Arrival to Porto Airport. Meet your driver for a private airport transfer (15-30 min.). For your added comfort, we will
have an Englishspeaking driver waiting for you at the Arrivals Hall with a sign with your name on it. The private driver
will drive and accompany you to your centrally located Vincci Ponte de Ferro. Overnight in Porto.
Services included: private transfer by a luxury vehicle with English-speaking Tourism-Driver;
overnight at the Vincci Ponte de Ferro.
Suggested optional: upgrade to a tour guide to escort you all the way, from the Airport Arrivals Hall
to the hotel Reception; hotel upgrade to the Hotel Infante Sagres.
Quinta da Aveleda is Portugal’s largest Vinho Verde exporter. The history of this wine estate is lost in time, but there
are countless records of it after the 16th century. The first bottled wine sale records date back to 1870. A trip to
Quinta da Aveleda is much more than a visit to the beautiful vineyards stretching as far as the eye can see at a
technologically advanced winery which produces one of the best sold Vinhos Verdes worldwide. To enter Aveleda is to make
a journey back in time of the traditional Minho families who lived in the region’s typical manor houses. In the gardens
one can enjoy rich and exotic flora and, in the area, devoted to agriculture, the old kitchen, the coach house and the
threshing floor are the most important constructions. There are also romantic style buildings among which stand out the
House of Reboleira (whose window is a National Monument), the Tea House and the Four Sisters Fountain. A visit into the
cellar allows one to witness the Aveleda bottling process. The tour ends with a wine tasting and tasting of cheese
produced in the artisanal cheese dairy of the farm, and a lunch in the property. Overnight in Porto.
Services included: breakfast at the hotel; private luxury vehicle with English-speaking
Tourism-Driver, with pick up and drop off at the hotel; Quinta da Aveleda – shared visit + wine (3 wines – white,
red and rosé) and cheese (2 types) tasting + premium picnic lunch (regional snacks and wines); overnight at the
Vincci Ponte de Ferro.
Suggested optional:pm private Lisboa Discoveries Walking Tour (2 h.), with private round-trip hotel
transfers by a luxury vehicle with English-speaking Tourism-Driver
Enjoy a private transfer from Porto to Coimbra. Approximate travel time is 1.5 hours. On the banks of the Mondego River,
Coimbra is famous for its University, the oldest in Portugal and one of the oldest in Europe, which over time has shaped
its image to become “the city of students”. We begin this visit, precisely at the university founded in the XIII Century
and which UNESCO has placed on its list of World Heritage sites. There is much to see there: the Pátio das Escolas
courtyard, the Sala dos Capelos hall where the most important ceremonies are held, the Chapel of São Miguel with an
imposing Baroque organ and the Joanine Library, which has more than 300.000 works dating from the 16th to the 18th
centuries arranged in beautiful gilt-covered bookcases. The buildings occupy the place of the Palace where the first
Kings of Portugal lived, when they made the city the capital of the kingdom. There are several monuments from those
times that display the splendor of Romanesque art. In the shopping area and area of historic cafés in the City Centre,
visitors really must see the Monastery of Santa Cruz, which houses the tomb of the first King of Portugal, Afonso
Henriques, and on the other bank, the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha, recovered and rescued from the waters of the
river that invaded it over the centuries. The Old Cathedral, too, on whose steps the monumental serenade takes place in
which students dressed in black capes sing the Coimbra Fado with heartfelt emotion. Overnight in Coimbra.
Services included: breakfast at the hotel; private luxury vehicle with English-speaking
Tourism-Driver for the transfer; tour guide for the walking tour; Coimbra University admission fee – Baroque Library
+ Royal Palace + Saint Michael’s Chapel + Chimico Laboratory; overnight at Vila Galé Coimbra.
Suggested optional: hotel upgrade to the Quinta das Lágrimas.
Departure for a full day tour to discover the interior of the region. First stop in the city of Viseu, land of Viriato,
the famous warrior who fought against the Roman invasions. Tour the very well-preserved historic center with its granite
houses and monuments. On the way to the Serra da Estrela Mountain range, we will visit a traditional cheese dairy to
better know its history and flavor. We continue our journey through Guarda, the highest city in the country, to reach
Belmonte, a medieval town where an important Jewish community settled mainly from the 15th century onwards. It is also
the land where Pedro Álvares Cabral was born in 1467. Ao next to the Church is the house Brasil, where he lived until
his death. We continue our journey, climbing to the top of Serra da Estrela, which with its 1995 m is the highest
mountain in Portugal. We continue to the Bread Museum in Seia and finally return to Coimbra.
Services included: breakfast at the hotel; private luxury vehicle with English-speaking
Tourism-Driver and tour guide, with pick up and drop off at the hotel; overnight at Vila Galé Coimbra.
