We run comparison sites for individual destinations. Each one sets out which tours are on offer there, what they cost and what they deliver. Here you will find all of them, and here you will find what each is good for.
No destination is good for everything. Where one is a poorer choice than another, we say so — even when it costs us a click.
The destinations
The figures come from the stock held on each site, not from an operator’s advertising.
Algarve, Portugal
124 offers · from €11.45 · median €50 · 66,758 reviews
The marina sits about fifteen boat minutes from Benagil Cave — no other large harbour on this coast is closer. It also has the highest density of operators in the Algarve, which keeps transfers short and prices under competition.
Western Algarve (Barlavento), Portugal
139 offers · from €5 · median €55 · 60,267 reviews
Ten boat minutes out from the marina stand the pinnacles and grottoes of Ponta da Piedade — and there is no two-minute rule here as at Benagil, the small boats really do go inside. This is also where the largest kayak offering of the three Algarve destinations sits.
Central Algarve, Portugal
148 offers · from €5 · median €45 · 95,858 reviews
More boats leave here per day than anywhere else on this coast, and if the morning departure is cancelled there is an afternoon one — elsewhere there is one tomorrow. It also has the largest offering on land of the four destinations, water parks included.
Madeira, Portugal
387 offers · from €10 · median €60 · 129,651 reviews
An island rather than a stretch of coast: levada walks, jeep tours into the central mountains, and whale and dolphin trips. Dolphins live off Madeira all year and several whale species pass through — the odds are good, but nothing is guaranteed.
Comparison
Cheapest entry, median and count come from the measured stock. The last two columns are what the destination sites themselves say.
| Destination | From | Median | Offers | Suits | Best season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portimão Algarve, Portugal | €11.45 | €50 | 124 | Benagil with as little transfer time as possible; dolphin trips with a marine biologist on board Less suited to: anyone after the rock arches of Ponta da Piedade — those are off Lagos | April to October for the full programme, September best. From November to March only a few boats still run. |
| Lagos Western Algarve (Barlavento), Portugal | €5 | €55 | 139 | Ponta da Piedade, kayaking and the clifftop paths on foot Less suited to: Benagil — that is 35 to 45 minutes away, half of that from Portimão | April to October for the full programme, September best. From November to March only a few boats still run. |
| Albufeira Central Algarve, Portugal | €5 | €45 | 148 | families and anyone whose plans may still change; somewhere to go on land when the weather turns Less suited to: anyone coming purely for Benagil — the cave is 25 to 30 boat minutes away | April to October for the full programme, September best. From November to March only a few boats still run. |
| Funchal Madeira, Portugal | €10 | €60 | 387 | walking and mountains, whales and dolphins, travelling outside the summer Less suited to: anyone planning beach days — and anyone packing only for coastal temperatures will be cold up top | All year round. Dolphins are there in every season; the mountains run about five degrees cooler than the coast. |
Algarve, Portugal
Western Algarve (Barlavento), Portugal
Central Algarve, Portugal
Madeira, Portugal
Stock measured on 4 September 2026.
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