QuadVentura

QuadVentura runs small-group quad biking tours from its base at a traditional windmill, Moinho do Leitao, in Cerro Leitao near Paderne, inland from Albufeira. The company was founded by Claire and Rory and describes itself as the only quad tour operator in the Algarve limiting groups to just four quads (private groups can book up to six), keeping tours intimate rather than convoy sized. Three tours run from the base. Adventure Tracks (about 1.5 to 2 hours, 25 to 35km) is the entry level tour, riding quiet lanes and dirt tracks through the countryside near Paderne, stopping at a small local farm to taste honey and homemade tea and meet the resident goats; it starts from EUR 50 per person. The Algarve Explorer Half Day Tour (around 3 hours) adds a stop in Alte, one of the Algarve's best known villages, with a break for a drink or ice cream and a summer swim in Alte's freshwater spring pool, or a visit to the nearby waterfall in winter, before finishing at the 12th century Paderne Castle ruins; it starts from EUR 77.50 per person. The Alte & Beyond Full Day Tour (60 to 75km) covers the same ground at a slower pace with a Piri Piri chicken lunch in Alte, and starts from EUR 142.50 per person. Bookings run through the FareHarbor system embedded on the site, and QuadVentura is active on Facebook, Instagram and TripAdvisor. The base operates daily from 10am to 6pm.