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Women-only Portugal: Lisbon, Porto and the Douro Valley
9 days for women only with a woman See Sight Tours guide: a slow first evening and three nights in Lisbon, Sintra and Cascais with the Paula Rego museum, Óbidos and Nazaré on the road north, three nights in Porto with a market morning and lunch in a home kitchen, and two in the Douro Valley.
9 jours · Lisbon à Porto · jusqu'à 12 voyageurs
Porto's Ribeira from the Gaia side of the Douro Photo: Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Porto_from_Marginal_de_Gaia,_20250605_1614_9867.jpg)
Les faits
En bref
- Durée
- 9 jours, 8 nuits
- Départ et arrivée
- Lisbon à Porto
- Taille du groupe
- 7 à 12 voyageurs
- Niveau d'activité
Modéré
Mostly walking in old towns on hills and cobbles: about 6 to 10 km a day on the city days, with stairs and slopes in Alfama, Sintra and Porto. Our vehicle drops the group at the top of the steepest hills so most old quarters are walked downhill, and any demanding stretch can be sat out or swapped for a ride.
- Repas compris
- 8 petits-déjeuners, 7 repas du midi, 2 repas du soir
- Chambre individuelle
- + CAD 885 (prix estimé)
- Saison
- March to June and September to October
Points forts
Pourquoi ce voyage
- A slow first evening: a drink and an honest briefing with your guide, then dinner a short walk from the hotel
- Jerónimos Monastery at opening, then an evening of fado in Mouraria, where Maria Severa sang
- Pena Palace at the first entry, and the paintings of Paula Rego in her museum in Cascais
- Óbidos, the town Portugal's queens held for five centuries, and the fish-drying racks on Nazaré beach
- The Bolhão market with a Porto home cook, then lunch in her kitchen, where we confirm a host
- Two nights in the Douro with a quinta lunch and the story of Dona Antónia Ferreira on the morning boat
- Share with another woman at no extra cost, or a room of your own on request
Ce qui distingue ce voyage
Le temps libre fait partie du programme
Le temps libre et les choix sont indiqués les jours où ils ont lieu.
En solo, sans pénalité
Une chambre individuelle coûte + CAD 885 (prix estimé).
Jour par jour
Itinéraire
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Arrive in Lisbon
Lisbon Airport to your hotel in central Lisbon
- Welcome dinner
- Nuit : Lisbon
- Environ 30 min de route

Fly into Lisbon's Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS), about 7 km north of the centre, where a driver meets you in the arrivals hall, whatever time you land, for the short ride to your hotel in the middle of the city.
Après-midi
Check-in is from mid-afternoon; if your room is not ready, leave your bags and sit in a café nearby, or simply rest. Nothing is planned until 6:30 pm, so take a nap and a shower after the flight. Your See Sight Tours guide then meets the group over a drink at the hotel. She introduces everyone and gives an honest briefing: how the days are paced, which mornings start early, how slippery the polished limestone paving is in the wet, pickpockets on the trams, taxis and ride apps, and walking back after dark.
Soir
Dinner is together at about 7:30 pm in a quiet restaurant a short walk from the hotel, and you can be in bed early. Plan to land by mid-afternoon if you can.
Compris
- Pick-up at Lisbon Airport (LIS), whatever time you land
- Welcome drink and briefing with your guide
- Welcome dinner a short walk from the hotel
Temps libre : Free until 6:30 pm
Belém at opening, Alfama downhill
Lisbon to Belém, then São Jorge Castle, Alfama and the Baixa
- Petit-déjeuner, repas du midi et repas du soir
- Nuit : Lisbon
- Environ 45 min de route

We are at the Jerónimos Monastery in Belém when it opens, ahead of the tour coaches, to walk the two-storey cloister of carved Manueline limestone, begun in 1501 with money from the spice trade, and to see Vasco da Gama's tomb in the church. The monastery and the Belém Tower were listed together by UNESCO in 1983; we walk the river path past the Monument to the Discoveries, where Prince Henry's mother, Philippa of Lancaster, is one of the few women among the carved figures.
