The Portuguese Camino is the far less known cousin of the Camino Frances. It is beautiful, changing scenery everyday along the Atlantic coast of Portugal and Spain, before heading inland through woodland and farmland to Santiago. It is absolutely beautiful, and well worth the adventure!
This was an incredible tour We had the most amazing tour with our fantastic guide, Carlos. He was so very friendly, professional, funny and knowledgeable about everything. He had no problem answering any questions. He quickly learned what we were interested in, and what we weren't. When we (both) came down with illness at different times, his professionalism was excellent, and he helped us in every way. We saw so many corners of the areas on the itinerary. Carlos also adapted the itinerary because of days that attractions were closed. He even went further our of his way than I would have expected. Thank you for a wonderful and memorable holiday.
First, a couple of days in Porto before the trip - what a fantastic city! Great energy, diverse people and buildings, fascinating and quirky places - and brilliant music, food, shops and markets! The riding was gentle, with so many changing views of the Atlantic, sandy beaches, rolling fields, cliffs, woodlands and grassy swamps. Someone once likened cycling as being like a meditation - I definitely was there! And cycling with such a bunch of lovely people was a joy - despite our varied backgrounds from so many different locations, there was a commonality in our outlook and spirit and humour - we made some great friendships and had such fun! But it all worked so well due to three amazing group leaders - Armando, Ines and Marianna. Due to them, everything was so well organised - daily briefings, food snacks in beautiful locations, full scale lunches with amazing salads, lots of chats, gentle banter and laughter! Lisbon was beautiful, we should have had longer - but then we have another excuse to revisit this wonderful country! All in all, it was a Belter of a Trip!