Mackenzie - Review of Portugal Trip

Portugal | May 25 - Jun 4, 2024

My trip to Portugal was amazing, Helena worked with me and my friend planning exactly what we wanted. It was reassuring to know that everything was basically taken care of (ex. hotels, train tickets, guides, drivers etc.). When we arrived in Porto we had drivers pick us up and all was easy to find. We had a guide of Porto on day two (I think her name was Helena/Elena?). Very good tour guide, well versed on the areas and she introduced us to the shop Manteigaria (custard tarts) which were amazing and we ate them every day. We also had a driver/guide (Carlos) to take us to towns outside of Porto, which were nice to see. We then went to Lisbon and really enjoyed it there. Alex was our guide and took us for a walking tour of the city. We then had a guide/driver (I think the company was called The Worst Tours and our guide was named Marta?) and we went outside of Liston to Sintra and Cascais which were really beautiful! Definitely recommend that excursion to those areas. After a few days in Lisbon we then ventured down to Lagos via two trains from Lisbon. I cannot say enough good things about the Cascades Wellness Resort. The staff were very helpful and really nice and the restaurants and pools on site were amazing. You really don't even have to leave the resort. All 3 hotels were great on the trip but Cascades topped it. Overall I would say this was a 5/5 star trip!!