This was a relaxing and fascinating way to see the coastal salt marshes of the Ria Formosa. Our guide was wonderful: knowledgeable, friendly and with a supernatural ability to spot birds. Because the electric boat is so quiet, we were able to get very close to dozens of birds. We took many photos, so we'll never forget this experience.

This is not just a pretty boat trip. This is for people who want to see and learn about many different types of birds. Our guide knew the waterways like the back of his hand and he was able to spot birds from a distance without binoculars. Everyone else needs them and we took our own. He has some but I don't know how many or how good they are. We were lucky, off season, just the two of us. The highlight was a cormorant who had caught a 30cm eel and was on land fending off gulls and trying to work out how to eat it. After 10 minutes it eventually slid it down his throat. We had a grandstand view from a completely silent boat (solar powered) which allowed us to get very close to birds without disturbing them and hear their calls. I would not recommend this for most children as they will probably get bored. But for birdwatchers (even bad ones like us) it is unbeatable.

We had an excellent trip. The solar boat was fantastic, because it's so quiet we were able to get close to birds that would otherwise be disturbed and because of being relatively low down it was very good for taking pictures of the birds. We were even able to get relatively close to a feeding Osprey which was an absolute highlight for us. The guide was very knowledgeable and easily spotted birds we would have missed. Overall the trip was really relaxing and enjoyable. Can only recommend this trip to anyone who wants to see a bit more of the Ria Formosa and the wildlife within it. 5 out of 5 stars!