Vila Real Tours, Tickets and Experiences

Douro Tour, Lunch at an Award-Winning Winery and Private Cruise

Fantastic Day Trip

We had booked this tour after reading various reviews and doing the research. This tour and our guide for the day Vasco was fantastic and well worth it. Great day, great food and even better wine and port. Finished off with boat trip down the valley. Thanks Vasco and all the team that made this a super day.

Private Portuguese Cooking Class in Lisbon with Paulo and Family

Lovely Evening

We had such a wonderful evening with Paulo and his lovely wife. It felt like we were dining with old friends. It was one of the best experiences we had on our trip. The food was amazing, and we left content and full. We plan to make the dishes we helped prepare at home. I highly recommend this experience for anyone who enjoys great food and getting out of the touristy fray to experience an authentic Portuguese evening.

Lisbon - Porto Direct | The Ultimate Private Transfer

A great guide makes all the difference!

Ismael Gonçalves was the first person we met during our five-week stay in the Lisbon area. He was also the nicest, kindest person we met. He first greeted us at the Lisbon airport for a transfer to our hotel. Not only did we have a driver but we soon discovered we had an excellent guide. I never had such an informative and interesting airport transfer! We had a mini-history of Lisbon in the short time it took us to reach our hotel. We decided he was the one to give us a tour of Lisbon and we spent the following day seeing the city with him. It was easy going and very pleasurable. So when we decided to go to Porto, we knew Ismael was our man for it. He sent us an itinerary to consider for a three-day trip with stops along the coast, both going to and from. It was a terrific tour despite rains which never stopped. The weather was so bad that we had to change plans and our route for the return trip but as luck would have it, that change of plans took us to the Monastery of Alcobaça. It was breathtakingly beautiful and unlike the crush of snaking lines of tourists at the Monastery of Jeronimos or the Pena Palace, we had it entirely to ourselves. Weather may have necessitated a change of plans but he was resourceful and knew where to go that would not disappoint. In short, Ismael is well-versed in Portuguese history and equally well-versed in the mechanics of the tourist industry. He is informative, kind, and flexible to accommodate your wishes and needs. And did I mention that he dog-sat for us when we were at locations that did not allow dogs? I wish we could find an Ismael Goncalves in every country we visit!