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Serra da Estrela - walk: Tales in the Mondego Passages
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Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Lunch is not included.
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Transport from the "Videmonte Entrance" back to the Caldeirão Dam parking lot is not included. Each participant will be able to contact the local Taxi service.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Immerse yourself in an amazing natural landscape that hides a recent past. Listen to the stories and enjoy the adventure and excitement of Mondego Passages. Start your journey at the Caldeirão Dam Parking Park. Climb to the Miradouro do Mocho Real to enjoy the view... The adventure begins! A big challenge awaits! About five hundred wooden steps down the Mondego Valley, with the stunning Caldeirão Falls revealing its rare beauty. After crossing the old Mizarela Bridge and observing the natural sculptures, follow past the old factories and learn about the Papa's blanket. Meet the Pateiro Hydroelectric Power Station, the oldest in the Guarda, and listen to the stories of the exploration of "bla...
Highlights
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in Portuguese & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in Portuguese & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Registration with Turismo de Portugal (RNAAT): 506/2022
Recognition by ICNF as Nature Tourism.
Snack with natural and artisanal products from the region, classified as Ecofood by the UNESCO World Star Geopark. Book 48 hours in advance to guarantee availability of snacks.
Entrance ticket to the Mondego Walkways.
Civil Liability and Personal Assistants Insurance.
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Passadiços do Mondego estacionamento da Porta do Caldeirão
In the parking lot, next to the Caldeirão door, meet your guide next to the bird observatory, with an orange umbrella.
Return
Passadiços do Mondego (entrada por Videmonte)
The Tour ends next to the "Videmonte Entrance" of the Mondego Walkways
Itinerary
1
Barragem do Caldeirão
Meeting point.
Initial briefing.
The origin of Albufeira do Caldeirão.
Walk.
20 minutes
2
Miradouro Mocho Real
Photographic spot. Let's get to know Mondego.
Walk.
20 minutes
3
Cascata do caldeirão
Photographic spot.
The love story of the inconsolable Star.
Walk.
20 minutes
4
Ponte da Mizarela
Photographic spot.
Mizarela's stories.
Walk.
20 minutes
5
Vila Soeiro
Photographic spot.
The origin of giant lunchboxes.
Walk.
20 minutes
6
Vila Soeiro
Photographic spot.
Fabrica Nova: the wool cycle from shearing to the famous "Pope Blankets".
Diving in the crystal clear waters of Mondego. Snack.
Walk.
1 hour and 15 minutes
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Parque do Pateiro
Hydroelectricity.
Walk.
30 minutes
8
Levada do Pateiro
Photographic spot.
Human ingenuity: water supply to Pateiro Central.
Walk
15 minutes
9
Barragem do Pateiro
Photographic spot.
Still the Human ingenuity.
Walk.
15 minutes
10
Cascalheiras e Escombreiras do Alto Mondego
Photographic spot.
Discover the stories of Ouro Negro, which satisfied the hunger of the local population.
Lunch.
Walk.
1 hour and 15 minutes
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Ribeira de Rio de Moinhos
Photographic spot.
Discover the stories of the mills that gave the river its name.
Walk.
20 minutes
12
Passadiços do Mondego (entrada por Videmonte)
Photographic spot. End of Tour.
Possibility to take a taxi to return to Barragem do Caldeirão (start place of the Tour).
Serra da Estrela - walk: Tales in the Mondego Passages
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Immerse yourself in an amazing natural landscape that hides a recent past. Listen to the stories and enjoy the adventure and excitement of Mondego Passages. Start your journey at the Caldeirão Dam Parking Park. Climb to the Miradouro do Mocho Real to enjoy the view... The adventure begins! A big challenge awaits! About five hundred wooden steps down the Mondego Valley, with the stunning Caldeirão Falls revealing its rare beauty. After crossing the old Mizarela Bridge and observing the natural sculptures, follow past the old factories and learn about the Papa's blanket. Meet the Pateiro Hydroelectric Power Station, the oldest in the Guarda, and listen to the stories of the exploration of "bla...
Highlights
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in Portuguese & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 5 hours to 6 hours
Offered in Portuguese & Spanish
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Registration with Turismo de Portugal (RNAAT): 506/2022
Recognition by ICNF as Nature Tourism.
Snack with natural and artisanal products from the region, classified as Ecofood by the UNESCO World Star Geopark. Book 48 hours in advance to guarantee availability of snacks.
Entrance ticket to the Mondego Walkways.
Civil Liability and Personal Assistants Insurance.
Lunch
Meeting Points
Departure
Passadiços do Mondego estacionamento da Porta do Caldeirão
In the parking lot, next to the Caldeirão door, meet your guide next to the bird observatory, with an orange umbrella.
Return
Passadiços do Mondego (entrada por Videmonte)
The Tour ends next to the "Videmonte Entrance" of the Mondego Walkways
