Tour privato di Fatima, Batalha, Nazaré e Óbidos

This was our second full-day tour booked with Van Go Tourism during our two week visit to Portugal. Our first was a perfect experience and we were anticipating a similar experience for our return trip to Lisbon from Porto, following a Viking River Cruise. We were SO pleased when we discovered our previous Guide would again be taking care of us! Susana is the BEST Guide we had our entire visit! Her knowledge, love for her country, and experience are amazing (and appreciated). Susana picked us up at the Gaia port at 8AM, securely stowed our luggage and began a full days journey back to Lisbon. (We are four adults and we had a lot of luggage!) Our first stop, about 1 hour away, was the canaled city of Aveiro. Susana told us the history of this town, about its salt production and the boats once used for harvesting now carry tourists on the canals. But our first stop was to visit a Aveiro pastry shop to taste ovos moles. Yum! Next we walked to the canal and boarded a colorful moliceiros for an hour ride and narrated cruise through town. Next, we were off to Fatima. Susana related the story of the children's visions and how the Basilica and Sanctuary came to be at this site. Amazing! After a full 2 hours, we headed to the beach resort of Nazare for a beach-side lunch and to witness the huge waves, they are famous for. Susana knew all the details here, too! Our last stop was to the ancient walled city of Obidos. Her knowledge of the history, art and festivals here was amazing! We spent 2 hours enjoying the history and atmosphere of this lovely place. Just before we were to end our time here, Susana had another surprise for us. She directed us to the Cafetaria da Maura for a Ginjinha, a Portuguese liqueur made by infusing ginja berries (sour cherries). Ours was served in a dark chocolate cup. What a perfect way to top off a perfect day. By 8PM, Susana had safely delivered us to our airport hotel in Lisbon. She was the highlight of our trip, a good photographer, and taught us so much. Thank you!

We visited these towns on our last of 3 days touring with Nuno from Van GO Tourism and could not have asked for a better guide in Portugal. He was extremely knowledgable no matter what area of the country we visited including Obidos, Nazare and Fatima. Obidos is a quaint town and we spent some time visiting the walled city - including a tasting of ginjinha - the local, cherry liquor. Fatima was a must visit on my list and I appreciated the time he gave me at the Sanctuary and cite of the apparitions. Nazare is a colorful fishing village and home of the "big wave"! BTW - we had the most wonderful grilled grouper for lunch caught that morning by the restaurant owner's brother. We highly recommend this tour as well as Van GO, and especially Nuno!

We HIGHLY recommend the Fatima tour including a visit to the Batalha Monastery. It is indescribable so you must see it to understand why words can’t define this very special place. Nuno was a fountain of information and always reminded us to take our time to enjoy this religious experience that was important to us. He arranged a lovely location for lunch afterwards and continued to share his wealth of knowledge about the unique history of Nazare and Obidos as he guided us through the town. He was most gracious as we sampled (more so fumbled with) our first taste of Ginjinha . Nuno made this tour a most memorable experience for us … no one could have done it better!

If it weren't for Susana, we would have wasted a lot of time. We learned a lot, with very good historical information, restaurant recommendations, explanations of each monument, logical routes, and well-planned to not waste a minute; the best guide in the world.

Nuno welcomed our family with open arms. He handled our three children and their various needs perfectly. The restaurant he recommended was one of the best of our 14 day trip through Spain and Portugal. Our son asked if Nuno could fly home with us- he loved him that much. Such a fun experience, seeing the sights was once in a lifetime!

Excellent experience and excellent service

We had a great time on our guided tour with Nuno! He made our trip memorable and was so helpful and knowledgeable about all the wonderful places to see throughout Portugal. Highly recommend!

Thank you to Miguel for giving us the experience of a lifetime, and for sharing his extensive knowledge of Portuguese history. We appreciated him showing us the warmth of the locals.

Miguel is one of the best tour guides that we have ever had. Fluent English and very knowledgeable plus always attentive to our needs. He also knew the local restaurants and called ahead for reservations after asking what we wanted to eat

Excellent tour. The guide Miguel was of a sensational competence: communicative, attentive and very kind. We recommend. During the whole tour was talking about the history of Portugal and is very knowledgeable