Sightseeing

• Enjoy guided sightseeing in Porto
• Visit the Stock Exchange Palace
• Take a beautiful Six Bridges cruise in Porto
• Savour a port wine tasting in its birthplace
• Visit a local winery for a tasting in the Vinho Verde Region
• Visit the village of Amarante
• Taste test at the Pao de Lo de Margaride sponge cake factory
• Take a walking tour of Guimarães
• Visit the Ducal Palace in Guimarães
• Enjoy a short city tour of Braga
• Admire Ovar on an orientation tour
• Enjoy an Aveiro walking tour and canal boat ride
• Relish dinner and a Fado show
• Discover fascinating Coimbra during a sightseeing tour
• Visit beautiful Coimbra University
• Be mesmerised by the Shale Villages and enjoy a traditional lunch
• Enjoy an orientation tour of the small fishing village of Nazaré
• Try Ginjinha liquor in Óbidos
• Tour the stunning Sintra National Palace
• Wander through the towns of Cascais and Estoril
• Discover Lisbon during a guided sightseeing tour
• Explore Jerónimos Monastery
• Enjoy a coffee and a famous Portuguese tart

Touring

• All touring conducted in air-conditioned vehicles
• Enjoy a cruise  along the Douro River
• Relax and cruise along the canals of Aveiro

Accommodation

• 9 nights in 4 star hotels

Properties include:

• Hotel Da Musica, Porto
• Vila Gale Collection, Braga
• Vila Gale, Coimbra
• Hotel Real Palacio, Lisbon

Hotels listed are an indication, and are subject to change without notice.

Double for Single Use: Please note the single supplement you pay on our tours entitles you to sole use of a room.  A double for single use room is larger than a traditional single room offered in Europe. Often these rooms will be of the same size as a double/twin room, but in some cases they may be smaller.

Meals

• 9 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 3 dinners, including group welcome and farewell dinners
• Meal highlights:
  • Porto, port tasting
  • Porto, wine tasting at a local winery and vineyard in the Vinho Verde Region
  • Margaride, taste the delicious Portuguese dessert, Pao de Lo (sponge cake), during a tour of a factory that makes the dessert
  • Coimbra, dinner and Fado show
  • Coimbra, local lunch in the Shale Villages
  • Lisbon, indulge in a traditional Portuguese custard tart during a city tour

Tour Guides

• English-speaking locally based national guide
• English-speaking locally based guides

Porterage

• Porterage included where available

Some things to note

• We don’t want you to miss out on any aspect of your small group tour. To ensure that you don’t, we recommend you arrive at your starting destination by 5.00pm.
• On Day 6 a smaller bus will be used due to narrow roads in the region.