Porto Wine tasting Trips

Our tour guide Siri was the best! She was always suggesting great places to eat, and provided our group with an amazing tour. She tailored our trip to the group's preferences where possible to ensure that each of us was having the best experience. She spoke individually with each of us to ensure that our needs were being met and to trouble shoot any issues/problems that we might have had. The highlights of Portugal tour was exactly that. It provided a great introduction to the country and left us wanting more. I will definitely go back to Portugal to explore more of this beautiful country.

The afternoon tour to Sintra was a beautiful escape from the city. The National Palace was majestic, and I loved wandering through the charming streets. Cascais was the perfect touch.

A great opportunity to have a good look at central Portugal where there is plenty to see. There was quite a lot of free time which could be filled as part of the tour but the tour leader had lots of great suggestions for visits. Accommodation and food was very good and the tour leader picked out some great restaurants. Towns in central Portugal are very hilly so lots of steps and walking. Plenty of opportunities for port and wine tasting and custard tarts!

The best tour we have ever been on. Magdalena was a fantastic guide! She was extremely well prepared and organised, knowledgeable and lots of fun. Magdalena went out of her way to find new experiences that she thought the group would enjoy. We walked to places that we would never have found by ourselves and stayed in villages that were off the tourist track. The hotels were clean and comfortable. We are already looking for other walks run by Explore World and preferably led by Magdalena. We have already recommended this tour to many people we have met since we finished the walking tour.

I was blown away by how beautiful Porto is. The walking tour was a great intro, and the wine cellar visit in Gaia was both educational and delicious. Loved the rabelo boat ride too!

Great balance of planned activities and free time with opportunity for guided tours of Lisbon and Porto for those who wanted them. Special thanks to our guide, Susi, whose support and advice enabled me to get around the hilly cities despite injuring my hip a few weeks before the holiday. The Douro Valley was beautiful but Porto was definitely the highlight