GOURMET GOLF PORTUGAL ADVENTURE
13 DAYS | 6 ROUNDS OF GOLF | 6 EXPERIENCES | WELCOME & FAREWELL DINNERS
Portugal might be most famous for its glorious beaches, but there’s a lot more to this country than golden sands. Whether you’re dreaming of the mainland or the volcanic island of Madeira, our Portugal tours can show you captivating cities, historic hill towns, rolling countryside, and subtropical landscapes.
Once a powerful seafaring kingdom that dominated the merchant routes to Africa, South America, and the Orient, today, the legacy of Portugal’s former wealth and power can still be seen in its beautifully historic cities; the capital, Lisbon, is superbly sited on the Tejo river estuary, with its grand monuments and maze of medieval alleyways it is a delight to explore.
Porto meanwhile, the country’s second city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the best place to sample some of the many varieties of Portugal’s other notable contribution to the world, port wine. As a Catholic country, there are ancient churches in every community – and while support for the institutions of the Church may have waned, a belief in traditional values remains.
After visiting Porto, sightseeing, and wine-sipping, you’ll slowly meander through the UNESCO-protected Douro River Valley, admiring views of terraced vineyards and stopping off to explore historic cities, castles, and palaces.
Portugal is not only defined by its past but also by its present times. This is a country where tradition and modernity walk side by side, blending in perfect harmony and you can feel this wherever you go, from North to South, you will find historical palaces and castles, each of them with a story to tell. Forests and green woods, as well as white-sand beaches and colorful cities.
An extremely rich gastronomy to explore, with a wide variety of regional delicacies to taste and amazing wine to drink.
Having risen to the top of the ranks as one of Europe’s premier golfing destinations, Portugal now has a total of 75 golf courses with 31 of them in the Algarve. Boasting a vast array of picturesque courses skirting the stunning coastline, the Algarve still remains the country’s golfing hotspot with the Nicklaus-designed Monte Rei Resort being at the forefront of this. The emerging stars of the country are the fantastic courses surrounding the capital Lisbon.
Portugal is truly a golfer’s dream.
Tour Highlights
- Best Golf Courses -Combining sun, sea, and pristine fairways Portugal is tailored to provide for every golfer’s needs, making it an ideal location for your summer or winter golfing getaway.
- Lisbon – Postcard-perfect panorama of cobbled alleyways, ancient ruins, and white-domed cathedrals – a captivating scene crafted over centuries.
- Sintra – Sintra is like a page torn from a fairy tale. Its Unesco World Heritage-listed centre, Sintra-Vila, is dotted with pastel-hued manors folded into luxuriant hills that roll down to the blue Atlantic.
- Cascais –Once a sleepy fishing village, Cascais is now a staple destination for a holiday in the Portuguese sun, although it’s still got plenty of small-town charm.
- Porto – Opening up like a pop-up book from the banks of the Rio Douro.
- Portuguese food– Portugal may have introduced hot chilies to Asia, tea to England, and tempura to Japan, but the country’s cuisine still remains a mystery to most food lovers outside of its borders.
- Douro Valley – A Unesco World Heritage site since 2001, the Douro is a majestic wilderness, one of the oldest demarcated wine regions in the world.
Itinerary
DAY ONE – International outbound flight
Today your adventure begins, by boarding your international outbound flight to Lisbon
Our driver will be waiting for you at the arrival hall of Lisbon’sAirport. Upon arrival, take the rest of the day to relax at the hotel in Cascais, The Onyria Qunita da Marinha Hotel.
The Onyria Quinta da Marinha Hotel is located in the excellent area of Cascais and Sintra, just 25 km away from Lisbon, and stands between the city and nature, the beach and the mountains, offering you the perfect setting to fulfill your wishes. discovering a new vision of luxury and comfort in the heart of nature.
Here you will find everything that only a 5 star hotel can offer, always a new emotion. The bucolic brings us to a quiet countryside, allowing the communion between man and nature.
