If you are already ready for your low season vacation, we have a brilliant suggestion for you: Sagres Bird Watching and visiting in October 2018.

What’s the occasion? The new edition of the Sagres Bird watching festival, which is bound to take place between 4 and 7 October. You might be wondering what that is and if a bird watching event is what is sounds or… and the answer is yes, year after year, bird lovers gather to this part of the lovely Algarve to watch migratory birds flying by in an exotic and wonderful dance. Trust the Portuguese to organize such a gentle and touching event, in honor of nature and the variety of life.

The birds, including hawks, eagles, storks, vultures, falcons and owls, but also an amazing variety of seabirds, are making a last wonderful display before fleeing to the much warmer reams of Africa. A lot of photographers and biologists take a great interest in this event, so they are expected to come to the festival this year as well. They are the experts at work and on holiday here.

But that’s not to say that if you are not necessarily an avid bird watcher or if you have never attended such an event you are less welcome to join the Sagres festival. Quite on the contrary, it’s pretty much “the more, the merrier”, so you can come and see if you like what you see.

How to get to the festival venue? Just book a Faro Airport transfer and the driver will take you there with no delay.

So what is in store for those who enjoy bird watching but also wish to try other activities? Experiences available include bird ringing, field and boat trips, exhibitions and activities meant to entertain kids, diving, paddle boating and surfing, but also dolphin watching and more relaxing activities, such as therapeutic sessions and long walks in nature.

The new hotel is designed with the more sophisticated traveler in mind, offering 154 contemporary guestrooms to their savvy customers. The Conrad Algarve Hotel is a very stylish gateway to this rather wonderful region of Portugal, we call the Algarve.

Being located on the coastal region of the Algarve means that the hotel is never a great distance away from wonderful beaches, nor from top notch golf courses, but thanks to this one’s location it is also set in the Ria Formasa National Park, in itself a wonderful place to visit.

The new Conrad Algarve Hotel features a striking exterior architectural design and modern interior décor, thanks to its collaborations with architectural firm Sigma and Portuguese interior designer, Miguel Cancio Martins.

There is a definite Moorish theme that influences the hotel’s overall design, after all, the entire edifice has the look of an 18^th century Portuguese palace featuring different particular accent of the time, such as bespoke artwork and lighting. The 154 exquisite guestrooms are spread over six floors, and the entire place is meant to provide luxurious comfort, a lot of free space in a relaxing environment, while also offering all the latest communication technologies.

Besides all of these wonderful offerings, the hotel offers a true gastronomic haven for its guests, as well as for the locals thanks to the open plan restaurant Gusto, helmed by world-renown Michelin-starred chef Heinz beck. He is known for combining Mediterranean cuisine with design accents from Scandinavia.

But that’s not all, there’s also the Lago Lounge which offers a very stylish indoor and outdoor space where you can enjoy some of the very best champagne, classic cocktails as well as Sri Lankan teas.

And for those interested in experiencing modern Portuguese cuisine, there’s the Louro restaurant.

The hotel can be easily reached with the help of a Faro airport transfer, being only twenty minutes outside of Faro.