Portugal

7-Day Portugal Private Guided Tour: Lisbon, Porto & the Douro Valley

Itinerary Highlights

✔ Pastéis de Belém and Lisbon’s Alfama district
✔ Porto’s Capela das Almas and the historic center’s azulejo-lined streets
✔ Queluz Palace, Sintra, and the coastal road to Cascais
✔ Évora’s medieval walled center, Roman temple, and Bone Chapel
✔ A private day in the Douro Valley, the world’s oldest demarcated wine region
✔ A private sunset sail on the Tagus River

This private Portugal deluxe journey starts from $5,246 per person.

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Itinerary

Lisbon view from a terrace at sunset with wine glasses, São Jorge Castle, and the river beyond

Day One

Lovely Lisbon: Mouraria, Alfama, Belém, and Pastéis de Belém

Your driver meets you at the airport and brings you to the hotel. Your private guide joins you in the afternoon for a tour that begins in Mouraria, the old Moorish quarter on the slopes below the castle, before continuing into Alfama. From there, the route takes in the Miradouro da Graça and the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maior before heading west to Belém and the Jerónimos Monastery. The visit ends at the original Pastéis de Belém bakery. If desired, tickets to a traditional Fado performance can be arranged for the evening. Or we can arrange a dinner reservation if desired.

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Day Two

Splendid Sintra and the Cascais Coast

Your private guide takes you first to the Palácio Nacional de Queluz, an 18th-century Baroque and Rococo palace set within formal gardens and closely associated with the Portuguese royal family. Or opt for the Palacio de Pena. From there, the route continues into Sintra, where the historic center and its narrow streets reward a slower pace. Stop at Piriquita for travesseiros, the almond pastries the town is best known for, made here since 1862. The afternoon follows the coastal road to Cascais, with a stop at Boca do Inferno, where the Atlantic meets the cliffs. The day ends back in Lisbon with an optional private sunset sailing with appetizers and drinks on the Tagus. As always, we can arrange a dinner reservation if desired.

Woman walking through a cobbled street with whitewashed walls and flowering bougainvillea

Day Three

Évora: Roman Stones and Medieval Streets

Your private guide takes you east from Lisbon into the Alentejo, arriving in Évora, a walled city whose historic center reflects its Roman, medieval, and Renaissance past. The route covers the Roman Temple of Évora, one of the best-preserved Roman temples on the Iberian Peninsula, the Cathedral, and the Igreja de São Francisco, where the Bone Chapel is lined with thousands of human bones and skulls. After the tour, your guide can suggest a restaurant for a traditional Alentejo meal before your driver brings you back to Lisbon.

Day Four

Aveiro & Coimbra: Canals, Art Nouveau, a Different Fado & Porto

Your driver brings you north from Lisbon to Porto. En route stop in Coimbra, where the university has shaped the city since the 13th century. The visit covers the historic university quarter and the Biblioteca Joanina, a Baroque library completed in 1728, known for its gilded woodwork and painted ceilings. Coimbra also has its own Fado tradition, distinct from Lisbon’s in both repertoire and style, and your guide can direct you to places where it is still performed today if desired. Then continue north with a stop in Aveiro, where a network of canals is still navigated by traditional moliceiro boats, their painted prows one of the region’s defining images. Along the waterfront, early 20th-century Art Nouveau buildings reflect a period of commercial prosperity that set Aveiro apart within Portugal. From there, the route continues to arrive to Porto late afternoon. Check into your central Porto luxury hotel for three nights and we can suggest a dinner restaurant and make a reservation if desired.

Porto Old Town on the Douro River in Portugal

Day Five

Porto: Lello Bookshop, the Cathedral, and Barredo

After check-in, your private guide takes you into the city for a first walk through some of Porto’s most distinctive quarters. The afternoon begins at Capela das Almas, whose blue-and-white azulejo façades make it one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. From there, the route continues to Lello Bookshop before rising toward the Cathedral, where Porto’s oldest layers still come into view. The walk ends in Barredo, descending toward the Douro through narrow alleys, worn stone, hanging laundry, and one of the most textured corners of the historic center.----

Vineyards in the Douro Valley above the river

Day Six

Douro River Valley: Natural Beauty, Historic Heritage & Fine Wines

Your private guide takes you east from Porto into the UNESCO-listed dazzling Douro Valley, where terraced vineyards line both sides of the river as far as the eye can see. Wine has been produced here for some 2,000 years, and since the 18th century the region's best-known product, Port wine, has been defined and regulated here. The day centers on a visit to a working family wine estate, where the focus is on understanding how Port wine is made before sitting down to taste the results. The afternoon is flexible: a short boat ride on the Douro offers a different perspective on the valley, or your guide can continue into one of the river towns at the heart of the region's wine culture. Your driver brings you back to Porto by early evening.

Private driver opening the door of a Mercedes sedan

Day Seven

Porto Departure - Private airport transfer

Another deluxe private transfer from your Porto hotel to Porto Airport is arranged to suit your departure time. --To recap this Portugal private trip plan; this is just a sample itinerary for what you could do in seven days. There are other options, and we are happy to tailor make a complimentary itinerary just for you. Just contact us and we'll get it to you with no obligation.

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