Sun, fado & exciting contrasts

Individual tours
Portugal mainland 2025

Laura Freire
Get to know the culture and nature of Portugal

“Portugal never ceases to amaze me with its mix of the wild Atlantic Ocean, lively cultural and city life and villages where time seems to stand still. Just a few kilometres from the tourist hotspots, you will find places in the hinterland where you can experience traditional Portugal. Here, people still live in stone houses that have hardly changed since the 19th century.

In these villages – but also in the metropolises – it’s the leisurely pace of everyday life and the laid-back friendliness of the people that fascinate me. I would like to share my enthusiasm for this small country on the edge of Europe with you – for example with the following tour of Portugal, which can be customised to suit your interests.

Of course, your journey to Portugal can also start right on your doorstep. When travelling by your own car, we also plan and organise the route and accommodation for your individual trip through the transit countries according to your wishes.

Laura Freire
Travel expert

How to start your Tour of Portugal

What kind of traveller are you? Just a few steps to your individual round trip
With our vacation planner, you can easily customize your own trip.
Individual planning
We accompany you to your personalized dream holiday.

Our recommendation for you

Our most popular route takes you from Porto via the Douro Valley and the picturesque Viseu to the university city of Coimbra. The historic capital Lisbon then awaits you. This trip is ideal for you if you are travelling Portugal for the first time. Do you have a little more time? Then why not extend your visit and discover the south of the country with a trip through the Alentejo region to the Algarve with its breathtaking wilderness. You will experience the perfect mix of culture and nature.
  • 10 days - 5 places
  • Porto (2 nights)
  • Douro Valley (2 nights)
  • Coimbra (2 nights)
  • Óbidos (1 night)
  • Lisbon (2 nights)
  • Further highlights
  • Viseu
  • Bussaco
  • Peniche
  • Nazaré
  • Sintra
  • Cascais
No price tag? As always with Geotoura, all options are open to you. Design your own personal trip, on your own terms.

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Discover Portugal

Cultural Portugal

Portugal’s unique cultural heritage is characterised by a history that goes back thousands of years – by a meeting of numerous peoples who settled here and by influences that the Portuguese brought to the country during their voyages of discovery.

The Azulejos – the blue and white painted tiles introduced by the Moors – adorn the exteriors and interiors of numerous houses, churches and palaces. The art of the seafaring nation is closely linked to the sea. This is particularly evident in the Manueline style, named after King Dom Manuel I, in which anchors, shells, chains, ribbons and other maritime ornaments transformed into stone abound. The most famous examples can be admired in the Batalha Monastery, the Torre de Belém and the Hieronymus Monastery in Lisbon and the Convento de Cristo in Tomar.

Your round trip through Portugal, past small villages with folk architecture and traditional arts and crafts and the fateful fado singing form a successful contrast to this.

Experience nature in Portugal

It’s narrow – the country. And long, with around 1800 km of coastline. Within a small territory, Portugal combines varied and contrasting landscapes with an equally diverse flora and fauna.

Discover imposing mountains with impressive gorges and thundering waterfalls in the north, lovely cultural landscapes characterised by wine-growing in the Douro Valley on your round trip through Portugal, sandy and rocky coasts in the Algarve, the dune and mudflat landscapes in the Ria Formosa National Park or the rough coastal stretches on the western Atlantic coast.

Whether you are looking for peace and quiet in nature, want to hike or be active… There is something for every taste.

Portugal culinary delights

Portugal’s cuisine is as varied as its landscapes. This is particularly evident in the Portuguese national dish bacalhau, for which there is a recipe for every day of the year, as the saying goes. In addition to a large selection of fish and seafood dishes meat dishes of pork, veal or kid, soups and stews also play a major role, especially in the interior.

More and more restaurants are focussing on modern and innovative cuisine based on traditional recipes using the finest olive oil and local ingredients. Of course, a good wine should not be missing here. In addition to the famous port wine, the wines of the Douro and the Alentejo are particularly worth tasting.

Like the Spanish, the Portuguese also have their appetisers, the petiscos. In addition to cheese and barnacles, bolinhos de bacalhau or dumplings with various fillings are among the small appetisers. But the Portuguese also like it sweet. The pastéis de nata, originally from Lisbon, are particularly popular, as are the ovos moles typical of Aveiro – little calorie bombs but definitely worth to taste.

