Multi-Generation Portugal Tour: 10-Day Family Tour with Seniors
What to expect on this itinerary
This 10-day Portugal tour offers unique adventures that will allow you to uncover some of the best experiences that this country has to offer. Learn how to make Portuguese pastries, partake in a cycling tour of Porto, and cruise along the captivating coastline of Lagos.
Customizable Itinerary
Porto – Private Bike Tour
When you land in Porto, a private driver will greet and transfer you to your accommodation in the heart of the city. Here, you will have the chance to relax after your long flight. When you are ready, your guide will lead you on a private bike tour of some of Porto’s famed landmarks. This excursion will lead you to many of Porto’s iconic sites, such as São Bento Railway Station, Santa Catarina Batalha Square, Street, Bolhão Market, and Aliados Avenue. Afterward, you will have the remainder of the evening to spend at your leisure.
What's Included:
Porto – Authentic Azulejos Tile
Porto – Festive Douro Valley Tour
Vila Nova de Gaia – Visit an Herb Farm
Lisbon – Portuguese Pastry Course
Lisbon – Be a Shepherd for the Day
Ericeira – Portugal's Beautiful Beaches
Serpa – Learn How to Make Cheese
Lagos – Catamaran Cruise
Lagos – Departure
Trip Highlights
- Visit a local sheep farm and witness the intriguing inner workings of this lifestyle
- Learn how to bake Portugal’s famous pastry, Pastel de Nata, from a local master
- Greet the sunrise in Ericeira with a private surf session before spending the afternoon on one of the world’s most beautiful beaches
- Cycle through Porto during an interactive cycling tour of the city
- Indulge in a food tour of Porto before learning how to paint Azulejos tiles
- Cruise the coastline of Lagos on a catamaran
- Stroll through the village of Serpa and learn how to make its famous sheep’s milk cheese
Detailed Description
This 10-day Portugal tour will begin in Porto, where you will spend your first afternoon and evening on a private cycling tour. The next day, you will have a food tour of Porto that will be led by a local foodie. After you have savored the flavors of the city, you will paint an authentic Azulejos tile with a master craftsman.
Day three will then have you traveling to the Douro Valley for a private wine tour. During your tour, you will venture to a winery and vineyard, where you can stomp grapes and prepare the wine for bottling. You will leave Porto the next day to visit an aromatic herb farm before continuing to Vila Nova de Gaia for the night. After your overnight visit in Vila Nova de Gaia, you will head to Lisbon, where you will be treated to a private tour of the city’s highlights. In the evening, you will learn how to bake Portugal’s beloved pastry: Pastel de Nata.
The next day, you will head to the countryside to shadow a shepherd on their sheep farm. This unique excursion will give you an intriguing and insightful glimpse into the pastoral world of Portugal’s sheep herders. In Ericeira, you will surf some of the best waves in Portugal with a local pro before having the afternoon to relax on the serene beaches.
Serpa will be your next stop. Here, you can explore the charming village and sample its famous sheep’s cheese. Afterward, you will spend the evening learning how to make the delicacy under the tutelage of a local expert. Lagos will be your final destination. Here, you will cruise along the coastline in a catamaran.
Starting Price
$3,900 per person (excluding international flights)
Your Zicasso trip is fully customizable, and this sample itinerary is a starting place for your travel plans. Actual costs are dynamic, and your selection of accommodations and activities, your season of travel, and other such variables will bring this budget guideline up or down. Throughout your planning experience with your Zicasso specialist, your itinerary is designed around your budget. You can book your trip when you are satisfied with every detail. Planning your trip with a Zicasso travel specialist is a free service.
What's Included
The starting price is based on travel during the low season for a minimum of two travelers staying in shared 3-star accommodations. Please inquire for a custom trip quote based on your travel preferences and travel dates.
Verified Traveler Reviews
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The trip was very well organized; Zicasso's travel company listened to our wishes and delivered. We would definitely use you again and would highly recommend. We were very happy with Zicasso's travel designer's communication and quick responses.
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My husband and I traveled with our two adult children for 12 days through Portugal. Our trip was absolutely amazing, with every transfer, lodging, and tour detail seemingly tailored especially for us. Zicasso's travel expert was so wonderful to talk with as he planned our trip; he asked great questions to understand what kind of travelers we are and our interests. Our itinerary was perfect as we reviewed it prior to our trip, but as we experienced every transfer guide, tour specialist, and lodging, we could not have asked for a better experience. "Mahalo nui" (thank you so much) for helping us to experience your beautiful country and your even more beautiful and kind people. We can't wait for our trip back.
I wanted to make a special note of recognition about our transfer drivers/guides: they were absolutely amazing; so experienced and warm. We all enjoyed learning from them about Portugal and just felt so very well taken care of as they seamlessly transported us through your beautiful country and made sure we knew where to go and where to meet later. One of our drivers walked us through a local pastry shop to see the pastries being made; without him, we would have surely missed that experience. In Douro, another driver recommended a "locals" restaurant down the hill from our hotel. The owner was so kind he arranged for our server to drive us up the steep and winding hill to our hotel! These "special" experiences so reminded us of our beautiful Hawai'i and the spirit of "aloha" we felt so strongly in Portugal! At our departure, another driver walked us with our luggage into the airport departure terminal and showed us where to go (it was so much larger than any terminal we had been in). We would surely have been lost without his expert guidance.
Your tour guide selections were all simply amazing. We felt each guide's love ("aloha" for us) and attachment to each place we visited. We cannot thank you enough for all your work in planning so that we could truly enjoy and now have lasting memories until we return again.
With much "aloha" and gratitude, our "'ohana."
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My wife and I recently returned from our trip to Portugal, booked with Zicasso's tour operator, and let me say, we could not have been happier. She helped us create an ideal trip in a little over a month, since we decided to book a relatively last-minute getaway.
Our travel expert was a pleasure to work with. We told her what we were looking for and she put together a fantastic itinerary for us. We were beyond happy with the hotels she suggested and booked, as well as every excursion, including private hikes and boat tours. Every part of the trip was well coordinated, including all the private transfers and guides, who were all exceptional themselves. She even met us at the airport when we arrived and even saw us off at the end of our trip, helping guide us around the airport to make that as efficient as possible.
Even on the days we had to ourselves without any planned excursions, she still put together a tentative itinerary, including suggestions of what to explore based on the location we were at.
Our travel expert was very responsive throughout our planning and you can tell she really cares about making her clients' experience the best it can possibly be. We cannot say enough good things about this company and therefore, highly recommend them if you are looking to travel to Portugal. Thank you again!
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The trip was well planned by Zicasso's tour company, with only one scheduling snafu. The hotels were nice. The travel agents were very communicative and helpful.
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Zicasso's travel designer was a great travel agent. She came up with great options, found us some interesting and unusual experiences (a porcelain factory, a unique silversmith in Lisboa), and was incredibly available to help us through the inevitable glitches.
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Wow! Zicasso's travel designer put together a truly amazing trip, with some of the best drivers, guides, and tours we've ever had! I can't say enough good things about this trip! We really appreciated the close communication and the emergency number when we arrived, just in case we needed anything. Some of the experiences were beyond our imagination and I'm so glad we had her to plan this for us. I highly recommend her and the travel company!
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