Great Portugal Private Tour Experience
My daughter and her family toured with Pedro Alves a month before my wife and I arrived in Lisbon, Portugal in early April. We contacted Pedro on my daughter's recommendation - and from our very first contact with Pedro, it was clear that he would create an experience around our particular interests and abilities.
We had a choice of vehicles - my wife selected The Hulk, a shiny green vintage Land Rover. Pedro picked us up at our hotel in Cascais exactly on time and began a detailed historical, cultural, and culinary narrative as we followed the coast north to the westernmost point in Europe, off-road to secluded cliffs high above the Atlantic Ocean, and then to Sintra, where Pedro had pre-booked timed entry to the fairytale Pena Palace.
It was clear that Pedro was expert at his work: he pulled together stories of the region throughout the journey to Sintra, so that by the time we arrived at the Palace we were familiar with the characters who had lived there, and with why and when various structures had been built. His private tour of the Palace for us was so informative that others began to follow to eavesdrop on Pedro's descriptions.
I know that my wife and I were tourists, but with Pedro we were treated like locals. Our tour was on a Monday and when my wife ordered a local fish for lunch, the restaurant owner said something in Portuguese to Pedro, who suggested a different entree to my wife. Why? Because the restaurant owner had told him: "The fisherman here don't go out on Sunday. You don't want to order fish from Saturday."
All during the tour, Pedro took photos, and shared them with us - and with our daughter back in the States. And he even offered tour and restaurant recommendations for our next destination - Lisbon.
And so, we wholeheartedly recommend booking your tour with Pedro Alves and Yellow Cab TT Tours in Portugal.