Spend a week with Kristóf and Nimi in Central Portugal!
We will learn a lot about Portuguese cuisine and cook together in Lisbon, then we will explore the historical small town of Óbidos, visit the Westernmost point of the European continent at Cabo da Roca, and finally we will spoil ourselves in Porto on the last two days.
- Date: 10-16 May, 2026
- Duration: 7 days, 6 nights
- How to get there: flight to Lisbon, and flying back from Oporto – ask us for flight options!
- Number of guests: 16
- Hosts: Kristóf Steiner and Nimrod Dagan
- Tourleader: Eszter Horváth
- Accommodation: 3 nights in Lisbon, 1 night in Óbidos, 2 nights in Porto
- Local travel: with minivan
Day 1-3 – Lisbon – 10, 11 and 12 May, 2026
We will stay in a comfortable and spacious apartment in the old town. We cook, eat, drink and chat while discovering the past of the Portuguese capital and experiencing its present in the heart of the Barrio Alto district.
We walk the steep cobblestone streets of the Barrio Alto, or Old Town, and admire the Portuguese-blue tiles, the azulejos, of the ancient facades. In the evening, we sip ginjinha, or cherry liqueur, from chocolate glasses sold in doorways. In the morning, we board the historic tram and in the Belém district, we admire the lace-work walls of the St. Jerome Cathedral, and at the Belém Tower.
Day 4 – from Lisbon to Óbidos – 13 May
On the fourth day we will leave Lisbon and set off on a trip with our minibus. We will take a look at the sights near Lisbon. Several days would not be enough to see all the sights of the nearby town of Sintra. We choose to admire the strikingly colourful walls painted in bold red and yellow of the Pena Palace, and visit the National Palace. Both sights are part of the UNESCO World Heritage.
From Sintra we drive to the westernmost point of the Old Continent and let the West wind mess up our hair at the foot of the Cabo da Roca lighthouse.
In the evening we arrive in the small but very beautiful medieval town of Óbidos. This little jewel box is almost is most enjoyable when the day-trippers have left in the evening.
Our accommodation will be in a nicely renovated old building:
Day 5 and 6 – Porto – 14 and 15 May
In the morning we continue our journey to Porto.
Porto is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe. The port wine and the old city centre are so impressive that UNESCO has declared it a World Heritage. There are many attractions waiting for us in Porto, and we will try to visit most of them during our stay.
In Porto we will have breakfast at the hotel and dinner at typical local vegan restaurants. We will definitely try the famous Portuguese vanilla custard “pastel de nata” – the vegan version, of course.
We will be staying in Porto for two nights in a wonderful hotel in the city centre:
Day 7 – departure day – 16 May
We say or goodbyes, or better “see-you-laters” and board on the transfer to the airport.
Participation fee and booking process:
The following prices apply to the trip between May 10-16, 2026.
Participation fee: from 1670 EUR/ person without airfare. Payment in USD and GBP are also accepted, please ask for the rate.
The above rate is for one person sharing a twin room and includes:
breakfast and one generous vegan main meal per day,
private transportation for the group between sites visited and airport transfers
English speaking group leader,
entrance fees for the sites mentioned in the programme.
For a flight prices, please contact us closer to the departure date, after November 2025.
Single supplement:
If you would like to have your own room, a single supplement is payable, the amount of which we will be happy to provide upon request.
If you are registering alone, but would like to share the room and its costs with someone, please let us know when registering, and we will do our best to find a suitable roommate for you. If we can’t find a roommate, we’ll pay half of the single supplement fee.
The package price does not include:
Airfare – we will help you purchase it closer to the date of your trip.
Travel Insurance and the highly recommended trip cancellation insurance – ask about the prices when booking!
Personal expenses
Other inclusions not specifically mentioned above as “included”.