Children are welcome:
Zoo-Lagos: zoological garden among other things with apes, kangaroos and exotic birds. opening hours 10.00 a.m.-07.00 p.m. Attractions: Jardim Zoologica de Lisboa. Ocean rio de Lisboa where dolphins and 5000 species of other marine inhabitants are on view. Splash: water park (leisure centre with chutes and pools), the largest of its kind at the Algarve, opening hours 10.00 a.m.- 06.00 p.m. being located Portimao and Carveiro. Paradise: Small water park between Albufeira and Loule, 10.00 a.m.- 06.00 p.m.
Airlines and recreational activities:
The following Airlines offer flights to Portugal: Air-Portugal, PGA-Portugalia Airlines, Lufthansa, Thomas Cook-operated by Condor, Aero Lloyd, Hapag-Loyd, Iberia, Air Berlin and Air France. In the environs you have at your disposal such options as: fishing, swimming, biking, golf, wind-surfing, diving, tennis, walking, Jeep-safari, canoeing, go boating and sailing. You can book a daily sailing trip on the traditional fore-and-aft schooner 'Gageiro' including breakfast and dinner on deck during summer season.
In the evenings at the Algarve:
Enjoy a customary dinner either in the open or in a restaurant having traditional music and dance. Hikes: In the romantic mountains of Monchique - comprising lunch.
Ski:
Sports in the neighbourhood: Fishing, swimming, biking, paragliding, golf, mountain biking, horse riding, sailing, wind-surfing, tennis, hikes, water skiing, surfing, extreme sport: boating, sailing trips, canoeing, jeep-safari.
Golf:
The following courses are at your disposal: Parque de Floresta, Budens, distance 6km, 18 holes green fee 70 €. Boavista Golf, Lagos, distance 3km, 18 holes, green fee 55 €. Palmares Golf distance 3km, 18 holes green fee 55 €. And on top of that you have additionally 12 golf courses available i.e. the top-class courses of 'Penha Longa', 'Belas Golf' and 'Aroeia'.
Other Activities:
Extreme sport: boating, sailing trips, canoening, jeep-safari
