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My Lisbon Holidays

We are a dynamic agency with a modern approach towards tourism. Through extensive local knowledge, we aim to give travelers a very personal and unique experience, by allowing them to immerse into the Portuguese culture and way of living.

Whether travellers are 18 or 99 years old, whether they desire a calm and enriching cultural trip or an active outdoors adventure, whether guided by our team or embarking on a self-guided tour, our customers are given a combination of a attentive service with the necessary freedom of movements to turn a simple vacation into a hassle-free and exciting discovery.

The trips are 100% tailor-made to fit specific tastes, wishes and expectations, and depending on your personality, we can be more flexible, allowing room to improvisation.

Authenticity, flexibility, and originality are the key words in our modus operandi.

My Lisbon Holidays is part of the following groups: Portugal Travel Agents, the Azores Travel Agents

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Our guided tour of Portugal was very well-planned as has been our previous excursions with Kim-Kim.
Portugal | Jan 21 - Jan 28, 2025

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Jonnie P.
Okolona, KY | Reviewed on Jan 29, 2025
The whole trip was great! Every hotel was beautiful and welcoming. Our guide Joao was knowledgeable and fun to be with. He adjusted our excursions as needed for weather and went out of his way to show us around and accommodate our interests. He made Portugal special for us. Read more

The whole trip was great! Every hotel was beautiful and welcoming. Our guide Joao was knowledgeable and fun to be with. He adjusted our excursions as needed for weather and went out of his way to show us around and accommodate our interests. He made Portugal special for us.

Hotel Review
Hotel Lisboa Plaza
Lisboa

A beautiful hotel in a perfect location for walking to shops and restaurants. All of the staff were friendly and helpful. Great breakfast too!

Authenticity & Character
Comfortable lounges and bar/restaurant
Location
Location was perfect for walking to shops and restaurants on Avenida da Liberdade.
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Local specialist: João Daniel
João
João Daniel
Local specialist in Lisbon | Replied on Jan 29, 2025

Thanks Jonnie!
I'm happy that you had a great time here; me too - it was fun having you around :)

Tiago was a great specialist and very active support during the trip
Portugal | Jan 9 - Jan 22, 2025

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Tom D.
Minneapolis, MN | Reviewed on Jan 27, 2025
Tiago was a great specialist. He set up the Azores trip perfectly. Although the weather (January is an iffy proposition) was not cooperating for some of the days, Tiago continued to check in with suggestions. Most importantly when the car rental agency was having system issues, Tiago was available immediately by phone and follow-up to provide additional support and help take corrective actions. As we consider additional trips to Portugal I would absolutely engage Tiago again. Read more

Tiago was a great specialist. He set up the Azores trip perfectly. Although the weather (January is an iffy proposition) was not cooperating for some of the days, Tiago continued to check in with suggestions. Most importantly when the car rental agency was having system issues, Tiago was available immediately by phone and follow-up to provide additional support and help take corrective actions. As we consider additional trips to Portugal I would absolutely engage Tiago again.

Hotel Reviews
Vinhas do Calhau
Madalena

Very nice room - more like a pension with kitchen and multiple floors. Staff was very helpful. However the breakfast was very minimal (nothing hot) and continued to present the same leftover meat and cheese plate each of the 3 days.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Right by the water.
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Azoris Royal Garden
Ponta Delgada

Nice hotel. Very hard beds. A little too big to handle breakfast comfortably. The wait to get coffee from their machines was five minutes at times - since they offer no coffee urn.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Terra Nostra Garden Hotel
Furnas

Great hotel and very attentive staff. Addressed a room issue immediately. Excellent breakfast. Good comfortable beds. The wellness center had excellent staff. Having direct garden access and hot pools was great (although the main pool was under maintenance). The actual garden is stunning (it is public but the hotel is right there). Was not as impressed with the main restaurant for evening dinner - food was just ok and a little expensive.

