Política Editorial

Benagil.pt is an editorial guide. We do not run tours, take bookings, or hold a tourism licence. Our role is to publish accurate, neutral, and practical information about visiting Benagil Cave and the surrounding Algarve coastline - and to point readers at the licensed operators who actually run the tours.

For regulatory content, we cite primary sources directly: Maritime Authority orders (Capitania do Porto de Portimão), Municipality of Lagoa communications, and the RNAAT tourism registry maintained by Turismo de Portugal. Each regulatory page names the source, links to it where a public URL exists, and shows the date of last verification.

For operator listings, we use only publicly available data: the operator's own website, GetYourGuide and Viator listing pages, Google Business profiles, and direct confirmation from the operator. Where information cannot be cross-checked from at least two of these sources, we mark the entry "To Verify" and do not publish a profile page until verification is complete.

Every RNAAT-licensed Benagil-area operator is welcome in our directory on identical terms. We do not accept payment for editorial placement, ranking, "featured" tags, or favourable description. No operator is excluded for refusing to participate in our affiliate programme - affiliate links are generated through GetYourGuide and Viator search URLs, not per-operator deals.

Filters in the operator directory narrow the visible set; they never re-rank. A reader filtering by "Benagil Beach" sees a smaller list in the same order.

On activity pages and on the operator directory we sometimes call out specific operators as "editor's picks" for specific use cases - for example, a small-group experience, the most-reviewed kayak tour, multi-activity day, or broadest language coverage. The documented operator differentiator that drives the pick is named alongside it (group size, public review count, languages offered, departure point) so you can verify the underlying fact.

Editor's picks do not give any operator a Featured tier. If another operator publishes the same differentiator more strongly (for instance, a smaller documented group size, more public reviews, or a wider language list), the pick changes. Picks are reviewed quarterly alongside the regulatory refresh.

Benagil.pt is not affiliated with, owned by, or operationally connected to any of the tour operators it lists. The site is run by an independent local editorial team. We do not list the editor by name on the public site for the same reasons most travel guides do not - to avoid the appearance that the guide's opinion is one person's opinion rather than the result of research and verification.

Two streams: affiliate commissions from GetYourGuide and Viator when readers book through our outbound links; and (planned for later phases) a paid premium-listing tier offered to all licensed operators on identical commercial terms. Both streams are disclosed in our footer and on every page where an affiliate link appears.

Importantly: affiliate revenue does not affect which operators we list. All licensed operators appear in the directory whether or not bookings flow through an affiliate partner. The premium tier (when it launches) buys richer profile real-estate, not editorial favour.

We take corrections seriously. If you spot an error - outdated price, wrong departure point, regulation that has changed - email [email protected]. We aim to verify and update within 5 business days, and we reset the "Last verified" date on the affected page. Significant regulatory changes also receive an entry in our updates log.