Tonight enjoy a welcome dinner with exclusive use of the lake house at Onyria, including a welcome cocktail, and a 3-course dinner with drinks.
✅ Welcome Dinner
DAY TWO – Golf at Oitavos Dunes & Jeep tour of Sintra
After breakfast, and for the next few days you will be able to enjoy one of the most amazing golf courses Portugal has to offer at the Oitavos Dunes.
Ranked #55th in the world, and #1 in Portugal, the dunes rolls out an Arthur Hills design that peers down at the Atlantic Ocean at every turn.
After your round enjoy lunch today at “Furnas do Guincho” in front of the ocean, where the best fish and seafood await you. Next climb aboard one of our vintage Portuguese 4x4s and in just one day you’ll explore Sintra, whilst the drivers will give explanations of fauna, Flora, Legends & traditions, history and culture of the places where the jeep tour passes.
Upon arrival at the wine cellar, enjoy a private visit and taste wonderful wine made in Colares and learn everything about its process and the history of this very old wine region.
You will get the chance to blend your own bottle of Colares wine to take back home as a memory of this unforgettable trip. At truly memorable and authentic experience!
After the wine experience, the tour will continue to Sintra’s old town. Here, you’ll some free time to explore the narrow streets of this fairytale town at your own pace. Afterward, and before heading back to Cascais, dinner will be served at a local Portuguese Restaurant–Cantinhode São Pedro.
✅ Breakfast ✅ Golf ✅ Tour ✅ Dinner ✅ Transfers
DAY THREE – Golf at Oitavos Dunes & cooking class
After Breakfast there are few golf thrills like teeing up for the first time on Oitavos Dunes. Whether you are skirting the scenic sand dunes, threading the umbrella pines, or challenging the wind, a golf trip to Oitavos Dunes is full of memorable thrills.
After your round of golf, experience the markets of Cascais, where the chef will guide you through Portugals traditional products and food delicacies, buying all the ingredients you will need to cook lunch.
This one-on-one time with the chef will allow you to learn about the Portuguese customs and traditions and, of course about how to cook a Portuguese meal. The class can be as hands-on as you want it to be, and take home printed recipes to try and replicate these dishes at home.
Next starting at the location of your cooking class, your guide will take you on a food tasting tour around Cascais, you’ll find amazing local delicacies, like ice cream, chocolate, “Pastels de Nata” and even “Ginjinha” the local cherry liqueur. After the tour ends you will have a free evening at your leisure.
✅ Breakfast ✅ Golf ✅ Cooking class ✅ Tour ✅ Transfers
DAY FOUR – Golf at the Oitavos Dunes
After Breakfast There are few golf thrills like teeing up for the first time on Oitavos Dunes, whether you are skirting the scenic sand dunes, threading the umbrella pines, or challenging the wind.
✅ Breakfast ✅ Golf ✅ Transfers
DAY FIVE – Golf at the Oitavos Dunes & Catamaran cruise
After Breakfast There are few golf thrills like teeing up for the first time on Oitavos Dunes, whether you are skirting the scenic sand dunes, threading the umbrella pines, or challenging the wind.
After today’s golf, you will be heading towards the horizon on board a catamaran, let yourself relax as you sail the ocean and enjoy the wonderful view of the coastline alongside a delicious meal on board. Take the time to enjoy the views over one of the most beautiful coasts, running parallel to the white sandy beaches and the amazing 17th-century fortresses.
✅ Breakfast ✅ Catamaran cruise ✅ Transfers
DAY SIX – Golf at the Oitavos Dunes & wine & olive oil tasting
The Oitavos Dunas Golf course is an 18 hole course located to the west of the town of Cascais. Oitavos Dunas is a course that lies close to the coast and the fairways present constant views of the Atlantic Ocean. The course architect Arthur Hills has created a layout to take advantage of its environment and the sea views with fairways meandering the pinewood forest. Oitavos Dunas is a championship golf course and has been the host of the European Tour Portugal Open more than once.