Authenticity & Character
Garden views and tubs
Location
Next to Garden
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Local specialist: Tiago Filipe
Tiago
Tiago Filipe
Local specialist in Lisbon | Replied on Jan 28, 2025
Dear Tom, We had our share of conversation on the phone so I'll just take the opportunity to thank you once again! I'm very sorry that the weather didn't cooperate, but I can tell you that you were particularly unlucky. On the other hand, that means that you'll need to come back to explore the Azores!! Thanks for all the inputs you gave me and who know if I won't be visiting you in Arizona?!! All the best, Tiago PS: Once again I'd like to praise your good vibe and positive attitude... Read more

Dear Tom,

We had our share of conversation on the phone so I'll just take the opportunity to thank you once again! I'm very sorry that the weather didn't cooperate, but I can tell you that you were particularly unlucky. On the other hand, that means that you'll need to come back to explore the Azores!!

Thanks for all the inputs you gave me and who know if I won't be visiting you in Arizona?!!

All the best,

Tiago

PS: Once again I'd like to praise your good vibe and positive attitude towards life. Believe me, I've seen everything and life is so much more pleasant that way!! Both for you and for those surrounding you! ;)

Great trip with wonderful memories
Portugal | Jan 12 - Jan 18, 2025

Preetha
Preetha T.
Springfield, PA | Reviewed on Jan 19, 2025
This trip was a much needed trip for us and Tiago really listened to us and made it truly memorable.
We got a very deep understanding of Portuguese history and Tiago made it come alive for us. Other than the usual sights we saw, he also took us to the Benfica and sporting stadiums that made the trip more personal for us. And last but not least …. He took us to the best places to eat and we had the most amazing variety of Portuguese food. We enjoyed it so much, one of the fist things we did...
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This trip was a much needed trip for us and Tiago really listened to us and made it truly memorable.
We got a very deep understanding of Portuguese history and Tiago made it come alive for us. Other than the usual sights we saw, he also took us to the Benfica and sporting stadiums that made the trip more personal for us. And last but not least …. He took us to the best places to eat and we had the most amazing variety of Portuguese food. We enjoyed it so much, one of the fist things we did when we got back was google, “best Portuguese food near us”
Loved every moment of our time in Lisbon and Porto and all the places we saw in between.

Hotel Reviews
Empire Marquês Hotel
Authenticity & Character
Location
Walking distance to a lot of places.
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Jardim da Batalha Boutique Hotel by Shiadu
Porto
Authenticity & Character
Had a garden and you got home made cookies in the front desk
Location
Close to everything in town.
Staff
So helpful and extremely nice.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Large rooms and everything was clean.
Activity Reviews
Cascais & Sintra Guided Visit
Cascais & Sintra Guided Visit
Portugal

We started by meeting Tiago and got going! It was so fun and beautiful and enjoyable.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Óbidos visit
Óbidos visit
Portugal

I loved óbidos. Such a cute little town. It was like being in a fairy tale. The cherry wine in chocolate cups…. So fun.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Sunset Cruise of Lisbon
Sunset Cruise of Lisbon
Lisbon

Was the first thing we did in Lisbon… and it was a great way to get to know the city and enjoy the easy going trip

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Guided Tour of Lisbon
Guided Tour of Lisbon
Lisbon

We saw everything in one day…. And more!! Tiago is an amazing guide.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Explore Porto (Half-Day Guided Walking Tour)
Explore Porto (Half-Day Guided Walking Tour)
Porto

Porto is such a vibrant city… was really nice to see it on foot. We crossed bridges, went in boats and even took the cable car! Was a great experience

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Port Wine Tasting Tour
Port Wine Tasting Tour
Porto

The guide was very knowledgeable… but spoke too fast to understand her.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Local specialist: Tiago Filipe
Tiago
Tiago Filipe
Local specialist in Lisbon | Replied on Jan 25, 2025

Dear all who will be reading this,

Preetha and Jim are just too sweet. They are two incredible people always interested in learning about the places they visit, trying different things to eat and extremely kind.

It was a pleasure having you here Preetha and Jim! It really was. And I'm not going to say much more because we promised to stay in touch, and I'm sure we will!

Love,

Tiago

The best Madeira and Sao Miguel itinerary
Portugal | Nov 6 - Nov 18, 2024

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Matt M.
Edison, NJ | Reviewed on Nov 20, 2024

Tiago put together the absolute best trip plan! We got to hit all the best spots on both islands, even if the weather didn't cooperate! He also checked in along the way even though he was also travelling. Highly recommended, if you get a trip planned by Tiago you will most definitely not be disappointed.

