Portugal Luxury Trip Review: Lisbon, Porto, Douro River Valley Cruise, Local Cuisine, History, Culture, Fado Experience

We had a very memorable trip to Portugal in December 2023. I would rate it as one of our best family vacations – very meticulously planned and executed by Zicasso's travel partner.

At the outset, our travel agency assigned a dedicated consultant who took a lot of effort to understand what we wanted from the vacation – the kind of accommodations, travel, key activities and areas of interest, and our budget. Based on this, she came up with a draft travel itinerary and proposal which we reviewed and finalized over a couple of Zoom calls and emails. She was very resourceful and creative in making the most of the seven days we planned to spend in Portugal. She was in regular touch right up to the day of the trip to make sure our airport pick-up, tour guide, hotels, and all bookings were in place, and communicated very clearly in a detailed day-by-day tour itinerary document.

We were assigned a dedicated tour guide for the entire trip. He was excellent, very knowledgeable of Portuguese and European history and culture, and, most importantly, had a great way of engaging with the entire family.

All aspects of the tour, be it hotel accommodation in Lisbon and Porto, the airport pick-up and drop, the various tours and activities, were very well executed. I would strongly recommend Zicasso and our tour operator to anyone considering a trip to Portugal.