Après-midi
A warm custard tart from the Belém bakery that has made them since 1837 comes next, then a sit-down lunch. In the afternoon our vehicle drops us at the top of the hill by São Jorge Castle, so the walk through Alfama runs downhill to the Sé and the Baixa.
Soir
After a rest at the hotel, we walk into Mouraria for dinner with live fado: the quarter where Maria Severa sang in the 1840s, the first fadista whose name is remembered. Amália Rodrigues, who took fado to the world, grew up across the city.
Compris
- Jerónimos Monastery at opening, with the cloister and the church
- The Belém riverfront: the Monument to the Discoveries and the Belém Tower from outside
- A custard tart in Belém
- Sit-down lunch
- São Jorge Castle
- Guided walk down through Alfama to the Sé cathedral and the Baixa
- Dinner with live fado in Mouraria
Activités en option
- The Casa-Museu Amália Rodrigues, her house in Rua de São Bento, in the free time before dinner
Option plus facile : Ride between the castle, the Sé and the Baixa in our vehicle instead of walking the Alfama stairs.
Option plus active : Walk up to the castle from the Baixa instead of being dropped at the top, a steep 20 to 30 minutes on stairs and cobbles.
Temps libre : Late afternoon free before the fado dinner
Activité : Jerónimos is closed on Mondays, so this day never falls on a Monday. About 7 km on foot, mostly downhill. We walk to and from the fado restaurant as a group.
Sintra, Cabo da Roca and Cascais
Lisbon to Sintra, then Cabo da Roca and Cascais, and back to Lisbon along the coast
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Lisbon
- Environ 2 h de route
We leave at 8:30 for Sintra, about 40 minutes west, to be at Pena Palace for the first entry of the day. Tour vehicles cannot drive into Sintra's historic centre, so we ride the last stretch up the hill by local shuttle. Pena, built in the mid-19th century for King Ferdinand II on a rocky summit, is all yellow and red towers, and its rooms were kept as they were when Queen Amélia, the last queen of Portugal, left in 1910. The Sintra landscape has been on the UNESCO list since 1995.
Après-midi
Next is Quinta da Regaleira, whose Initiation Well spirals down about 27 metres, then lunch in Sintra town. In the afternoon we stop at Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of mainland Europe, then drive down to Cascais for the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego, the museum of the Lisbon-born painter whose big, unsettling pictures of women's lives made her one of the best-known artists of her time. Free time by the bay follows before the coast road back to Lisbon.
Compris
- Pena Palace and its park at the first entry, with the shuttle up the hill
- Quinta da Regaleira and the Initiation Well
- Sit-down lunch in Sintra
- Cabo da Roca
- The Casa das Histórias Paula Rego in Cascais
- Free time in Cascais
Option plus facile : Skip the tunnels and stairs at Quinta da Regaleira and wait in a café in Sintra town, or stay in the vehicle at Cabo da Roca on a windy day.
Option plus active : In Cascais, walk the coastal path to the Boca do Inferno sea cliffs, about 2 km each way, and meet the vehicle there.
Temps libre : Free time in Cascais and the evening free in Lisbon
Activité : About 8 km on foot with steep paths and stairs in Pena's park and at Regaleira. The Paula Rego museum is closed on Mondays, so this day never falls on one.
Óbidos and Nazaré on the way to Porto
Lisbon to Óbidos, then Nazaré and Porto
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Porto
- Environ 4 h de route

Today we travel north to Porto by road, breaking just under four hours of driving into three legs. The first, about an hour, reaches Óbidos, a walled hill town that King Dinis gave to Queen Isabel as a wedding gift in 1282; it stayed in the hands of Portugal's queens for centuries after. Walk in through the tiled gate, follow the main street of whitewashed houses edged in blue and yellow, and try ginjinha, the sour cherry liqueur, in a small chocolate cup. Forty minutes on, Nazaré sits on a wide beach. On the sand, some of the town's older women still dry salted fish on wooden racks in the sun, a trade women have run here for generations; a few still wear the layered short skirts the town is known for.
