Our Portugal holidays & tours
Portugal’s long coastline and under-explored interior are ideal for low carbon travel like cycling or walking. Our relaxed, carefully designed routes take you into rural areas of the Algarve and Alentejo, far from overcrowded resorts, or along the wild Atlantic Coast between Porto and Lisbon. The locally owned hotels and restaurants that we use benefit from holidays that typically bookend the peak season, and offer you a genuine taste of Portuguese culture. Walking holidays also look to Madeira and the gorgeous Sintra Natural Park outside the capital. This ever-popular family destination also offers plenty of expertly guided activity holidays.
Our top Portugal holidays
Portuguese Coastal Way walking holiday
From
€895 to €1050
8 days
ex flights
The scenic alternative to the classic Portuguese Way
Tailor made
Whale watching in the Azores
From
£835 to £1135
8 days
ex flights
Classic whale watching trip in the Azores archipelago
Tailor made
Blue whale watching in the Azores, Pico Island
From
£1390
8 days
ex flights
Best time to see Blue Whales on Pico, Azores
Small group2025: 3 May
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Calling from outside the UK
Porto to Lisbon cycling holiday, self guided
From
€845 to €1068
8 days
ex flights
Flat terrain tour along the coast
Tailor made
Coastal walking holiday in Portugal
From
£2199 to £2349
8 days
inc UK flights
The very best walks from the 125km selection of coastal trails
Small group2024: 28 Sep, 12 Oct, 2 Nov
Douro valley by kayak holiday, across Portugal
From
€3370
10 days
ex flights
Kayak across Portugal on the Douro River
Tailor made
Family activity holiday in the Azores
From
€990 to €1290
7 days
ex flights
A week full of fun activities for all the family in S.Miguel
Tailor made
Azores tour, island explorer
From
£895 to £1195
7 days
ex flights
Dolphins, whales and explore fiery volcanic islands!
Tailor made
Walking holiday in Madeira
From
£1549 to £2449
8 days
inc UK flights
Walk through the wild and varied scenery of Madeira
Small group2024: 21 Sep, 5 Oct, 2 Nov, 2025: 4 Jan, 1 Feb, 8 Feb, 22 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar, 15 Mar, 29 Mar, 5 Apr, 12 Apr, 10 May, 17 May, 7 Jun, 14 Jun, 5 Jul, 30 Aug, 13 Sep, 20 Sep, 27 Sep, 4 Oct, 18 Oct, 1 Nov, 15 Nov, 27 Dec
About our Portugal holidays
Portugal on two wheels
Portugal is growing in popularity for cycling holidays, thanks to many magnificent coastal and inland routes, most of which seem to end in a sandy beach. Typically, our cycling options are tailor made, self guided trips with plenty of support and excellent route notes provided by locally-based experts. Portugal’s wild and windswept Atlantic Coast from Porto to Lisbon is a popular route, and there are lush trails in the Peneda-Gerês National Park in the north of the country. And if you want a really different destination, try our cycling trips in the Azores, an Atlantic archipelago where you can combine cycling with world-class whale watching. All of our cycling trips are committed to protecting the natural environment and minimising the effects of overcrowding in the destinations they visit.
Walking in Portugal
There’s more to Portugal than beach holidays, and one of the best ways to find that out is with one of our walking holidays. You can follow levada water channels through UNESCO-protected forest on Madeira, watching out for dolphins dancing in the waves. In the Azores, walking and whale watching makes for a sublime combination. And in the Alentejo region you can leave the crowds behind, exploring aromatic pine groves, traditional fishing villages on the coast, and plains of cork oaks, olive trees and grapevines. Expect to cover around 20km a day on our walking holidays that are typically tailor made, self guided and always supportive of the communities they visit.
Family holidays away from the crowds
The Algarve might be best-known for family holidays, but there’s also plenty of fun to be had elsewhere in Portugal. You can explore Roman and Arabic ruins, and learn the stories of Europe’s first great ocean explorers. And while the most popular beaches of the Algarve can get crowded during peak season, Portugal boasts some 1,800km of extraordinarily diverse coastline – ideal not just for sunbathing, but also for our activity holidays, featuring surfing, scuba diving and kayaking too. Our holidays visit the quieter, less touristy areas in the Algarve where you can get a taste of the real Portugal away from the resorts.
Flight free holidays to Portugal
Portugal is a lot closer than you might think, and you can easily get from London to Lisbon in under 24 hours on a flight free holiday. A typical journey from the UK might go through northern Spain by ferry and road from Portsmouth, or through Spain via Lyon or Paris by rail. And of course there are several scenic routes from other parts of Europe. Our friendly Travel Team are always happy to help with advice, and you’ll find details of suggested routes and approximate timings on many of our holiday pages.
Tours & holidays in Portugal
Most visitors to Portugal focus on the Algarve or Lisbon, but the country also has a fantastic reputation for walking holidays and cycling holidays. We offer tailor made walking and cycling trips for both and there are plenty of small group holidays to choose from too. And if you like to mix things up a little, you can also opt for one of our multi activity holidays, whether that’s watersports in Alentejo or mountain biking with kayaking and whale watching in the Azores. Our adventure holidays cover everything from swimming with dolphins in crystal clear waters off Madeira, to cycling and surfing your way around the Costa Verde. You can be sure that your trip will benefit local communities and protect the natural environment you visit.
Where to go on holiday in Portugal
Inland Algarve, and the southwest coast, are a world apart from the golf resorts, high rises, time shares and crowded beaches found in other parts of the region. Instead, expect sleepy villages and seaside towns, and great expanses of countryside to explore. The Alentejo region borders the Algarve, and is largely overlooked by tourists. It offers tranquil, undeveloped landscapes perfect for cycling and walking, plus windy beaches to tempt surfers. And Madeira, to the west of Morocco, is a volcanic island with a coastline fringed with reefs and an interior composed of mountains, plunging valleys and lush forest.
[Cycling holidays : Marien van Os]
[Walking holidays: VinceTraveller]
[Family holidays: Ollie Harding]
[Flight free holidays : Ricardo Resende]
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[Where to go in Portugal : Mario Cruz]
