Airport transfers & transport round the area::
We can arrange your airport transfers with a reputable local cab firm at discounted prices. We can organise car hire for you with a local high quality company - to collect on your arrival at Faro Airport if requested at no extra charge, or for just part of your holiday delivered to your apartment. We have negotiated special discounted rates for some groups of cars for certain seasons of the year. Bicycle hire is available in Tavira town. Trains from Tavira Station will take you to many other parts of the Algarve or further afield. Local buses go to other parts of the Algarve & buses from Tavira bus station travel further afield including to Seville and other parts of Spain. Boat trips can be organised - maximum 7 people - completely tailor-made to suit your own wishes. For example, fishing, bird watching in the Ria Formosa, exploring the coast, etc.
Miscellaneous additional information::
SHOPS: nearest supermarket (medium-sized), bakery, cafés, bars, post office, other small shops, cash point - approx 700 metres. SMOKING: we ask smokers to smoke only in the outside areas and not in the apartment - thank you for your cooperation. SAFETY: the apartment is fitted with a fire extinguisher, fire blanket and smoke alarms. GENERAL INFORMATION: the apartment has a security safe for guests' use (free of charge). The apartment is cleaned to a high standard before guests' arrival. The tumble dryer in the Tavira Garden laundry may be used by guests at a small charge. There is a small charge for use of the gym and the tennis court. Please note that the gym and restaurant/bar on the complex sometimes have limited opening off high season. Access to the apartment on arrival may not be until 1600hrs, and guests may be asked to vacate the apartment on departure day by 1000hrs - but only if necessary for changeover and cleaning requirements.
Internet facilities::
Internet facilities are available in several places in Tavira, and the old covered market place in the town is a Wi-Fi zone.
Golf:
4 top quality golf courses are within easy reach - Benamor, 5,500 metres, par 71, 5 minutes drive; Quinta de Cima, 6,256 metres, par 72 (voted the best course on the Algarve in 2004), 10 minutes drive; Quinta da Ria, 6,110 metres, par 72, 10 minutes drive; Castro Marim, 5,466 metres, par 72, 20 minutes drive. A substantial discount may be obtained at local courses (currently approx 30%) with a Tavira Garden card. Lots of other golf courses in the western Algarve and western Spain are less than an hour's drive away. The new Monte Rei golf complex, due to open 2007, is 15 minutes drive - it's rumoured that this will be one of the largest golf complexes in Europe.
Other Activities:
Bird watching, particularly in the areas around the Ria Formosa natural park