Après-midi
Lunch is grilled fish in the lower town, then the funicular, running since 1889, climbs to Sítio and the lighthouse fort above Praia do Norte, the beach known for winter waves. The last leg is about two and a quarter hours up the motorway to Porto.
Compris
- Guided walk in Óbidos
- Ginjinha tasting in Óbidos
- The fish-drying racks on Nazaré beach
- Sit-down seafood lunch in Nazaré
- The Nazaré funicular to Sítio
- The lighthouse fort over Praia do Norte
Option plus facile : Skip the road day and take the Alfa Pendular train from Lisbon to Porto, about 3 hours. Ask when you book: we include the ticket and meet you at Porto Campanhã station.
Option plus active : Walk a stretch of the Óbidos town wall, which has no railing on the inner side, and in Nazaré walk down the path from Sítio to the beach instead of taking the funicular back.
Temps libre : Evening free in Porto
Activité : The longest drive of the trip, just under 4 hours in three legs of about 1 hour, 40 minutes and 2 hours 15 minutes.
Porto's old town and the port lodges
São Bento to the Ribeira, then across the Dom Luís I Bridge to Vila Nova de Gaia
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Porto

Porto's historic centre, listed by UNESCO in 1996, is steep, so we start at the top and walk down. São Bento station's entrance hall is lined with about 20,000 blue-and-white tiles by Jorge Colaço showing battles, royal arrivals and country life. From the cathedral terrace you look over the roofs of the Ribeira to the port lodges across the river, then we drop through the lanes to the Palácio da Bolsa, the 19th-century stock exchange, for its guided tour and the gilded Arab Room.
Après-midi
Lunch is a sit-down meal of northern dishes near the river. In the afternoon we walk across the upper deck of the Dom Luís I Bridge, opened in 1886, for the view straight down the Douro, and on into Vila Nova de Gaia, where port has been aged in riverside lodges for centuries. A cellar tour shows the casks and how ruby, tawny and white port differ, and a tasting follows.
Soir
The evening is free in the Ribeira or back in the centre.
Compris
- Guided walk: São Bento station, the Sé cathedral terrace and the Ribeira
- Palácio da Bolsa guided tour
- Sit-down lunch near the river
- The upper deck of the Dom Luís I Bridge
- Port lodge cellar tour and tasting in Vila Nova de Gaia
Option plus facile : Our vehicle picks you up in the Ribeira and drives you across to Gaia instead of the bridge walk.
Temps libre : Evening free
Activité : About 6 km on foot, mostly downhill, with one long flat crossing of the bridge's upper deck.
Porto: the market and a home kitchen
Livraria Lello and the Clérigos Tower, then the Bolhão market and lunch in a home kitchen
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Porto
A slower day.
Matin
We are at Livraria Lello for its first timed entry of the morning, before the queue reaches round the corner: the bookshop, in this building since 1906, is known for its carved wood and red forked staircase, and the ticket, which we buy, counts towards a book if you choose one. Nearby, the Clérigos Tower gives a wide view of the city to anyone who climbs its more than 200 steps. Then we meet a Porto home cook at the Bolhão market, restored and reopened in 2022, to shop with her among the stalls of fish, cheese, greens and cured ham.
Après-midi
We carry the shopping back to her kitchen, cook a northern lunch together, perhaps caldo verde and a fish or bean dish, and eat at her table. This visit runs only where we confirm a host who wants visitors; if none is confirmed for your dates, we cook in a small cooking school run by a local woman instead.
Soir
The afternoon and evening are free.
