Portugal Experiences,
shaped around you

We had a very limited time in Porto and this was a great way to get the most out of it. When I booked, I received a questionnaire asking what our interests were - art, local cuisine, architecture. We were paired with Mayinka who reached out before the tour to help coordinate and plan our tour. She is bursting with energy and enthusiasm for the arts and for Porto! We started off with a visit to a food market, where she arranged tasting of olive oils, local cured meats, and other things we expressed interest in. Then we were off to a chocolate shop for more tasting, and she showed us several local restaurants she recommended highly. After that we were walking here, there and everywhere. The benefit of the private tour was that we were able to skip things we had already seen (the famous bridge of Porto), and see unique street art we would never have known to look for! Mayinka knew all the history and fun stories as well. I really appreciated her in-depth knowledge of the current local art scene, it really helped bring the city alive to us! It’s a great way to spend a morning in Porto. Highly recommend!

Catia was a terrific guide for me and my 24 year old daughter. Tours so often give you expats - people who moved to a city and found this gig. Catia is a Porto lifer AND works for the city in urban planning. She also had a solid "approach" - starting at the oldest section and working to/through the city, excellent balance of informative and fun. Finally, she was incredibly kind - had read in detail our "bio" including that my daughter has severe celiac issues. She'd researched all the places that might be appropriate in Porto (and my daughter, who has a global app that suggests where to go, said Catia had hit the high spots without knowing about that app!).

Our guide, Alice, was very knowledgeable of the area and provided lots of wonderful information (both historic and current).

Nice way to explore Porto; interesting insights about main points in the city; friendly and open guide; thank you Alice

Great tour guide. Expectations set up front. Great communication before the tour. Flexible and friendly staff.

Easy to connect and modify meeting point with our schedule. And modify for city changes (World Cup). Easy to work with adult and kid questions. Asked if we wanted to stay on main route or modify at times.

My guide was Cátia who was absolutely fabulous. I was 22 weeks pregnant when I was on the tour with her. She was very considerate and was able to adapt to my comfort level since it was a walking tour. My husband and I enjoyed all the stories she told us about Porto and each site we visited. We learned a lot since she has a wealth of knowledge as a city planner of Porto. Cátia was so sweet and I want to recommend her to my friends who are coming to Porto this summer.

Mayinka is an enthusiastic booster for her city, and she clearly loves showing guests its secrets. She provided a good mix of things we’d asked to see plus some insights of her own. A very enjoyable tour!