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Star Ria Formosa

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đź‘Ť I booked the half day tour and as someone who had never seen the area before I think it was a very good idea. However I shall book a water taxi now that I have seen 4 of the big islands and I know where I would like to go depending on the experience. As the cost is significantly less. The captain of... People often mention good, tour, restaurant, boat, guide, trip, presentation, friendliness, service, promptness,


Address

R. da Porta Nova, 8000-138 Faro, Portugal

Website

estreladariaformosa.com

Contact

+351 961 129 977

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (119 reviews)

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  • 5/5 Maria A. 4 years ago on Google
    Well done Pedro you made my day well worth it Love every single moment Thanks once more
    1 person found this review helpful đź‘Ť

  • 5/5 Georg B. 6 years ago on Google
    This is rare that I comment about something that is not a restaurant. Tho event is well worth mentioning... As is the Skipper Nico. As well as producing American style sauces, I am a consultant to restaurants and a food critic. Having traveled in over 36+ countries; Restaurants tend to be good, bad, or learning; with one other category that of deceiving the customer by overcharging the customer; by food, money or hidden food costs. Baron Georg, LLC™ does not believe in or follow the Michelin, Zagat, Zomato, or others. Our assessments are true, factual, recent and with no frills. The rating system is simple: Excellent; This restaurant is superior in all aspects of food, presentation, friendliness, service, promptness and open honesty. They have the correct tools that it takes to get ahead, and be superior in their niche of the gastronome industry. Very Good; This restaurant is good in all aspects of food, presentation, friendliness, service, and promptness. They have the correct tools that it takes to be superior in the gastronome industry. Good; This restaurant is trying its best in the aspects of food, presentation, friendliness, service, and promptness. They have the correct tools that it takes. They need to advance and correct the minor flaws they make, to succeed in their niche of the gastronome industry. Fair; This restaurant is trying but not succeeding in the aspects of food, presentation, friendliness, service, and promptness. They have the correct tools that it takes to survive, then need to use them. Poor; This restaurant is not trying in any aspect of food, presentation, friendliness, service, and promptness. They have the correct tools that it takes to survive, they will not survive in the gastronome industry, unless they make changes now… even now it may be too late. Learning; This restaurant should have researched what it takes to succeed in the business. The food, presentation, friendliness, service, and promptness, is important. It is what the customer wants and expects, not what the owner of the restaurant wants. Total loss; This restaurant fails terribly in all aspects of food, presentation, friendliness, service, and promptness. They had the correct tools that it takes to survive, and be superior in their niche of the gastronome industry. They lost focus and direction; they forgot about the quality. They need to shut their doors and get into a different business. My experience at this restaurant: Food: The restaurant where we stopped was good Presentation: The reception for this boat ride was pleasant and informative. Friendliness: Just like being at home. Service: Totally good Promptness: perfect Honesty: Honest, informative and open attitude. Total rating: Perfect, you have to try it.
    1 person found this review helpful đź‘Ť

  • 4/5 I B. 1 year ago on Google
    I booked the half day tour and as someone who had never seen the area before I think it was a very good idea. However I shall book a water taxi now that I have seen 4 of the big islands and I know where I would like to go depending on the experience. As the cost is significantly less. The captain of the boat was very knowledgable and a good driver considering how choppy the water was.
    1 person found this review helpful đź‘Ť

  • 5/5 Wojciech W. 4 years ago on Google
    Good company to do island tours. Especially Pudim who was such a fun guide to be on the boat with!đź’Ż
    1 person found this review helpful đź‘Ť

  • 5/5 Carole L. 2 years ago on Google
    A wonderful afternoon with Pudim, our driver/Guide. His knowledge of the region and the birds and animals who lived there was extremely good and we saw a fair amount of wildlife.

  • 1/5 Ellie W. 9 months ago on Google
    Went on the sunset cruise last night, the tour guid didn’t introduce himself but seemed friendly. Told us a few things about the local wildlife and made a stop on an island for 25 minutes so we can explore but in that 25 minutes gone my mum bag was searched and zipped up. We had only realised when we went for food that the money my mum had in her bag was taken. We don’t know who took the money but we are disappointed. This ruined our boat tour experience.

  • 5/5 Toosha A. 9 months ago on Google
    They were very nice and flexible with the dates they are really polite and patient with the tourists one of the best people I dealt with while traveling also the tour guide Joao was very helpful, friendly and has lots of knowledge regarding the area and the tours. I would recommend them!

