in the beaches, soak in the atmosphere and unwind in this peaceful and quiet region.
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Duration

6 Days
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Level

Beginner to Intermediate
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Bike Type

Montain or Hybrid Bike
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Daily Distance

Average 50km
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Daily Altimetry

500m to 600m

Highlights

We will meet you in our Lisbon office to provide you with a detailed briefing for your tour, hand you over the GPS with preloaded tracks, detailed routebook and all the gear and support.

After the private briefing and bike fit, you can start riding south on the same day or the next day. The following days you will be riding south to Arrábida Sierra, Setúbal, Tróia, Sines and then enter the Vicentina Natural Park, discovering most beautiful coastline in the country, by Vila Nova de Milfontes, Zambujeira do Mar, Odeceixe, Aljezur, Carrapateira, exploring the beautiful viewpoints, gastronomy and beaches in the area. Arriving in Sagres, you will end your adventure with a high note, at the southernmost point of Portugal.

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Itinerary

Day 0: Meeting at our warehouse in Lisbon for private briefing;

Private briefing and bike fit at our Lisbon bike station;

Day 1: Lisbon - Setúbal (option to take the train to Azeitão) or start riding right away;

Start your ride with a ferry-boat trip from “Cais de Sodré terminal” to “Cacilhas, Almada” where the GPS starting point is located. From here you'll start riding south in an urbanized area for around 15 kms until you reach a much quiet road that will lead you to Cabo Espichel lighthouse viewpoint. Also here you can enjoy the majestic cliffs where land meets the Atlantic ocean. Back on the same road for a few km's you'll keep riding southeast in the sierra of Arrábida Natural Park, a unique landscape always overlooking it's crystal clear blue water beaches and a perfect spot for a coffee break and snack. leaving the natural park you'll reach Setúbal, where your hotel, Rio Art is located.

Hotel for the day: Rio Arte, Setúbal

Day 2: Setúbal - Sines (79km);

After breakfast at the hotel, your ride will start with a quick ferry-boat trip from Setúbal to Tróia peninsula. Once in Tróia, you are already in the Alentejo region - time to enjoy the beautiful beaches with white sand and crystal clear blue water. Back on the road, ride south and pass trough “Melides” to check out the local rice fields and it’s unique fauna. Back on track, you’ll pass near “Lagoa de Santo André”, where you can make a detour and enjoy it´s lagoon separated just a few meters from the ocean. Leaving this area, you´ll be riding by the road until you reach Sines, where your hotel is located. After checking-in we suggest you to take a walk around the city and enjoy the Castle, overlooking the bay.

Hotel for the day: Hotel Sinerama, Sines

Day 3: Sines - Vila Nova de Milfontes (43km)

After breakfast, your ride will take you further south, until Moinho da Asneira, your first hotel, in Vila Nova de Milfontes. First, you'll go through São Torpes and Samouqueira, 2 beautiful beaches where you’ll feel like taking a dive in the ocean (take your swimming gear with you). After Samouqueira lays the picturesque village of Porto Covo, that you should ride through and stop for a coffee or snack at the main town square. Right after Porto Covo you’ll enter the trail that goes around the small fishing port and continues along the coast to Pessegueiro Island. From there you’ll enter the asphalt road until you reach your hotel near Vila Nova de Milfontes.

Hotel for the day: Moinho da Asneira, Vila Nova de Milfontes

Day 4: Vila Nova de Milfontes - Aljezur (58km)

After breakfast at your hotel, start riding towards Vila Nova de Milfontes, a small town with beautiful beaches all around where we recommend visiting the lighthouse. Leaving town, you’ll begin your ride following the trail that leaves Vila Nova de Milfontes towards Cabo Sardão. There’s some magnificent views of the Ocean all the way to Zambujeira do Mar, where you can enjoy a meal by the village center. After leaving the village you’ll keep riding south towards Odeceixe - once you arrive, you are already in the Algarve region! When you turn right to Odeceixe, go all the way to it’s beach to enjoy the beautifull views of this area where the river meets the ocean to form a long sand bank just great to go for a swim. From Odeceixe you will follow small roads, trails and canals that will lead you to Aljezur. After checking in at your hotel, take the time to visit the city center,

