Aldeias do Xisto
Aldeias do Xisto is a territorial network of 28 schist villages in central Portugal, managed by ADXTUR, offering sustainable tourism, nature…
Eco-Tourism & Experiential Learning
A wide way into this world: farm stays, revived schist villages like Cerdeira, educational estates like Quinta Vale da Lama, and off-grid retreats from the Serra de Monchique to the Azores. Travel that teaches, and gives back.
Focus —
All focusesWorkshops & TrainingsCommunity EducationSustainability in SchoolsStorytelling & DocumentariesDIY Skills & GuidesOnline Courses & ResourcesSustainable TourismNature-based LearningEco-Tourism & Experiential Learning
Where —Projects in this focus
Quinta da Meia Eira
Quinta da Meia Eira is a rural guesthouse in Horta, Faial Island, Azores, set on a 60,000 m² property facing the Atlantic Ocean, combining f…
AlgarvianRoots
AlgarvianRoots is an ecotourism company based in Silves, Algarve, offering guided hikes, e-bike tours, birdwatching and cultural workshops t…
Cabril Eco Rural
Cabril Eco Rural is an eco-tourism and sustainable development project set in the village of Cabril, within the Peneda-Gerês National Park, …
Sustainable Cork Oak Restoration
Located in São Brás de Alportel in the Algarve, the Eco-Cork Factory is a certified, family-run cork processing facility offering guided fac…
Oriolus Ecotours
Oriolus Ecotours is a Porto-based ecotourism company offering guided birdwatching, wildlife and nature photography tours across the Douro an…
Quinta Lamosa
Quinta Lamosa is a pet-friendly eco-tourism property in Arcos de Valdevez, offering tree houses and bungalows within the Peneda-Gerês Nation…
Retiro Atlântico
Retiro Atlântico is the first glamping site on São Jorge Island, Azores, set within a certified organic farm featuring Europe's largest coll…
Rota Vicentina
Rota Vicentina is a non-profit association managing a 750 km walking and over 1000 km cycling trail network along Portugal's Southwest coast…
Feel Sustainable
Feel Sustainable is a Portuguese project blending sustainability, Feng Shui and spirituality to design nature-based experiences, tourism str…
Eco Life Experience
Eco Life Experience is a sustainable eco-tourism and education platform based in Sintra, Portugal, offering workshops, reconnection activiti…
Portugal Farm Experience
Portugal Farm Experience is a tour platform connecting travelers with real farms across Portugal for hands-on activities like fruit picking,…
Casas da Levada
Casas da Levada is a charming agritourism property in Ponta do Pargo, Madeira, offering six individual houses for B&B and self-catering stay…
Inland Portugal
Inland Portugal is a licensed travel agency offering soulful, small-group journeys through Portugal's rural interior, connecting travelers w…
Casa das Palmeiras
Casa das Palmeiras is a sustainable rural tourism farmhouse in Gandufe, Mangualde, featuring a pedagogical farm, animal-assisted experiences…
Ericeira Tree Garden
Ericeira Tree Garden is a family-run agro-tourism project in Santo Isidoro offering rooms and villas immersed in a green, tranquil setting c…
Sterna - Aveiro Ria Tours & Birdwatching
Sterna is a nature tourism company operating solar-powered, silent boat tours and birdwatching experiences across the Ria de Aveiro. It comb…
Figueirinha Ecoturismo
Figueirinha Ecoturismo is a sustainable rural tourism property near Odemira, Alentejo, offering accommodations amid cork oak forests and oli…
Isatour Ecotourism
Isatour is a Biosphere-certified rural accommodation and tourism activity provider located in Adsamo, Vouzela, within the Vouga-Caramulo Nat…
Quinta do Luar
Quinta do Luar is a rural farm in Goujoim, Armamar, offering 100% organic family farming, eco-tourism, forest bathing (silvoterapia), and ar…
Bétula Studios
Bétula Studios is a sustainable rural accommodation in Montesinho Natural Park, near Bragança, featuring contemporary studios designed for l…
