Private Tour: From Porto to Lisbon Full Day
1 day
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Our first destination is Aveiro - The Venice-Portuguese - Capital of Ria, a vast lagoon basin where the freshwater river Vouga mingle with the waters of the sea, Aveiro, intersected by streets where water slide moliceiros the colorful boats, is one of the most interesting cities in the Portuguese coast . Its foundation has occurred at the time of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. Due to the existence of numerous web-footed birds that populated this area lagoon, his first name has been Aviarium.
When we arrive at Fátima, we’ll visit a place of religious articles where you can buy products to get blessed at the sanctuary. Visit the Sanctuary where the Virgin appeared to leave 3 messages to the small shepherd The end of the first world war, the end of communism and the attack on Pope John Paul the second..
We’ll continue our visit to the village of Óbidos. A big historical heritage, amazing churches and it’s castle walls that surround the village.
And finally we finish our trip in Lisbon, at your accomodation.
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When we arrive at Fátima, we’ll visit a place of religious articles where you can buy products to get blessed at the sanctuary. Visit the Sanctuary where the Virgin appeared to leave 3 messages to the small shepherd The end of the first world war, the end of communism and the attack on Pope John Paul the second..
We’ll continue our visit to the village of Óbidos. A big historical heritage, amazing churches and it’s castle walls that surround the village.
And finally we finish our trip in Lisbon, at your accomodation.
Incluído
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- WiFi on board
Não incluído
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Entry/Admission - Aveiro
- Entry/Admission - University of Coimbra
- Entry/Admission - Old Cathedral of Coimbra (Se Velha de Coimbra)
- Entry/Admission - Obidos Village
Adicional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Turismo
90%
Cultural
70%
Original
30%
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I booked the tour (for 4 adults transferring from Porto to Lisbon), and specifically chose an 8 person van (though it did cost several hundred dollars more) because I knew we would not fit in a car, we were transferring from a long trip with 2 bags each. I wrote directly to Meridian4People a day or two before the tour because I wanted to give them the correct address of the hotel in Porto and I also reminded them that we had 2 bags each at that time. They wrote back only “Great, thanks” so I figured we were good to go. The driver showed up on time for the day of the tour with a very small car. He took one look at our luggage and said “no way.” The number we had for Meridian went straight to voicemail, we had to ask the driver for another phone number. When we finally could reach someone at Meridian, they said the booking clearly referenced a van, but they could not tell us why they sent a car instead. The driver left for a while and we waited. He finally came in the hotel lobby to tell us they were getting a bigger car or van and it would be there soon. Over an hour later, a van appeared. It was comfortable, though we had to ask the driver to turn on AC but he didn’t turn it on high enough to cool us win the back seats. We had a late start, so we cut each of the 3 stops short by about 30 minutes. Our driver was a nice, younger man (Yunico I believe was his name) BUT, he offered NO commentary at all. When we asked (a very few) questions about the cities we were visiting or what we were passing by, he generally answered he didn’t know, and that there wasn’t much to see from the highways. I think he was surprised we asked questions, and I felt that he really didn’t expect to give any commentary. He did drop us off in a central place in each town but gave no recommendations about anything to see or do. He was very prompt about picking us up after the hour or so we had. As it was hot, we asked if he had any water and he said no - he forgot it in the first car, and made no offer to obtain any. Another issue was because of the late start, we were about 30 minutes behind coming into Lisbon, which meant we got there just during rush hour traffic, it took over an hour in Lisbon to reach our hotel - the driver was not very happy and complained a lot (not his fault but the tour companies I feel for sending the wrong vehicle in the first place). This tour was advertised as including bottled water, plus having a guide with “commentary” - so we feel like they did not deliver what they advertised, and did not initially provide the correct vehicle.
This is the best way to get from Porto to Lisbon. Our guide, Miguel, was the best! He was perceptive, professional and a delight to be with. We had previously done the three day package tour with Miguel which was also a 5 star rating and we were happy he was able to do the Porto to Lisbon tour with us. On this tour we were picked up at our hotel in Porto and we visited Aveiro, Fatima, the Monestery of Batalha, and Obidos and then transported to our hotel in Lisbon. We fell in love with Portugal. Our guide took us to the sights we wanted to see and suggested others. His knowledge of history and love of country made this a most memorable experience. I would definitely recommend this tour and this guide.