Boat trip to the grottos at Ponta da Piedade, Lagos

Overview

Available languages

Portuguese

English

Spanish

1 hour 15 minutes

Mobile ticket

With Lagos Grotto Trips you can explore the amazing and widely known caves of Ponta da Piedade (Point of Mercy), which truly reveal the wonderful coastline of Lagos.

You will get to see many small beaches only accessible by boat and listen to exciting and funny stories of Lagos. Reaching Ponta da Piedade, you will experience a lagoon filled with turquoise water which is surrounded by beautiful cliffs and unique rock formations, here we will enter its caves with an unforgettable and natural beauty. With a little imagination, some of these fantastic rocks can make you think of twins, the Titanic, an elephant and a camel´s head.

All of our tours are led by experienced guides who offer a very personalized service as each one of our clients is important to us and our company.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Multilingual staff

Coletes de salvação

What To Expect

Ponta da Piedade

With Lagos Grotto Trips you can explore the amazing and widely known caves of Ponta da Piedade (Point of Mercy), which truly reveal the wonderful coastline of Lagos. You will get to see many small beaches only accessible by boat and listen to exciting and funny stories of Lagos. Reaching Ponta da Piedade, you will experience a lagoon filled with turquoise water which is surrounded by beautiful cliffs and unique rock formations, here we will enter its caves with an unforgettable and natural beauty. With a little imagination, some of these fantastic rocks can make you think of twins, the Titanic, an elephant and a camel´s head.

1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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Boat trip to the grottos at Ponta da Piedade, Lagos

Reviews

4.95

1,192 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

1149

The only tour you need to do in Lagos!
Colleen S,
Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was by far the best tour in Lagos! We originally considered another tour company with larger and faster boats but after reading the reviews decided on this tour and were so glad we did. It made all the difference with a smaller boat because they were able to get inside the caves and grottos and get us up close and personal. Their knowledge of the area was amazing and they were so much fun! Do yourself a favor and book this tour — you’ll be glad you did!
This was a great tour of...
Carol Z,
Nov 24, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
This was a great tour of the grottos. We went up the coastline and into the grottos for a first-hand view. Wonderful!
Breathtaking!
Christina R,
Nov 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
If you have limited time in Lagos, as we did, this is the one experience you must put on your list!!
Breathtaking closeup coast cliff view
Finnur S,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Having my Benagil cave tour cancelled shortly before departure (due to sea conditions) I quickly found this one leaving in 40 minutes. A small group of five on small boat with captain and guide. And what a ride. Absolute masterclass in sailing and manoeuvring through gaps and tunnels in rising waves to get close up views.
Very nice tour to the caves
Odyssey22843242004,
Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Beautiful tour to a really impressive landscape! The guides told us a lot and the tour was very entertaining.
Fantastic tour
Manda,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We booked at last minute and loved it. Excellent experience. Highly recommended. Smaller boat was able to go inside the grotto areas. Fantastic guides.
Highly recommend!
HFann,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Miguel and Ricardo provided us a fantastic, unique experience enjoyed by everyone in our party (ages 21-79). They handled the boat with great expertise and taught us many interesting facts with great humor.
Fabulous
Pioneer222732,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Although we were rescheduled due to bad weather and a big group that had to be accommodated, We had a fabulous experience with Miguel and Ricardo from Lagos grotto tours. Ricardo took us into all the grottos, guiding us through tight spots without making us feel unsafe and showing us the most amazing grottos, and Miguel kept us entertained and informed about all the local names of the gorgeous rock formations along the coast. Spectacular would be an understatement! Would definitely do again.
A great experience!
Global481825,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was a nice experience to see the coast from the water. The boatmaster Igor guided us through all the grottoes through which the boat fit. That was great.
Good, but not quite as advertised
Ruth S,
Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
It was beautiful! Unfortunately, it was an overcast day, but thats not their fault. The 4 rating is because they said to arrive 15 minutes early, so 10:45 for an 11 am start...they arrived at 11...and the tour is advertised as 1 hour 15 minutes...we were back in just under an hour... But the caves are pretty cool!