Local specialist: Tiago Filipe
Tiago
Tiago Filipe
Local specialist in Lisbon | Replied on Nov 21, 2024

Dear Matt,

Thank you so much for your kind words!

But I must say that I really did nothing special besides the road book that I custom made for you. Everything else was up to you, who made this trip's management very easy as you were always very easy going and really never asked me for any assistance or further suggestions or recommendations. Not even during the days when weather was not cooperating!

I'm happy that you had a good time and I also hope that one day you can go back to the Azores with your sister to show her the islands with a bit more time... and sun!

All the best,

Tiago

Dream Honeymoon!
Portugal | Sep 30 - Oct 6, 2024

Tara
Tara D.
Newark, NJ | Reviewed on Nov 15, 2024
I found KimKim to plan my honeymoon to Portugal. I didn't have the bandwidth to plan a trip in addition to my wedding and I also had never been to Europe (and, frankly, didn't know where to begin). We had an unbelievable time. Tiago was so flexible and understanding of our budget, where American travel agents were uniformly pressuring me to double (!!!) the amount I wanted to spend. All of the excursions Tiago booked for us were divine and luxurious. The roadbook was so thorough and detailed.... Read more

I found KimKim to plan my honeymoon to Portugal. I didn't have the bandwidth to plan a trip in addition to my wedding and I also had never been to Europe (and, frankly, didn't know where to begin). We had an unbelievable time. Tiago was so flexible and understanding of our budget, where American travel agents were uniformly pressuring me to double (!!!) the amount I wanted to spend. All of the excursions Tiago booked for us were divine and luxurious. The roadbook was so thorough and detailed. We enjoyed every single recommendation---from restaurants to historical landmarks. I can't believe the amount of money we spent for what we got in return. It was a dream, romantic, adventurous and high-end honeymoon for a reasonable price. Can not recommend the sunset sailboat cruise around Lisbon enough. Absolutely stunning.

Tiago is an incredibly hardworking person and a very nice guy. He did a phenomenal job. He was very active and present throughout the duration of the trip to ensure we had everything we needed. Thank you so much, Tiago, for giving us the honeymoon of our dreams!

10000/10

Local specialist: Tiago Filipe
Tiago
Tiago Filipe
Local specialist in Lisbon | Replied on Nov 16, 2024
Hi Tara! So nice to hear from you!! We had already spoken about your trip and I was happy enough realizing that you truly had enjoyed your trip like you personally told me so I was really not expecting a review! But I truly and heartfeltly appreciate that you took the time to do it! Thank you so much! And I can say that I was lucky enough not only to have organized the tour for you but also to have met you and Scott in person. I only regret that we didn't spend more time together! I'm not... Read more

Hi Tara!

So nice to hear from you!! We had already spoken about your trip and I was happy enough realizing that you truly had enjoyed your trip like you personally told me so I was really not expecting a review! But I truly and heartfeltly appreciate that you took the time to do it! Thank you so much!

And I can say that I was lucky enough not only to have organized the tour for you but also to have met you and Scott in person. I only regret that we didn't spend more time together!

I'm not sure if I told you how much I liked your film "A moment of clarity"? It's so relaxing!!

Please do not forget to send me some pictures of wildlife when you come across it in your or Scott's hikes in the nature!!

Happy life for both of you!!

Best,

Tiago

The Azores
the Azores | Oct 30 - Nov 7, 2024

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Carol W.
Newark, NJ | Reviewed on Nov 13, 2024
We followed up a weeklong hiking trip on Sao Miguel through Portugal Nature Trails with a week in Terceira, Pico and Faial. Tiago managed the details for this week of travel and it was wonderful. The plans were perfect and went flawlessly from the car rentals to the accommodations to a full day ferry trip to Faial with a great nature guide. We especially loved the Lava Homes but found the personnel everywhere we stayed to be helpful and courteous.
As for Tiago, he was the best! He listened...
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We followed up a weeklong hiking trip on Sao Miguel through Portugal Nature Trails with a week in Terceira, Pico and Faial. Tiago managed the details for this week of travel and it was wonderful. The plans were perfect and went flawlessly from the car rentals to the accommodations to a full day ferry trip to Faial with a great nature guide. We especially loved the Lava Homes but found the personnel everywhere we stayed to be helpful and courteous.
As for Tiago, he was the best! He listened as we planned, was always immediately responsive to our questions and checked in with us to see how things were going. He is an amazing person and did a stellar job, before and during the trip.
Thank you, Tiago and KimKim.

