Eco Tour with King Chameleon
Image gallery of a boat tour in the Ria Formosa with the team of King Chameleon, specialised in ecological excursions in the Algarve
Olhão: Harbour
This interesting boat tour starts and ends at the harbour of Olhão, hosting a booming industry of canned fish in the mid of the last Century. From more than 80 companies in 1950 only two survived until today due to the cut-throat competition of the deep-frozen fish.
Ria Formosa: Ecotour
A tour by boat across the Ria Formosa, guided by a local biologist, is a fascinating experience to discover the habitat of the lagoon and the islands.
Ecotour: Ilha Deserta
In front of the Desert Island (Ilha Deserta or Ilha da Barreta) the boat drops anchor so that the passengers can wade through the flat and warm water to the beach
Ria Formosa: Ecotour
In the background you can see the lighthouse on the Ilha da Culatra
Ecotour: Ilha Deserta
The lonely shore of island, located between the Faro Island in the west and the Culatra Island lives up to its name "desert island".
Ecotou: sea urchins
On the beach we find the skeletons of a species of sea urchins among a variety of conches of manifold shapes and sizes
Ecotour: sea cucumber
A sea cucumber, another member of the Echinoderm family, on the beach of the Ilha Deserta
Ria Formosa Ecotour: Muscheln 1
Ria Formosa Ecotour: conch
Ilha Deserta: View to the Ilha da Culatra
In search of chameleons
The master of camouflage is expected to live in these bushes on the Ilha Deserta
Ecotour: Chameleon
You mast be lucky to see one of these shy animals
Ecotour: Ilha do Farol
Ilha da Culatra Rescue Centre 1813
The rescue centre on the Ilha da Culatra was already erected in 1813 to save people shipwrecked in the Ria Formosa
Ecotour: Ilha da Culatra
Ilha da Culatra
This is the plave where the local fishermen are repairing and drying their nets
Ilha da Culatra Oyster banks
Oyster banks on the lagoon side shore of the Culatra Island. Fresh oysters from the grill (ostras al vapor) are a local delicacy.
Ria Formosa Ecotour Muschelbank
Ilha da Culatra: Storks
The Ria Formosa is a great territory for the many storks nesting in Faro ans on the islands.
Ilha da Armona
View from the Ecotour boat to the Ilha da Armona, where the King Chamaeleon enterprise resides