Walk Hike Portugal
Walk Hike Portugal
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9:00 AM - 8:59 AM
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9:00 AM - 8:59 AM
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9:00 AM - 8:59 AM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 8:59 AM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 8:59 AM
Friday
9:00 AM - 8:59 AM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 8:59 AM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 8:59 AM
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In Walk Hike Portugal experiences, we share “off the beaten track” hiking tours with our clients in the Cascais-Sintra Natural Park with also it’s Wine Routes in the “Colares” and “Mafra” wine regions, the Route of the Historic Villages in the North and Center of Portugal, the Amazing Azores Islands and the thin air in the Highlands. Sustainable Tourism is our habitat, and our goal is to provide enriching experiences for our clients feel closer and more integrated in the local communities, introduce them to our people so that they may experience our food, listen to our stories and share our secrets. We try hard to our tours always contemplate the mix between Natural Park – Communities – Cultural Park. Call us, we look forward that you join us in our adventures, on DAILY or VACATION programs.
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Petra O
Montreal, Canada3 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
We did the Western Europe Beaches hike in February, combined with lunch by the sea and a wine tasting.
We were very lucky with warm and sunny weather and this hiking trail is beyond anything I imagined.
We walked through bright green vegetation and rocky paths that no one could find without a guide, and the view to the ocean and rocky cliffs was absolutely breathtaking.
Francisco is the best guide I have ever met, he knows the aria to the last rock and his passion toward nature, history and Portugal radiates through every story he tells. His kindness made all the difference, it was like spending the day with a very resourceful old family friend.
We finished with a lovely wine tasting in a local winery.
I highly recommend taking one of Francisco's tours, we leaned so much about the country and culture that helped us put into context everything we saw during our trip.
We were very lucky with warm and sunny weather and this hiking trail is beyond anything I imagined.
We walked through bright green vegetation and rocky paths that no one could find without a guide, and the view to the ocean and rocky cliffs was absolutely breathtaking.
Francisco is the best guide I have ever met, he knows the aria to the last rock and his passion toward nature, history and Portugal radiates through every story he tells. His kindness made all the difference, it was like spending the day with a very resourceful old family friend.
We finished with a lovely wine tasting in a local winery.
I highly recommend taking one of Francisco's tours, we leaned so much about the country and culture that helped us put into context everything we saw during our trip.
Written February 29, 2024
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Cathy K
1 contribution
Jan 2024 • Couples
We did the route of romanticism and loved every minute! Teresa was a wonderful and knowledgeable guide who took us off the beaten track and gave us an experience we wouldn’t have had on our own. She knew how to time the walk to avoid crowds and gave us time to snap the perfect photos. We learned so much. Wish we had another couple of days to do more! Not a moment was wasted. Her restaurant recommendation was excellent too!
Written January 6, 2024
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Jan B
Florida40 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
Our hiking experience did not disappoint us! If you are a nature lover and want to connect with Sintra in a different way, call Walk Hike Portugal. Our guide, Teresa, was more than prepared for us. She provided walking sticks, water, and even shared her sunscreen with us because we forgot ours. More importantly, she is very knowledgeable of the plants, fauna, and trails. Our lunchtime break at a local restaurant was amazing giving us a flavor of not just good food, but getting to meet locals off the beaten path and in a typical small town village. Teresa is wonderfully connect in both knowledge and spirit to nature and is passionate about what she does!
Written July 27, 2023
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tmkepp
14 contributions
Jun 2022 • Couples
Francisco’s guided hike started at Cabo da Roca and took us along the scenic and stunning Portugese Atlantic coast line. Francisco is a true professional and wonderful guide as he provides great narration of both the natural beauty as well as interesting stories along the way. His knowledge of the trail is excellent and always keeps hikers informed of what is ahead. The experience is capped off by a wonderful lunch at the fish restaurant on Adraga Beach. Francisco is friends with the owners and the recommendations for lunch were great. Anyone who has a few days in the Lisbon area should take a day and do a hike with Francisco in the Sintra region along the coast.
