Dive and Taste the Sea wines and food of Alentejo

Lisbon, Portugal

What if your wine tasting started on the ocean floor? This one-of-a-kind day trip blends diving, gastronomy and storytelling into an unforgettable Alentejo experience. It’s not just about what you taste… it’s where it comes from!

Duration

12h

Tour type
Group size

up to 4 people

Languages

English, Portuguese

Highlights

  • Depart Lisbon by private van and head south to the coastal village of Porto Covo. Known for its wild beaches and unspoiled charm

 

  • Guided by Antonio, your friendly local with 13 years’ experience and encyclopaedic knowledge of Portugal

 

  • Suit up with a certified dive team and take a boat to your underwater dive site… no experience needed for this introductory dive!

 

  • Descend up to 30 feet and explore local marine life like sea anemones, octopuses and nudibranchs. Plus, collect your own bottle of sea-aged wine

 

  • Enjoy a long, relaxed lunch featuring modern Alentejo cuisine with bold regional flavors and fresh coastal ingredients

 

  • In the afternoon, visit Herdade do Cebolal, a family-run winery dating back to 1890, for a guided tour and tasting

 

  • Sample wines straight from the barrel and vat. Try two bottled wines plus the oak-aged version of your underwater wine, paired with local snacks like sausage, cheese and bread

Included

Pickup and drop-off at your hotel in Lisbon;
Private transport with local driver and guide;
Boat ride to dive site and full dive gear provided;
Introductory (baptism) scuba dive with instructor and insurance;
1 bottle of Emerso sea-aged wine recovered during the dive;
Full lunch with drinks at a local restaurant;
Guided visit and wine tasting at Herdade do Cebolal winery;
Tasting of wines from the vats, barrels and bottles including oak-aged Emerso;
Local snacks including cured meats, cheeses and bread;
Wi-Fi in the van;
Bottled water;
Mandatory insurance.

Not Included

Personal expenses;
Tips or gratuities;
Anything not listed in the itinerary.

Dive and Taste the Sea wines and food of Alentejo

€1.220

per group

Itinerary

Meeting point

Depart Lisbon at 8:00 am, a two-hour drive in private van and head south to the coastal village of Porto Covo. Known for its wild beaches and unspoiled charm. This is an opportunity to meet us and talk about this unique experience.

Our van with air conditioned

First stop will be at the local Scuba Diving School for the safety briefing, suit up with a certified dive team, no experience needed for this introductory dive and move into the boat.

With or without previous experience, will be possible to do a baptism dive up to 10 meters (30 feet).

Dive School to gear up

Take a zodiac boat ride to your underwater dive site, get comfortable in the water and descend up to 10 meters (30 feet) to explore local marine life like sea anemones, octopuses and nudibranchs. Plus, collect your own bottle of sea-aged wine.

Baptism dive

After will be time to enjoy a long, relaxed lunch featuring modern Alentejo cuisine with bold regional flavors and fresh coastal ingredients The menu includes starters, drinks, main dishes, desserts and coffee. A truly degustation lunch of traditional Alentejo food with a twist by a new generation chef.

Enjoy a lunch

Short walk in to the heart of the village Porto Covo known for its wild beaches and unspoiled charm, that continues to be the friendly fishing village full of small white houses that was rebuilt by the Marquês de Pombal shortly after the 1755 earthquake.

Explore Porto Covo

On a guided tour will be possible to see the vineyards and get to know the history of the winery the Herdade do Cebolal, a family winery created on 1890 currently managed by the fourth and fifth generation, how they are wine artisans, respecting the authenticity of the terroir, which translates into wines with personality, respect for the environment and low chemical intervention.

Visit the vineyards

Sample wines straight from the barrel and vat. Try two bottled wines plus the Emerso oak-aged version of your underwater wine, paired with local snacks like sausage, cheese and bread.

Wine tasting

Drive back to Lisbon meeting point to drop off at 8pm.

FAQ's

This tour is available only from June to September due to sea conditions required for the dive.
No, with or without previous experience, will be possible to do a baptism dive up to 10 meters (30 feet).
Yes, the lunch meal is included in the tour. We’ll have a full meal at a local restaurant in town.
Price various by group size. In this case the price is for a private experience up to 2 people.
We like to give as much possible attention and get to know each guest, so small groups up to 4 people are ideal but we have welcomed bigger ones before.
Lisbon airport or hotel at your request.
The tour guide will be Antonio, not only guiding the tour but as well driving all the way.

Dive and Taste the Sea wines and food of Alentejo

€1.220

per group

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