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Timeless Portugal & Madeira 23 DAYS Pousadas TIMELESS PORTUGAL & MADEIRA Tour Price Inclusions Tour Highlights THAI Airways economy class return flights ex Australia. Airport check-in assistance (Brisbane). Airport departure taxes, convenient 1 night Bangkok airport hotel stopover incl. buffet breakfast and transfers en route to Europe, PORTUGAL Evora • Monsaraz meet and greet and assistance during outbound flights. Airport transfers and airline check-in assistance in Europe. Herdade do Esporao • Vila Vicosa • Estremoz Economy class return flights from Lisbon to Madeira. Elvas • Marvao • Castelo de Vide • Tomar Economy class return flights in Europe and 1 night London Abrantes • Castelo Branco • Monsanto airport hotel including buffet breakfast at the end of the tour (if flying THAI). Piodao • Belmonte • Douro Valley • Vila Real 19 nights in charming heritage accommodation Chaves • Guimaraes • Barcelos • Porto • Ilhavo (Pousadas or similar) including daily buffet breakfast, 3 Praia da Barra • Aveiro • Coimbra • Batalha course dinner (or lunch) with beverages based on typical traditional regional cuisine where indicated. Luxury coach MADEIRA Funchal • Porto Moniz • Cabo Girao travel in Europe, entry fees covering sightseeing and entertainment, hotel service charges, city taxes, most Camara de Lobos • Curral das Freiras • Santana tipping, baggage handling (1 bag pp), services of a full- time professional tour director and local city guides. DEPARTURE SCHEDULE Ex: Brisbane Sydney Melbourne Perth Tour Price pp/twin share: AUD $14,295 Departure date: 2 April 2020 Single Supplement: AUD $1,995 Start date Lisbon: 4 April 2020 Finish date London: 24 April 2020 Land Only and Business Class pricing upon request 14 Tour Overview TIMELESS PORTUGAL AND MADEIRA Starting in Lisbon, this is the ultimate tour of Portugal and Madeira. We travel the scenic country roads of the N Alentejo region to enjoy a three night stay in Evora, a Guimaraes UNESCO World Heritage Site. Vila Real From this convenient base, we will visit Monsaraz, one of Porto Peso da Regua the nicest medieval villages in Portugal to taste some of Porto Moniz the famous full-bodied Alentejo red wines. We continue Santana with visits to Marvao, Castelo de Vide, Almourol Castle Aveiro and Tomar, the old headquarters of the Knights Templar MADEIRA in Portugal. Join us for a cruise through the Douro Valley Camara Funchal followed by visits to Guimaraes, Porto and Barcelos, a town de Lobos Belmonte with a famous legend. Exploring Aveiro and its colourful Coimbra Moliceiros boats is a must and the same goes for Coimbra Monsanto with its old university and library. Castelo Branco The tour finishes in a leisurely fashion taking in the island Batalha Tomar of Madeira, known for its flower festivals and typically shaped houses. Located east of Casablanca and north Castelo de Vide of the Canaries, it is comprised of 4 islands off the north Abrantes west coast of Africa. Well known for its namesake wine SPAIN and warm, subtropical climate, the main island is volcanic, Elvas green and rugged, with high cliffs and pebbly beaches. PORTUGAL Madeira is blessed with the trade winds, giving the island Lisbon its temperate climate year round, which many describe as Estremoz the ‘eternal spring’ reflected in the abundance of flowers. Évora 15 (B/L/D) Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner included where indicated DAY 1 + 2 - DEPARTURE AUSTRALIA / STOPOVER Airport Stopover (1 night) Meet with representatives of TIKI TOURS for assistance with your The organisation was exemplary and assistance airline check-in (for Brisbane passengers). Interstate passengers ‘ in Bangkok was most unexpected but greatly will meet up at our stopover hotel. Sit back relax and enjoy a good appreciated. That personal touch was flight followed by transfer to your airport hotel. Enjoy an overnight stay with breakfast included and access to your room all day until indicative of many that followed throughout check-out in the early evening. our travels making for a very smooth and The 24 hours between outbound flights are at your leisure. On day trouble free experience 2, there is time to explore the local surrounds on a guided tour, do ’ some shopping, visit the day spa at the hotel or simply relax with a book around the pool. TIKI TOURS will offer assistance and advice during your stay. (B/Airline in-flight service) DAY 5 - MONSARAZ - HERDADE DO ESPORAO DAY 3 - ARRIVAL LISBON - EVORA Today we visit the charming village of Monsaraz, visible from miles around, arguably one of the most attractive fortified hilltop villages Alentejo Region (3 nights) in Portugal and explore the best on offer. We continue with a visit In Lisbon, our modern coach and tour director will be awaiting you and wine-tasting to a local vineyard in Herdade do Esporao. With at the airport for transfer to your hotel. After check-in, the remainder