About our Tours

Lisbon the lovely, Lisbon the fair, never to have seen her is to miss something Rare!

Firstly to clarify the time of our full day tours, we only conduct tours of 7 hours duration, which includes up to 1 hour for snacks or lunches. If we go over this limit we charge a flat fee of 75 euro for any extra hour over this period. These extensions usually occur on tours beyond Lisbon as our guests usually get fascinated and it is hard to drag them away but we do like to keep to the absolute maximum of 8 hours, we have to sleep and have dinner too you know!

I have come up with this limit after 10 years experience of conducting excursions, as this usually is just about what our guests can enjoy without going home needing a holiday to recover from the vacation that have just had! I know that you are going to agree with me that is it better to aim for quality rather than quantity, I really want you to go home with a lasting memory and perhaps a little in depth knowledge as to what you have seen with me instead of a fast moving blur of castles, churches, places & palaces etc.

We pick you up at your hotel or cruise ship terminal at 10:00 and the normal full day tour will see you back at the hotel door or you ship at 17:00or 14:00 on the half day Lisbon Tour

Our half day Lisbon tours of 3 and half hours including half an hour break for coffee or a snack are a great way to introduce you to the city.

For Shore Excursions we are more flexible as to when we pick you up as the arrival and especially the departure time of your ship will dictate. We will know the specific dock you will tie up as in Lisbon only definitively the month that your ship is in dock.

Quality not Quantity

Other tour operator's itineraries look more like a drive past rather than a tour that take in much else, I am not going to talk to you as if you were on a school trip or go over you head with explanations more akin to a PhD student's thesis although I do have an Hons Degree in Fine art! I speak your language, it makes a great of difference to hear about the sights from someone whose mother tongue is the same as yours - yes I know that other operators specify English speaking driver/guides, but what would you rather have.

Exclusive Treatment

I give you my full attention and point all the interesting things you may otherwise miss without our service, plus as we only take up to maximum 4 guests you can be sure that your questions will get answered!  With us your own private guide and private driver you get a 5 star top notch service. Ask yourself where else do you email and talk directly to the very person that will be conducting your special trip to Lisbon.

We're SUPER Flexible

When it comes to tailor made and especially shore tours we can change the proposed schedule on the day if you let us know 24 to 48 hours in advance via text message or email. I realise that you have been to other destinations on you cruise or trip to Europe and by now you could be addicted to palaces, castles and churches or it may if you see another one on your trip you are going to throw up!  Remember this tour is all about you so let us make your tour in Portugal the best ever!