About Your Trip
Immerse yourself in Portugal’s premier cities – Porto and Lisbon – on this nine-day trip. You’ll sip port in one of Porto’s atmospheric bars, explore the world’s oldest wine region: the Douro Valley and stand at the rugged edge of continental Europe on Portugal’s Atlantic coast. You’ll visit mountaintop palaces, ancient, bat-guarded libraries and learn how to bake Lisbon’s signature treat: pasteis de nata. This is the ultimate northern Portugal experience.
Trip Highlights
- 1Explore Porto on foot with our Local Insider
- 2Sample locally produced wine in the Douro Valley
- 3Hit the beaches around Ericeira
- 4Take in the mountaintop majesty of Pena Palace
- 5Picnic with a view on a Lisbon hilltop
- 6Learn how to make Portuguese pasteis de nata
What's Included
- One night Douro Valley winery accommodation
- Three nights boutique hotel accommodation
- Four nights premium hotel accommodation
- Private and local transport
- Eight breakfasts, one lunch, two dinners
- Local Insider
- Porto orientation walk
- Half-day tour of the Douro Valley
- Wine tasting at a local winery
- Coimbra visit
- Self-guided visit of Pena Palace
- Cabo da Roca visit
- Lisbon walking tour
- Miradouros picnic
- Pasteis de nata cooking class
What's Not Included
- Visas
- Travel insurance
- Flights to and from the destination
- Airport transfers (unless otherwise specified)
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
Accommodation
The award-winning Hotel Moon & Sun offers contemporary surroundings in the heart of Porto. Plush rooms are decked out with crisp white linen and blackout curtains for a good night’s sleep. As night falls, toast the moon on the rooftop terrace, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Beyond the wines, the Douro Valley is all about the views – of the snaking Douro River and the rolling hillsides of vines, like folds of green corduroy. And this stylish, contemporary spa hotel sits in the heart of it, with sleek, minimal rooms, a magical ‘floating’ pool and serene spa.
Portugal’s Atlantic coast is a dramatic spectacle of crashing waves, rocky headlands and romantic lighthouses – so where better to stay than right on the edge of it? Immaculately restored, this historic hotel has never looked better, or been as well-equipped, with three swimming pools (including a saltwater pool), a fitness centre and spa.
Lisbon is a city bursting with passion and creativity, and this hotel exemplifies that with its fun-loving cabaret theme. Rooms are dolled up with velvet foot stools, neon signs and candelabra-style light fittings, while breakfast is a feast for the eyes as well as the tummy.