its many sun hours, this part of Portugal produces typical full-bodied of the day is at your leisure to settle in, relax or explore the local red wines and the name Borba comes to mind. At night dinner at area. Our hotel in Evora is situated in the centre of the historic town, the hotel. (B/D) a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The beautiful Pousada, originally a 15th century convent, has been carefully restored, retaining the wonderful ornately painted walls and ceilings sumptuously DAY 6 - VILA VICOSA - ESTREMOZ - ELVAS decorated with rich velvet upholstery and gilt mirrors. The hotel Alentejo Region (3 nights) itself is considered one of Evora’s most impressive historic buildings. At night a welcome dinner is planned at the charming restaurant After hotel check-out we venture north and break the journey in Vila offering typical regional cuisine and wine. Bem Vindo or welcome as Vicosa to visit the Royal Palace with its impressive facade followed we say in Portugal! (D) by free time. Upon arrival in Estremoz, an elegant town of startling whiteness, thanks largely to its extensive use of high-grade marble, we visit the nearby quarries. The town is also famous for its pottery, DAY 4 - EVORA markets, preserved plums and goats cheese. After free time for lunch, we continue our day with a visit to Elvas, a fortified frontier Enjoy a sleep-in and a relaxing breakfast as the morning is at your town close to the Spanish border, boasting the most sophisticated leisure. Nicknamed ‘Land of bread’, the Alentejo is the largest and 17th century military architecture in Europe with well-preserved flattest of the Portuguese regions. It has a distinctive character and moats, bastions and gates. beauty with vast plains dotted with cork and olive trees. This area is also rich in handicrafts, rustic pottery with native colourful designs, Our hotel is located on the northern edge of the sunny Alentejo rugs and tapestries. After lunch and now settled in, we start with region and is an architectural masterpiece. Previously a palace, a walking tour of Evora with its long and rich history, taking in the convent and castle, the Pousada was the home of the Hospitalliers of fortress-like Cathedral, Roman temple, St. Francis Church and the the Order of Malta and their distinctive motif is featured throughout. Chapel of Bones. Dinner at the hotel. (B/D) Dinner tonight at the hotel. (B/D) 16 Flower Festival Madeira DAY 7 - MARVAO - CASTELO DE VIDE DAY 9 - CASTELO BRANCO - MONSANTO Relax and enjoy as we drive through the Sao Mamede mountain Central Portugal Region (2 nights) ranges to Marvao, a seemingly picture perfect hilltop village offering After hotel check-out, we cross the Tagus Gorges and arrive in immaculate little houses with Manueline windows, Renaissance Castelo Branco to visit the Bishop’s Palace gardens in true 18 c. doorways and cobbled streets. Around lunchtime we visit Castelo Baroque style. We continue with a visit to Monsanto, built around de Vide, sitting high above the surrounding olive plains, this ancient and atop a steep rocky mass and once declared the most typical spa town with narrow lanes offers true character and charm. village of Portugal to enjoy lunch. We finish the day visiting charming Idanha a Velha. We visit a 14th c. castle during a walking tour and have a panoramic stop at the Belvedere. For all who have a passion for horses, in the The luxurious Pousada of Belmonte is a former convent situated on afternoon, we will visit the ‘Coudelaria de alter do Chao’, one of the the slopes of the Serra da Esperanca in central Portugal. An original most famous stables in Portugal. At night we sample some of the amphitheatre can be found in the surrounding woodland as well as local cuisine during dinner at the tables of our residence. (B/D) an 18th century chapel. This charming hotel has panoramic views over the plains across to the peaks of the Serra da Estrela mountain range. Dinner at the hotel. (B/D) DAY 8 - TOMAR - ABRANTES Perfect for a morning wander and historically outstanding, Tomar is best known for its Convento de Cristo, former headquarters of the DAY 10 - PIODAO - BELMONTE Knights Templar, one of the most significant religious monuments Driving through the Acor mountain ranges while taking in incredible in the country, it also happens to be home to one of Portugals few views, springs and pasture land, we arrive in Piodao to enjoy free remaining medieval synagogues. time followed by lunch. The historical village is reminiscent of a crib because of the harmonious way in which its houses are arranged in After the visit to the monastery, we will view Almourol Castle, set the form of an amphitheatre. At night, when the lights are turned on its own small island in the Tagus River, one of the most romantic on, this picture is particularly magnificent. The distinctive feature of and surrounded by myths.
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