About this trip
This six-day coach tour sets off from central Madrid and takes you across the border into Portugal, calling at Lisbon, Porto and the shrine town of Fatima.
It's fully guided and run at an easy pace, so the coach handles the distances and someone else does the logistics — you just turn up and see the places.
A straightforward way to cover two of Portugal's main cities and a well-known pilgrimage site in one week, without needing to drive or plan the route yourself.
What you'll do
- Depart by coach from central Madrid
- Explore Lisbon
- Visit Porto
- See the shrine at Fatima
- Coach-based tour, so expect some travel days between stops
- Easy pace and fully guided throughout
- Runs over the Christmas and New Year period
Worth it if you speak Spanish or are paired with an exceptional English-speaking guide like Marina. Think twice if you're English-only and risk feeling isolated in a bilingual group.
- Standout guides (Marina, Begonia, Felipe) make the trip; they're knowledgeable, bilingual when needed, and genuinely caring about your experience.
- English speakers in Spanish-dominant groups report feeling like outsiders unable to bond with the group; this was a real pain point for at least one traveller.
- Guide consistency is inconsistent; one reviewer reported fragmented experience with multiple guides and a missed connection at Atocha station.
- Hotels solid and comfortable; Porto location is on the outskirts but attached to a mall, so still accessible.
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Departing in Nov is cheapest — from £740, about 8% below the priciest month (Aug).
Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Madrid · 2 Nov – 3 Nov
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