• 3 Dinner (D)
• 10 Breakfast (B)
• 2 Lunch (L)

• Business class coach with extended leg room
• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• 4 & 5-star stays

• Lisbon: Join your Travel Director at 18:00 for a dinner at a local restaurant and the opportunity to mingle with your fellow travellers.
• Monsaraz: Enjoy a memorable Alentejo Highlight Lunch at local restaurant Sem Fim, once an olive mill. Indulge in dish-after-dish of the tastiest tapas in a vibrant setting.
• Douro Valley: You’ll sit down to a Farm-to-Table meal prepared with produce grown in the Douro region. Alongside local dishes, you’ll try Port wine made from grapes cultivated on the valley’s terraced hillsides, with staff sharing how the landscape shapes the flavour and style of each pour. 
• Lisbon: Shared experiences and memories are often the foundation for special bonds and friendships. Toast your travels with wine and good cheer during your dinner at a restaurant in Lisbon, devoted to the enjoyment of regional cooking.

• Monsaraz: Join a local boat captain for a tranquil cruise on Lake Alqueva. Relax and enjoy calming waters, picturesque views and tales of river life.

• Tomar: Explore Tomar’s Templar Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, first built in the 12th century and later expanded by the Order of Christ. As you move through the complex, you’ll see the Charola, a circular chapel linked to the order’s early ceremonies, along with the defensive structures that shaped the hilltop site. 
• Tomar: Walk through Tomar’s centre to the 15th-century synagogue, one of the few surviving examples of its kind in Portugal. This former place of worship now houses a small collection related to the Jewish community that lived in the town before the expulsion. 

• Porto: Delve into the history of Port wine and immerse yourself in the story of winegrower Antónia Adelaide Ferreira at Ferreira Cellars. Embark on a guided tour starting at the House of Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, where hundreds of vats and casks age the wine. Then, explore the Vintage Museum and garden before tasting White, Ruby and Tawny Port wine. You’ll be captivated by the tale of “Ferreirinha,’’ who helped the Douro region to develop, modernise and thrive. 
• Lisbon: Portugal offers endless opportunities for the curious traveller. Delve into the culinary world over a Pastéis de Belém cooking class with a professional chef. In this hands-on class, learn how to make the famous and delicious Portuguese pastry and gain insights into the secret behind its crunchy puff pastry. Conclude your class by tasting your creation, paired with coffee, tea or juice.

Explore Évora’s UNESCO-listed core on a Local Specialist-guided walk. Stand before the Roman Temple of Évora, admire the fortress-like cathedral’s blend of Romanesque and Gothic, and stroll lanes framed by whitewashed facades and terracotta roofs.

Step inside the Capela dos Ossos, a contemplative 17th-century chapel lined with human bones, and reflect on the city’s centuries of faith and artistry. This experience reveals Alentejo’s scholarly past and its enduring spiritual traditions.

Wander the lanes of the whitewashed hilltop village of Monsaraz, where schist stone, limewash and bougainvillea frame picture-book alleys. Climb the castle ruins to survey a timeless borderland of olive groves, vineyards and cork oak.

From the ramparts, pause for photos and reflection as the vast blue of Alqueva shimmers against the tawny Spanish plains. The calm, rural cadence of Alentejo is palpable in every courtyard and cobblestone.

Cruise the tranquil waters of Lake Alqueva with a local boat captain, drifting past islets, cork oak groves and vineyard-striped shores. Hear tales of life along Europe’s largest artificial lake while the warm Alentejo light dances on the water.

This relaxed voyage reveals how the Alqueva dam reshaped the region, creating habitats for birds and a haven for star-filled skies within Portugal’s Dark Sky Reserve. Expect easy breezes, gentle ripples and far-reaching views.

Taste the soul of Alentejo over a convivial lunch at Sem Fim, a former olive mill where presses and stone wheels recall the region’s agrarian past. Share generous plates of regional tapas—from cured pork and sheep’s cheese to warm bread, migas and seasonal produce.

Staff introduce local wines and the role of olive oil in everyday cooking, while the mill’s rustic beams and whirring history set an intimate scene for Farm-to-Table Alentejo flavours.

Take part in a guided tasting at Casa Relvas, sampling native grapes like Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet while learning how Alentejo’s heat and schist soils shape the wines’ character.

Hear about sustainable vineyard practices—water-saving irrigation, reforestation with native species and community scholarships—that align with UN SDG 12. This visit supports responsible production while celebrating the region’s evolving wine culture.

Visit the Sanctuary of Fátima, a place of pilgrimage since 1917. Step into the vast esplanade where candles flicker and prayers carry on the breeze, joining visitors from around the world.

See the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Chapel of the Apparitions, built near the holm oak where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to three shepherd children. The site’s calm invites quiet contemplation.

Explore the Convento de Cristo, the fortress-monastery of the Knights Templar and later the Order of Christ. With your Local Specialist, step into the Templars’ Charola, an octagonal chapel alive with medieval frescoes, and admire the ornate Manueline window that crowns the cloister.

