Portugal-From Lisbon to Porto with Douro extension Tour Package (7 Nights / 8 Days)

Sintra is 30 km from Lisbon, offering a foretaste of Paradise. The temperate climate ensures permanent freshness and luxuriant vegetation, making Sintra a deeply romantic and mysterious place. Stand out from the Town Palace, the Pena Palace (Ticket entrance included). Visit Piriquita, the pastry of the famous queijada.

See the 16th-century Jeronimo's Monastery (UNESCO), the Discoveries Monument honoring intrepid Portuguese explorers and their patrons, and the impressive Belem Tower (Tickets are not included). Visit an old patisserie that has managed to hold on to the secret recipe of Portugal. This pastry has existed for over 100 years. Enjoy a demonstration and tasting of the famous 'pastéis de Belem.'

Accommodation: 4 stars hotel. Overnight in Lisbon.

Meals: Breakfast, Pastry Pastel de Belém (one Portuguese custard tart and one coffee are included), and Pastry Piriquita (one cake and one coffee are included).

The meeting point will be at the hotel lobby – 09h00 am.

Your day begins in the medieval walled town of Obidos. This medieval village is surrounded by walls and by whitewashed houses. Don't forget to visit handicraft stores, bookstores, and drink Ginja. Ginja is a Portuguese liqueur made by infusing sour cherry in alcohol (brandy is used) and adding sugar together with other ingredients. That is the second most popular alcoholic drink in Portugal after the Port Wine.

Our lunch will be at the picturesque fishing village of Nazaré. It is an excellent opportunity to taste the grilled fish and rice seafood.

Nazaré is famous for its women who wear skirts with seven petticoats. Women would sit on the beach waiting for their fishermen to sail home. They’d wear several petticoats to fold the layers around their backs and legs.

In 2011, Garret McNamara (Surfer) changed the history of Nazaré! McNamara was towed into a 78-foot monster swell off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal. At the time, it was the giant wave ever-ridden! And some of the best surfers move to the Portuguese coast every winter.

Today Nazaré is the most famous fishing village in Portugal. It was always having drawn visitors to its beach and genuinely colorful life.

Accommodation: 4 stars hotel. Overnight in Porto.

Meals: Breakfast.

Meeting point at the hotel lobby – 09h30 am.

Elected Best European Destination 2012 by the European citizens, Porto is history, architecture, culture, gastronomy, trade, encounters, and discoveries. On this walking tour in Porto, you will visit the city's historical center of Porto's world heritage and monuments. The itinerary has 3 hours – without a car. We will visit: Clerigos Tower, Livraria Lello e Irmão, Avenida dos Aliados, Estação de S. Bento (train station), Bairro da Sé, Ponte Luís I, and Ribeira. Tickets are not included.

We will then visit a small story in Porto and learn a few secrets about olive oil in Portugal. That is included proof of three Portuguese olive oils. We will then taste some Portuguese products: cheese, sausage, ham, olive oil, wine, and bread. After that, we will cross the Douro River and visit a Port Wine Cellars (Included: standard two great wines).

Accommodation: 4 stars hotel. Overnight in Porto.

Meals: Breakfast, Olive Oil Tasting, Portuguese products tasting (sausages, ham, and cheeses), and Port Wine Tasting.

Check-out at the hotel until 11 am. Free morning in Porto.

Meeting point at the hotel lobby – 11h30 pm.

Our first stop will be the sardine cannery. On this factory tour, you will learn about the sardine industry in Portugal, from fisheries to canning to marketing and distribution. Don’t worry; the smell is not as strong as you might think! You will finish the tour with a delightful tasting of sardines, bread, and of course Portuguese wine.

After visiting the cities, we will visit the real Portugal, off the beaten path and authentic. We will explore remote villages, authentic cultural heritage, and some of the greenest landscapes in the country. You will sleep in the heart of the Minho province and at the door of the Peneda-Geres National Park, surrounded by stunning mountains and forests.

During the journey, we might come across garrano, or wild ponies. These wild animals have been native to the region since the Celtic era during the first millennium B.C. The Portuguese government began to rebuild the herds in the 1940s in what is now the national park.

Dinner will be at our rural hotel. You can help Chef Vasco prepare dinner with a hands-on cooking class. This hotel works hard to incorporate slow food with the goal of promoting local small businesses while working against the globalization of agricultural products. Duration: 1/2 day.

Duration: 1/2 day.

Accommodation: Country House. Overnight in Arcos de Valdevez.

Meals: Breakfast, Sardine Tasting, and Dinner (cooking class).

Visit the vineyard and learn more about Vinho Verde. Enjoy this beautiful landscape during the picnic lunch in the middle of nature. Dinner will be at the rural hotel. You can help the chef Vasco prepare dinner (hands-on cooking class in Portugal). The cooking classes will focus on seasonal produce and will be held in the hotel's working kitchen. At the end of the cooking class, dinner will be served in the nearby dining room. The meal will comprise the dishes prepared during the cooking class and complemented with local wines.

Duration: 1 day.

Accommodation: Country House. Overnight in Arcos de Valdevez.

Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Wine Tasting, and Dinner (cooking class).

Bread Making. This hands-on cooking class has unique components: the traditional bread making, using several kinds of corn, and wheat is grown in the area and used in the typical local bread, like Minho cornbread, in Portuguese – broa de milho! This bread is a large, compact core and a little sweet (hands-on cooking class in Portugal with chef Vasco and his friends).

In the afternoon, a guided walking tour of the historic towns of Braga.

Accommodation: 4 stars hotel. Overnight in Braga.

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch (cooking class).

Transfer to the airport — end of Portugal Food Tours. Check-out at the hotel until 11 am. There are no activities planned for this day. Lunch and dinner are not included.

Meals: Breakfast.

Suggestion: Book an extra night in Braga & Douro Valley Tour (Post-tour extension).

End point
Oporto Airport (OPO), Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro (OPO), Pedras Rubras, Vila Nova da Telha, Porto 4470-824, Portugal
06:00 - 12:00