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Guest Book
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Svetlana Kunin, USA, May 2018
“Dear Nuno. We enjoyed our trip, and we are back to the US. Portugal was interesting, people are friendly and the food delicious (portions are a little too big 😏). Itinerary you developed for us was perfect. Thank you. All the best. Svetlana Kunin.”
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Frederick & Pamela Trus, USA, May 2018
“Our trip to Portugal far surpassed our expectations!! Such a beautiful country. The cities we visited were amazing and the quides we had were very informative and friendly especially our guides in Porto and Lagos!!! Even our driver to and from the airport was wonderful. Thank you for everything and you have my permission to share this review. Thank you so much. And thank you for the gift bag!!! Pamela Trus.”
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Jan & Barbara Cohn, USA, May 2018
“Dear Mariana and Colleagues of Portugal Trails, we want to thank you for designing such a wonderful vacation for us. We truly had a great time and had an opportunity to meet the wonderful, friendly and patient people of Portugal. Your selection of places to visit and venues to stay in were perfect. Even though we were not expert at finding the proper streets or exits and our GPS “lost her mind,” you and your colleagues stayed with us to our destinations, were always polite and patient with us – something we will never forget and will always be grateful for. Needless to say, we had some very memorable adventures and experiences. You provided us with the kind of variety that we were looking for in our first trip to Portugal. There is no doubt that we will recommend Portugal Trails to our friends and acquaintances and will definitely call upon you for our future trips to Portugal and/or Spain. All our best to all of you at Portugal Trails, Barbara and Jan.”
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Carol & Donna, USA, May 2018
“Hi Vanessa, We had a wonderful time in Portugal and we loved working with you and Portugal Trails. You were very patient and responsive to all my questions. The guides you selected for us were excellent, loved the pre programmed GPS including some suggestions, pre programmed of additional places to visit. As you can tell, we ended up preferring a bit less of the structured activities and a bit more independence /flexibility to our schedule, but it was hard to predict that ahead of time as all the activities sounded so great. If only we had more time!!!! All of the hotel choices were excellent. We also really appreciated all the attention to detail and knowing your team was just a phone call away if any issue came up. Feel free to use any feedback on your website etc Thanks again, Carol.”
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Natalie & Phillip Arthurs, Canada, April 2018
“Hi Cristina, Phil and I have returned home and just wanted to send you a quick note to personally thank you, and tell you we had an absolutely amazing time! The trip captured everything we wanted – and more, and everything was incredibly smooth and convenient. It was amazing what a custom experience you were able to create based off of just a short description. As honeymooners we were extra spoiled everywhere we went. We will be pleased to complete a trip advisor review and to have our feedback shared with other travelers. We hope to return to Portugal in the future and would absolutely work with you again – until then, you will receive high praise and recommendation from us to any friends and family who may be visiting. Thank you again, Natalie & Phil.”
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Mindy & Madeline, USA, March 2018
“What a great experience! We planned an 8 day trip throughout the country. Portugal Trails made everything so easy —- airport pick up/drop off, beautiful hotels, easy pre-programmed GPS and knowledgeable guides. They even made adjustments to our agenda as we were in country. I will definitely use again and highly recommend to friends.”
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Hans, Hong Kong, February 2018
“Dear Joao, I must thank you for arranging this fantastic tour. My whole family enjoy this tour very much. Every thing is so accurately arranged. The accommodations were so nice, perfectly located and full of happy surprise! All in all, this shows your professionalism and long experience to build the itinerary. I am sure will refer my friends to use Portugal Trails to arrange their Portugal tour. And is Spain Trails offers the same standard of service as yours which l would like to go with my family sometime next year? Warm regards, Hans.”
