Portugal Real Food Adventure, featuring Galicia
From AUD $4820
Small Group
Light
Rating
(20 reviews)
Portugal Real Food Adventure, featuring Galicia
7 days
Small Group
Moderate
Light
English
Experience Overview
Uncover the flavours of Portugal on this seven-day adventure full of delicious bites, local wines and age-old culinary traditions.
Highlights
- Explore the Coa Valley, the centre of a rewilding project, and enjoy a night in a homestay-style guesthouse where you’ll join your hosts for a dinner full of local produce.
- Learn how to make the iconic Portuguese tart pastel de nata (egg custard tart) with a cooking class in the Belem area of Lisbon.
- Meet local producers along the way, including winemakers in Douro Valley and an olive oil factory where you can taste-test everyone’s favourite cooking staple.
- Sample iconic regional dishes – francesinha, cured meats, cheese, bolinho de bacalhau (salted cod fritters), canned fish and more – all alongisde a local leader who knows all the best spots.
- Explore the picturesque riverside district of Porto, the coastal hotspot of Lisbon and the rolling hills of the lush Douro Valley – all quintessential stops on a Portugal trip.
Trip Details
7 days
Private Vehicle, Public bus, Metro, Tram
Small Group
English
Porto, Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal
Moderate
Light
Itinerary
Included Activities:
- Porto - Francesinha dinner
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
Included Activities:
- Porto - Food tour inc Pastel de Nata, Tasco, Cachorrinho & Mercearia
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
Included Activities:
- Douro valley - Guided Tour, picnic lunch & wine tasting at Quinta da Pacheca
- Coa valley - homecooked dinner with locally sourced produce
Accommodation:
- Homestay (Number of Nights: 1)
Included Activities:
- Alentejo - Farm visit and dinner
- Alentejo - Olive Oil farm visit with tasting & Olive tree planting
Accommodation:
- Farmstay (Number of Nights: 1)
Included Activities:
- Lisbon - Orientation walk - Leader led
- Evora - Orientation walk Leader led
- Lisbon - Ginginha Tasting
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
Included Activities:
- Lisbon - Pasteis de Nata tasting and cooking class in Belem
- Lisbon - Mercado da Ribeira Visit
- Lisbon - Canned fish tasting at Loja das Conservas
Accommodation:
- Hotel (Number of Nights: 1)
- Flights to and from origin and destinations
- Airport transfers (arrival and departure)
- Anything else not explicitly listed in tour inclusions
- Recommended gratuities/tipping
- Optional activities/tours
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Visas, meals and beverages not stated in the list of inclusions.
When meals are not included, your tour leader (where available) will be happy to help with restaurant recommendations, bookings, and directions. Please let us know if you have any dietary needs or preferences. We will do our best to accommodate these, though we cannot guarantee that every request can be met.
You are responsible for your personal belongings throughout the tour. You will need to carry your own bags between the vehicle and your hotel room. Drivers will assist with loading and unloading luggage from the vehicle.
Travellers requiring wheelchair access should contact our sales and service team, who can make enquiries on your behalf.
This tour requires an average level of fitness. Activities are paced gently and include leisure time. You may be expected to join guided walks of up to one hour, navigate short stairways and mild inclines, and manage your own luggage. You should also be able to board and exit all transport without assistance.
Travellers are expected to be self-sufficient and capable of handling all aspects of their journey. Please discuss your circumstances and support needs with your booking agent to confirm this trip is suitable.
If you are unsure, we recommend consulting your doctor before booking or travelling.
If a planned site visit is unavailable due to changes in operating hours or holiday closures, the itinerary may be altered, or a comparable activity will be substituted where possible and subject to availability.
Visa conditions can change. Once you receive your travel documents, check with the relevant embassy, consulate, or immigration office of your destination for the latest information.
- It is your responsibility to ensure you have the correct and valid travel documents and to comply with all entry requirements.
- Non-Australian citizens must also confirm visa and identification requirements with the appropriate consulate or visa agency.
- Certain occupations (for example, journalists, government officials, or those working in charities) may face additional restrictions when applying for visas, which could affect the type of application required.
Duration: 7 days
Trip Type: Small Group
Activity Level: Light
Uncover the flavours of Portugal on this seven-day adventure full of delicious bites, local wines and age-old culinary traditions.
Price based on per person in Double Room for departure 24 Apr 2026
Customer Reviews
11/05/2023
We had an amazing trip with great people, Loved the cooking class and the Douro Valley tour. Our leader Adrian was superb at offering great insights and options. We recommend this trip to anyone wishing to learn more about the Portugal and Galicia.
10/20/2023
The Portugal Real Food Adventure featuring Galicia with Elena was great fun. Good food and wine along with many belly laughs. What more can you ask for?
