LisbonSintra & Cabo da Roca
Palaces in the mist, the country’s most romantic town and the edge of Europe by late afternoon.
8h · Full day · max. 7 people
Stops — Pena Palace → Sintra old town → Cabo da Roca → Azenhas do Mar
95 €/ person
Small-group tours · Lisbon — all of Portugal
Portugal,taken slowly.
Andorinha takes groups of seven people at most to the places worth the trip — with a licensed guide, time to stop, and zero flags in the air.
- 6 routes
- max. 7 people
- from €45 / person
Departures from Lisbon, Porto and Albufeira · RNAAT-licensed guide · Private groups on request
The route journal
Six tours, each at its own pace
Filter by region or length. All include van transport, insurance and a guide who knows the shortcuts.
Region
Length
6 tours found
Lisbon
NorthDouro wine day
Terraces, a family quinta with tasting and lunch, and the viewpoint nobody forgets.
10h · Full day · max. 6 people
Stops — Peso da Régua → Quinta with wine tasting → Winemaker’s lunch → Casal de Loivos viewpoint → Pinhão
135 €/ person
LisbonAlfama & viewpoints
A food walk on foot: alleys, viewpoints, distant fado and a ginjinha to finish.
3h30 · Half-day · max. 8 people
Stops — Lisbon Cathedral → Portas do Sol viewpoint → Petiscos tavern → Ginjinha on the square
55 €/ person
AlgarveAlgarve coast
The golden coast before the crowds: Marinha early morning, the clifftop trail and Lagos to end the day.
9h · Full day · max. 7 people
Stops — Praia da Marinha → Seven Hanging Valleys trail → Ponta da Piedade → Lagos old town
120 €/ person
LisbonBelém & the discoveries
A morning by the Tagus: the tower, the Jerónimos and a pastel de nata still warm.
3h · Half-day · max. 8 people
Stops — Belém Tower → Monument to the Discoveries → Jerónimos Monastery → Pastéis de nata
45 €/ person
CentreÓbidos & the medieval west
Castle walls, ginjinha in a chocolate cup and the Foz do Arelho lagoon to close the day.
7h · Full day · max. 7 people
Stops — Óbidos castle walls → Rua Direita and ginjinha → Caldas da Rainha → Foz do Arelho
85 €/ person
“The best way to see Portugal is slowly, with time for a coffee on the square and a chat with the people who live there.”
— Marta Vidal, founder and guide
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Your guide
Marta Vidal
Founder · Licensed tour guide
I was born in Alfama, studied Art History and spent eight years guiding big groups on double-decker buses — until I realised nobody remembers a country seen through a window.
In 2019 I founded Andorinha: one van, seven seats and routes designed in detail, from the Douro to the Algarve. I speak Portuguese, English and Spanish, and I always know where the best pastéis stop.
- RNAAT registration no. 613/2019 — Turismo de Portugal
- National guide-interpreter since 2011
- Certified first aid (renewed 2025)
- Passenger driving — D1 licence
Reviews
People who flew with us
★★★★★
Marta turned a Douro trip into a history lesson with a glass in hand. Lunch at the quinta was worth the whole journey.
★★★★★
Seven people max makes all the difference. We skipped every queue in Sintra and had Cabo da Roca almost to ourselves.
★★★★★
Petiscos, ginjinha and neighbourhood stories you won’t find in guidebooks. Three and a half hours that felt too short.
★★★★★
Praia da Marinha at 9 am, before the crowds — worth every cent. Marta times the day like a conductor.
Practical
Before you set off
Meeting points
- Lisbon — Praça do Comércio, by the statue of King José I, 15 min before departure
- Porto (Douro tour) — São Bento station, main entrance
- Albufeira (Algarve tour) — Albufeira Marina, north gate
Included
- Transport in an air-conditioned 8-seat van
- Licensed guide for the whole route
- Personal-accident and liability insurance
- Water and one typical regional pastry (seriously)
- Wine tasting on the Douro tour
Not included
- Entrance fees to monuments and palaces
- Meals, unless stated in the route
- Tips — only if the day earns them
Private tours
A day designed around you
Weddings, birthdays, team offsites or simply a curious family: tell us what you have in mind and we design the route, the pace and the table.