Portugal Explorer: Porto to Algarve

Trip Type: Explorer

8 Days
1 - 12 People

Starts From:

NZD $5,337.65 /Person

Begin your 8-day Portuguese adventure in the UNESCO-listed city of Porto. Follow a local guide on a tasting tour of the city’s namesake wine …

Portugal Explorer: Porto to Algarve

Begin your 8-day Portuguese adventure in the UNESCO-listed city of Porto. Follow a local guide on a tasting tour of the city’s namesake wine and seafood specialties, then head south to Aveiro – Portugal’s very own Venice. Continue to Lisbon to explore its historic neighbourhoods, cobbled streets and castles – and don’t forget to try a pastel de nata (or three)! Then make your way to Evora to meet local cork producers and winemakers. Wrap up in the coastal city of Olhao with beach time, boat trips and those famous Algarve sunsets.

Itinerary

Day 6: Olhao / Algarve

Day 7: Olhao / Algarve

Day 8: Olhao / Algarve

Trip Inclusions

Meals

7 breakfasts and 1 dinners are included

Transport

Train, Private vehicle

Accomodation

Hotel (7 nights)

Included Activities

Porto - Welcome Dinner
Porto - Walking tour and Port Wine tasting with local guide
Aveiro - Leader led walk
Lisbon - Orientation walk - Leader led
Alentejo - Guided tour in the cork forest
Evora - Orientation walk in Evora including the Bones Chapel - leader led
Alentejo - Guided visit of local winery, amphora wine tasting and lunch
Orientation walk in Olhao
Olhao - Morning Ria Formosa Boat Tour

Trip Highlights

Journey north to south across the best of Portugal’s cities, beaches and countryside with stops in Porto, Aveiro, Lisbon, Evora and Olhao.
Taste the best of Porto on a locally guided tasting tour, sampling port wine, traditional Portuguese salt cod fritters and more.
Explore the port city of Aveiro, maybe taking a wander along its saltwater canals lined with colourful Moliceiro boats that were once used to farm seaweed.
Learn about the traditional crafts of the Alentejo region during a visit to a cork farm and a winery – complete with a wine-paired lunch.
Feel the wind in your hair on a boat trip through Ria Formosa Natural Park. Explore marshlands, look out for wild dolphins and stop at islands that separate the Atlantic from the lagoon.