Top Portugal Day Trips - page 4

Ricardo was our host for our private tour of Sintra and Cascais and there aren’t enough stars and flattering adjectives to describe the experience we had! Ruben was a highly knowledgable, gracious and accommodating guide! He deserves more than 5 stars! One comment I have is to advertise this excursion honestly. There wasn’t time to cover everything mentioned in the itinerary we booked. We still had a great experience but it was because Ricardo helped us decide what to see!!

Our guide was fabulous! Great stops great wines great food! Only thing I would’ve liked to have known prior was that we could only buy wine to be shipped to us at the first stop not all three. If I had realize that I would order more at the first vineyard. However overall a fantastic day.

Great tour with a charming young tour leader. The bridges were fun, but my favorite paart was the 4 km long walkway. Not only wa it pretty but also peaceful being in contact with nature. Finishing off the day with a gondola ride was a terrific experience.

This is a fantastic and unique tour through the north and west of the island allowing you to see hidden sights not available anywhere other than an off road vehicle. We had a brilliant guide in Mauricio who showed us Madeira with passion and humour too.

We have enjoyed the tour. It was very well organized. Everything was on time and convenient. We have had a chance to visit unique historical sites. The tour guide Nestor was very knowledgeable, friendly, and always ready to address your question. We would highly recommend this tour for everybody who is interested in Portuguese history and culture.

Our tour of Sintra was absolutely unforgettable, and a big part of that was thanks to Miguel. He was fantastic—extremely knowledgeable, engaging, and clearly passionate about the history and culture of the area. Miguel brought every stop to life with insightful stories and details you wouldn’t get on your own. He was also very attentive to the group, making sure everyone was comfortable and had a great experience throughout the day. If you’re planning a visit to Sintra, I highly recommend taking a tour with Miguel. It truly made the experience so much more meaningful and enjoyable.

Jose and Rui were the BEST guides! Our GPS took us on an exhausting trip up and down a zillion stairs so my tip is to go visit the meeting spot before your tour if you are walking, the terrain throws off the GPS because its literally straight up and down a cliff side. Stunning to see but not much fun to climb in a time crunch! LOL BUT, Living Tours and Jose were patient and super helpful, encouraging us to keep going in our climb back to the top, that they were waiting! And we made it!! We were SO grateful! We are so glad we did not miss out! Braga is stunning! Probably my second favorite place Ive been to next to Rome. The art, history and architecture is out of this world! We were there during a spring flower bloom that was beautiful. Guimaeres is also lovely, but I'll be honest.. I was so worn out by our morning climb that at that point I missed a lot, glad I took a ton of photos. We highly recommend this tour with this company. We were well cared for. Jose made tons of suggestions for lunch or snacks and check in with each of us along the way, answering all of our questions. I cant recommend this tour enough! Oh, another tip: make sure you wear sneakers and have water on hand. Its a lot of lovely walking over cobblestones and as it gets warmer you will want something on hand to drink.

Great full‑day trip from Lisbon to Porto. Everything was smooth and well‑organized, and our guide Tiago was fantastic—knowledgeable, friendly, and made the whole experience even better. Porto was beautiful, and the balance of guided time and free exploration was perfect. Highly recommended.