Salinas do Samouco, Fundação para protecção e Gestão Ambiental
Montijo, Portugal National reserve
Top-rated.online cuts through the clutter, highlighting only the reviews that are most helpful, earn the most likes, or come from the most active contributors. Nice place for birdwatching. There are several routes, ones bigger than others. Please allow plenty of time to visit this place, so you can contemplate the variety of birds. Throughout the routes, there are designated places for birdwatching, where you can just sit and observe. There is an entry fee. Highly recommended. We walked by here not knowing what you expect and it’s such a nice area! We didn’t see any flamingos but will go back again for sure. They have very cute and friendly donkeys. You can watch the guys collecting salt and can buy some on the way out! Just outside of Lisbon you have a paradise of nature, wildlife and silence... The views of the Tejo river and the Vasco da Gama bridge just add to the magical nature of this place... As an add on you can visit the abandoned cod fish salting factory that looks as impressive as it looks eerie... If you walk quietly through the paths you can forget how close you are from a major city, it's truly magnificent. We had a walking tour organized by Caminhando and, of course, wanted to see Flamingos. Our guide, Luis, is part of this Sanilas do Samouco wildlife reserve. He was amazing, passionate about the environment, and and made our visit memorable. There are tree routes you can take green, being longest and yellow the shortest. Walking was easy. We made frequent stops to see all kinds of birds. We were given binoculars, which was amazing. Unfortunately, the weather was horrible, very cold with strong wind gusts, which, of course, made this experience different. I am also not a big fan of birds, but visit to the salt production facilities as well as very cute and sociable donkeys made my day. This time of the year (end of November), we only saw a handful of flamingos, and they weren't pink. I was not let in when I visited the place at 4pm, even though 1 hour might be enough to walk around a bit considering that the longest route is ~4.5km. The staff was NOT friendly at all… I felt like being forced out. As a person who have worked/volunteered at several bird observatories, I expected to be introduced to the of the observatory, at least by pictures or somewhat. I was not disappointed just because I actually did not visit this area for the bird observatory and because I watched greater flamingos, stilts, gulls, and sandpipers at a marsh nearby. Wish I brought my binoculars so that I could identify all the cute sandpipers. Hope they make it clear when the last entrance time is. Nice place around the old and active saltpans Some trails around the area, when raining some may be very muddy. Nice strolls, great scenery and some around. Very friendly reception and great walk among the and salt pits Lovely place for a walk, lots of to see and well marked trails. Came here before the shopping outlet. The town is very pretty too for lunch. My walking group of about 15+ women descended upon the only person working. Imagine 15+ noisy women buying salts and renting binoculars and talking in loud voices. The kind gentleman (I forgot his name) was patient and forgiving of us. He gave us loads of information and even held our purchases for us because we walked and did not have cars to store our goods. The site itself is beautiful and we managed to see flamingos through the binoculars. I highly recommend this spot. There’s a close restaurant that we had lunch with a sea view. Then we walked into town and finally ended at the outlet mall. Super day! Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time. Ecological park Tourist attraction
Address · Phone · Hours
- Address
- Complexo das Salinas do Samouco, Alcochete, PT
- Phone
- +351 21 234 8070
| Monday | 8:00 AM to 5 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 5 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 5 PM |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM to 5 PM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM to 5 PM |
| Saturday | 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM, 1:30 to 5 PM |
| Sunday | 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM, 1:30 to 5 PM |
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