Portugal Travel Review: Lisbon, Porto, Sintra, Fatima, Douro Valley, Obidos, Algarve, Sines, Sunset Sail, Private Tours

All the private tours that Marisa included in the package were equally enjoyable and memorable. Our visit to Sintra, Fatima, our stay in Lisbon and Porto and Douro valley offered us to get to know Portugal in the way we would have wanted. The trip to Mira cave and Obidos castle were interesting. It's not just the sites. Our guide made the whole experience driving around with him: showing us places that were important to us along the way, local restaurants and cuisine, his knowledge of the country and its culture, and more importantly, his warm friendly manner - it made the whole time delightful and fun. It was sad to say goodbye to him when the tour was over.
As we have requested, we wanted the second half of the vacation to be on our own to experience the "less touristy and real Portugal". Marisa's arrangement met those expectations as well. Our stay in Sines, trips to Porto Covo and the Algarve area have been fun and relaxing. Even when we were on our own driving around southern Portugal, our guide and Marisa staying in touch with us to make sure we were doing okay made us feel at ease and safe.
Then to top it all up, the sunset sailing in the Tagus river that Marisa arranged on our last day wrapped up the vacation package perfectly.