Highlights of Portugal - Lisbon, Alentejo, Sintra, Porto and Douro Valley

Customer Reviews

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  Marline

  · October 15th, 2024
  We did the Best of Lisbon & Porto Tour -7 Days. It was organized and private. We enjoyed Lisbon & Porto. The guides were superb and took good care of us. They arrived on time, very informative, & friendly, The transport was luxurious. We also enjoyed the train ride to Porto. Douro Valley was breathtaking. We tried many local dishes and they were delicious. I highly recommend this tour. Portugal Travel Center did a great job creating our personalized itinerary . Out communication was easy & they responded right away to my emails to answer my questions. Muito obrigado!
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  Trip date: October 2024
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  James

  · September 24th, 2024
  This was a most amazing tour. We signed up for the small group, but ended up being 'just us'. The guides were superb and provided a real insight into the culture, the history and their passion for Portugal throughout the tours.
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  Portugal Travel Center commented on this review

  Dear James, thank you for your great review. It was a pleasure to organize this tour for you. We strive to have the best partners, so your experience in Portugal is incredible. We hope to see you again soon to show you other beautiful places in our... Show more
  Trip date: August 2024
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  viive

  · August 3rd, 2024
  Everything was planned expertly according to the itinerary. All aspects of the tour have been excellent. Some days perhaps a little long. However, no complaints whatsoever ...highly recommend
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  Portugal Travel Center commented on this review

  Dear Viive, thank you so much for your fantastic review! It was a pleasure to organize your tour and make sure everything went well. We hope to welcome you again to our beautiful country! Kind regards, Portugal Travel Center team
  Trip date: July 2024
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  Diane

  · July 3rd, 2024
  We saw a lot of a beautiful, historic country. We really enjoyed that the guides were local to each area such as João and Bruno, and they customized the tours based on the group, people, traffic, and personal knowledge. They always knew where to park (or who to get permission from) and peppered in personal favorite local stops in historic neighborhoods or food shops. The 3 hotels we stayed at were excellent, in safe neighborhoods, and easy walking distance to shops and such. The tour could be more efficient and consistent in a few ways. There were 4 in our cohort, 2 groups of 2, but the guides thought we were all one group and started tailoring to the elderly couple who didn't want to walk much (its not really a great tour for people up to 90 years old) - it took us a couple days to figure out that we were missing things because of this. We enjoyed staying in small-town Evora, and would have liked to stay in more small towns between Lisbon and Porto instead of looping back to those cities for the night. The two small groups were booked into different hotels in Lisbon, but the guide was not informed of this, which resulted in confusion. The guide taking us from Lisbon to Porto was instructed to just drive us there, yet our itinerary involved stops along the way, which we pushed for to a degree, but missed most of Coimbra because of this (the tour company compensated us for this a bit). The activities were not coordinated across the entire trip, so we had some duplicates. For example, we did a cooking class in Lisbon, but an introduction the the pastry we cooked was part of the Porto itinerary too. We enjoyed getting to coastal towns briefly, but it would have been nice to spend the night in one - maybe Nazare on the way between Lisbon and Porto - or Coimbra for something a little different. We were a bit surprised that we had to fund some activities, such as Chapel of Bones in Evora, yet meals were included in the Porto and Duoro Valley tour days but not earlier. Inconsistencies aside, it as a pleasant, and informative whirlwind tour. We thoroughly enjoyed the local guides and very tour small group. Now I know places I would like to visit for longer time periods on future Portugal trips.
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  Portugal Travel Center commented on this review

  Dear Diane, thank you so much for taking the time to write this review. For us, it is very important to have the feedback of our guests to improve our services and proportionate better experiences. We are glad you enjoyed the tour and hope to welcome... Show more
  
  Trip date: May 2024
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  Stacey

  · June 3rd, 2024
  The guides were friendly, professional, and knowledgable. Victhor, in particular, was exceptional! The Noble House and the Turim Oporto were both lovely hotels. The location, staff, and breakfast at the Avani were all good but the room was dark, cramped, and worn. Regarding the itinerary, we felt like we spent too much time in the car and too much time looking at castles and churches. We spent three nights in Lisbon but didn't get to see much of it because were we whisked off in a car to see small towns located far away. The day trip to Sintra made sense, but I think a day touring Lisbon would have been better than all the small towns we saw on the other days. Our guides worked with us and we removed a couple of towns, but I think the middle three days of this itinerary could be improved by spending a full day touring Lisbon. It felt like we spent as much time in the car as we spent sightseeing.
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  Portugal Travel Center commented on this review

  Dear Stacey, thank you for taking the time to write this great review! Taking into account the aspects you mentioned regarding the itinerary, we will analyze it as a team to see what changes we can make so that the tour is more enjoyable for our... Show more
  
  Trip date: May 2024
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  Tony

  · June 1st, 2024
  This was a great tour. Daniela and her staff put together a wonderful itinerary for our private group of 9. Our guides and drivers were very knowledgeable and courteous. We are so glad that we book our tour with them and we highly recommend Portugal Travel Center. Tony and friends
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  Trip date: May 2024
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  Nancy

  · April 28th, 2023
  This was a fantastic tour! We had wonderful tour guides in each city and their historical and cultural knowledge were immense. I had the typical expectation of a minivan with many other people but this was first class and incredibly personalized. Also the hotels were all top notch. This was our first time in Portugal, it had been a very long time since we vacationed... it was great just to show up each morning and have our day completely planned for us. Truly wonderful!!! Thank you Pedro and Joao... your personalities and personal attention really made our trip very memorable!
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  Portugal Travel Center commented on this review

  Dear Nancy, thank you so much for your kind words. It was a pleasure to organize this trip for you and it means a lot to know that we could exceed your expectations and provide you with a fantastic experience. We will share with the amazing guides your... Show more
  Trip date: April 2023
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  Shawn

  · April 20th, 2023
  This was money well spent. I got to see so much of Portugal in such a short period of time with very knowledgeable guides. I learned so much history! And what a beautiful country!
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  Portugal Travel Center commented on this review

  Thank you for your kind words, it was truly a pleasure to organize everything for you! Thank you so much for booking with us. Our best reward is that you had a great time in our beautiful country and you visit us again! Best, Daniela, Portugal Travel... Show more
  
  Trip date: April 2023
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  James Thomas

  · April 2nd, 2023
  Fantastic guides - among the best we've encountered!
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  Portugal Travel Center commented on this review

  Dear James, Thank you for your kind words, it was truly a pleasure to organize everything for you! Thank you so much for booking with us. Our best reward is that you had a great time in our beautiful country and you visit us again! Best, Daniela,... Show more
  Trip date: March 2023
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  dani

  · February 14th, 2023
  Thank you for the amazing trip! We love our guide Pedro! Daniela and Vânia organize all the tour until the last detail, we felt so secure. We will be back soon! Best, Mary
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  Portugal Travel Center commented on this review

  Dear Mary, Thank you for your kind words, it was truly a pleasure to organize everything for you! Thank you so much for booking with us. Our best reward is that you had a great time in our beautiful country! Hope to have you again one day! Daniela,... Show more
  Trip date: January 2023