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Ronni Sterker, USA, January 2018
“Hi Diana, Thank you for the Port wine, the soap and the cookies. It was a nice treat to receive when we arrived. So far the trip has been great! We found the driver right away, which was wonderful after a 3 hour flight delay. We are very happy at the Posada de Lisboa. The location is so convenient, the service has been fantastic and the accommodations are great. Additionally, we really enjoyed the tour of Lisboa with Elsa. She was so knowledgeable, interesting and helpful! We are excited for our bike ride and trip to Sintra tomorrow. The Roadbook and guide book have been very helpful. We went to St. George’s castle and Belem and have also done a lot of walking around the city. We had a great meal at Sacramento last evening. We are excited for the remainder of our trip! Here is a picture of the 4 of us at Belem tower. Thanks! -Ronni”
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Ronni & Paul, USA, January 2018
“Hi Diana, Thanks for your email. I had been planning to write to you to tell you what a wonderful vacation we had, but it has been pretty crazy at work since I got home. Thanks for all your help with the planning of our trip to Portugal! It was a fantastic vacation and we were very happy with the hotels and the activities that you had planned for us. We especially liked the tour of Lisbon (Elsa was fabulous!) and the day of bike riding with Phillipe. We also really enjoyed the winery tour. Regarding the hotels, they were all great, but our favorites were the Villa Cascais (where Pedro made us a delicious meal) and the Pousada de Lisboa (my personal favorite). I think we would have liked Covilha better if it hadn’t been snowing there! It was good, but in retrospect, it was a lot of driving for a short visit, and those days happened to be rainy and cold. We really loved Sintra, and ended up going back there for a day and going to the Pena Palace and Moorish Castle (we hiked from Sintra). The GPS was so helpful! It’s easy to know what we liked in retrospect, but we would have liked an extra day in Cascais, and perhaps skipping the time up north, although it was interesting to learn about the Jewish experience in Belmonte. In any event, I’d be happy to write a review on TripAdvisor and you are welcome to use our feedback (…). I would also be happy to be a reference if someone wants to email or call me. We would definitely use you again if our travels bring us to Portugal, the Azores or Spain! Thank you so much! We really appreciated your planning, your ideas and your responsiveness when we did call the help line! All the best, Ronni”
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Jeffrey & Janhavi, USA, December 2017
“Dear João, Our time in Portugal was totally Magical. We continue to bask in the glow of our memories. You and Portugal Trails added to our enjoyment of the country. There are so many memories to recall and thank you for your contribution. After 25 hours of travel time, it was so nice to be picked up at the airport and taken to our hotel. On both ends of the trip, the gentlemen who escorted us were friendly and informative. Your gift bag was such a nice touch. We look forward to tasting the gift of the Port very soon. And Thank You! again for purchasing the water for us. I know you made a special trip for us and at that point in our trip, we were very grateful to have what we needed and not have to go shopping. At the Hotel do Chiado, we were given the best room in the house. It was on the top floor and overlooked a street that was decorated with Christmas Lights. Here is a picture from our balcony: It was so delightful to look out upon this street each evening. In both Lisbon and Porto, the walking tour guides were both delightful and we were so glad to have them. We learned so much about Portugal from both of them. Each of them really added to our enjoyment of seeing and understanding the country. They also provided insight into the thinking and culture of the people within the country. Oh, and the Fado music and dinner was very enjoyable. We saw three different singers that night and each of their interpretations of the music was very good. And by the way, the food and the wine in Portugal was SO.O.O.O.O delicious. Even in the smallest restaurant, we were given good food and very good wine. It seemed the people of Portugal have great pride in their offerings. We were so grateful for the GPS. We couldn’t have gotten around without it. At one point, on our way to Navarre, it took us through the loveliest country road. It was so nice to see the farms that people tend and the soil that they work with. There was one, hilltop hotel we stayed at, I think it was the one at Guimaraes, where the decor of the room was so beautiful, I nearly cried when I saw it. There was such peace there. We loved touring the quieter roads of the country while in the in the Eastern mountains and enjoyed the vineyards of the Allentejo. Also, we enjoyed our tours at Churchill Port Cellar and the wine tour at Herded de Esporao. We learned so much at each of these tours and were treated well in both places. In fact, we were treated very well in all the places we went. While in Evora over the Christmas holiday, the front desk called around and found us restaurants to eat at. One of them, a very small place, was exceptionally good. Throughout our trip it seemed that all the restaurants were especially good, even the smallest ones. As I look through the Trail Guide provided by you, I realize there are so many things we didn’t see. The driver who took us to the airport said: “You didn’t see it all, so you will have to come back. See you next time.” I can’t say Thank You! enough for the gracious, thoughtful and thorough ways you took care of us on our first tour of Portugal. Your service made the trip easy, unique and memorable for us. We loved it. The people at your help line were very helpful and knowledgeable on the two occasions when we called. I will post a positive review on your website which you are welcome to quote. I have already posted a recommendation for Portugal Trails on Facebook, and will continue to recommend your service to friends and colleagues. Sincerely, Jeff & Janhavi”