u/chimnanche

From experience, is it better to book a boat tour or kayak to the cave?
There’s a lot of tours on getyourguide but idk which one to choose. I read somewhere that they’ve started not letting people go into the cave, but most have said it’s allowed through tours.
I want to be able to spend a bit of time there, I’d prefer not to have a tour where u go in and go out immediately. I read a few reviews on getyourguide of people saying they barely spent a minute before they left (by boat). I’ve never done kayaking before, but i’d definitely go for it if it makes the experience better.
It’s been my dream to visit and I kinda want some time to take it in :')
any tips on which one to go with and tips on which tour to book?
thanks in advance :)

we are two friends planning on visiting algarve.
we noticed carvoeiro is the city with closest access to all spots we want to visit i.e benagil cave, 7 valleys hike, praia do carvalho, marinha beach, lagos (a bit further) and albufeira, among others along the way.
we might not be able to rent a car, so we were wondering if it’s doable without.
we’ve read ubers are cheap over there and public transport is a bit unreliable.
is it doable and do you have any suggestions as to what we should do? maybe even tours that would make it easier to see as much as possible. we’re two students having saved up to take this trip and we might not be able to visit anytime soon again, so we want to see as much as possible :')
thank you genuinely for any responses, we have a bit of a time pressure issue to figure it all out. any ideas are appreciated and welcome. thank you in advance!

i’m traveling to algarve for three days and two nights. i’m in between places to stay in and whether or not i should rent a car.

options are carvoeiro and albufeira for my stay. renting a car sounds very functional yes but i’m scared it’ll lead to too many expenses.
i’ve read all over that ubers are pretty cheap if i were to just go to places with ubers. i’m trying to do the math of whether i should rely on public transport/uber or just rent a car. it’s mostly because i’d need to filter stays that have private parking. i hope you guys can help, maybe you were also in the same situation?
thank you in advance, i genuinely appreciate it

i’m visiting Lisbon end of may and would love some tips!! i’m planning on visiting Algarve and Porto, any places in between? tips on getting around? saving money? also what are the best travel, food, drinks, souvenir shops? maybe also photobooths that would be open?
i genuinely appreciate any tips, thank you in advance! :)