Monchique & the hills
Most people never leave the coast strip. Twenty minutes inland the Algarve turns into cork oak, eucalyptus and roads with nobody on them. Fóia is the highest point in the south of Portugal and on a clear morning you can see both coasts from it.
- Duration
- Half day, 5 h
- Group
- 1 to 8 people
- Pickup
- Any hotel between Albufeira and Lagos
- Price
- From €190 per vehicle
5 stops, in the order we drive them
Drawn rather than mapped, because the road matters more than the coordinates. The driver knows which of these fills up at eleven and plans around it.
- 1Hotel pickup09:00
- 2Caldas de Monchique10:00
- 3Fóia, 902 m11:00
- 4Monchique town12:15
- 5Back at the hotel14:00
How it actually goes
Times are the ones we work to, not the ones that read well. Say the word in the morning and the driver moves any of them.
- 09:00
Hotel pickup
- 10:00
Caldas de Monchique
The old spa village in the valley. Small, shaded, largely unchanged.
- 11:00
Fóia, 902 m
Both coasts at once if the haze allows. It is colder up here than you expect.
- 12:15
Monchique town
Medronho, honey and the market. We know which stall is worth it.
- 14:00
Back at the hotel
Half day · 5 h · any hotel between albufeira and lagos · €350 for up to 8
Four frames from the day
Shot on the days we run it, in the light this coast actually has.
- Private van and driver
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Water on board
- Lunch
- Tastings
Anything on this list is paid where you buy it, at the price on the door. We do not mark it up and we do not collect it for you.
Three vehicles, three prices, no per-person figure
Tell us how many of you there are and we send the one that fits. The number of people changes the vehicle, not the arithmetic.
| Vehicle | Group size | Price for the daywhole vehicle |
|---|---|---|
Executive car Tesla Model Y or similar | up to 4 people | €190 |
SUV, 5 seats Electric SUV or similar | up to 5 people | €240 |
Van, 8 seats Mercedes Vito Tourer or similar | up to 8 people | €350 |
Executive car
up to 4 people
€190
per vehicle
SUV, 5 seats
up to 5 people
€240
per vehicle
Van, 8 seats
up to 8 people
€350
per vehicle
Three numbers, and none of them is per person. Each is the price of the vehicle and the driver for the whole day. Group size decides which of the three we send; it never multiplies anything. Tolls, fuel and hotel pickup are already in it.
The practical part
- Duration
- Half day · 5 h
- Pickup area
- Any hotel between Albufeira and Lagos
- Group size
- 1 to 8 people, one vehicle
- Minimum
- None. One person books the same van.
Still unsure? Message us on WhatsApp — someone who has driven this day answers, usually within a few minutes.
No, but we can add a tasting if you say so when booking.
And the one everybody asks first: the figure is per vehicle, for the whole day. Group size decides which of the three vehicles turns up, never how many times you pay.
Take the whole van
Monchique & the hills runs on the day you pick, at the hour you pick, with nobody in the vehicle you did not arrive with. Tell us the date and we confirm the driver.
up to 4 people · half day · 5 h · hotel pickup included
More of you? €350 takes up to 8 — still one vehicle, one figure.