Compris
- Livraria Lello at the first timed entry
- The Clérigos Tower and church
- Shopping at the Bolhão market with a Porto home cook
- Cooking and lunch in her kitchen, where a host is confirmed
Activités en option
- The Serralves museum and gardens
- The tram along the river to Foz do Douro
Option plus facile : Skip the tower climb and wait in the Clérigos church or a café below.
Option plus active : Walk the riverside promenade from the Ribeira to Foz do Douro and the Atlantic, about 5 km and flat, and take the tram back.
Temps libre : Afternoon and evening free
Activité : Dietary needs are sent to the cook in advance.
Amarante and a quinta lunch in the Douro
Porto to Amarante, then Peso da Régua and Pinhão
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Douro Valley
- Environ 2.5 h de route

We leave Porto at 9:30 and drive about 50 minutes east to Amarante on the Tâmega River. Cross the granite São Gonçalo bridge to the church and monastery of São Gonçalo, then sit down for coffee and one of the town's egg-yolk sweets, from a tradition the convent kitchens of nuns kept alive. From Amarante the motorway tunnels under the Serra do Marão and drops to Peso da Régua, and the last half hour follows the N222 along the Douro to Pinhão, past the terraces of the Alto Douro Wine Region, first demarcated in 1756 and listed by UNESCO in 2001.
Après-midi
Lunch is at a family quinta, one run or made by women where we can confirm one for your dates: a walk through the vineyard and the granite treading tanks, a tasting of Douro wines and port, and a long table lunch with the estate's wine. Women make many of the valley's wines today. In the harvest, from about mid-September to early October, you may see the grapes come in.
Soir
We check in for two nights, and the evening is free.
Compris
- Amarante and the São Gonçalo bridge, with coffee and a convent sweet
- The N222 river road from Peso da Régua to Pinhão
- Quinta visit with a vineyard walk, a tasting of Douro wines and port, and lunch
Temps libre : Evening free
Activité : Easy walking; the quinta paths can be steep and uneven between the terraces.
On the river and above it
Pinhão by boat, then the Casal de Loivos viewpoint
- Petit-déjeuner, repas du midi et repas du soir
- Nuit : Douro Valley
- Environ 1 h de route
Matin
The river is calm and the light soft in the morning, so we start on the water: a boat trip of about an hour from the quay at Pinhão, along the Douro between terraced slopes and white quinta houses. On board your guide tells the story of Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, widowed young, who ran and expanded the family's wine estates through the 19th century and survived the 1861 boat wreck on this river that drowned the English port shipper Joseph James Forrester. Back on land, Pinhão's small railway station is decorated with tile panels of Douro landscapes and the harvest. Our vehicle then climbs the narrow road to the Casal de Loivos viewpoint, high above a long bend of the river.
Après-midi
Lunch is a sit-down meal in the valley, and the afternoon is free: swim, read, walk between the vines, or visit a second quinta for a tasting at your own cost.
Soir
In the evening we meet for a farewell dinner of Douro food and wine. In winter some boats sail less often, and we confirm the boat for each departure.
Compris
- Douro River boat trip from Pinhão, about 1 hour
- Pinhão railway station and its tile panels
- The Casal de Loivos viewpoint
- Sit-down lunch in the valley
- Farewell dinner
Activités en option
- A second quinta tasting in the afternoon, at your own cost
Option plus facile : Stay at the hotel after the viewpoint and rejoin the group for dinner.
Option plus active : Walk back down from Casal de Loivos to Pinhão through the vineyards, about an hour on a steep track.
Temps libre : Afternoon free
Douro Valley to Porto Airport
Pinhão to Porto Airport, or central Porto
- Petit-déjeuner
- Environ 2 h de route
Matin
After breakfast we leave the valley at about 9 am and drive about two hours west to Porto Airport (OPO), back along the river to Peso da Régua, then on the motorway through the Marão tunnel and down towards the coast. You reach the airport by about 11 am, in time for flights from about 2 pm. If you are staying on in Porto, we drop you in the city centre instead, about 20 minutes further, and your guide can suggest a hotel near the Ribeira for extra nights. If you want more of Portugal, Madeira is a short flight from Porto, and our eight-day Madeira walking trip starts and ends at Madeira Airport.
