Seville Trip Overview
Discovering the birds of southern Spain and Portugal is a trip of 5 days and 4 nights of accommodation. On this tour we will visit the important area for birds of Cabeção, the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park. On this trip we will find impressive landscapes with exquisite fauna, which is a very rich area for vultures and other birds of prey.
At all times you will be accompanied by a guide, who is expert and very experienced, who will inform you of all the characteristics of the tour. Our guide will inform you about the local traditions and their history, also about the characteristics of the birds along with the most relevant details of the fauna.
Everyone the level are wellcome. We adapt as much as possible to the interest of each participant.
Additional Info
* Duration: 5 days
* Starts: Seville, Spain
* Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Seville, Andalucia, Spain
Discovering the birds of southern Spain and Portugal is a trip of 5 days and 4 nights of accommodation. On this tour we will visit the important area for birds of Cabeção, the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park. On this trip we will find impressive landscapes with exquisite fauna, which is a very rich area for vultures and other birds of prey.
At all times you will be accompanied by a guide, who is expert and very experienced, who will inform you of all the characteristics of the tour. Our guide will inform you about the local traditions and their history, also about the characteristics of the birds along with the most relevant details of the fauna.
Everyone the level are wellcome. We adapt as much as possible to the interest of each participant.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and beginning of the adventure
Stop At: Alentejo, Alentejo
The journey from Lisbon to Alentejo begins.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Fluviario de Mora, Parque Ecologico do Gameiro, Cabecao 7490-909 Portugal
Depending on the schedules and the tides, on the way we will make a stop to observe birds in the Fluviário de Mora where there is a collection of freshwater fish.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation – Alentejo – Portugal
Day 2: Bird watching in Cabeção
Stop At: Parque Ecologico do Gameiro, Cabecao 7490 Portugal
This morning we visit the IMPORTANT BIRDS OF CABEÇÃO with a stop at the Gameiro Ecological Park where we can observe the birds in the stream of the rays and the surrounding fields. This classified area consists mainly of an extensive area of cork oak forest (Quercus suber), managed for the exploitation of cork, for grazing and agricultural crops.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Estremoz, Estremoz, Evora District, Alentejo
Stop for lunch in the city of Estremoz or in the Elvas region. Then we go south passing through the Spanish cities of Olivenza, Alconchel, Jerez de los Caballeros, Fregenal de la Sierra, ending the trip in the Aracena area.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation – Aracena – Spain
Day 3: Visit to the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park.
Stop At: Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park, Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park, Province of Huelva, Andalucia
After the previous day’s trip, it is time to enjoy one of the many walks offered by the SERRA DE ARACENA AND PICOS DE AROCHE NATURAL PARK. We will visit the castle of Aracena, a watchtower that allows us to enjoy beautiful views and observe the awakening of the first raptors. The Park is the second largest protected area in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. The interest in visiting this park is justified by the richness of the landscapes. The meadows populated by holm oaks are replaced by cork oaks in some areas, while at higher altitudes oak and chestnut forests are frequent. In river beds such as the Múrtigas there are abundant large trees such as poplars, ash trees, willows and alders. This variety of forest provides an interesting wealth of fauna.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation – Barrancos – Portugal
Day 4: Visit of the Moura and Barrancos area.
Stop At: Parque De Natureza De Noudar, Herdade Da Coitadinha Apartado 5, Barrancos 7230 Portugal
On this day we visit the IMPORTANT AREA OF MOURA AND BARRANCOS. This site presents a mosaic of open area habitats with non-intensive cereal crops, permanent pastures, mounted oak (Quercus ilex) and cork oak (Quercus suber).
The existing houses are scattered. In the morning we visit the NATURAL PARK OF NOUDAR where there is still a vegetation cover close to what would be original, as if there had never been any human intervention. These are rich, rugged and difficult forests that still hold Noudar’s greatest secret. The richness and diversity of this territory is the result of its geographical isolation.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Herdade da contenda, 7860, 7860-045 Moura, Portugal
In the afternoon we will visit the HERDADE DA CONTENDA, a public area with conditional access where we will have the accompaniment of a local guide. More than a hundred species of birds are listed here, being an important area especially for many birds of prey, especially vultures and great eagles.
Duration: 4 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation – Alentejo – Portugal
Day 5: Visit of the Castro Verde Biosphere Reserve and farewell
Stop At: Castro Verde, Castro Verde, Beja District, Alentejo
In the morning we went to the Vale Gonçalinho Environmental Center through the territory of the CASTRO VERDE BIOSPHERE RESERVE, classified by UNESCO due to the values resulting from a harmonious millenary relationship between man and nature, whose historical process of evolution of the occupation and use of the land gave rise to an agroecosystem of high conservation value. Among the extraordinary biodiversity that is produced here, a structured and diversified bird community stands out, with about 200 species, where the emblematic steppe birds stand out. Stop for lunch in the Castro Verde area.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Reserva Natural do Estuario do Sado, Rua Claudio Lagrange 8, Setubal 2900-324 Portugal
In the afternoon we start our journey back to Lisbon through the SADO STUARY NATURAL RESERVE. If the tide is favorable, we can make a stop to observe birds. We will be back at the meeting point at the end of the day.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
