An exceptionally great experience in Portugal. Here is a...
Portugal | Sep 4 - Sep 15, 2024

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Subhash M.
Lindenwold, NJ | Reviewed on Sep 18, 2024

An exceptionally great experience. Here is an event by event summary:
- Lisbon Food Walk...A
- Lisbon Architectural and Historical Walk...A+
- Lisbon Tuk Tuk Tour...A+ ( a half-a-day long tour with stops could be better)
- Day Tour of Sintra...A++
- Day Tour of Evora...A++
- Nazare...A+++
- Fatima Guided Visit...A
- Coimbra Guided Visit...A
- Douro Valley Exploration Drive...A+++
- Wine Tasting...A, an embarrassing misunderstanding but wine tasting event was enjoyable
- River Cruise...B-, this was not informative or enjoyable
- Quinta de la Rosa Winery Tour...C-, unattractive winery, uninspired guide.
- Quinta de la Rosa Lunch...Food A, Service B-, Attitude C---. It was somewhat uncomfortable to be there. Felt like we were uninvited guests. Did not make us feel welcome.
- Porto Guided Visit...A+
- Peneda-Geres National Park Excursion...A++
We liked all the hotels but we were exceptionally fond of the Ventozelo Hotel in Douro Valley. I also liked the Trip Plans App very much. It made it easy to follow the trip day by day without having to look at the paper itinerary. I had not seen this App before. Marina put together an excellent itinerary for us. We enjoyed the entire trip very much. We may even consider coming back to Portugal some day!
Subhash Mundle

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Local specialist: Marina Courtaut
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Marina Courtaut
Local specialist in Madrid | Replied on Sep 27, 2024

Hi Subhash, thank you so so much for this wonderful review and kind words! I will forward your feedback to our guides, drivers and hotel staff, as they will be so happy to hear that they have contributed to a wonderful adventure. I am sorry to hear you did not like the lunch at Quinta de la Rosa and I appreciate you telling me your thoughts as this helps us improve daily. It has been a real pleasure helping you design your trip to Portugal and I hope to help you plan your next adventure! All my best, Marina from Espiritu Travel team🥰