This is a nice beach and is obviously the gateway to the famous cave which by the way is amazing now the beach is very nice but it gets extremely busy and crowded it is nice but it would be hard to know when was...More

Date of experience: September 2019

1 Thank reeceyb

Jenny J

Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom

115

Reviewed 1 week ago

Epic swim

My Sister and I had planned to visit the cave (17th Sept) by kayak before our holiday... After reading a couple of reviews about swimming it, we decided to swim. It only takes about 10 mins at the most and no more than 200 meters,...More

Date of experience: September 2019

1 Thank Jenny J

charbs1

Beirut, Lebanon

12329

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Very nice place

If you have a car, there is a place to park for free, 5mins away from the beach. In fact there is a sand beach there, and by boat or kayak or SUP, you can get to the Benagil cave. From the Praia de Benagil...More

Date of experience: September 2019

Thank charbs1

appietr

Woodbridge, Canada

18173

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Nice Beach

We visited this beach yesterday morning and after a long walk down we’re not disappointed. The beach is not that big but certainly has a lot of activity. The rock formations and cliffs surrounding it are simply beautiful. The water was rough but many people...More

Date of experience: September 2019

Thank appietr

276giorgioc

Milan, Italy

4921

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

awesome caves, average beach

The beach is small and gets crowded easily, I would say it's not difficult to find better ones. Good thing is that there's a huge free parking site just 400 meters away. The caves are stunning. You can reach them by swimming 200m in just...More

Date of experience: September 2019

Thank 276giorgioc

klikers3

Manchester, United Kingdom

2752

Reviewed 3 September 2019

Must see in the Portugal

Amazing beach with the beautiful views. For me and my fience it's like second the best beach that we ever saw, just after Praia de Sao Rafael in Albufeira. It's must see in the Portugal

Date of experience: September 2019

2 Thank klikers3

SenorSearle

London, United Kingdom

3711

Reviewed 27 August 2019 via mobile

A must visit in the Algarve

We visited the caves from Lagos where we booked the 2hour speedboat tour with ‘adventure travel’. There are lots of tour operators there that you can find on the day. It was 40 euro per person. We did it from Lagos as you can see...More

Date of experience: August 2019

2 Thank SenorSearle

Gordon B

13

Reviewed 26 August 2019

Benagil Beach

We went to the beach today , parked in the local parking lot across from a restaurant along with 100 other cars. First off , stay away from this beach , there are better beaches within 45 mins of this area. The water is extremely...More

Date of experience: August 2019

3 Thank Gordon B

ferreview

North Miami Beach, Florida

10020

Reviewed 19 August 2019 via mobile

Pretty place

We visited during the month of August. A lot of people on the beach. However is very nice and enjoyable. People were very respectful. Water is cold but U get used to. Bring floaters and you can swim 5 min to the amazing and famous...More

Date of experience: August 2019

2 Thank ferreview

ImgeKS

Istanbul, Turkey

19487

Reviewed 18 August 2019

Tips to visit Benagil caves

Praia de Benagil is a small and lively beach but it is overcrowded. The most important thing about it is that you can access to the famous Benagil Caves from the beach. Caves can be visited in 2 ways: from above by walking and from...More

Date of experience: June 2019

1 Thank ImgeKS

View more reviews

Previous Next

1 2 3 4 5 6 …36

Nearby

See all 6 nearby hotels See all 82 nearby restaurants See all 35 nearby attractions

See all

Questions & Answers

Ask a question

See all 82 questions

melissaforrester94

Hello, i am planing on visiting the caves in October one morning however i'm just wondering what is the best plan as we want to arrive before the tourists would we have to swim there or is there any other way to get in? with avoiding the crowds. Thank you

20 August 2019|

Answer

Hello traveler. This place it’s a bit crowed it. However you shouldn’t worry about that. The place is big enough. I would go 2 pm since it might be hotter since the water is very cold. About 14 C. It is fun. Take floaters... More

Kieron H

Is there boat trips from benagil beach to caves

9 July 2019|

AnswerShow all 2 answers

There's a fleet of yellow fast boats which you have to queue for but there's several of them so the queue goes down quite quickly

LL517LL

Where are the kayak shops located, are the kayaks rented hourly or 1/2 day and price please? Also what kind of camera did you use? thank you

14 April 2018|

AnswerShow all 2 answers

I swam to the cave, did not rent a kayak, but there is a place to rent kayaks right at Benagil Beach. I believe it is around 20 euros for two hours. I used a standard travel camera (Fuji x20) but I have a waterproof bag to... More

Previous Next

1 2 3 4 5 6 …28

Praia de Benagil, Lagoa: Hours, Address, Praia de Benagil Reviews: 4.5/5

Praia de Benagil

What travellers are saying