Tour Operator
Intrepid Travel is a global adventure travel company, dedicated to providing sustainable, experience-rich travel opportunities. They’ve been the leader in ethical, small-group travel since 1989 - taking people around the world for more than 30 years. They’re the world’s largest travel B Corporation - dedicated to being the best travel company for the world. In 2002, they established The Intrepid Foundation so their travellers could make a lasting impact on the communities they had visited. Although Intrepid Travel absorbs all administrative costs of The Intrepid Foundation, they are separate legal entities, allowing The Intrepid Foundation to grow independently. Intrepid Travel is made up of a collection of tour operator brands and 28 destination management companies all united by one vision: To change the way we all see the world.
In Business Since 1989
11/05/2023
We had an amazing trip with great people, Loved the cooking class and the Douro Valley tour. Our leader Adrian was superb at offering great insights and options. We recommend this trip to anyone wishing to learn more about the Portugal and Galicia.
10/20/2023
The Portugal Real Food Adventure featuring Galicia with Elena was great fun. Good food and wine along with many belly laughs. What more can you ask for?
10/12/2023
Highly recommend this trip. Portugal is lovely and Daniel is a wonderful leader.
07/20/2023
Portugal food tour trip was great fun! Our tour leader made the trip stress-free as he navigated a cancelled train and connections, had an immense knowledge of history of the places we visited, and was a lovely soul to travel with. The itinerary was full and fast paced but we did have a couple downtime afternoons like jumping into a cool pool at our farmstay and having time to resupply at a supermarket one day
06/20/2023
Have just had the best time on this Intrepid trip with a group who’d never met becoming good friends. Our leader Maria Craveiro was exceptional in her knowledge and enthusiasm for providing us with a memorable experience by being very organised and a lot of fun.
10/03/2023
There were 7 of us taking this tour. The leader was professional and cared about our needs very well. History of Portugal was communicated well. Loved every minute of this trip!
10/03/2023
Excellent tour! Got to see a lot of Portugal and its lovely food cuisine. Meet some lovely people and we will all keep in contact which is awesome. Highly recommend this tour
10/02/2023
If you want to visit a country with a leader who knows the country, and it feels like you are really visiting friends instead of being on a tour, I wholeheartedly recommend the Portugal Real Food Tour. I fell in love with the pastries, the wine, the port and the entire food experience on this trip.
10/03/2023
There were 7 of us taking this tour. The leader was professional and cared about our needs very well. History of Portugal was communicated well. Loved every minute of this trip!
08/13/2023
We couldn’t have asked for a more incredible tour! The food, the sights, and our amazing guide Daniel made this a truly unforgettable experience. We can’t wait to go back to Portugal!
08/15/2023
A fantastic trip! Highly recommend. We saw so many places, tasted the freshest Galacian / Portugese produce, learned to cook it from local experts & walked it all off on the charming (& hilly) streets of Portugal's beautiful towns & cities. Our small group size & and leaders' insights meant we experienced Portugal more like a local. Was wonderful.
08/26/2023
What a great way to experience a new culture and landscape! We were a small group of fellow travellers and laughed so much. Beautiful nature, friendly locals, great food and wine plus lovely walks every day. What is not to like?
08/29/2023
We had a wonderful trip to Galicia and Portugal. Sergi was an excellent group leader. Intrepid chose amazing local guides in all of the locations. We really enjoyed the variety of food inclusions. The cooking class near Vigo was a highlight. I would recommend staying an extra night in Santiago de Compostela. Remember to bring good walking shoes as there are many hills to climb during the trip.
06/23/2023
Maria Craveiro, our group leader was a charming, knowledgeable and delightful companion to our small group of four. She managed to keep us oldies under control and added enormously to the pleasure of our trip with good recommendations on restaurants and sites to visit.
06/22/2023
Maria Craveiro was an exceptional leader of our tour, having a wealth of knowledge about Portugal and a personal style to easily communicate with all of us. Nothing was ever a problem and she went over and above to provide suggestions for activities in our free time.
05/23/2023
None of the accommodation on the Portugal Tour was considered satisfactory for a whole range of reasons - I thought that in Portugal as opposed to previous days on the Spanish tour leg that accommodation would be more affordable and therefore at a better level (or at least satisfactory )- at times either/ or dirty, small , poorly located , amenities sub par , hard beds , noisy locations including wafer thin walls etc etc
05/16/2023
With a thoughtful itinerary, a wonderful group leader (Isabel), a strong group of day-guides and the fun-loving people who joined this tour date, I can easily say this was one of my favorite Intrepid Travel trips so far. I greatly enjoyed this tour and happily ate too much!
05/19/2023
Take the time to arrive in Santiago de Compostela, one day early to enjoy this beautiful town. The local food markets are a short distance ( up the ramp) from the accommodation. Well worth the visit. I also did the local free city tour before the intrepid tour commenced. All tours accomodation was central, with lifts, clean, easy access. Cooking class, Douro valley vineyards and country stay enjoyable. All aspects of the tour outstanding. Tour leader and guides experienced, knowledgeable and passionate. Excellent tour for sole travellers as group was small and fun. Thank you Isabel for everything.
10/29/2022
Well-organised trip that gave a really enjoyable taste of what Spain and Portugal had to offer
07/14/2022
I loved this trip! Our tour guide (Ana) was amazing and made sure everyone was included and having fun.
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