Sagres Tours and Trips

Far Exceeded my expectations. Walking the Remote Coastal Trails in Portugal was an absolutely amazing adventure, with breathtaking views, beautiful beaches, dramatic coastline, sea stacks, arches, and lighthouses galore. This picturesque hike along some of the most spectacular shoreline is a Photographers delight. Our lodging in the small town of Sagress, for the week, was sublime. Quaint coffee shops, excellent dinning options, several beaches, a fishing port and market, and historical fort/museum made for the perfect location. Our hotel, Casa Azul, was quaint, with very spacious well decorated rooms. Their hearty delicious breakfast saw us well prepared for each days activity. Ester is an Exceptional Guide. Very professional, knowledgeable, adaptable, and informative; she provided daily hiking briefings, detailing the terrain, millage, conditions, pointing out the best beaches, vantage points, hidden gems and most importantly… coffee stops. She ensured we were all ready for our daily treks by monitoring our physical and mental state throughout the week. Her light smile masked her real strength in managing/coordination our trip, expertise in hiking and climbing, knowledge of the area, geographical formations, historical accounts of the areas, and multiple languages; all provided indispensable as a guide. Her easy demeanour, made her a delight to all hikers and people we encountered including other tourists, local business, and even shepherds in the field. Adaptable; she adjusted our starting location due to hazardous condition on a trail, providing for our safety. Storytelling; while having our picnic lunch in a narrow ravine out of the wind, Ester retold an adventure, both humours and nerve-racking attempt, to climb an ice mountain. Ester displayed a genuine passion for her life and role as a guide..

I was expecting beautiful scenery on the coast but the beauty of the area exceeded my expectations! The hiking was enjoyable, not too difficult or long. Our hike leader Ester was wonderful as expected. My husband and I purposefully picked this trip because of Ester. She was our guide on our Camino trip last year so we knew we would be in good hands. She’s fun, energetic, organized, knowledgeable and excellent at taking care of a group. As far as accommodations, Casa Azul was perfect! We loved the family atmosphere, the location, cleanliness, and breakfast. This was our 3rd trip with Explore and they have all been great!

We were a group of nine mostly strangers to each other who bonded during this wonderful adventure. Francisco and Raphael could not have been better trip leaders. They were very gracious, helpful. knowledgeable and fun to be with. We did not just hike but about new Flora, Fauna, and Portuguese customs, including food, cork , olives, ceramics, wine and medrano distillation.

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.

Lovely area to walk , good restaurants in the town, not much travelling by taxi to get to the walk each day, hotel was of a basic but very good quality.

The group bonded very quickly so we had lots of laughs and plenty to talk about. It made a difference to have a range of nationalities so there were many interesting discussions as we made our way through each day's walk. Our tour leader was Bert, who did an excellent job of organising our itinerary and marshalling all 15 of us into our taxis, or to the local restaurants for dinner each evening.