6-star experience! Pedro planned an excellent...
Portugal
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Apr 10 - Apr 18, 2023
6-star experience! Pedro planned an excellent trip. All drivers and walking tour guides were excellent. The drivers all were willing to chat and share their personal Portuguese life experiences
The Douro valley was spectacular!! Quinta da Pacheca was a great experience. The meal was our best meal. A recommendation would have been to skip the river cruise (it was nice) but we would’ve preferred more time at pacheca and maybe another vineyard
All hotels were in great locations. Accommodations were great in Lisbon and Porto. Cascais was fine.
We booked our own food tour with devour tours. It was wonderful. You may want to check them out.
Eduardo picked a lunch place on our Sintra day and shared lunch with us. We enjoyed that very much
Hotel Reviews
Accommodations and location were great. Staff was friendly and breakfast was excellent
Great location overlooking the river. Easy to get everywhere
Great location and view of beach.
Activity Reviews
I had a fantastic time on our guided cultural walking tour in Lisbon with Margarit as our tour guide. She took us to different popular areas, including our favorite, Alfama. We tried Ginjinha a popular beverage in a chocolate cup from a local woman and even brought some home!
We almost didn't do this because we saw some negative reviews however we thought it was definitely worth seeing. The food was good too!
We loved our private driver! He took us to Sintra and to our tour at Pena Palace. The palace was beautiful, and the views were breathtaking. Surprisingly, it wasn't crowded.
We went on a private guided cultural walking tour in Porto with Andre our tour guide. Andrew was wonderful and personalized our tour for us. As Jewish travelers, it was fascinating to receive a historical tour of Jewish culture from Andre as he happened to be Jewish himself.
We visited a Port wine cellar and got to some tastings. I typically do not drink port wine but ended up really enjoying the port here. We learned a lot about wine and that they mix their port with sparkling water! We even bought some to bring home!
We loved having the private driver! All of our drivers were very knowledgeable and fun to chat with. We really enjoyed learning about their personal lives and creating that personal connection.
We loved this winery tour and wine tasting. We really enjoyed all of the wines and the views. We appreciated all of the staff as they answered all of our questions. The lunch was absolutely delicious and the spread was beautiful. We almost didn't want to leave for our boat tour because we were enjoying ourselves so much.
The boat ride was beautiful, and we were glad that we went but we almost would have preferred to visit another vineyard. Our boat ride guide and all the drivers were wonderful, super knowledgeable, and provided a personal experience.
Hey Pam,
Thank you so much for spending your time writing this review, I really appreciate it!
I am super happy to hear that you had some amazing time in my lovely country.
We keep in touch.
Your friend in Portugal - Pedro