What can I expect from Portugal?

Apart from Lisbon, Porto and Southern Algarve, Portugal remains mostly a hidden destination. The center, Alentejo and Costa vicentina offer untouched nature and charming small towns and villages. Azores and Madeira islands offer paradisiac and wild landscapes. Everywhere food is at its top game inlcuing the more modern cusine you’ll find in the metropolitan areas and the rustic and totally delicious dishes in the rural regions.

Portugal has it all beautiful – old cities, historical villages, unique natural scenery, amazing culinary scene, wild beaches, outdoor sports especially the ones to do with water. You can never get bored or run out of things to do in this charming unpretentios country.

This service is for you if You

• Appreciate the small details and special touches
• Have read some magazines and blogs about Portugal but haven’t mapped out an itinerary yet
• Have an itinerary but you’re not sure what do at each place
• Just want a seamless and worry-free experinece while in Portugal
• Want a trip planned by a local. I have lived in Lisbon, Portugal since 2013 and nothing travel-related escapes me.

The itineraries I create 

• Are 100% Tailor-made – no two travelers are alike, why should yours be the same as someone else’s?
• Save you tons of time – your most valuable resource. Let me make your vacation my priority, it’ll be yours once you’re there. In the meanwhile use your time for something else, live now, not in the future.
• Cut through the confusion and overwhelm – Sometimes it looks like there is so much to do and you’re confused how to fit it all in in only one trip!
• Reduce legwork by 99% – you want your experience to be unmatched, but don’t want to do the tedious research yourself. I’ll handle the details, you’ll only need to pack your bags.
• Offer you a different perspective – the one you value the most. Whether you’d like a more local approach, instagrammable locations, off the beaten path experiences, adventures, food, beautiful accommodations, it’s up to you. Everything I create is with you in mind, it respects your nature and the way you want to travel
• Itinerary done by a passionate travel professional– I’ve traveled to over 20 countries in Europe and Asia. I’ve done my Bachelor of Hospitality and Tousim management between Switzerland (spent there 2 years moving through varouis regions) and Paris (traveling around France), then I worked in a hotel in Berlin for 3 months. I love traveling, lerarning new languages and cultures so much that I’ve moved to Portugal in 2013 with my husband to live a new advenure.

Here’s how to work with me

Planning Fees in USD

19$/ DAY – DAILY ITINERARY, IF YOU HAVE ALREADY BOOKED ACCOMMODATION

29$/ DAY – YOUR  TRIP FROM SCRATCH

95$ – ONE-TIME CONSULTING FEE TO CLEAR YOUR MIND. IDEAL FOR LAST MINUTE INQUIRIES, TOO

Min planning fee –  equal of 5 travel days

Max planning fee – up to 500$ for the whole trip

Typical Costs When Travelling

Accommodation – There are several types of accommodation in Portugal:

• 5* Hotels – high level of service, amazing and large rooms, great amenities. These start from 250€/ night
• Upper 4* and boutique hotels/ guest houses. More family-like environment but at a luxury level. These start from 150€/ night.
• Airbnbs – you can find these starting at 30€/ night and hire enormous vilas for up to 1000€/ night. All budgets included.
• Quintas or rural hotels – start at 65€/ night depending on the amenities included.
• Others include hostels and simpler hotels or guest houses. For a private room expect to pay 50€ and up and for a bunk bed about 20€

Note that it’s cheaper to travel from November to March. Prices get higher in April. The highest prices are in July and August for most places specially Southern Algarve.

Food – Food is very high value for money. You don’t have to go to a Michelin-star restaurant to eat the freshest fish, meat or veggies. But you could. Prices in rural areas are the cheapest, followed by prices in the main cities, Southern Algarve tends to be the most expensive. But everywhere you go great food is guaranteed.

Transportation – Diesel is expensive in Portugal, about 1.40€/ litre. Keep that in mind if you want to hire a car to explore. It actually is the only option if you want to venture off-the beaten path. Account for road tolls, too. A 100km trip on the highway can cost you about 10€ + gas. Public transport is cheap although sometimes schedules are unreliable. Uber is a great and affordable alternative. Taxies are also good but make sure the taximeter is on.