Portugal tour from Porto to the Algarve..
Portugal
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May 20 - Jun 1, 2024
Overall our trip was great. The hotels were located centrally in the cities they were in and the rooms were nice. Our biggest disappointment were some of the tours. When we went to the vineyards in the Douro valley we expected to go
to 2 or 3 vineyards wine tasting white and red wines not a port house since we visited those in Porto. We did stop at one
to taste white port that was included but would have rather have had a wine tasting of all their wines. Our driver fortunately did ask and we were able to taste some of their wines but this was not part of the trip. The port winery we did
visit was beautiful but again would have preferred a regular wine tasting since we tasted port in Porto. On the tour to Belem I thought we would visit the Jeronimos Monastery but when we got there the guide told us of long lineups and there wouldn't be enough time to see it. If I had known that I would have done our own tour to Belem. The Sintra trip I thought we were visiting Pena Palace as well the way the description of tour was presented. The bike tour in the Algarve also didn't come as advertised as anticipated most of the tour to be along the cliffs overlooking the ocean but that part of the tour wasn't that long. I also wished we had the Evora tour earlier in the day as some of the tips the guide gave us were of no use since we were leaving the next morning. We would have done a wine tasting in the afternoon then. Overall our guides and drivers were very good .
Hotel Reviews
Rooms were small but the setting was fantastic and their breakfast was first class. The only thing missing was a fitness centre
Great location and nice rooms. The fitness centre could have better equipment.
Nice rooms and great breakfast.
Good location with nice views of the city.
Beautiful rooms with great beds. Nice rooftop bar but no fitness centre
Activity Reviews
Overall the places we went to were good except maybe for the last stop for desert. The guide was great.
We expected we were going to vineyards for wine tastings not port tastings since we did this in Porto The cruise was a little disappointing as well as i didn't realize we were doing a circle instead of going from one stop to another
We didn't get to visit the library in Coimbra as we should have gotten advance tickets. We didn't realize how popular the tours were . Since it was a stop I would have coordinated a tour with the driver so we would gotten there at a scheduled time,
A nice walking tour of Lisbon explaining some of the history
Different and nice way of visiting Belem but not enough time to see the sights,
Great visit to Quinta Regaleira Sintra and Cascais
Guide was very knowledgeable and had some great tips
Great visit to the vineyard where we got to taste good quality wines and food.
We wanted more of a bike ride along the cliffs and not so much time in the city
Our guide took us some great spots along the way and we watched the sunset in a great spot.
Great visit to the caves.
Thank you for taking the time to share the feedback about your trip to Portugal.
I am happy to hear that your overall trip was great and that you liked your hotels and locations and your local guides! I would like to address your comments below;
As described in the activity, the Douro Valley experience includes just a wine tasting with winery visit river cruise. The local wines offered, especially in northern Portugal are mostly Port. If you were interested in other red and white... Read more