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Flavors of Portugal & Spain
featuring the Douro and Rioja Wine Regions
16 DAYS
$6,299
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Taste the essence of Portugal and Spain as you wander through historic cities with rich culture and vintage wines. Explore Lisbon, where narrow Moorish streets meet expansive squares and a castle that overlooks a vibrant, cultural scene below. Walk the scenic Ribeira waterfront in Porto, a Portuguese harbor city and home to Port wine. Enjoy a relaxing 2-night stay on the grounds of a winery in the Douro River Valley. Visit the lively city of Salamanca, before touring Bilbao and San Sebastián and get up close with the local culture of the Basque Country, one of the most renowned Spanish regions for food and wine. Savor this journey along rolling hills, distinct cultures, curving coasts, and twisting vines.
Your Tour Includes
- 6 Handpicked Accommodations
- 23 Meals
Included Highlights
- Lisbon
- Tomar
- Porto
- Port Wine Tastings
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Great hotels, local guids and tour schedule. Average tour manager and underewhelming tour dinners.
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Our two-week tour started in Lisbon, went North to the Duoro valley, and ended in Bilbao, Spain. Along the way we toured a lot of lovely northern Portuguese and Spanish cities, sampled a number of wines, and were enchanted throughout by our fabulous tour guide, Sergio Palma, a native of Lisbon with perfect English. Accommodations were excellent for the most part, and all provided meals exceeded expectations. Our bus was roomy and fellow travelers were friendly and all got along. This was a thoroughly fabulous trip!
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Great to see Lisbon and the Porto valley, then on to Basque Country.Patrick Purcell
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Very disappointed. We had too much directionless free time and did not see major sites in big cities
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It was excellent experience but there were deficiencies concerning the tour manager, rotating bus driver during the first week, and Covid policy not consistently enforced.
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I was disappointed by the way this tour unfolded, timing-wise also, 3 days in Lisbon w/out a tour; lack of tix to major sites; leader did not enhance the trip one iota. Food and hotels were quite good.Karen Mender
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I did not like the apple cider house tour. I think the tour should have definitely added Girona.
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Portugal and northern Spain were absolutely beautiful. This trip had a great balance of touring with a guide and wandering time on our own. The food and wine experiences were very enjoyable. Sergio, our tour manager was fabulous!James Griesing
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Accommodations, food, itinerary and especially our tour manager Javier were outstanding!Laurel Leidner
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Truly lived up to its title by providing gourmet foods and wine tasting. Tour guide Javier was smart, kind and very thoughtful, accommodating all our needs. Even though we traveled from Portugal through northern Spain, stays were long enough to be comfortable.
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Interrupted by contracting COVID. Was concerned when the tour manager questioned me as to why I tested (I was quite ill) and then advised me not to tell any of the other tour members. I found this ethically questionable.Elizabeth Guido
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Great guide and locations
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I would consider this a pretty in-depth visit to Portugal and Spain. Loved all that I learned about food and wine and culture. I loved that we went to some not as well known parts of Spain such as the Rioja Valley. We thoroughly enjoyed this trip.Kimberly Wilbanks
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The tour was a great balance of included activities and free time. It was a very delicious introduction to the flavors of Portugal and Spain - the traditional foods, the wine, the culture. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and patient. The lodgings were very-well located for exploring each of the cities. Highly, highly recommend!
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This tour exceeded all my expectations!Joyce Freeman
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Loved our tour guide Jana. Extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Too many memorable moments to mention. We had an exceptionally friendly group of fellow travelers.Christine Nicknish
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Dinner at a families home.
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Our tour manager knew the towns, the history and the people. He made it a much more memorable trip.
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The tour was wonderful. Our tour manager, Javier, was funny and cheerful and extremely organized. I didn't know anything about the Duoro Valley and found it to be one of the most beautiful wine regions I've seen. The trip included many wonderful meals and my favorite was the one that took place in the home of a Portuguese family. Not only did they serve us a wonderful traditional meal but they made us feel welcome as if we were friends. The entire tour was fun and informative and definitely good value for the cost.Karen Ratcliffe
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The days were well planned and local guides all very knowledgeable. I enjoy small villages, so my favorite day was touring the coastal villages west of San Sebastián. They were scenic and relaxed in tone. My suggestion for hotels is adhering to bed preferences listed. We 2 women asked for twin beds, but twice were given a room with one queen bed. I also greatly appreciate coffee set ups in the room, and not all hotels provided this.
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Dinner with a local family near Porto and the Duro valley area were the true high points of this tour. Our tour manager , Javier, was one of the best ever.
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The tour was very well organized and provided a good variety of activities.
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Well structured, but find another tour manager, ours was not qualified.
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Local guides were excellent, very qualified. The visit to the home in Pamplona of the Bull Fighter, museum like was exceptional.
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The whole tour was wonderful.