This is one of two included Tomar options; choose one included activity during your visit. The complex’s hilltop setting and layered history illuminate Portugal’s age of faith, power and discovery.

Walk Tomar’s historic centre with your Local Specialist to the 15th-century Synagogue of Tomar, one of Portugal’s few surviving medieval synagogues. Explore its intimate prayer hall and learn about the Jewish community that once flourished here.

Visit the small museum preserving ritual objects and documents, and hear how royal patronage and later expulsion shaped local life. This is one of two included Tomar options; choose one included activity during your visit.

Explore Coimbra with a Local Specialist, tracing steep lanes from student cafés to the hilltop University of Coimbra. Stand amid the gilded woodwork and painted ceilings of the Joanina Library, a baroque jewel safeguarding centuries of learning.

Hear how royal courts and scholars shaped Portugal’s early capital, and how academic traditions—from capes to serenades—still echo through cloisters and courtyards overlooking the Mondego River.

Savour a Farm-to-Table meal in the Douro Valley, Portugal’s terraced cradle of Port. Dine on seasonal dishes sourced from nearby farms as you sample estate Port in the landscape that produced it.

Staff share how schist soils, steep slopes and the river’s microclimate shape each style. Expect ripe fruit, spice and elegant structure in the glass, with views of vine-carved hillsides completing the experience.

Wander the birthplace of Portugal through Guimarães’ UNESCO-listed medieval core. Take in the crenellations of Guimarães Castle and the arcaded charm of Largo da Oliveira and Praca de São Tiago.

Hear how early monarchs forged a kingdom here, and see stone-fronted houses, cloisters and courtyards that have evolved gracefully over centuries. The town’s intimate scale invites lingering and discovery at every turn.

Join a guided city walk to São Bento Railway Station, where artist Jorge Colaco’s blue-and-white azulejo panels narrate Portugal’s past. Continue to the Dom Luís I Bridge, the double-deck iron arch spanning the Douro.

Designed by Théophile Seyrig, the bridge frames sweeping views over the Ribeira’s riverfront townhouses and the Gaia lodges opposite. Streetcars hum, seagulls wheel, and the city’s maritime pulse is never far from earshot.

Tour Ferreira Cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia to discover the legacy of Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, the visionary who championed the Douro and its people. Walk among vast vats and casks aging wines in cool, aromatic lodges.

Visit the vintage exhibits before a guided Port tasting of White, Ruby and Tawny styles. Hear how tradition and innovation meet in every blend, from vineyard terraces to the glass in your hand.

Walk inside Óbidos’ medieval walls along cobbled streets lined with whitewashed houses and flowered balconies. Learn how this hill town evolved from Roman roots to a 13th-century royal wedding gift.

Pause in a tiny tavern to sample ginja, the cherry liqueur traditionally served in small cups. The blend of fortress ramparts, blue-trimmed lanes and sweet, spiced aromas captures central Portugal’s timeless charm.

Learn to bake Pastéis de Belém with a professional chef in a hands-on class. Laminate the flaky pastry, whisk the silky cinnamon-kissed custard and master the iconic blistered finish.

Hear how Jerónimos Monastery monks devised the original recipe, then enjoy your warm tarts with coffee or tea. The aromas of butter, vanilla and spice make this a delicious immersion in Lisbon’s sweetest tradition.

Meet a Fado singer before dining to the haunting strains of a Fado performance. Guitar and voice weave tales of saudade—longing and love—rooted in the taverns of old Alfama and Mouraria.

Gain insight into lyrics and tradition as candlelight flickers across stone walls. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Cruise the Douro at dusk aboard a traditional rabelo boat, once used to ferry barrels from the valley. Watch the Ribeira lights shimmer on the river and the arches of Gaia’s bridges glow against the skyline.

Continue to a riverside restaurant to sample northern Portuguese dishes by the water’s edge. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore Braga, the ecclesiastical heart of Portugal, known for its ornate churches and lively squares. Ascend to Bom Jesus do Monte to admire the theatrical baroque stairway and panoramas over the Minho.

Back in the centre, discover the country’s oldest cathedral and streets shaped by centuries of devotion and celebration. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Savour a progressive 4-course dinner across four handpicked spots in Porto. Follow your host on a guided food walk, pairing courses with local wines and discovering contemporary twists on classic petiscos.

Meet the people behind the plates, from chefs to wine stewards, and feel the city’s creative culinary energy unfold course by course. This optional experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Insight Vacations

Discover Lisbon with a Local Specialist on a guided panoramic tour through the elegant Baixa Pombaline, rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake. Glide past tree-shaded squares to the riverfront Terreiro do Paco, the city’s grand ceremonial gateway to the Atlantic.

Continue into the Belém Quarter to view the Belém Tower, a 16th-century Manueline sentinel on the Tagus, and the Monument to the Discoveries, celebrating Prince Henry and Portugal’s seafaring age. Hear how empire, trade and tiles shaped Lisbon’s architecture and identity.