  • 5/5 Kinga ďż˝. 10 months ago on Google
    We took part in the 4 hour afternoon trip with 4 stops - definitely recommend! Our tour guide Sergio made sure we felt comfortable and made the whole experience really nice. The islands are rather tranquil and there's not much to do there, but nevertheless, the whole tour is a great activity. We gathered some seashells and ate delicious snacks.

  • 5/5 Mar F. 10 months ago on Google
    Really nice "private tour" with Captain Ivan (we were only three on the boat)! Beautiful landscapes in a very friendly atmosphere!

  • 1/5 Marlice van der W. 1 year ago on Google
    Booked and paid for a 3 hour trip to the islands from Faro. Might as well have taken the ferry. No guide, and no information. The reason we book a tour is to learn something about the area. Absolutely no information was given. Even our questions was poorly answered. Rather take the ferry. It is a 10th of the price and goes to the same place

  • 5/5 Caitlin W. 1 year ago on Google
    This was the highlight of my trip, we did the two stop tour where you go to a nature island and have a bit of time to swim if you want (they also give you a mask if you want to see under water) and then you go to a lighthouse island and there is such a cute beach cafe where you can have a drink. We had Ivan as our tour guide who was fantastic! He gave us interesting Info of the area and spoke many languages and had a great sense of humour whilst making us feel safe and looked after. I have done a few activities in my trip to Portugal and he was my favourite guide by far! This is a must-do trip if you go to Faro :)

  • 5/5 Globe S. 1 year ago on Google
    Claudio was a good guide for the Ria Formosa boat tour. He can speak multiple languages including English. Cristela had been wonderful in helping us to reserve our boat ride when our flights were cancelled and delayed.

  • 5/5 Aika G. 1 year ago on Google
    Very friendly staff. Our guide spoke English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. We did the 5-hour tour and he gave some interesting facts and recommendations for every island. It was a very nice way to explore the different islands. Even though 5 hours seems long, it flew by!

  • 5/5 Alex H. 2 years ago on Google
    Great expérience with skipper Louis

  • 4/5 CHG 8. 2 years ago on Google
    pudding a g very good guy explained well my g frfr

  • 1/5 Dmytro K. 2 years ago on Google
    It could be the dumbest 90 minutes of your life, all just for 20€. First you have an uneventful trip by boat for 30 minutes. Then you have an uneventful 30 minutes on some beach which is supposed to be an attraction. But it is literally a crowded touristic place which perhaps used to be nice some 30 years ago. And then 30 uneventful minutes back. A one-way trip like this costs 3,50€. Total is 7€. Don’t pay these scammers!

  • 5/5 András J. 2 years ago on Google
    We loved every minute of this boat trip. It was very educational. We really wanted to see Flamingos and luckily some were visible and other type of birds. 👍🏻

  • 5/5 Margaux P. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very friendly team on the quayside and on board. Mastering several languages, our skipper Louis adapted to the comments of the trip. Very nice walk, beautiful discovery especially the island of faro, thanks to the good advice of Louis (in a good mood!)! I recommend ! (Original) Équipe très sympa à quai comme à bord. Maîtrise de plusieurs langues, notre skipper Louis s'est adapté pour les commentaires de la balade. Balade très sympa, belle découverte surtout l'île de faro, grâce aux bons conseils de Louis (dans la bonne humeur !) ! Je recommande !

  • 5/5 Claudine Q. 2 years ago on Google
    Super moment avec notre skipper Louis très agréable et professionnel. Bonnes explications en français aussi au départ. Petit groupe. Je recommande vivement

  • 5/5 Harley Mary 6. 2 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good experience !! Especially the skipper Pudim was able to explain with kindness and detailed words in both French and Italian! Very knowledgeable and very friendly attentive and on time on the whole tour! I recommend it 5 stars !! (Original) Esperienza molto valida !! Specialmente lo skipper Pudim ha saputo spiegare con gentilezza e con dettagliate parole sia in Francese che in italiano ! Molto preparato e molto cordiale attento e in orario su tutto il tour ! Lo consiglio a 5 stelle !!

  • 5/5 Michael M. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing experience must say they were kind and the captain of the boat nuno was super kind very much recommend pricing was good too!!

  • 5/5 Sayandip G. 3 years ago on Google
    Our guide Mr. Pudim was very good. The tour itself was also good. Value for money. Very punctual. Also, description is sincere. Recommended.


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