The three ways to go
All leave from Peniche. Adult prices; the reserve fee (€3) is always extra.
Ferry, ticket only
Return ticket with the historic ferry company, fixed return six hours after departure. The island to yourself: fort, lighthouse and beach. On Civitatis, the same ferry with 2 or 3 free hours, €25.
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Ferry + caves by boat
What almost everyone does: ferry, 25–30 minutes in a glass-bottom boat through the grottoes and free time. Optional guided walk. 1,032 reviews, 9.1/10.
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Snorkelling, full day
Speedboat at 8:30, two snorkelling sessions with kit and a Spanish-speaking guide, by the fort. Six to seven and a half hours. 25 reviews, 8.7/10.
BOOK →What hardly anyone explains: Berlenga is a nature reserve with a cap of 550 visitors at any one time, managed through a permit called BerlengasPass, and there is a €3 fee per adult (€1.50 for children 6–17 and over-65s; free under 6) that no trip includes. And the boat only sails from 9 May to 30 September, with the return fixed six hours after departure. The tables by season.
Boarding in Peniche
Cais da Ribeira or the marina depending on the operator, 20 minutes early, and how it fits from Lisbon.
See where →What to see
The fort over its bridge, the lighthouse, the beach and some 200 stairs. No shade.
Learn more →Live weather
Open Atlantic: with a swell the crossing rolls and the caves are not visited.
Check the wind →Times and prices read on the Viamar ferry website, on BerlengasPass (ICNF) and on Civitatis on 6 September 2026. They may change without notice; the valid ones are always those on your ticket.