Written June 9, 2022
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Inspire24375551772
London, UK7 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
What a wonderful company this is. My partner and I booked two walking days with Teresa and had an incredible time. The first was a more technical walk on the coast, followed by the most incredible seafood at a local restaurant and the second was an inland walking tour visiting the monastery and monserrat palace, followed by a wine tour near Sintra. Both days felt like being with a friend - Teresa was so warm and friendly. But she was also incredibly knowledgeable about the local history, ecology and environment and went far out of her way to help us including even rearranging the day to avoid awful weather and coordinating with a local taxi company to get us back to Lisbon for a Fado show we had booked. I would highly recommend booking with her if you like walking food and great company! Fantastic service and incredible memories. Thank you so much.
Written April 21, 2024
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Martin G
Oxnard, CA6 contributions
Oct 2022 • Couples
We were 2 couples and some friends from home highly recommended Francisco to us. He exceeded our high expectations. Francisco picked us in a comfortable van from our Sintra Hotel and we went directly to the Peña Palace to avoid long entrance lines. He highlighted all the important places to note and see. He was very knowledgeable of many things including the history of Portugal. He patiently answered all of our questions. And there were many! However, if he did not know the answer he was honest to say so. After the palace visit, Francisco guided us through the magnificent gardens. His stories as well as the gardens and forest were enchanting. We had the pleasure to be taken to a local Sintra restaurant for lunch and Francisco ended up driving us to Lisbon after the tour (we were going to take a train). We all genuinely enjoyed our time with Francisco. After spending the day with him. we considered him our friend, not just a professional guide. We highly recommend Francisco to anyone and everyone! What a great guy and what a wonderful time you will have with him.
Written October 24, 2022
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carlanecaldas
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal4 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
The hike was a welcome respite from the usual tourist sites we had been seeing, a chance to reconnect with nature and ground. Francisco was wonderful to be with, he was entertaining and kept with our pace, never making us feel like we were slowing him down. Our visit to Monserrate was really spectacular. I want to go on other hikes with him.
Written January 8, 2020
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Deena K
5 contributions
Aug 2023
Based on the reviews of Francisco, our expectations were high to begin with, but Francisco exceeded them. We had the most amazing day hiking the "Western Europe Beaches" hike, followed by lunch, then we added the Pena Palace after. We could never have taken this hike on our own, and Francisco knows every step backward and forward. He loves his country and shared his wealth of knowledge of its history with us. He is a kind, caring, delightful person - you will LOVE your time spent with him. Just a few hours in, we knew we wanted to do another day with him (choosing a different hike), but of course he was booked. If you want to hike with the best of the best, choose two different hikes a couple of days apart and book well in advance. We cannot recommend him HIGHLY enough!
Written September 2, 2023
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War War Tin
2 contributions
Jun 2023
Teresa picked us up from the hotel and the whole experience was incredible from start to finish - she made sure our footwear, back pack etc were suitable. The trip turned out to be a private tour with just two of us with Teresa. She is knowledgeable, considerate (we weren't born to hike though it was meant to be an easy walk!!) and fun to be with. We discovered many amazing facts about wonderful Sintra forest. Our hike meant to be for 4 hours, but ended to be + 6 hours given our rather slow pace. Teresa was genuinely not phased with the time at all instead her focus was we enjoy the experience. After the hike, she drove us to Monserrate Palace which saves us from finding an alternative arrangement. I cannot recommend Teresa enough. We will definitely be back, wished we were there longer to explore more of Sintra. Many Thanks Teresa
Written June 23, 2023
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meisel100
Charlotte, NC71 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
I wrote this review once (in detail) but it didn’t save when I tried to add photos. Suffice it to say, Francisco is the best and you will not be disappointed if you hire him. We hated to say goodbye and wish we could have had him for another day. Thank you Francisco!