Today get the chance to discover the outskirts of Lisbon, by visiting one of the best wine estates in the region – Quinta De Sant’Ana. Here you will be enjoying a delicious lunch, before visiting the estate to taste their locally produced wine.
✅ Breakfast ✅ Golf ✅ Tour ✅ Transfers
DAY SEVEN – Head north to Porto
This morning you will begin your journey to the northern capital of Porto. Along the way, we stop at Obidos and Aveiro.
Óbidos is for sure one of the most beautiful and picturesque medieval villages in Portugal, still surrounded by walls and whose traditional whitewashed houses are decorated with blue and yellow trims around doors and windows, which is extremely typical of Portugal. The multicolored flowerbeds decorating the houses prove the female touch in this village that used to be the wedding gift of our Kings to their Queen.
Enjoy a private visit to Aveiro with a local guide, know as the “Portuguese Venice”, the city is described as a living body that connects the land to the sea like a huge heart. The walking tour will end with a tasting of the local “Ovos Moles”, which are sold in wooden barrels or wrapped in crusty wafers in different shapes.
Tonight enjoy a welcome to Porto dinner, at D.O.P restaurant, offering an unforgettable gastronomic experience and a journey through the true classics of Portuguese cuisines.
✅ Breakfast ✅ Tour✅ Welcome Dinner ✅ Transfers
DAY EIGHT – The Northern Tastes tour & wine tasting
After Breakfast, today enjoy the chance to immerse in the culture, history, and most importantly food. You will discover the local markets, the specialty grocery stores, the traditional eateries, and the people who make it all happen.
Join award-winning food bloggers, who act as your guides for the tour, and let you in on all the secrets behind the recipes and the products you’ll be tasting and observing throughout this amazing tour At the same time, they’ll help you understand the city as they take you to the backstreets but also the main monuments, where they’ll give you insights on architecture, history, and life as a Portuguese.
This evening enjoy a private visit and wine tasting tour at Graham’s wine cellar. W & J Graham’s Magnificent 1890’s lodge is situated on a commanding ridge in Vila Nova de Gaia looking across the Douro river from Porto. Grahams is still a working cellar, and no visit will pass without hearing the sounds of the Coopers hammers or seeing the lodge men collecting samples from the tasting room.
✅ Breakfast ✅ Food & Wine Tour ✅ Transfers
DAY NINE – Full day tour of the Douro Valley & wine tasting
With a superb location, the Douro valley is an outstanding wine region, known worldwide for its Port wine production, that has recently been classified as a UNESCO world heritage site, due to this wine production tradition.
Upon arrival you will start by visiting one of its best and most famous wine estates: Quinta Nova de Noss Senhora do Carmo. This estate is a place of extreme beauty in the heart of the Douro valley and owned by a local family since 1999.
You’ll start by visiting the property, which will be followed by a wine tasting of the best wines produced here. After this, a delicious 5-course menu-tasting lunch awaits you, all paired with local wines. After this unique experience, you will be transferred back to Porto, for a free evening at leisure.
✅ Breakfast ✅ Wine Tasting Lunch ✅ Transfers
DAY TEN – Golf at Vidago Palace golf course
After Breakfast enjoy one of the most amazing golf courses in Northern Portugal: “Vidago Palace golf course”.
The award-winning Vidago Palace Hotel Golf Course was redesigned by the firm Cameron & Powell from an original by Mackenzie Ross built-in 1936.
The course has now been rebuilt from scratch to meet USGA specifications for greens and tees and has been transformed into a par 72 course, making it a potential venue for international championships, while maintaining the identity of the original design and faithfully reflecting the beauty, the qualities unique to this sport, the spirit and the distinctive flavour of the location.
✅ Breakfast ✅ Golf ✅ Transfers
DAY ELEVEN – Transfer to Lisbon & Dinner at a local Fado restaurant
This morning you will be transferred to Lisbon, where upon arrival in the city you’ll have some free time to enjoy lunch in one of the many picturesque restaurants the city has to offer and relax in the afternoon.