Hotel Reviews
Lava Homes
Pico

Beautiful setting, fabulous restaurant and wonderful staff. Highly recommend.

Authenticity & Character
Location, wonderful homes and restaurant
Location
Somewhat remote but restaurant provides excellent food and drink. Homes are lovely.
Staff
Everyone was extremely helpful
Cleanliness & Comfort
Zenite Boutique Hotel & SPA

Very comfortable accommodations and good location. Only recommendation would be an in-house restaurant.

Authenticity & Character
Beautiful views from window, quiet street
Location
Easy to walk places
Staff
Front desk folks were helpful and The bartender was great.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Review
Faial Island guided tour
Faial Island guided tour
Faial Island

Our guide Luis was extremely knowledgeable and we learned a lot on our day tour. I would recommend his company.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Covered a lot of sites throughout the day.
Local specialist: Tiago Filipe
Tiago
Tiago Filipe
Local specialist in Lisbon | Replied on Nov 14, 2024

Dear Carol, (or I should better say, dear Carol, Suzanne and Millie),

Thank you so much for your very kind and sweet words. It was a pleasure helping you with this trip and I can only say that I'm very sorry that I never got to meet you in person.

But this is just a simple response to your review. We'll talk more personally in our Whatsapp group!

Best,

Tiago

I'm very sorry that we never got to meet in

Great Experience; Lovely Country.
Portugal | Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2024

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Catherine H.
Ashburn, VA | Reviewed on Nov 10, 2024

Joao was amazing, before and during our trip to Portugal. Helpful, knowledgeable, quick to respond, kind, always on time, adaptable...great all around.

Local specialist: João Daniel
João
João Daniel
Local specialist in Lisbon | Replied on Nov 10, 2024

Thank you Catherine :)

Obrigada from Catherine and Dana
Portugal | Oct 19 - Oct 25, 2024

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Dana D.
Ashburn, VA | Reviewed on Nov 01, 2024

Excellent help from Joao and fabulous tour guides.
I might suggest two days in Douro Valley and more interpretation in that area as well as Óbidos, but otherwise great!
Thank you!

Local specialist: João Daniel
João
João Daniel
Local specialist in Lisbon | Replied on Nov 01, 2024

Thanks for the feedback Dana. Hope to see everyone back one day :)

Our trip was spectacular.
Portugal | Sep 24 - Oct 6, 2024

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Ken P.
Flagami, FL | Reviewed on Oct 08, 2024

Our trip was spectacular. Our guide Joao worked with us to tailor the trip to our specifications, gave great tips on things to see at each destination and gave additional suggestions for things we didn't consider. He was prompt, friendly and had a great sense of humor. He was flexible when we asked to make minor changes to our itinerary as the trip progressed. Would highly recommend him for your travels to Portugal.

Local specialist: João Daniel
João
João Daniel
Local specialist in Lisbon | Replied on Oct 08, 2024

It was great having you and Tania here. I’m glad you liked it and thank you for your kind words.

Pedro, our guide in Lisbon was amazing! He wa...
Portugal | Sep 4 - Sep 13, 2024

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Elizabeth W.
Newark, NJ | Reviewed on Sep 20, 2024
Pedro, our guide in Lisbon was amazing! He was knowledgeable and fun. Our hotel, the Torel Palace Porto was spectacular and such a surprise, a beautiful bathroom set in a gorgeous room surrounded by mirrors and the poet after whom our room was named was carved in plaster over the bed. A beautiful country and wonderful people. Read more

Pedro, our guide in Lisbon was amazing! He was knowledgeable and fun. Our hotel, the Torel Palace Porto was spectacular and such a surprise, a beautiful bathroom set in a gorgeous room surrounded by mirrors and the poet after whom our room was named was carved in plaster over the bed. A beautiful country and wonderful people.

Hotel Review
Torel Palace Porto
Porto
Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Local specialist: João Daniel
João
João Daniel
Local specialist in Lisbon | Replied on Sep 20, 2024

Thank you Elizabeth!
I'm also passing along your words to Pedro - he'll be happy :)