Portugal Luxury Vacation Review: Cascais, Sintra, Óbidos, Nazaré, Lisbon, Évora, Pena Palace, Carnaval Parade

Zicasso's travel partner exceeded our expectations from our first email exchange through to the last day of our trip!

The travel agent who worked with us to develop the perfect trip within our time frame was amazing. She clearly listened to our preferences, goals, interests, etc. During the planning process, if something didn't seem quite right to us (and that only happened in one or two instances), she immediately looked for an alternative that worked perfectly.

One example was making sure we were back in Cascais to experience their carnival parade. Another was making sure my allergies to feather and down bedding were taken care of before we arrived at each hotel. This is often a time-consuming hassle when we travel here in the States because my requests are often ignored, but there was never an issue on this trip. Because of her thorough approach, by the time we were set to travel, we felt completely confident that we were going to experience a wonderful trip.

Our guide throughout our seven days in Portugal was also amazing! He quickly picked up on our preferences and interests. His knowledge of Portuguese history and culture from ancient times to today was exceptional. His recommendations for restaurants in each town or city we visited were excellent – great cuisine and establishments locals frequented. We only wish we had had more days to try all of his recommendations! Equally of note, he was a great companion and conversationalist as we traveled between destinations. We learned so much and had a great time getting to know a new country with a new friend!

We highly, highly recommend our travel agency without hesitation! In fact, we've already recommended them to friends!