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10 Days From £2,895pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Tram Museums in Lisbon & Porto
■ National Railway Museum in Entroncamento
Lisbon skyline-INTERPIXELS-shutterstock ■ Scenic Douro Valley GRAND TOURS
■ Douro Historic Train

■ Port Tasting
■ Walking tour of Porto

Portuguese Cities, Trains SELECTED HOTELS
Lisbon
Hotel do Chiado
Porto
Eurostars Porto Centro
Please note - hotels can be subject to change
& Douro Valley PRICE INCLUDES
■ Economy flights from Heathrow to Lisbon
■ Standard Class rail travel within Portugal
■ Lisbon Card & Andante Tour Card (Porto)
Saturday 14 June to Monday 23 June 2025 ■ Excursions as detailed
■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
and breakfast basis
A 10-day holiday exploring Portuguese cities, riding trains and visiting the Douro Valley, a UNESCO
■ Services of a tour leader from London and
World Heritage Site. Enjoy the delightful Iberian cities of Lisbon and Porto as well as visits to throughout the tour
several museums.
Price per person:
Day 1 - Fly to Lisbon Day 6 - North to Porto Escorted holiday £2,895
We start our tour by taking a lunchtime flight from Transfer to the railway station for a train north to Single room supplement £1,080
London Heathrow to Lisbon with coach transfer to Porto, on arrival we check in to our centrally located Deposit for this holiday £300
our hotel for the next 5 nights. hotel for the next 4 nights.

Day 2 - Lisbon at Leisure Day 7 - Porto Trams Due to the topography of Portugal and the locations
A free day to explore Portugal’s capital city using A morning tour of the “Museu do Carro Eléctrico” visited, group participants must have a reasonable level
your public transport pass which is included. The – Porto’s tram museum, which as well as exhibitions of fitness and be able to walk up and down steep hills
Lisbon Card includes unlimited travel on trams buses, about the evolution of the tramcar network and a for a reasonable duration.
elevadores (funiculars) and the metro as well as collection of trams, houses the machinery hall of
access to several museums. the Massarelos Thermoelectric Power Plant. The
remainder of the day is at leisure to explore the city
Day 3 - Trams in Lisbon using the transport card included.
Today we visit the Carris Museum, full of public
transportation history and memorabilia of Lisbon. Day 8 - The Douro Historic Train
The remainder of the day is at leisure to make use of After a morning at leisure we take the train to Régua
your Lisbon Card. for the Douro historic train. Riding on this train is like
travelling back in time. The route runs along the bank
Day 4 - Entroncamento Railway Museum of the River Douro to Tua, with the historic carriages
& Almourol Castle
We take a morning train to the railway hub of hauled by Steam Engine 0186, which was built in
1925 by Henschel & Son. A unique trip back into the
Entroncamento where we visit the National Railway Porto trams
Museum. This afternoon we transfer to the medieval past through the beautiful Douro Valley, classified by
UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Almourol Castle, located on an island in the middle
of the River Tagus. Almourol is one of the most Day 9 - Tour of Porto & Port Tasting
distinctive castles in Portugal due to its military This morning we take a guided walking tour visiting
history and location. the charming squares, breathtaking viewpoints
and cobbled streets of Porto. Afternoon visit to
Day 5 - Sintra Cockburn Port Cellar for lunch and a guided tour
After breakfast we take the train to the picturesque
town of Sintra with its brightly coloured palaces with port tasting.
and castles, once a summer retreat for Portuguese Day 10 - Homeward Bound
nobility and royalty. The best way to get around Sintra Morning train back to Lisbon where we board an
is via the circular bus route, for which we have a day evening flight back to London.
ticket for unlimited travel and the day is yours to
explore at leisure.
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