Lisbon Vacations & Tours

"It was an absolutely amazing and unforgettable trip. Our travel company made all the dreams come true, and in only a handful of messages and phone calls."

We did a two week Portugal adventure traveling from Lisbon to Algarve to Evora to Fatima to the Douro Valley to the Geres Mountains to Guimaraes to Porto.  The hotels were fantastic, many of them being converted monasteries, and the tour guides in the Geres Mountains and in Porto/Douro Valley were exceptional.  Portugal has challenging roads, especially in Lisbon, Porto and the Geres Mountains.  Our drivers were safe, efficient and timely.  We visited a cork factory, multiple vineyards, historic sites, beaches, caves, water falls, religious sites, castles, and much, much more.  

My husband and I are thrilled that we used the travel company for our two-week trip to Portugal. Usually we plan our trips on our own but we are do glad that we decided to engage the local expertise of Nuno and his colleagues. Together with our input, they designed an itinerary that provided a complete mix of experiences and locations that were on and off the beaten path. By using a Portuguese agency who really knows how to experience the country, we were able to see so many cities and towns without feeling rushed (Porto, Braga, Obidos, Coimbra, Monsaraz, Evora, Douro Valley, Alentejo Region, Lisbon, Sintra). We visited historic landmarks, wineries, quaint walled cities, a cork forest, golf courses, palaces, and more. Most impressive was the quality of the guides in each location. Nuno made sure that we had local guides with deep knowledge in each place we visited. We also had excellent drivers who made great suggestions about what to do, see, and eat when we had time on our own. It was a pleasure having others do the driving and get us everywhere with ease and on time. The travel company was also available by phone every day if we had any questions or concerns while we were in the country. If you are going to Portugal and you want a trip that is top-notch in every way, the travel company will exceed your expectations.

I booked this trip before the CoVid pandemic. We postponed the original trip scheduled in March of 2020 to December of 2021. I just returned from Portugal with my daughter. The trip was amazing! We were fully vaccinated and boosted and Portugal is doing an excellent job with safety! Testing was frequent and everyone was masked. We spent three nights in Porto and five in Lisbon. The waves at Nazare are a sight to behold as are the towns of Obidos, Sintra, and many more. Be sure to have a cherry drink of Jinha served in a chocolate cup! The Alentejo (wow, cork factory tour pretty cool) and Douro regions (the winery!) provided delicious wines and Ports as well! Oh and the food…delicious! I cannot say enough about the kind, warm people we met and our guides were amazing! If you go in December, the Christmas lights, roasted chestnuts and shopping are all incredible. The hotels that Zicasso/the travel company chose were above and beyond also! They clearly know the area and provided a top notch experience to us. We will be traveling with this company again! Thank You!

"We thoroughly enjoyed our trip. Zicasso’s travel agency did a great job of arranging gorgeous hotels and top-notch tour guides."