Special experiences in Portugal

Of course, you can also book guided tours through the most famous cities and culturally significant sites on our Portugal tours. However, our programme goes far beyond this, because we want you to get to know and understand the country and its people better. That’s why we offer experiences that give you a glimpse behind the scenes behind the scenes.

Wine, sherry, cheese and olive oil tastings as well as culinary workshops give you an insight into the specialities of Portuguese cuisine. Let the yearning sounds of fado take effect on you and experience the diverse nature of Portugal on boat trips, e.g. on the Douro or on a trip in a traditional Moliceiro boat.

Do you prefer an active holiday? Then you can experience the breathtaking nature up close on hikes.

You are travelling individually but in the best company

There are many good reasons for travelling with Geotoura. The most important is probably that everything is customised for you. But other aspects of travelling are also important to our customers - here is a brief overview:
Safety
Safety
Our travel promise for a carefree holiday: up-to-date, accommodating, flexible and customer-oriented.
Insider tips
Insider tips
Authentic experiences thanks to geotoura's own tips, collected and selected for our guests.
Quality
Quality
A long-term and fair cooperation with partners that creates trust and ensures quality.
Experiences
Experiences
Cultural, culinary and local “delicacies” that allow a look behind the scenes.
Sustainability
Sustainability
Regular TourCert certification to preserve the cultural and natural treasures of all destinations.
Authenticity
Authenticity
Getting to know and love the country and its inhabitants through original route ideas.
 
The special moment ...
... when we experienced shepherding and cheese-making in the Peneda-Gerês National Park.

Experiences
of our customers

August 2024
Cornelia W.
Austria
You can't plan a trip better than Geotoura did for us. Starting with the extremely friendly correspondence and support from the customer service team, to putting together the route according to our wishes and the personalised travel guide, right through to the choice of hotels. It was an absolute dream holiday in Portugal with memories that will last forever! We had no administrative hassle, everything went smoothly - we will definitely book with Geotoura again and again!
August 2024
Prof. Dr. Markus F.
Switzerland
We are completely satisfied with Geotoura - this is already our third trip with this provider. Everything is perfect: competent and friendly telephone advice, patient attention to our special requests, careful hotel selection, perfect travel documents, everything delivered on time, and the Portugal trip itself fully met our expectations. Well done!
June 2024
Lydia and Uwe W.
Germany
Two weeks in Portugal – from Lisbon via the west coast to the Algarve – wonderful! The tour and the hotels suggested by Geotoura were great, each one special in its own way. We had a great time, gathered many impressions and thoroughly enjoyed the sea and the Portuguese sun. We are already looking forward to our next trip with the Geotoura team, thank you!
June 2024
Claudia S.
Switzerland
Our trip to Portugal with Geotoura was very impressive, both scenically and culturally. We would do it again anytime.
May 2024
Andrea S.
Germany
It was three wonderful weeks in Portugal. I would never have found or booked these extraordinary hotels without Geotoura.
May 2024
Bettina Z.
Switzerland
We enjoyed our trip around Portugal very much and gained many new impressions. The country is very beautiful and the people are very nice and helpful.
May 2024
Dieter S.
Germany
We already knew the area (Alentejo and Algarve) from a professional stay of several years. It was a perfectly organised ‘reunion’ with a great itinerary and beautiful country hotels. Truly authentic and a wonderful holiday in Portugal.
November 2023
Ulrike and Rainer L.
Germany
We had a very nice holiday and a well-planned round trip. Everything went wonderfully, the selection of hotels, the itinerary, the rental car, the flights. It was our first time in Portugal and we came home full of impressions. The support by Geotoura is very professional, the travel documents and the book with very helpful information, everything was top-notch. It was our second trip and it will certainly not be the last trip with Geotoura.
November 2023
Ulrike and Rainer L.
Germany
We had a very nice holiday and a well-planned round trip. Everything went wonderfully, the selection of hotels, the itinerary, the rental car, the flights. It was our first time in Portugal and we came home full of impressions. The support by Geotoura is very professional, the travel documents and the book with very helpful information, everything was top-notch. It was our second trip and it will certainly not be the last trip with Geotoura.
October 2023
Nelly S.
Switzerland
We enjoyed our trip to Portugal with various destinations very much. The Douro Valley with its almost endless vineyards, the lively city of Porto, Coimbra, etc. enchanted us. The hotels chosen by Geotoura were to our taste! We can only recommend Geotoura!
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