Soir
Your guide checks everyone's flight details the evening before and sees the group to the terminal, so nobody makes the last journey alone. Earlier flights need a separate transfer, which we can arrange at cost.
Compris
- Drop-off at Porto Airport (OPO) or in central Porto
Activité : Book a flight leaving after about 2 pm.
- Lisbon3 nuits
- Porto3 nuits
- Douro Valley2 nuits
- Portoarrivée
- Étape avec nuitée
- Excursion d'une journée
- En bateau ou en train
Faune et météo : Summer brings heat over 40°C in the Douro and crowds in Lisbon and Sintra, so we start early and rest at midday. Spring is green and mild, the Douro harvest runs from about mid-September to early October, and winter is mild but wetter, with shorter days and fewer boat sailings.
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Avant de réserver
Ce voyage est-il pour vous?
Ce voyage vous convient si vous recherchez
- Women travelling alone who want company and a woman leading
- Friends, sisters, mothers and adult daughters travelling together
- First trips to Portugal, without changing hotels every night
- Women who like food, wine, art and long lunches as much as monuments
Ce voyage ne vous convient pas si vous recherchez
- Mixed groups, partners or men: ask for the private version or our Lisbon, Porto and Douro trip
- Step-free access: Lisbon, Sintra and Porto are steep, with stairs and cobbles
- A beach holiday in the Algarve
- Anyone wanting Coimbra, Évora or the Alentejo; they are not on this route
Âge minimum : 18
Réservez vos vols une fois votre place confirmée.
8 nuits
Où vous logerez
Vos hôtels sont nommés dans la confirmation de votre voyage.
- Lisbon3 nuits
- Porto3 nuits
- Douro Valley2 nuits
Un seul prix
Ce que le prix comprend
Compris
Hébergement
- 8 nights in central hotels of at least 3-star-plus standard, with rooms that lock and private bathrooms: 3 in Lisbon, 3 in Porto, 2 in the Douro Valley near Pinhão
- Share with another woman at no extra cost, or a room of your own for the single supplement
Transport
- Pick-up at Lisbon Airport (LIS), whatever time you land, and drop-off at Porto Airport (OPO) or central Porto
- A private air-conditioned vehicle and driver for the group on touring days
- The shuttle up to Pena Palace in Sintra
- The Nazaré funicular
- Douro River boat trip from Pinhão
- Alfa Pendular train ticket from Lisbon to Porto if you choose it instead of the road day
Votre guide
- A woman See Sight Tours guide for the whole trip
- Site guides where a site requires its own (the Palácio da Bolsa and the port lodge); we ask for women guides and confirm them with your dates
- Personal earpieces so you can hear the guide in busy places
Activités
- Lisbon: welcome briefing, Jerónimos Monastery, São Jorge Castle, the Alfama walk and a fado dinner in Mouraria
- Sintra: Pena Palace and park, Quinta da Regaleira
- Cabo da Roca, and the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego in Cascais
- Óbidos with a ginjinha tasting
- Nazaré: the fish-drying racks, the funicular to Sítio and the lighthouse fort
- Porto: São Bento station, the Palácio da Bolsa, Livraria Lello, the Clérigos Tower, and the Bolhão market and lunch with a home cook, where a host is confirmed
- Vila Nova de Gaia: port lodge cellar tour and tasting
- Amarante
- Douro Valley: quinta visit with tasting, boat trip from Pinhão, the Casal de Loivos viewpoint
Repas
- Breakfast daily (8)
- 7 lunches, including a home-cooked lunch in Porto and a quinta lunch with wine in the Douro
- 3 dinners: a welcome dinner in Lisbon, a fado dinner in Mouraria and a farewell dinner in the Douro Valley
Non compris
- International flights to Lisbon and from Porto
- Travel insurance
- Visa or travel authorisation fees, if they apply to you
- Lunches on days 1 and 9, and dinners other than the three listed
- Drinks outside the tastings and the included lunches and dinners
- Tips
- Optional activities, such as the Casa-Museu Amália Rodrigues or a second quinta tasting
- Personal expenses
- Extra hotel nights before or after the trip
Suppléments
- Chambre individuelle
- CAD 885 (prix estimé)
Quand partir
Dates et prix
Choisissez votre date de départ au moment de votre demande de réservation. Nous vérifions cette date et la confirmons dans votre devis.
