Get to know two rewilding areas in one experience, travel through the flavours of the Greater Côa Valley region and experience unique traditional and local activities such as beekeeping and a close encounter with wildlife in our observatory
Biodiversity Oasis Experience (3 days)
Biodiversity Oasis Experience (3 days)
Details
- CountryPortugal
- Duration (in days)3
- Approved by Rewilding Europe and member of a rewilding businesses network?Yes, and member of the Wild Côa Network - Portugal
Itinerary
DAY 1 15H-23H – Arrival at Côa Honeycomb accommodation for check-in (possibility of dinner on request) DAY 2 09H-10H: Breakfast at the accommodation 10H-12H: Visit to rewilding area Ermo das Águias with Wildlife Portugal 13H-14H: Lunch in the countryside with products from the Wild Côa Network on the river beach of Vale de Madeira 14H30-17H: Beekeeping workshop and time to socialise with the region’s traditional indigenous domestic animals in the Côa Honeycomb 17H30-20H: Travel to Guarda and dinner at Nobre Vinhos restaurant 20H30: Overnight in the local accomodation Casal da Gata DAY 3 08H-09H: Breakfast in the accommodation 09H30-12H: Morning with guided visit and wildlife observatory experience in the Paul de Toirões with Wildlife Portugal
What's Included?
All included as said in the programme.
How your experience helps rewilding efforts
This experience is provided by Rewilding Portugal, an NGO that is part of Rewilding Europe's range of landscapes and has been developing strong rewilding efforts in the Greater Côa Valley region in Portugal since 2019. All profits from these tourist experiences are directly invested in their conservation and ecological restoration projects.
Seasonal Availability
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
Languages spoken
- English
- French
- Portuguese
Difficulty
Regular
Group size
For groups or families of 1 to 20 people.
What to Bring
Sunglasses, sunscreen, appropriate footwear and clothing, a bottle of water, snacks for other periods of the day. We will provide binoculars but you can bring your own if you want.
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of visit I will have? This visit is guided by Fernando Romão, a rewilding-specialized guide from Wildlife Portugal, that will present you all of the rewilding actions and impacts on the ground. You will be able to see the impressive fauna and flora from the region, with the identification support of several species by our guide. How difficult is the hike? The hike can be adapted to any type of condition or restriction. After booking the experience, tell us if you have any so we can organize a tailored experience just for you. How can I inform my food restrictions or diet? The field lunch can be adapted to any type of diet, allergy or restriction. After booking the experience, tell us if you have any so we can organize a tailored experience just for you. What do I need to bring with me? Sunglasses, sunscreen, appropriate footwear and clothing, a bottle of water, snacks for other periods of the day. We will provide binoculars but you can bring your own if you want.
This experience involves
- Hiking
- Wildlife photography
- Birdwatching
- Gastronomy (local)
- Educational experience
- 4x4 experience
Herbivores in this landscape
- Tauros
- Wild horse
- Roe deer
- European rabbit
Scavengers and other large birds in this landscape
- Cinereous vulture
- Griffon vulture
- Egyptian vulture
- Golden eagle
- Bonelli’s eagle
Location
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About the listing author
Hello, I'm Rewilding Portugal 🇵🇹.
We are currently working in the areas of Riba-Côa and Beira Alta in northern Portugal, a region where high rates of land abandonment have created opportunities for bringing nature back with rewilding measures and practices. This region, Greater Côa Valley, is an important wildlife corridor for many species in the region and reinforcing that corridor could play an important role in the recovery of rare species such as the black stork and Iberian wolf. Rewilding Portugal is the main partner of Rewilding Europe in the Greater Côa Valley rewilding area and is working closely with Rewilding Europe to achieve the shared goal of making Portugal a wilder place. We are also setting the ground to a more nature-based economy in the region, with the creation of our own nature tourism offer and the creation of the Wild Côa Network, a network of small local businesses united to create special and unique experiences that coexist in a positive way with wildlife in the wildest side of Portugal
We are currently working in the areas of Riba-Côa and Beira Alta in northern Portugal, a region where high rates of land abandonment have created opportunities for bringing nature back with rewilding measures and practices. This region, Greater Côa Valley, is an important wildlife corridor for many species in the region and reinforcing that corridor could play an important role in the recovery of rare species such as the black stork and Iberian wolf. Rewilding Portugal is the main partner of Rewilding Europe in the Greater Côa Valley rewilding area and is working closely with Rewilding Europe to achieve the shared goal of making Portugal a wilder place. We are also setting the ground to a more nature-based economy in the region, with the creation of our own nature tourism offer and the creation of the Wild Côa Network, a network of small local businesses united to create special and unique experiences that coexist in a positive way with wildlife in the wildest side of Portugal
Biodiversity Oasis Experience (3 days)
€610.00 per tour
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€610.00
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