This evening you will enjoy a guided Fado walking tour, with dinner. Fado music is a form of Portuguese singing that is often associated with pubs, cafés, and restaurants.
This music genre officially originated in Portugal around the 1820s, though it is thought to have much earlier origins.
Fado is known for how expressive and profoundly melancholic it is. In fado music, the musician will sing about the hard realities of daily life, balancing both resignation and hopefulness that a resolution to its torments can still occur. It can be described by using the Portuguese word “Saudade,” which means “longing” and stands for a feeling of loss.
The short walking tour will end at a local Fado restaurant, where you will enjoy a typical Portuguese dinner while listening to Fado live performances. A truly special and authentic experience.
✅ Breakfast ✅ Fado Dinner ✅ Transfers
DAY TWELVE – Half day private walking tour
After Breakfast our guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and take you on a private walking tour of Lisbon. This is a city meant to be discovered through walks, rather than inside a vehicle, except for the local trams, which are a great way of mingling with the locals.
Tonight enjoy a farewell dinner at Eleven restaurant, overlooking the entire city and surrounded by lush gardens.
✅ Breakfast ✅ Tour ✅ Farewell dinner ✅ Transfers
DAY THIRTEEN – International inbound flight & Arrival in the UK
After Breakfast mid morning transfer to Buenos Aires International Airport for your return flight.
✅ Breakfast ✅ International Flight ✅ Transfers
Departure Dates and Prices
Sat 18 Jun 2022 | London (Heathrow) | £7,599.00pp | Available |
Sat 17 Jun 2023 | London (Heathrow) | £7,799.00pp | Available |
Golf Courses On This tour
The Oitavos Dunes Course
The Oitavos Dunas Golf course is an 18 hole course located to the west of the town of Cascais. Oitavos Dunas is a course that lies close to the coast and the fairways present constant views of the Atlantic Ocean.
The course architect Arthur Hills has created a layout to take advantage of its environment and the sea views with fairways meandering the pinewood forest. Oitavos Dunas is a championship golf course and has been the host of the European Tour Portugal Open more than once.
Oitavos Dunas is rated as the best course in Portugal and 55th worldwide by ‘Golf Magazine’.
When you think of golf in Portugal, your first thought will almost certainly be of the Algarve region.
However, the Lisbon area is starting to be recognised as a real rival to the famous destination. At just over thirty minutes from Lisbon airport, Oitavos Dunes is regarded as the best course in Portugal. It was also the host course of the European Tour Golf Sixes event in 2019 and has seen the tour visit multiple times before.
Vidago Golf course
The award-winning Vidago Palace Hotel Golf Course was redesigned by the firm Cameron & Powell from an original by Mackenzie Ross built in 1936. The course has now been rebuilt from scratch to meet USGA specifications for greens and tees and has been transformed into a par 72 course, making it a potential venue for international championships, while maintaining the identity of the original design and faithfully reflecting the beauty, the qualities unique to this sport, the spirit and the distinctive flavour of the location.
The main features of the Vidago Palace Hotel Golf Course include raised tees and greens, and bunkers and greens strategically sited so that perfect vision is called for to judge differences in elevation. As a result, the Vidago Palace Hotel golf course will challenge and delight even the most experienced player.
Accommodation (as specified or similar )
Onyria Quinta da Marinha Hotel- One bedroom villa
Onyria Quinta da Marinha Hotel is a luxury resort situated in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It has an 18-hole golf course and 2 restaurants.
Each of Onyria Quinta da Marinha’s air-conditioned rooms has a spacious balcony with panoramic views of the golf course or the Sintra mountain range. Rooms also include a minibar, flat-screen TV, and a private bathroom with Molton & Brown amenities.
Five Pines Restaurant offers international buffet meals and Rocca serves gourmet Portuguese cuisine made from organic vegetables grown on-site. Live music can be heard at the Trent Jones bar.
At the spa, guests can enjoy a relaxing pedicure or body treatment. There is also an indoor pool.
