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A group of people standing in front of a large, dilapidated stone building with a car parked nearby. 1
A person in a cave wearing a helmet and white clothing. 2
A rugged hillside with multiple cave entrances and sparse vegetation. 3
Three people standing in front of a cave entrance with a sign reading "Minas de Rio de Frades". 4
A person taking a photo inside a dimly lit, narrow stone tunnel with wooden railings. 5
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Free cancellation available
Price is RM 272 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

    • Travel in a 4x4 jeep
    • Join a scientific visit with a local guide
    • Enter the mines with a helmet and flashlight
    • Enjoy water and local snacks
    • Receive a photo report

Activity location

    • Arouca
    • Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Av. 25 de Abril 24, 4540-102 Arouca, Portugal | The guide will be in a jeep, and wearing an orange T-shirt, next to the Convent Sweets House, on the other side of the road.
    • Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal

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Jeep Tour through mining complexes of the Arouca Geopark

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Starting time: 14:30
Price details
RM 271.81 x 2 AdultsRM 543.62
Total
Price is RM 543.62

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Transport in 4x4 Jeep;
  • Inclusions
    Local interpreter guide;
  • Inclusions
    Safety material (helmet and flashlight) for entering the mines;
  • Inclusions
    Offer of water and local snacks;
  • Inclusions
    Photographic report;
  • Inclusions
    Personal accident insurance;

Know before you book

    • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Baby carriages, Baby strollers
    • Not suitable for: Children under 3 years

What you can expect

  • We invite visitors to discover two of the largest tungsten mines in the country, located in the magical mountains of Arouca Geopark and active during the Second World War. At both sites, tungsten, also known as wolfram, was extracted and widely used in military applications. With access by jeep 4x4 and scientific visit with an interpreter guide, for the more adventurous, we suggest discovering these hidden mines. With the very interesting particularity that one of them was explored by allied forces
    (Regoufe) and the other by the Germans (Rio de Frades) with a distance of only 4km from each other.

Location

Activity location

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    • Arouca
    • Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Av. 25 de Abril 24, 4540-102 Arouca, Portugal | The guide will be in a jeep, and wearing an orange T-shirt, next to the Convent Sweets House, on the other side of the road.
    • Arouca, Aveiro, Portugal