Reviews

Anna Thornton's review was jointly composed.

Each daily itinerary very well though out and delivered. The excellence of this was due to our wonderful guide Sofia, who gave great in-depth, knowledgeable information throughout, with charm, panache and joyous good humour.
Two significant drawbacks worth mentioning were:
- Lack of coach air conditioning with no opening windows; significant on hot days.
- No contingency plan on our only walking, nature day, when there was continuous, heavy rain.

Friendly and efficient

Simple and straightforward

The whole process was so easy.

Had a really wonderful time, visited a lot of historical places, hotels were top notch and the food was fantastic

The trip was superb, in particular the guide Sonia was the best that we have ever had. She was always positive, extremely enthusiastic, has a great personality and encouraged the 2 less able people on the trip. Accommodation was very good, the other guests were really friendly, the stops were generally about right but could have done with more time in Lisbon. We would suggest an extra day there.
I have early Motor Neurone Disease and throughout I was really looked after by both Sonia and all the other people on the trip as well as the hotel and restaurant staff throughout the trip. We will strongly recommend this tour to our friends and associates.

Excellent busy, well organised trip as usual with Wendy Wu. Sonia the tour leader was one of the best ever

A great holiday if you wish to visit some lesser known places in Portugal. Be warned that it is more strenuous than advertised with quite a lot of walking and early starts. Fantastic for food lovers and for those who wish to try a variety of wines. Good fun!

Excellent tour, full of interest and variety - visits to historic buildings and city centres, tastings with wine and port producers, river trips and a lovely walk around a lake in the Geres National Park. One small criticism/warning on this last item - the walk was somewhat more strenuous than suggested by the information we were given. Walking poles should be recommended for those uncomfortable with steep rough paths.

This was a first for the company and there are 1 or 2 issues which need tweaking.

I really enjoyed the experiences such as the boat, train, tuk tuk and tram rides. The port and wine tastings were informative and well organised. The local guide was extremely knowledgeable and able to share her knowledge in a light hearted and fun way. The hotels generally were very good although one was rather basic. There was so much food resulting in too much waste. There was also more walking ( not strolling through streets) than I gathered from the itinerary. Portugal has so much to offer in the way of history and scenery and this tour definitely packs it in.