Hotel for the day: Vicentina Aparthotel, Aljezur;

Day 5: Aljezur - Carrapateira (26km);

After breakfast, leave your hotel passing by Aljezur’s center, and climbing all the way to the top of the Castle towards “Monte Clérigo” beach and then to Vale da Telha and Arrifana, to witness this spectacular cliff and view of the Portuguese coastline. Afterwards, you’ll ride by a gravel road in a forested area that will lead you through the Sierra and the forested natural park till the top. Once on the top and along the gravel road you'll find your hotel for the day, the Barranco da Fonte rural house and hotel.

Hotel for the day: Barranco da Fonte, Carrapateira

Day 6: Carrapateira - Sagres (44km);

After breakfast, start riding south along the coast to the village of Carrapateira, with its wonderful beach that you’ll be able to admire from the lookout points along the cliffs. Just ahead, you’ll see the Amado and Bordeira beaches – it’s difficult to choose the most spectacular - so stop for a coffee or beer and enjoy the view and atmosphere. keep riding inland, until you reach the asphalted road. From here you will ride up and then down to Vila do Bispo. In Vila do Bispo you can opt to make a right turn for a little loop towards Castelejo beach and viewpoint. Tracing back to Vila do Bispo, enter the beautiful unpaved road towards the sea, to Cape St. Vicent, a rocky headland with a lighthouse considered to be the southwestern edge of Portugal, with great views over the coastline – looking north, you’ll be able to admire the trails and roads you rode throughout the tour! After that, keep riding south towards Sagres and the Baleeira beach, where your drop off point for the bikes and gear is located.

End of tour (optional night in Sagres)

What's included

  • 5 nights in charm hotels in the Vicentina natural park, breakfast included, in double accommodation;
  • Mountain or touring bike rental for 6 days;
  • Private briefing and bike fit upon your arrival at our Lisbon warehouse, on the starting day or day before the ride;
  • Road book with suggestions of restaurants and attractions during your tour;
  • 1 GPS with previously loaded tracks, adapted to your riding experience (1 GPS per 4 pax);
  • Cellphone contact with for remote assistance by our guides;
  • Bike helmet and other gear (tire levers, extra inner tubes and spares);
  • Rear rack with 2X20L saddle bags so you can carry your own luggage;
  • Ride insurance (for accidents only);
  • Luggage storage at our Lisbon warehouse during the tour;

Optional

  • E-bike rental for 6 days: 210EUR per bike/person;

  • Luggage transfers: on demand

Price

  • 990 EUR per person (minimum booking of 2 pax)

  • Single supplement (mandatory for guests using single rooms): 400EUR/guest

  • High season supplement (months of May and October): 150EUR/guest

  • Peak season supplement (from June to September): 300EUR/guest

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Yes, you can, as these are private self-guide tours, for you and your group only. These are subject to availability, as we need to check hotel and bike availability for your preferred dates.
We accept bookings for a minimum of 2 guests on our self-guided bike tours.
We require a down payment of 50% of the value of the tour upon booking. The remaining value us due 30 days before the start date of your tour.
No, we specialized in Self-guided tours, where we provide all that is required for you to complete the tour on your own.
Yes, you can. However, if you choose to do so, you must be responsible for the logistics of carrying your own luggage with your bike, as the luggage carrying systems that we use on our bikes might not be able to fit yours.
If you choose to rent one of our bikes, we'll equip them with 2x20litter rear panniers so you can carry your luggage with you from hotel to hotel, as well as a 2.5litter handlebar bag. We do not operate external luggage transfers services, but we can recommend companies that do that.
The briefing, bike fit and handing over all the information and gear for the tour is done at our Bike Stations in Porto and Lisbon. Our guides will meet you and provide you with a detailed routebook, suggestions and all you need to complete your tour. This briefing can be scheduled for the day before you start the tour (this is our recommendation) or even in the same day that you want to start your ride.
We accept payment via Paypal and any other major credit/debit cards. Payment for all tours and rentals are made entirely upon booking, and online.
If you need to cancel or change your bike tour to unexpected circumstances, our cancellation policy follows below:

