Porto Local culture Trips

This tour with some surprise stops definitely highlighted Portugal. I love that there is always the desire to support local and family run establishments. That's very important to me. I was in constant awe of my surroundings when exploring on my own or with the CEO. Our CEO Iri was definitely the backbone of the tour.

I was a bit worried at the start with the room confusion but once that was straightened out, I felt much better. I have never been on a group tour and loved the small size of the group. I knew before our first dinner was over that it was going to be a great trip. It was well organized, our CEO Gabriela was simply amazing, our group was great and I am already looking at the next trip I will take with G Adventures. Thank you.

I had excellent overall experience on this tour. The travellers were all friendly and welcoming (important to me as a solo traveller) and the Tour CEO was excellent in every way. Rui Lima is the 'gold standard' of Tour CEOs! I would highly recommend this tour to friends and family.

All the stops on the tour were well covered. I felt we ended up with a good knowledge of Lisbon, and Porto. Loved Coimbra the most as is was so contained. We were always brought to the best spots for overviews for pictures and given information snapshots about what we were seeing. Our group was all ages-28 to 77, couples and singles. Everyone mixed well and looked out for each other. Our guide was amazing and made the trip memorable! Joined us up in a WhatsApp group to share pictures and experiences.

A really good introduction to Portugal indeed! When I booked this trip, naturally the first thing I did was read the reviews like we all do! The trip starts in Porto and ends in Lisbon - with many unique small town overnights in-between. Most people mentioned that it was very fast paced - however I feel that Exodus has really taken the time and effort to improve this trip in recent times as I felt very relaxed and had ample free time to explore on my own and with some friends I made in our group! My personal highlights were Porto (worth an extension) and Batalha Monastery which no matter what camera lens you have, cannot actually describe the unique, intricate architecture and design - you have to see it to believe it! Our guide Mariana was very cheerful, informative and very passionate about her country and sharing that with us was wonderful! Prepare yourself for big portions of food (lots of cod) and ample Port Wine! If you are not into Port a good old Imperial "beer" also does the trick! There is an optional "fado" dinner at a local's house on the last night that was very interesting... Also expect big city life when you stay in Lisboa! Overall I would recommend this trip to anyone who wants a overview of Portugal and all that it has to offer.

It was excellent. Summer, our CEO, made it all so stress-free. We loved the other travelers, the tours, and all the meals provided. If the bus was bigger and the one hotel upgraded, it would have been that much more perfect. We intend to go on other NG/GA trips in the future.