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  • March - June and September - November

Visit a Beehive in the Malcata Mountains

Starting at €65 | 3 hours | Parties of 2 to 3 | Penamacor

Quick Details

Enjoy a unique experience with bees, visiting a beehive in the Malcata Mountains, 50 minutes from Covilhã. Bees are the main pollinators of our habitat, deserving all our protection and care. Over 3 hours, take a guided tour of the farm, join a workshop about hives, then suit up to visit the apiary and observe nature at work — all protective gear is provided. Finish with a honey tasting. Ages 8+, minimum party of 2 required to book. Seasonal, March to June and September to November.

Adult

(8+ years)

€ 65

Enjoy a unique Experience with Bees!

Bees are the main pollinators of our habitat, and a species that deserves all our protection and caring. To know this animal better and dedicate it all the respect it deserves, we will visit its home, in the Malcata Mountains, and observe nature happening. All the protective gear is provided.

What is included

  • Arrival at the farm and welcome by the farmer
  • Guided tour of the farm
  • Workshop about hives
  • Visit the apiary (with bee suit)
  • Honey tasting

What’s Not Included

  • Transportation to the farm
  • Gratuities for the host

Itinerary

  1. Welcome – Arrival at the farm and welcome by the farmer
  2. Guided Tour – Explore the farm in the Malcata Mountains
  3. Hive Workshop – Learn how a beehive is organized
  4. Apiary Visit – Suit up and observe the bees up close
  5. Honey Tasting – Sample honey fresh from the hive

Highlights

A rare, small-group experience. Capped at just 2–3 people, this offers a genuinely intimate encounter with bees, far from a crowded tour.

The Malcata Mountains, a wild backdrop. Observing bees in their natural habitat within this remote mountain range adds real ecological depth to the visit.

Full protective gear provided. Suiting up to enter the apiary lets you get close to the hive safely, even without prior experience.

A genuinely seasonal offering. Available only March to June and September to November, tied to the bees’ natural activity cycle.

Meeting point

  • After booking we will send all the details of the farm, location (meeting point) and contact.

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