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Conditions de réservation
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Adresses de l'entreprise
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Questions
Who can join a women-only trip to Portugal?
Anyone who identifies as a woman and is 18 or over. The group is women only and is led by a woman See Sight Tours guide. Drivers, boat crews, hotel staff and some site guides will often be men, and we say so plainly rather than promise otherwise.
What does the women-only Portugal trip include?
Eight nights in central hotels, breakfast daily, seven lunches including a home-cooked lunch in Porto and a quinta lunch, three dinners including fado in Mouraria, airport transfers at both ends, a private vehicle and driver, a woman See Sight Tours guide throughout, and every entry in the day plan, from Pena Palace and the Paula Rego museum to the port tasting and the Douro boat.
I am travelling alone. Do I pay a single supplement?
Only if you want a room of your own. Tell us when you request to book and we pair you with another woman in the group at no extra cost. A room of your own is from CAD 885 more. If no roommate is found, we tell you before you pay anything.
Is Portugal safe for women travellers?
For most women, yes: Lisbon and Porto are generally relaxed cities to walk, day and evening, in the central districts. The usual problems are pickpockets on trams and at viewpoints, and quiet street offers of drugs in the Baixa. Your guide briefs the group on the first evening, and we walk to the fado dinner together.
What should I wear in Portugal?
What you would wear in any western European city. In churches, covered shoulders and no beachwear is polite, so carry a light scarf. The thing that matters most is shoes with good grip: Lisbon's and Porto's polished limestone and granite paving is slippery, especially when wet.
How big is the group?
The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 women. Everyone fits in one vehicle, around one table at the fado dinner and in a Porto home cook's kitchen, and personal earpieces mean you can hear the guide in busy places such as Sintra and Alfama.
How fit do I need to be?
Moderately fit. Expect 6 to 10 km a day on hills, stairs and cobbles. Our vehicle drops us at the top of the steepest hills so most walks run downhill, and on the demanding days you can ride instead of walking or wait in a café.
When is the best time to go?
March to June and September to October. Spring is green and mild, and the Douro harvest runs from about mid-September to early October. July and August are hot, over 40°C in the Douro, and busy in Lisbon and Sintra. Winter is mild but wetter, with fewer boat sailings.
Do I need a visa for Portugal?
Canadian, US, UK and Australian citizens do not need a visa for stays of up to 90 days in any 180 in the Schengen area. Your fingerprints and photo are recorded at the border under the EU's Entry/Exit System, and we tell you when you book if the new ETIAS authorisation applies.
Are the women-run visits guaranteed?
No, and we say so up front. The Porto home cook and a quinta run by women are booked only where we confirm a host who wants visitors on your dates. If one is not confirmed, you get a cooking lunch in a small school run by a local woman and a family quinta lunch instead, with nothing removed from the price.
How much does it cost and how do I book?
The small group starts from CAD 5,430 per person sharing, taxes included, and a room of your own is from CAD 885 more. Send your preferred dates as an enquiry. We check availability and provide the final quote, itinerary and booking terms before you accept. No payment is taken when you send the request.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. The trip runs as a private trip for your party only, with your own guide and vehicle, on a date you choose, from CAD 9,775; that also suits a party with partners or men. To travel independently on your own dates, ask us from the dates section for a quote.