Bem da Terra
Bem da Terra is a sustainability education space in Portugal offering permaculture design, sensory walks, a food forest and workshops that r…
Rio-A-Dentro
Rio-A-Dentro organizes nature boat tours on the Tagus River near Lisbon, using environmentally friendly boats to explore wildlife, wild Lusi…
Pé Descalço
Pé Descalço is a nature-based learning center in Porto de Mós, Portugal, offering school visits, traditional workshops, weekly community gat…
Quinta das Relvas
Quinta das Relvas is a non-profit NGO based on a historic farm in Branca, Portugal, dedicated to non-formal education in Arts and Sustainabi…
Terramadome
Terramadome is a 7-hectare organic and experimental farm near Penamacor, Beira Baixa, offering eco-friendly self-built accommodations, works…
Vida Pura
Vida Pura is an eco-friendly retreat centre near Odeceixe in southwest Portugal, operating on solar energy, harvested water, and biodynamic …
Quinta Alma
Quinta Alma is an off-grid ecological retreat farm nestled in the mountains of Monchique near Aljezur, Algarve, designed under permaculture …
Novas Descobertas Association
Novas Descobertas Association is a non-profit based near Lagos, Algarve, offering year-round educational and regenerative programs that conn…
Quinta do Vale da Páscoa (Ecoaldeia do Vale)
Quinta do Vale da Páscoa is a sustainable luxury B&B and working farm in Póvoa de Midões, Tábua, central Portugal, blending eco-accommodatio…
Orchard of Flavours / Pomar dos Sabores
Orchard of Flavours (Pomar dos Sabores) is a BGCI-accredited, non-profit edible botanical garden near Tavira, Algarve, dedicated to fruit tr…
Terra Alta Permaculture
Terra Alta Permaculture is an off-grid permaculture education and research centre located in a protected valley near Sintra, Portugal, offer…
Cerdeira - Home for Creativity
Cerdeira - Home for Creativity is a revived historic schist village in Serra da Lousã offering EU Eco-Label-certified accommodation, arts an…
Aldeia do Vale
Aldeia do Vale is an agroecological and permaculture project located between Sintra and Mafra, Portugal, offering courses, workshops, and pr…
Terra Verde
Terra Verde is a lovingly restored 150-year-old historic manor set on 60 hectares in Central Portugal, offering retreats, workshops, creativ…
Salema Eco Camp
Salema Eco Camp is the first hotel unit in southern Portugal committed to a regenerative tourism model, offering glamping, eco lodges, campi…
Portugal's Infinity Eco Resort
Portugal's Infinity Eco Resort is a sustainable agritourism retreat near Tavira, Algarve, set across 15 hectares of ancient carob and olive …
Biovilla Sustentabilidade
Biovilla Sustentabilidade is a sustainable development cooperative located on the Herdade de Pinhal Basto in Palmela, Portugal, combining na…
Rural Escapes Portugal
Rural Escapes Portugal is an off-grid nature retreat in the Serra de Monchique, Algarve, offering hosted retreats, wellness workshops, and s…
Re.Rural – Centro Co.Re
Re.Rural – Centro Co.Re is a Rural Learning Centre based in the Transition Village of São Luís, Odemira, dedicated to regenerating rural com…
Eco-tourism and experiential learning in Portugal
The difference between this and a holiday is that you leave knowing how something works. Keela Permaculture Farm in Beira Baixa, Quinta Alma in the Monchique hills and Parque de Natureza de Noudar are working projects first and places to stay second.
Some are farms that take guests, some are estates that teach, some are conservation areas that decided visitors were part of the mission. Quinta da Comenda has farmed organically near São Pedro do Sul for decades. Terramadome is seven hectares of experiment near Penamacor.
Ask before you book what the work of the week actually is; the good ones will tell you plainly. See also sustainable tourism, nature-based learning and workshops and trainings. Dated activities from these projects are listed in our events calendar.