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children (€15, children free). In March and April you can walk among flowers, including
orchids. Occasionally she takes themed walks, such as star gazing (see website).
Diving & Boating
DiversCape
DIVING
( 965 559 073;
www.diverscape.com
; Porto da Balereira)
Diving centres are based at the port. Re-
commended is the PADI-certified DiversCape, which organises snorkelling expeditions
(€25, two hours), plus dives of between 12m and 30m around shipwrecks. A dive and
equipment costs €45/210/320 for one/six/10 dives, while the four-day PADI open-water
course is €395. Beginners' courses (from €80) are available.
ar Ilimitado
( 916 832 625;
www.marilimitado.com
; Porto da Baleeira)
Mar Ilimitado, a team of marine biolo-
gists, offers a variety of 'educational' boat trips from dolphin-spotting trips (€32) to ex-
cursions up to Cabo de São Vicente (€20) and seabird watching (€40).
BOAT TOUR
Sleeping
Sagres fills up in summer, though it's marginally easier to find accommodation here than
in the rest of the Algarve during the high season, thanks partly to the number of private
houses in Sagres that advertise private rooms or apartments and informal 'hostels'.
Doubles generally cost around €40 and flats cost from €45 to €80.
Elsewhere prices can halve outside high season, including the top-end options.
Orbitur Sagres
( 282 624 371;
www.orbitur.pt
)
Situated some 2.5km from town, off the road to Cabo de São
Vicente, this is a shady, well-maintained campground with lots of trees. You can hire bikes
here.
CAMPGROUND
€
Casa do Cabo de Santa Maria
GUESTHOUSE
€€
(
282 624 722;
www.casadocabodesantamaria.com
;
Rua Patrão António Faústino; r/apt not incl breakfast from €50/
)
You could eat off the floors of these squeaky-clean, welcoming rooms and
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