The booking can be cancelled if the weather conditions don’t permit the experience execution. This booking can be changed or refunded. 

Cancellations are accepted up to 48 hours before the experience. Cancellations after 48h are not refunded. 

The booking will be automatically cancelled if the reserve does not have a minimum number of clients 24 hours before the experience beginning. 

Check more information in “terms and conditions” in the end of the website.



The experience starts at 9:00, in the meeting point in the AlgarvianRoots headquarters (check the contacts for the location) and it will finish at 5:00 pm in the same place.

When the participants arrive to the meeting point, a brief presentation of the activity will be made by the local guide and we will continue in the company's own vehicle.

The experience takes place on the highest mountain of the Algarve, Monchique. The influence of the Atlantic Ocean gives this mountain a unique microclimate. Streams flow and water is an abundant resource. The mountain is known for its forest, its resources and for containing unique species.

Monchique has a large network of hiking trails. To carry out this experience, there will be 3 options for routes that will be chosen taking into account the preferences of our clients.

After the hike, nothing better than a break to replenish your strength. For lunch you will try the Portuguese gastronomy. Here you will enjoy the typical regional products from the Algarve hills.

Our guests will have the possibility to choose one of three different workshops to take place during the afternoon: (The first reserve will block the other options.)
1. Pottery workshop with a local artist (*)
2. Visit the olive mill and olive oil tasting
3. Visit the olive mill, olive oil tasting and a soap workshop with olive products.

After the workshop, we will return to the initial meeting point. The experience will finish in the AlgarvianRoots headquarters.

Take with you not only a different itinerary, but the experience, everything you learned, observed and felt.

AlgarvianRoots offers unique experiences of sustainable tourism in the Algarve. Based in Ecotourism, our experiences intend to conserve and promote the natural and cultural heritage, keep the local people well-being, simultaneously involving interpretation and education about our local surrounding. 

(*) The piece of art made by the clients will not be ready in the end of the experience, because the tile needs to go in the hight temperature oven. Each client can take home a finished tile with a similar design made by the artist. If the client wants the finished piece made in the workshop, we will organize it, but the cost of the service to send it by post is not included in the final price. 


The activity must be booked at least 72 hours in advance, in order to confirm the artist availability to guarantee the workshop. 
Changes are accepted up to 48 hours, but the new date will have to be changed to a deadline with a minimum of 72 hours in advance, unless there is space in one of the experiences already confirmed.


**9:00 am – Meeting point at AlgarvianRoots headquarters**

9:05 am – Departure for the hiking trail

9:30 am – Arrival at the starting point of the hiking trail

**9:45 am – Start of the guided hike**

12:45 am – End of the guided hike

**13:00 am – Start of the traditional meal**

2:00 pm – End of traditional meal

2:10 pm – Departure to Arts and Crafts Atelier

2:20 pm – Arrival at the Atelier and presentation of the experience

**2:30 pm – Beginning of the artistic experience**

4:00 pm – End of activity, visit to the artist exhibition

4:15 pm – Departure to the meeting point

5:00 pm – Arrival at the meeting point at the AlgarvianRoots headquarters

**5:30 pm – End of the experience**


* Architectural and archaeological heritage 
* Botany 
* Geology 
* Well mechanism 
* Terraced vegetable gardens 
* Mountain products 
* Local artist studio


* 7 km guided hike (heritage interpretation)
* Regional flavours lunch
* Workshop with a local artist, three options:
(The first reserve will block the other options.)
1.	Experience on the potter's wheel
2.	Visit to the Oil Mill and olive oil tasting
3.	Visit to the mill, olive oil tasting and soap workshop


* Backpack
* Camera
* Comfortable clothes and shoes
* Neutral coloured clothing (avoid attention from bees)
* Sunscreen
* Sunglasses
* Cap
* Water
* ID
* Cash

Discover the richness of the mountain, the forest, the water and the pure air of the Algarve

Taste the gastronomy made with authentic local products

Choose one of the experiences you can make in Monchique, pottery, olive oil tasting and olive soap.