The long-awaited measures created to regulate the circulation of maritime vessels and beach users come into force in August.
The new rules for the Benagil caves have been revealed and will come into force next month. In a social media post, the Algarve Tourism Region (RTA) announced the new measures designed to organise the traffic of tourist and private maritime vessels and beach users in the busy Lagoa area.
Among the new rules are:
- The prohibition of landing or using the beach within the Algar de Benagil for individuals and businesses;
- The prohibition of renting kayaks without a guide in the cave area;
- A ban on accessing the caves by swimming or using flotation devices;
- A limit on the number of boats and kayaks inside the cave;
- A time limit for visiting the caves;
- The implementation of a ratio of one “guide kayak” for every six touring kayaks in the area.
The complete set of rules can be consulted on the official notice published on the National Maritime Authority’s website.
Located off Benagil beach, the caves are considered a relevant natural heritage and one of the main tourist attractions in the Algarve, which, in the summer period, has aroused the interest of more and more visitors, especially by sea.
