Portugal Coastal Hiking

The camaraderie of the group as amazing. I truly feel that our guides, Annabelle and Trisha made this trip. Wonderful trip. I recommend somehow seeing Belem as a group. I would recommend everyone getting in the night before- meeting early and then doing Belem and the castle. I did not think there was enough time in Lisbon and there seemed to be some wasted time on the first/last day.

Portugal is a wonderful country to visit and I enjoyed seeing a new country. People I encountered were friendly and helpful. The Atlantic coast of Portugal is a beautiful place to hike - there are rugged cliffs and crashing waves, sandy trails, sandy beaches and small fishing harbors. I wish we had skipped the last half day of hiking on Saturday (3 miles) and returned to Lisbon earlier in the day so that I could have gone to a museum.

Hikes, group, itinerary

The country, the hiking, the group, and the leaders.

By far, the most special parts of the trip were the magnificent beauty of the coast of Portugal and the gracious and genuine warmth of the Portuguese people.

The women with whom I experienced Portugal. Hiking along the Fisherman's Trail.

It was a fantastic trip from start to finish. Highlights include the spectacular coastal scenery, pleasantly challenging hiking, the storks, wildflowers, delicious food and wine, meeting new people, and our two fantastic guides, Kaitlyn and Annabelle.

Our guides, Kaitlyn (AGC) and Annabelle (BORK) were great. The overall group of women was very cohesive and enjoyed being together. Portugal was a beautiful country to visit.

Portugal was absolutely beautiful and the trip was great. I loved the food, the wine, the hiking, the castles, the coastal villages that we got to visit, the storks and their nests all over the coast and our fabulous guides - Annabelle and Kaitlyn!

The guides, the location, and the comraderie of all of the women participants. Both our AGC guide, Kaitlyn, and our local guide, Annabelle, were terrific leaders.

The beauty of Portugal and its people. The fantastic food and wine helps too!

The guides - both local and from AGC were fantastic. It is also a lot of fun to meet other women from across the US who also enjoy adventurous days , bonding over the experience.

The trip overall has exceeded my expectations. The accommodations were first class, the company was superb, the sceneries were beautiful and the guides were delightful!

I really enjoyed seeing the beauty of Portugal up-close and in "good company". It was great to see some castles and churches but hiking the coastline was phenomenal. The cliffs and storks will be cherished memories for as long as I can remember. Who knew Storks were shore birds? I thought they lived in chimneys in Denmark. The trip felt authentic, like I was seeing coastal Portugal in a unique way that I could not have done on my own. It was also nice to have everything arranged and feel like you were in good hands. It did frustrate me at times that we always had to be at full speed when there was no seeming reason to rush to our destination and we were hiking through gorgeous scenery or watching hilarious sailboat races sipping wine along the Tagus River. I am definitely signing up for another trip, it was one of the best vacations of my life. Despite my jet-lag everyone said I looked relaxed and happy when I got home.

Everything was perfect. Kaitlyn was super fun, the food was great and plentiful, I loved the hotels and the hiking was gorgeous.

The gorgeous scenery. Meeting some interesting women.

The country of Portugal is beautiful! I LOVED the exercise and food. Very inspiring and exceeded my expectations.

The Doulbe A's! Annabelle and Anne handled everything so well.....transportation, food, lodging. Exceptional

Spectacular scenery, and two very special guides, Ann and Annabel.

The lodging was great and having wine with dinner was a great treat.

The hiking trail was truly spectacular and the women I met on the trip were equally fun and interesting.

The scenery was spectacular, and the food and wine were delicious!

Scenery

excellent lodging throughout; the food was wonderful

Fellow travelers

Guides and great women hikers!

Perfect itinerary, great accommodations, fabulous food and wine experiences, but mostly the fabulous guides and gals in our group.

Learning about Portugal, the hiking experience, sharing this experience with nice, interesting woman (participants and guides)

Visiting a new country, the beauty of the landscape, exploring a new place on foot. The well organized details of lodging and meals, a true vacation in not having to make all the travel detail decisions. A good group of women to travel with-kind, energetic, progressive, interesting.

Everything

The Portuguese people were all so generous and kind. Being in the small towns and restaurants was a highlight. The guides were also a highlight. And the fado was the best!

Well planned out...guides were excellent

The Portuguese, the scenery, accommodations, food, friendliness, and a terrific local host, Annabelle

Portuguese people, vegetation and two wonderful guides

The highlights for me were the beautiful views from the tops of the cliffs and how beautiful green Portugal was. The places we stayed were perfect with some exceptional views from balconies. This was my first trip with AGC and will surely do another trip with them.

Hiking was great. Especially loved hiking in the gardens around the Pena Palace and walking in sand; along the coastal routes. Great guides; interesting history and culture; beautiful scenary; stork nests.

I appreciated the flexibility of our guides when requests were made or challenges arose. They made everything so seamless and enjoyable. I thought the varied scenery and experiences were fabulous.

There were so many highlights, to name a few: The fisherman's trail in particular was so beautiful and very accessible hiking. I really liked hiking in the sand e.g. I also liked the mix of locations we visited. The hike to the palace etc.. in Sintra was hard at times but amazing. We all loved seeing the storks on the cliffs. You all did a great trip planning the itinerary because we never had to drive too much., We had some down time (which was really nice) but also challenging hikes. It was also a highlight to get to know other women from around the country as well.

Ideal itinerary. Beautiful hiking. Accommodations were excellent.

Loved the scenery! Grateful for the beautiful weather we had. Nice not having to worry about coordinating anything - you guys took care of it all.

It really was a great trip. I appreciated the guides, I loved, loved the accommodations, I enjoyed the little side trips I was able to take, I thought the food was quite good, and I liked the hiking.

I was expecting a bit more focus on bird activity.

My personal highlight was seeing the Storks on their nests and watching a pair greet each other. Walking the Fisherman;s trail was wonderful. The only thing I missed was a cork plantation - if there is such a thing. I would have liked to learn more about that industry, which is unique to Portugal. I wanted to feel the tree once the bark was stripped. I wanted to learn the numbering of said trees and more!