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My most memorable experiences were in Lisbon and San Sebastian, We had three days in each one and it made a big difference in getting use to exploring on our own, as they both became familiar to us. I loved being able to walk part of the Camino de Santiago. The tour included that option and it was such a beautiful section. Finally, Pamplona was so amazing when we got to visit the bull-fighting museum in a private home. We felt so special to have that exclusive opportunity. P.S. the food and people were so wonderful, it truly made the whole trip!Carolyn Schuit
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The vist with a Portuguese family, an optional excursion , for appetizers, wines and dinner was exceptional! So glad we decided to go. Also the Douro wine region which was beautiful. All the wine tasting were great as well as the Port tasting in Porto. Lots of nice things to do. Salamanca was wonderful and Paloma was an education. Our guide, Pablo, was fun and efficient and thoughtful. All in all it was a great experience. The small group (23) we were with, was perfect. We got to know a great group of people!!Barbara Gregg
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Loved the variety of the places visited and the wonderful food and wine along the way. Our guide Pablo was great. He kept the group very well informed and entertained. Highly recommend this tour.Dean Fleischhauer
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Lisbon was my favorite. The people are to nice and friendly and make you feel welcome
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tour should be renamed from the flavors, to history of, i expected more flavors of , but got more of a history lesson. was not very happy to walk for hours & not have food or wine ( flavors) was a little busy & when we got to the really great places had to go go go . did not get all the wine tasting as described & 2 of the dinners where not very good, could have been a lot better . the Collette app was good & the bus & driver where great This is not a tour if you want to relax, but was pretty well planned out
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Loved that we had a great balance between free time and tours. There was enough time to explore areas our own. My most favorite experience was interacting with the other members of the tour. Also the wine barrel experience was amazing and a once in a lifetime opportunity. I did wish that the dining experiences offered a few more choices of main course for those that don't like fish or meat (maybe some chicken options). The other disappointment was there was supposed to be an additional wine tasting and a farm to table dinner, which our tour director knew nothing about. We were looking forward to that.
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Absolutely memorable tour. Excellent guide. Favorite places include the Quinta de Pacheca. A beautiful place with excellent restaurant. Food was so good that we had dinner at the restaurant two nights. Duoro River valley was most memorable. We enjoyed Salamanca for its history and beauty. Great places to eat pinxtos and wonderful Rioja Wines. Loved Pamplona. We had wonderful tour of home of bull fighter aficionado and bull arena. Final stop in San Sebastian was idyllic and beautiful. Highly recommend this tour
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Liked visiting the waterfront in Lisbon.
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We enjoyed our first Collette adventure to Portugal/Spain very much. We were amazed with our tour guide's coordination and detail everyday of the 18 day tour. We learned so much about the places we visited and embraced the culture through great wine and food.Julian V
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My favorite place that we stayed was the winery in the Douro Valley. My favorite experience was visiting the cider house in the Basque country.Sherri Jorgensen
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Duoro river valley & wine country - beautiful countryside. Excellent tour manager and driver; added a whole lot to our tour. Loved the group we were with and learnt a whole lot about Portuguese food and Port Wine production. However, I encourage you to make your own air travel arrangement to & from, for your own comfort and routing, with meet & greet at the arrival airport. Do not go with Collette arrangements, not worth the bargain airfare.
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I was unprepared for the amount of stairs to navigate. Also, our shopping/on your own time coincided with afternoons when shops were closed. The small towns were very special.
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From Lisbon to San Sebastián is an interesting and inviting tour in culture, food and wine offerings. Very well planned. Saw a lot, even with rainy weather on and off. My favorite place was San Sebastián for its views, beach and beauty. Enjoyed myself thoroughly!! Thanks,
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Javier made all the difference. Love the guide in Pamplona as well. Very interesting tour. Too much food!!Cecile
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Disappointed with the tour manager.
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Great hotels, local guids and tour schedule. Average tour manager and underewhelming tour dinners.
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Our two-week tour started in Lisbon, went North to the Duoro valley, and ended in Bilbao, Spain. Along the way we toured a lot of lovely northern Portuguese and Spanish cities, sampled a number of wines, and were enchanted throughout by our fabulous tour guide, Sergio Palma, a native of Lisbon with perfect English. Accommodations were excellent for the most part, and all provided meals exceeded expectations. Our bus was roomy and fellow travelers were friendly and all got along. This was a thoroughly fabulous trip!
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Great to see Lisbon and the Porto valley, then on to Basque Country.Patrick Purcell
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Very disappointed. We had too much directionless free time and did not see major sites in big cities
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It was excellent experience but there were deficiencies concerning the tour manager, rotating bus driver during the first week, and Covid policy not consistently enforced.
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I was disappointed by the way this tour unfolded, timing-wise also, 3 days in Lisbon w/out a tour; lack of tix to major sites; leader did not enhance the trip one iota. Food and hotels were quite good.Karen Mender
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I did not like the apple cider house tour. I think the tour should have definitely added Girona.
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Portugal and northern Spain were absolutely beautiful. This trip had a great balance of touring with a guide and wandering time on our own. The food and wine experiences were very enjoyable. Sergio, our tour manager was fabulous!James Griesing
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Accommodations, food, itinerary and especially our tour manager Javier were outstanding!Laurel Leidner
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Truly lived up to its title by providing gourmet foods and wine tasting. Tour guide Javier was smart, kind and very thoughtful, accommodating all our needs. Even though we traveled from Portugal through northern Spain, stays were long enough to be comfortable.
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Interrupted by contracting COVID. Was concerned when the tour manager questioned me as to why I tested (I was quite ill) and then advised me not to tell any of the other tour members. I found this ethically questionable.Elizabeth Guido
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Great guide and locations
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every aspect was positive.
