Essential Lisbon - Full Day Shore Excursion

Joao's agenda for the day was to show us the main areas of downtown Lisbon which required a good knowledge of the inner city and how to navigate it. He is an excellent driver and knows the city well. While he had a good English vocabulary, he was very difficult to understand and did not remember to speak loudly for the hard of hearing. His knowledge of history was good, and he had interesting facts about Lisbon and Portugal. Unfortunately, the only stops were at the Tagus River near the Vasco da Gama Tower, Praça do Comércio and Rue Augusta Arch, Parqu Eduardo VII yellow LISBOA letter sign and the Time Out Market in Lisbon. His van was equipped with a microphone and back-seat speakers, but he couldn’t make it work which made it difficult for him to communicate clearly. Joao was friendly and personable; however, it was not the best day of touring that we had.

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We just had a great tour with Joāo. He was very punctual and very knowledgeable about so many things. We were able to go around the entire city of Lisbon. We started with most of the tourist spots and vista points. He brought us to the modern part of Lisbon. There we had lunch at the most authentic local restaurant. It was so delicious and authentic. He brought us to Balem and was able to see the church and grab some famous. His timing was so perfect that we were able to watch the sunset. He was so kind, attentive and sincere. He made sure everyone was comfortable and made the tour very interesting. My friend thought he lost his found, and Joāo sprung into action in helping my friend look for his cellphone. He eventually found it in Joāo’s car. He is such a good person who really makes each and everyone of us love Lisbon. Thank you Joāo for such an amazing experience.

Joao is just amazing. He is not only very knowledgable but an great human being. From the moment he picked us up at 9 a.m. at the cruise terminal to the moment he dropped us back at 9 p.m. he made the trip so pleasant and interesting. Our list of visits was large and very ambitious. Some guides said no right away but Joao said he was willing to try and everything went perfect. We visited every place we wanted to see. Joao is just a pleasure to meet. He does not deserve just 5 stars, he deserves more. There were not many guides with a large vehicle for the 6 of us, and from the moment we contact them all, Joao felt like the right choice and at the end of our day, we were so happy to have chosen him. Joao is one of the best guides we have ever met.

João is a terrific guide, knowledgeable and personable. He is thorough in his mastery of Portugal's history and culture, enjoys meeting new people and introducing us to all that his country has to offer. He is an excellent driver, skillfully navigating the narrowest old streets in a large Mercedes and always found a parking space when we wanted to stop. He gave great recommendations for how to spend our remaining time in Lisbon and took memorable photos of us. We would love to travel with João again!