Barbara S. Riddle – President/CEO of Chamber West Chamber, UT

I wanted to drop you a note to let you know that our Portugal Trip was absolutely amazing! You have found a great tour guide in Alcides Fortes (Al). He did a wonderful job and was very personable with our group. The group loved him!
The breakfasts were great and lunches were fabulous! Al did a great job ensuring our group was well taken care of during our stay. The bus was beautiful and the bus drivers were all amazing as they navigated around some pretty narrow streets.
The group also found out the J.K. Rowlings who wrote the Harry Potter Series lived in Porto from 1991 to 1993 and gained inspiration for her book series. In the evening, many in the group made it a point to visit a restaurant, the Café Majestic, one of Porto’s most exclusive cafés, that she frequented and wrote notes about her book series. Al also tried to get us into the bookstore that inspired the bookstore in the book series as well – Livraria Lello, an ornate bookshop in the heart of Porto that has been voted one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. The timing didn’t work out for the day so we were able to see the bookstore from the outside and get pictures.
We also added at our own expense on our arrival day, a visit to the Oceanario de Lisboa, one of the best aquariums in the world.
Overall, thank you for such a great trip! Your team did a stellar job.