France and Portugal Tours and Trips

The trip was well planned and gave an opportunity to walk in different parts of the island, including a chance to stay by the sea. All the hotels were comfortable and usually quiet. There were some quirks such as all hotels having terrible coffee machines but in general the standard was high. The group leader Felipe was excellent, friendly, calm and capable in all circumstances, rearranging the programme to suit the changeable weather.

This walking trip was a wonderful experience. Our guide, Bert, was so organised, knowledgeable and caring. He kept everything running smoothly, made allowances for different fitness levels and ensured we all had fun. The hotel was a great place to relax after a day’s walking and the different restaurants each night were most enjoyable, We finished the trip with a sense of achievement and lots of new friends.

I Fell in love with downtown Lisbon, beautiful Lagos and Fairytale Sintra. Also enjoyed the Algarve Coastal Cruise. Would have loved to spend another day in Lagos and Sintra. Overall Lisboa is a beautiful place. Would recommend this tour to anyone who is interested. Looking forward to my next Collette tour.

I would give the leader Coco 10 stars out of 5. She handled the weather-related setbacks effectively and with grace and transformed what might have been a negative experience into a bonus. The hiking was fantastic and the sights were breathtaking - "walk" in the name of this tour might have been a bit misleading for some members of our group given the ruggedness of some of the terrain. I would 100% recommend this trip.

We saw shrines from one end of France to the other including Liseux where St Terese's lived and the convent she entered. We were above the clouds when visiting the shrine at LaSalle in the French Alps! We spent two nights at Lourdes and were able to participate in the nightly procession as well as visiting St Bernadette's childhood home. Every shrine and area we visited was amazing!

The whole trip was very good the lady guide fantastic, very helpful and nice, like the accommodation only one hotel, Monaco was disappointed too many tall buildings not much too see but the Casino the little town Ers very very nice, the trip back from Paris to Atlanta a disaster, our flight was change also our seats, I have an isle because of my leg operation and my age (95yrs) and was seat in the middle very uncomfortable . The rest I will recommend