Maria's Tuk Tuk

Great tour of Tavira. Joao was so knowledgeable of ancient and modern history. The tour was about 2 hrs in the end and we stopped at many beautiful places. The salt plains with the nesting flamingos were such a great experience. Definitely a 5 🌟 tour.

A wonderful way to see the beautiful, historical town of Tavira. We really enjoyed our tour with João, he was so passionate and knowledgeable, telling us all about the architecture and nature reserve of the Rio Formosa. Highly recommend!

A wonderful couple of hours in Tavira with a very kind and professional driver João. We picked up some lovely details about the village and local influences. Really enjoyed it and would recommend it to everyone

We had a lovely and interesting tour with our guide. We drove through different parts of Tavira and saw the salt pans. We ended our tour by visiting the little chocolate store where they sell chocolates with an unique taste.

We had a fantastic bird watching tour with Maria’s TukTuk. We went to several excellent spots and our guide Joao was informative not only about the birds, but about the history and area. We had lots of time to take great photographs. It was one of our best experiences in Tavira, and would highly recommend

Claudia was a fantastic guide! She showed us to the castle and both sides of the river , while giving us interesting facts about the history of the city and recommended other places to visit and eat. It was a great way to see the city of Tavira at a very reasonable price for a 1hr30mins private tour. Would recommend!

We went on the City & Tapas Tour and we were blown away by how much fun we had! The tour took us to places in Tavira we would never have walked by, the in depth history we were told about just added to the whole experience and any questions we had were answered.
The salt pans were beautiful with all the flamingoes and other birds relaxing in the water. Our tour guide was a lot of fun and really made the whole experience feel relaxed and fun, rather than very rehearsed and formal like a lot of yours may be.
Finally, the tapas at the end was the cherry on top of a fantastic time. We got so much food included in our tour price! It was all delicious. If we are in Tavira again we will no doubt be back in the tuk tuk on a tour.
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As being a tour guide myself I found Joao an excellent guide. If you are interested in history and architecture Joao is your man. I am a large man and his electric tuk tuk was very roomy for the 2 of us Job well done Joao

João gave us a wonderful tour of the Tavira and Ria Formosa area. We learned about the salt pans and he took us to the factory to buy locally produced, artisan sea salt. He took us to the village of Santa Luzia where he showed us octopus traps and boats. He identified local birds and plants. João is very knowledgeable and friendly. We had a lovely afternoon in his care. Recommend!

We took the Tavira Total (2h) tour and we loved every minute of it! The tuk tuk was spacious, safe and our tour guide, João was the perfect guide. Very well informed, passionate about his city of Tavira, polite and with a great sense of humour. We are looking forward to go on other tours in the future!

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Tavira with Joao. He was very knowledgeable about the city and the salt process. Would highly recommend this tour!

Tremendous tour of a lovely city. Tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable and takes great insta-worthy photos of you. An absolute must for anyone visiting.

Amazing! A must when visiting Tavira and worth every penny and more!

Joao was an excellent guide and so informed about Tavira! He took us to places unique, and also showed us the amazing historical sites. He explained the history and made sure we were able to go inside and experience the beauty of the churches for ourselves. The salt flats were very interesting and he was willing to stop and allow us to get some gifts. He even made special arrangements for us to eat at an amazing Portuguese restaurant! You can’t go wrong with this tour! He’s the owner and operator of the Tuk Tuk, and he obviously loves what he does and loves his city! It shows! It was a wonderful day!!!

100% recommend. Thank you Juao for a very fun and informative tour around this beautiful city. Amazing tour with a wonderful photo op!

We had an excellent time on Joao’s Tuk Tuk tour! I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to learn about Tavira and its history. He also made great recommendations for places to eat and visit during the rest of our stay.

Great tour to see Tavira, our guide was very nice and flexible to show us what we had not seen before.

This is a fantastic tour! We really enjoyed touring the beautiful city of Tavira with Maria's Tuk Tuks. Our guide was so friendly and full of knowledge about the city. We saw all the main sites and even made notes to go back to a few spots if we have time. This tour is a great way to see so much of Tavira and learn about the ancient history of the city. Our guide was so generous with time and knowledge and really personalised the experience. The tapas afterwards was delicious and we highly recommend this experience! We also loved the polaroid photo with the tuk tuk we got as a keepsake.

We loved it! João is a fabulous guide, very professional and with a huge knowledge from Tavira and their historical places. He even took us to the Salinas, were we could bought a packet of salt directly from the producer! At the end of our tour he had a little surprise for us! The price is totally worth it! We advise pre booking at least one day in advance.

We had visited Tavira a few times in the past, but since my mom was visiting we decided to book Maria’s Tuk Tuk tour of Tavira City. Our tour guide João was super informative, professional and friendly.
We learned so much about Tavira’s history, architecture, commerce. We also toured the Salt Pans and saw Flamingos!
It was a fantastic experience that has made me love Tavira even more.
I highly recommend this tour and will definitely book it every time we have guests visiting.
Thanks João!!