Biking Options: Kids Route Covo (6 Miles) Cruz de Mendes Route (32 Miles) After your Backroads Trip Leaders fit your bike and give a brief talk on biking techniques and safety, hop on two wheels to bike to lunch in the town of beautiful fishing vi...

Evening: Welcome toast and festive dinner at the hotel. Tonight, we stay at Quinta da Comporta, a sumptuous getaway surrounded by acres of pine trees and lush green rice fields. Quinta da Comporta's simple elegance allows the natural beauty of the...

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before adults and kids split up for different morning activities. The restaurant at Quinta da Comporta offers a farm-to-table dining experience that emphasizes local, organic ingredients. Situated between Comporta's ri...

Kids: Kids Horseback Adventure (2 Hours) Adults: Quinta da Comporta Route (20 Miles) Adults hop on their bikes to explore the picturesque countryside on a route that traces rice fields, sand dunes and pine trees. Meanwhile, the younger set heads t...

After lunch, get ready to test your balance at a surfing class! Although you won't attempt Portugal's biggest waves, the famous 78-foot swells at Praia do Norte in Nazare, you can try to catch some far gentler ones (please note, the minimum age fo...

The shuttle back from surfing will take about 30 minutes. This afternoon, there's time to head back to the hotel for some leisurely R & R. Adults might want to pamper their biking muscles with a well deserved massage while the younger set lounges ...

Shuttle to Amograve. 1.5 hours This morning, after breakfast at the hotel, we'll pack up and shuttle to our next destination— the incredible southwest Alentejo. This region, stretching from the Atlantic in the west to the Algarve in the south, cov...

Biking Options: Zambujeira do Mar (9 Miles) Amograve to Lunch Route (16 Miles) Southwest Alentejo Route (40 Miles) Today, we bike a primarily inland route with some sneak peaks of the ocean. Passing serene rural landscapes, small traditional villa...

Afternoon: Relaxing at the hotel, kids' games and creamy gelato. Evening: Dinner at the hotel, lodging at Praia do Canal Nature Resort.

This morning, we hike the Costa Vicentina. Protected by strict environmental laws, this stretch of coastline has beaches famed for their unspoiled beauty, crashing Atlantic waves and wide bluffs and dunes. Admire the wonders of the scenery as you ...

Lunch: We meet up together for lunch in Arrifana, a cluster of whitewashed buildings directly overlooking the beach. Once a simple fishing town, it has become a popular destination for artists, travelers and surfers. Our seafood restaurant is situ...

Begin your day with a kayak activity that explores some of the pale cliffs framing the Algarve's renowned shoreline. Millions of years of erosion have created limestone formations that contrast beautifully with the area's glittering teal waters, s...

Tonight you have time to kick back by the pool before we reconvene for a celebratory drink and dinner at the hotel. Lodging: Praia do Canal Nature Retreat

For your last morning in Portugal, walk a lovely trail in the natural park of Costa Vicentina. For those wanting a slower morning, opt to sleep in or linger over breakfast at our idyllic resort. A small lunch will be provided before you bid farewe...