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stops (in Azeitão) and clifftop lookouts. Catch the bus along Avenida Luísa Todi, near the
Hotel Esperança.
Cycling Tours
To head off on your own, you can hire a bike from
Go Setúbal
(
962 125 999;
http://gosetubal.pt
;
Av Luísa Todi 249; 1/3/8hr €3/7/10)
.
CYCLING TOURS
Blue Coast Bikes
( 265 092 172;
www.bluecoastbikes.travel
;
Rua das Fontaínhas 82; bike hire per day from €15, guided tours from
€70)
An American- Portuguese partnership, based in Setúbal, offers six- and eight-day
guided tours through the Douro Valley, around the Alentejo and along the Costa Azul.
Their mechanic is a former Portuguese downhill and cross-country champion.
Cruises & Dolphin-Watching
A highlight of any trip to Setúbal is the chance to spot resident bottlenose dolphins on a
cruise of the
Sado estuary
. The frolicsome fellas show off their dorsal fins to a happy-
snappy crowd; listen for their high-pitched clicking. Plenty of companies run half-day
trips around the estuary (leaving from Doca do Comércio). Book ahead.
Nautur
( 265 532 914;
www.nautur.com
; Rua Praia da Saúde 15E; cruises €28-55)
Offers a variety of cruises,
starting on the Sado estuary, then visiting Arrábida beach, before returning to the river for
some dolphin-spotting.
CRUISE
Mil Andanças
DOLPHIN-WATCHING
( 265 532 979;
www.mil-andancas.pt
; Av Luísa Todi 121)
Runs dolphin-spotting river tours (€30 per
person).
Troiacruze
( 265 228 482;
www.troiacruze.com
;
Rua das Barroças 34)
Offers dolphin-spotting (€25) and other
cruises, such as a sailing galleon along the Sado estuary.
CRUISE
