Activities in Lagos
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Motorent
You can hire both bicycles (€10/21 per one/three days) and scooters (50/125cc per three days from €50/65).
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Dolphin Seafaris
Marina-based Dolphin Seafaris offers dolphin-spotting trips.
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Windsurf Point
Windsurfing courses (beginners full-day €180) at Meia Praia, kitesurfing, board rental (per hour/half-day €30/45) and a shop.
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Dizzy Dolphins
In summer, dolphin-spotting trips are led by novelist Kit Thackeray.
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Frota do Infante
Offers one-hour trips to the grottoes beneath Ponta da Piedade (€10).
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Jah-Shaka
Another swell option plus board hire available.
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Lagos Surf Center
Will help you catch a wave and head to where there are suitable swells. Children must be accompanied by a family member over 14 years of age. It also rents out wetsuits (€5 per day) and boards (€20) and offers beach kayaking trips (€25 per person).
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Mountain Bike Adventure
Bike geeks will have some fun with this company, which offers a range of trips for all standards, from shorter scenic trips, to full-on technical rides with shoots, drops and jumps.
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Algarve Dolphins
Offers dolphin-spotting trips and also supports the research and protection of dolphins.
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Dolphin Seafaris
The marina-based Dolphin Seafaris offers dolphin-spotting trips.
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Algarve Surf Shop, School & Camp
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Quinta Paraíso Alto
Quinta Paraíso Alto, 7km north of Lagos has horse riding and also includes champagne picnic.
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Kayak Adventures
Has kayaking trips from Batata Beach, including snorkelling, between April and October. Trips last around 2½ hours (€25).
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Meia Praia
Meia Praia, the vast expanse of sand to the east of town has outlets offering sailboard rental and water-skiing lessons, plus several laid-back restaurants and beach bars.
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Surf Safari
Surf Safari will help you catch a wave and head to where there are suitable swells. Children under 14 must be accompanied by a family member (not necessarily an adult).
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Espadarte do Sul
Espadarte do Sul offers one- or two-hour trips to the grottoes beneath Ponta da Piedade (€10/17.50), a three-hour coastal cruise (€20) and fishing trips (€35).
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Centro de Linguas de Lagos
Centro de Linguas de Lagos offers classes in Portuguese. Students can choose from one of five levels, and can arrange private classes or intensive group lessons (four to eight students per class).
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Tiffany’s
About 10km west of Lagos, this outfit charges €33 an hour for horse riding and has other options, including a three-/five-hour trip (€85/140); the latter includes a champagne picnic. Another centre with similar activities is Quinta Paraíso Alto, 7km north of Lagos.
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Bom Dia
The oldest operator and based at the marina, Bom Dia runs trips on traditional schooners, including a five-hour barbecue cruise (adult/child €49/25), with a chance to swim; a two-hour grotto trip (€27.50/12.50; four daily) or family fishing (€45/35).
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Boat Trips & Dolphin Safaris
Various operators have ticket stands at the marina or along the promenade opposite the marina for Boat Trips & Dolphin Safaris. Local fishermen offer jaunts to the grottoes by motorboat trawl for customers along the promenade and by the Fortaleza da Ponta da Bandeira.
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Southwest Charters
Southwest Charters offers powerboat or yacht charters carrying eight people for €220 to €385 per half-day, €300 to €565 per full day. Larger boats and weekly rentals are available. A skipper costs €60/100 per half-/full day.
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Blue Ocean
For those who want to go diving or snorkelling. Offers a half-day discovery experience (€30), a full-day dive (e\uro90) and a five-day divemaster PADI scuba course (€510). It also offers kayak safaris (€30/45 half/full day, child under 12 years half price).
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Algarve Airsports Centre
Algarve Airsports Centre offers courses, lessons and trial flights.
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