Explorations 4.4 feefo-stars

Flavors of Portugal & Spain:

featuring the Douro and Rioja Wine Regions
16 DAYS
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$4,499 pp*
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Taste the essence of Portugal and Spain as you wander through historic cities with rich culture and vintage wines. Explore Lisbon, where narrow Moorish streets meet expansive squares and a castle that overlooks a vibrant, cultural scene below. Take a private cruise of the Tagus River and explore Lisbon by water. Walk the scenic Ribeira waterfront in Porto, a Portuguese harbor city and home to Port wine. Enjoy a relaxing 2-night stay on the grounds of a winery in the Douro River Valley. Tour San Sebastian and Bilbao and get up close with the local culture of the Basque Country, one of the most renowned Spanish regions for food and wine. Savor this journey along rolling hills, curving coasts, and twisting vines.

Your Tour Includes
  • 6 Handpicked Accommodations
  • 22 Meals
  • 3 Choice on Tour Options
Included Highlights
  • Lisbon
  • Tagus River Cruise
  • Tomar
  • Porto

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Your Tour at a Glance

Stay

16 Days

15 Nights


Meals

22 Meals

14 Breakfasts

3 Lunches

5 Dinners


Activity

3 - Active

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Pre Night: Turim Boulevard Hotel
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Turim Boulevard Hotel

Nights 1-3

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Turim Porto Hotel

Nights 4-6

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The Wine House Hotel - Quinta da Pacheca

Nights 7-8

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NH Collection Salamanca Palacio de Castellanos

Night 9

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Eurostars Fuerte Ruavieja

Nights 10-11

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NH Collection San Sebastian Aranzazu

Nights 12-14

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Rating

14 reviews
Overall Trip Rating
4.4
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  • Trip Rating:
    4 stars
    Disappointed with the tour manager.
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  • Trip Rating:
    4 stars
    Great hotels, local guids and tour schedule. Average tour manager and underewhelming tour dinners.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5 stars
    Our two-week tour started in Lisbon, went North to the Duoro valley, and ended in Bilbao, Spain. Along the way we toured a lot of lovely northern Portuguese and Spanish cities, sampled a number of wines, and were enchanted throughout by our fabulous tour guide, Sergio Palma, a native of Lisbon with perfect English. Accommodations were excellent for the most part, and all provided meals exceeded expectations. Our bus was roomy and fellow travelers were friendly and all got along. This was a thoroughly fabulous trip!
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  • Trip Rating:
    5 stars
    Great to see Lisbon and the Porto valley, then on to Basque Country.
    Patrick Purcell
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  • Trip Rating:
    3star
    Very disappointed. We had too much directionless free time and did not see major sites in big cities
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  • Trip Rating:
    4 stars
    It was excellent experience but there were deficiencies concerning the tour manager, rotating bus driver during the first week, and Covid policy not consistently enforced.
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  • Trip Rating:
    3star
    I was disappointed by the way this tour unfolded, timing-wise also, 3 days in Lisbon w/out a tour; lack of tix to major sites; leader did not enhance the trip one iota. Food and hotels were quite good.
    Karen Mender
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  • Trip Rating:
    5 stars
    I did not like the apple cider house tour. I think the tour should have definitely added Girona.
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  • Trip Rating:
    5 stars
    Portugal and northern Spain were absolutely beautiful. This trip had a great balance of touring with a guide and wandering time on our own. The food and wine experiences were very enjoyable. Sergio, our tour manager was fabulous!
    James Griesing
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  • Trip Rating:
    5 stars
    Accommodations, food, itinerary and especially our tour manager Javier were outstanding!
    Laurel Leidner
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  • Trip Rating:
    5 stars
    Truly lived up to its title by providing gourmet foods and wine tasting. Tour guide Javier was smart, kind and very thoughtful, accommodating all our needs. Even though we traveled from Portugal through northern Spain, stays were long enough to be comfortable.
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  • Trip Rating:
    3star
    Interrupted by contracting COVID. Was concerned when the tour manager questioned me as to why I tested (I was quite ill) and then advised me not to tell any of the other tour members. I found this ethically questionable.
    Elizabeth Guido
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  • Trip Rating:
    5 stars
    Great guide and locations
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  • Trip Rating:
    5 stars
    every aspect was positive.

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