Written September 6, 2023
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We LOVED this experience! If you are traveling to Sintra and love to walk, talk, laugh, drink wine, eat with locals and want a memorable experience, ask for Francisco or any of his staff. They are client-centric, so so knowledgeable, accommodating and very organized. Pro tip: pack a picnic so that you can enjoy the beautiful views. Thank you, team Francisco! With love, Colin & Brittany
Written October 4, 2019
Is there an Internet page where we can find more informations about the walks? Where they take place? How much they cost? How long they are? ... That would be really helpful! Thanks!
Written June 26, 2018
Hello, thank you for your request. My name is Francisco and I'm guide and co-founder of Walk hike Portugal. From this channel, I can not send you our website address since Tripadvisor doesn't allow it. But in our details information, here you have the address. Also, if you search by our name on Google, Walk Hike Portugal, you will find our website, easily. There you can find all the information you request.
You can also contact us by email (the address on our website) or by telephone, +351 919 241 094, in case you need any extra clarification.
We look forward to hear from you.
Kind regards,
Francisco
Written June 27, 2018
Hi Francisco,
I am 60, healthy and active but am wondering the difficulty level of the beaches tour. It's listed as moderate and I'm not sure what that means. What happens if we're in the middle and it becomes too much? Is it a one-way and a ride back or circle? Are there any more details you can provide? Our trip is in the middle of June, what is the average temp on the hike? Thanks so much?
Written April 10, 2017
Dear Mrs.,
First let me apologise for the late reply to your question, but quite frankly we just missed it until now. We hope to still answering in time.
Your question is very relevant because our scale can be ambiguous depending from person to person, but we have no other way to classify it. Our hikes in the shore are tougher than the ones in the forest, because not only have deep ups and downs, as the ground is slippery. This is why we always take hiking poles for our clients, which are very helpful. This hikes, in the shore, aren't circular, however there are several escapes from where we can make it shorter.
In your case we propose the "Where the Land Ends and the Sea Begins", because is the shorter hike we have in the shore and for sure where it's more easy to return back or make it shorter.
The temperatures in June can be hot, that's why we propose this hike, which although can be done in the morning, it was built to be done in the middle afternoon. This is a relevant issue, especially in the Summer.
If you need any other explanation we would be pleased to clarify it for you.
Kind regards,
Francisco - Co-founder and guide in Walk Hike Portugal
Written May 16, 2017
How would you compare the difficulty level between the Western Europe Beaches tour and the Where the Land Ends..." tour? Thank you.
Written March 6, 2017
Hi, sorry for the late reply, but we only noticed it now. The Western Europe Beaches is about 45 minutes longer, but 3/4 of the path is the same as the Where the Land Ends..., so, because of it it's a little more difficult, but both have an average difficulty level.
If you have any other question we would be pleased to clarify it for you.
Kind regards,
Francisco
Written March 27, 2017
I will have maybe a week or so in Portugal in mid May and would like to do some day walks with maybe overnight stops at small hotels en route Any suggestions for me to consider and be inspired by ...
Written March 1, 2015
Dear Susanna, thank you for your contact. Besides the daily experiences we have packs of several days with overnight stops in small hotels or guest houses, has you wish. The only issue is that all our activities (Hike in nature mixed with culture heritage and wine experiences) are focused in one specific region and surrounding areas (Lisbon included), the Natural Park Sintra/Cascais. In a several days pack experiences we go further this zone, but still, far from the all Portugal territory. We are explaining this because we don´t know what do you have in mind and we do not like to create wrong expectations.
Anyway, the area we are talking about is reach, beautiful and remarkably diverse with completely different landscapes every day. Because our website is being updated, yet without all the new experiences, we can send you an email with an updated pdf presentation, where you can understand in a much better way what we can do for you. We just need your email for that. After that we can taylor made a proposal for you focused in your interests and expectations.
We look forward to hear from you.
Kind regards
Francisco
Written March 2, 2015
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