<!– Suggested optional: private transfer from Lisboa to Porto (vehicle + Tourism-Driver); hotel upgrade to
the Pestana Palácio do Freixo. –>
Enjoy a private transfer from Coimbra to Lisboa. Approximate travel time is 2 hours. Overnight in Lisboa.
Services included: breakfast at the hotel; private luxury vehicle with English-speaking
Tourism-Driver for the transfer; overnight at Hotel Britania.
Suggested optional: pm cooking class in Lisboa (food & beverages / dinner), private luxury vehicle with
English-speaking Tourism for round-trip transfers; hotel upgrade to the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon.
Today, set out for the Oeste (West) region, located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Montejunto Mountain range.
Featuring a landscape dominated by towering mountains, expansive seas and verdant fields planted with vines and fruit
trees, the Oeste is commonly known as one of the primary fruit producing regions in Portugal. Hidden in this region,
however, is a wealth of architecture, gastronomy, history and traditions waiting to be discovered. Begin your day’s
adventure with private visits at two of the most emblematic wine estates in western Portugal, Quinta do Gradil and Casa
Santos Lima, where you’ll sample a number of fine wines that reflect the unique terroir of the region.
Services included: breakfast at the hotel; private luxury vehicle with English-speaking
Tourism-Driver and tour guide, with pick up and drop off at the hotel; Quinta do Gradil wine estate – private visit
and wine tasting of 4 wines; 3-courses lunch menu at local restaurant; Casa Santos Lima wine estate – private visit
with buggy tour and wine tasting of 3 wines; overnight at Hotel Britania.
Suggested optional: Fado night in Lisboa (Fado show at Clube de Fado with 2 drinks), private luxury
vehicle with English-speaking Tourism for round-trip transfers.
Alentejo had a large Roman influence, which contributed to the plantation and creation of vineyards in different areas.
The distinct characteristics of the soils according to area (granite, limestone, Mediterranean or schist), the long
hours of exposure to the sun and a group of selected grape varieties enable high quality production, combined with the
ability to preserve the tradition of flavor, while innovating in the art of winemaking. The Alentejo wines offer
tremendous pleasure, be they white, rosé or red wine. They are full of strong aromatic exuberance, round and smooth,
with a unique ability to be drunk while young, but knowing how to age with distinction. In this tour, you will visit two
of the most remarkable Alentejo’s wine estates. The experiences at Fita Preta are most of all cheerful thanks to an
enthusiastic team. Just as the wines are standing between the old wisdom and the new winemaking, the winery is promoting
a dialogue between a medieval palace and contemporary architecture. Fita Preta’s style is relaxed and cosmopolitan, with
Évora World Heritage Site in its background. Quinta Dona Maria is palace-like house from the beginning of the 18th
century is held as a reference, not only for its beauty but also for its history and quality of its wines. Its interior
is rich in tiles from the 18th century, and the typical marble of the region can also be found all around the house.
According to history, this estate was once acquired by king João V as a present to a lady of the court, D. Maria, with
whom he was madly in love. Overnight in Évora.
Services included: breakfast at the hotel; private luxury vehicle with English-speaking
Tourism-Driver for the transfer to Évora; tour guide for the tour; Fita Preta wine estate – small group visit + wine
tasting (2 wines) & Quinta de Dona Maria private visit + lunch with 9 wines tasting/pairing (at a manor house, with
the company of the property’s owner); overnight at Albergaria do Calvário.
Suggested optional: hotel upgrade to the Pousada Convento Évora.
Enjoy a private transfer from Évora to Albufeira. Approximate travel time is 2,5 hours. Overnight in Tavira.
Services included: breakfast at the hotel; private luxury vehicle with English-speaking
Tourism-Driver for the transfer; overnight at Vila Galé Collection Praia.
Suggested optional: pm Olhão & Tavira tour; hotel upgrade to the Pine Cliffs Hotel, a Luxury Collection
Resort – in Albufeira.
Short tour through the historic town of São Bras de Alportel. A visit to the Museum with a small film presentation
explaining the cork industry, followed by a visit to the factory where the transformation of the cork takes place.
Followed by a tasting of Aguardente, which translates as “fire water”, and a demonstration of its production method.
Services included: breakfast at the hotel; private luxury vehicle with English-speaking
TourismDriver and tour guide for the tour; Costume Museum + cork transformation factory admission fees; overnight at
Vila Galé Collection Praia.
Suggested optional: Wine Cellar Dining Experience at Vila Vita Parc (Dining Experience with wine
pairing), private luxury vehicle with English-speaking Tourism for round-trip transfers.
Meet your private driver and vehicle for an airport transfer (30-45 min.).
Services included: private transfer by a luxury vehicle with English-speaking Tourism-Driver.
Suggested optional: upgrade to a tour guide to escort you inside the Airport till as far as allowed.