Bike tour cancellation requested 120 days before tour:
100% of the value payed is refunded;

Bike tour cancellation requested between 119 to 90 days:
60% of the value payed is refunded;

Bike tour cancellation requested between 89 to 30 days:
50% of the value payed is refunded;

Bike tour cancellation requested 29 days, or less, before the tour:
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David Caw
David Caw
2023-04-24
Great communication for the start - clear and friendly emails. Short taxi ride from Lisbon airport. Pedro greeted me and got me sorted for my journey. Breathtaking ride up coast to Porto. Bike was perfect for all conditions and performed flawlessly. Dropped it back at Porto premises and, again, Pedro greeted me. Had really good chat about possible future rides - and I will use tese guys again. Wonderful experience !
Andrea Binder
Andrea Binder
2022-11-12
Danke Pedro, André und allen Mitarbeitern, dass unser Radurlaub ein voller Erfolg war. Qualitativ hochwertige Räder und ein hilfsbereites, freundliches Team, dass uns bei unserer kleinen Panne schnell und unkompliziert geholfen hat. Ich kann dieses Unternehmen zu 100 % weiterempfehlen. Danke an Alle
Peter McMullan
Peter McMullan
2022-09-21
A very professional and well run organisation. The bikes and gearing were of the highest quality so the equipment never missed a beat. Pedro was very accomodating with pick up and drop off and the whole adventure was a huge success in part to his organisation. The complete package
Carlos Pinto
Carlos Pinto
2022-08-05
Recomendo vivamente Go Cycling Portugal Obrigado Pedro foi um prazer poder contar contigo e com a tua equipa As bicicletas eram top 👍 fizemos os 738km da N2 muito confortavelmente e como programado pegar no Porto e deixar em Faro foi mesmo ótimo assim só foi mesmo preciso pedalar e não nos ocupamos de mais nada Obrigado por tudo e até breve
Roger Owen
Roger Owen
2022-04-19
Pedro and his team could not have been more helpful over the two years that we tried to ride the Portugese Camino. It was put back twice because of COVID. Nothing was too much trouble, and they credited us each time we had to postpone. When we eventually started (March 2022) the bikes were brilliant and top-notch - over 620km they were faultless. Drop off in Santiago was easy. I could not recommend this company highly enough. They were excellent. And I proposed to my (now) fiancee Rachel in the square in front of the cathedral. And she said yes! Strange things happen on the Camino! Thanks again Guys - you were brilliant in all aspects of your support. Roger and Rachel xx
Roger Owen
Roger Owen
2022-04-19
We hired bikes for 2020 but could not start the Portugese Camino until April 2022. Pedro and his team could not have been more helpful and honoured our credit in full. The bikes were top class and we had no issues. I could not recommend Pedro and his team highly enough. Roger and Rachel.
Georges Luxcoach
Georges Luxcoach
2022-04-18
It was the 1st time (but not the last) i worked and ordered 5 bicycles with Gocyclingportugal. I have to confess, as the organiser of a Tour from Porto-Lamego-Lisbon and back, I was not sure that the bicycles would be at the airport on time so that we could start the Tour immediately from there after landing in Porto. My friends would hate me for the rest of my life, if not 🤣. But Pedro and his teammate were on time. Once again thanks Gocyclingportugal. Everything went right and we were happy to ride on Scott Addict bikes! 👌🏼🚴🏼‍♂️ GG
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