Explore Portugal’s biggest and most important student town and discover Serra do Buçaco, the site of a famous battle in which the Portuguese obtained an important victory over Napoleon’s invading French troops.

This private tour takes you to the capital of Portugal during the Middle Ages – Coimbra.

Coimbra is a historic city in Central Portugal, which served as the country’s capital and is home to one of the oldest universities in the World!

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Pick up from your accommodation towards Coimbra to start your full-day private tour. Here you will spend the morning admiring Coimbra’s old town, famous above all for its ancient university: one of the world’s first with some of the city’s main architectural treasures, especially its beautiful library full of priceless books. This city consists of an upper and lower town. The bridge, Ponte de Santa Clara, crosses the Mondego River and leads onto the main square, Largo da Portagem, at its north-east bank. From here the lower town spreads out principally along the busy and happening Rua Ferreira Borges to the next main square, Praca do Comercio. A little further up Rua Visconde da Luz is Santa Cruz, a Gothic church housing the remains of Afonso Henriques, Portugal’s first king and worth a visit for its exquisite azulejos tiles. After this, you will stop for lunch in an amazing Portuguese restaurant in Coimbra or nearby.

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Next stop on your full-day private tour from Porto is Luso and Bucaco in the afternoon. The small town of Luso just north of Coimbra is famous for one thing in particular: water. Agua de Luso is synonymous with good quality mineral water in Portugal and thousands of bottles of this precious liquid are consumed daily across the nation. It flows freely from fountains and springs in the town and is also renowned for its healing qualities, hence the fact that Luso is one of Portugal’s most important spa towns.

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However, one cannot mention Luso without also mentioning the neighboring town of Bucaco and the beautiful forest that lies nearby. Its peaceful charm attracted barefoot Carmelite monks seeking solitude and space for spiritual contemplation
in the 17th century, although other orders had inhabited and lovingly cultivated it since the 6th century. Nowadays in the center of this walled area in the south of the Bucaco hills, stands an impressive hotel with a top class restaurant and romantic balconies offering picturesque views of the forest. Built-in 1900 as a summer residence and hunting lodge for the royal family, its elaborate pseudo-Manueline design evokes a turreted castle and its name, the Palace Hotel of Bucaco.
Your driver will drop you off at your accommodation and this will complete your Coimbra, Luso and Bucaco full-day private tour.

We are proudly committed to the idea of not being strict to timings or specific plans and instead be flexible so that you can fully enjoy the day during your private tour.

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  • Languages Available: English and Spanish | French on request
  • Duration: 8 Hours
  • Departure Time: 9AM or 10AM
  • Pick-up and Drop-off: Your Accommodation or other at your choice
  • Included
  • A reliable and competent driver
  • Bottle of Mineral Water
  • Luxury Fleet
  • Wi-Fi inside the vehicle
  • Not included
  • Entrances in Monuments
  • Meals
  • Wonderful company, staff, tours!

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    dcrec - November 3, 2022
    We had a wonderful experience with 4U2Enjoy, and have nothing but compliments for this company, but really for the people we interacted with. We decided to use them based on the reviews we read on this site (which we don't always fully trust), but in this case, the reviews were 100% accurate. Ricardo was extremely helpful and communicative from the moment we reached out to him a few weeks before arriving in Portugal. We spoke to him in person and he helped us design 2 different customized tours. I felt from the first time I interacted with him that this was a very personal company with very personal service, and that was exactly our experience during the planning process as well as during the tours. We were met at the airport and transported to Porto in a luxury vehicle. We were fortunate to have Miguel as our driver and tour guide, and he was incredible. For such a young man, he is extremely knowledgeable and professional. It is clear that he is passionate about his job and his enthusiasm in sharing his country with us was amazing, not to mention the amount of knowledge he has...there was not one question we asked him that he didn't know the answer to, and we asked a lot of them! We spent the entire day with him after landing in Lisbon, jet lagged and having only spent a few hours sleeping on the plane, yet we were able to really enjoy the long day which included three different short city tours and an incredible authentic Portuguese lunch in Nazare. It ended up being one of the best days we had while in Portugal, and we were fortunate to have another opportunity to drive back to Lisbon with Miguel stopping in other places along the way. We will definitely use this company again for any transportation or touring we do next time we are in Portugal and highly recommend them to anyone who is seeking the same.
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    inievesm - November 3, 2022
    Punctuality, well planned, friendliness, well adjusted for our needs and expectations of the places visited, excellent vehicles, great restaurant suggestions were important factors that made us enjoy the whole experience. Since the beginning when we contacted the agency, Ricardo managed to arrange our trip and tours according to our needs. Our tour guide, Carlos, was knowledgeable in almost every aspect of Portugal history as well as the country's folklore. He tried to please everyone in our group making a perfect balance in the activities we performed. We have traveled in Europe, Australia, Africa, South and Central America as well as United States. Comparing the overall experience of 4U2Enjoy with other companies that we have been in contact, this has been one of the best!!!
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    Exceptional in every way!

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    judinewyork - October 1, 2022
    What started off as a transfer from Lisbon to Porto turned into a dream vacation! I first contacted 4u2enjoy in 2019 and booked a driver for a transfer from Lisbon to Porto stopping along the way. Unfortunately, our trip was for 2020 and we had to cancel...4u2enjoy canceled our booking without any difficulty. Because of this hassle free experience, when we were ready to try again we contacted 4u2enjoy to make arrangements for a 2022 trip.

    After talking with Ricardo, what started as just a transfer became transfers, tours and hotels! Everything he suggested and every arrangement was spectacular! From the beautiful boutique hotels, winetastings, sailing trips and each driver was beyond our expectations! Each experience and location was special and unique.

    The only "kink", which really wasn't a kink was using a credit card....this was an issue on our side. Ricardo was great figuring things out and problem solved!

    Ricardo went above and beyond! Every detail was taken care of. This vacation, starting in Lisbon, then to Porto, Douro Valley and ending in Cascais was truly made exceptional by the hard work of Ricardo. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending 4u2enjoy!

    Ricardo....thank you! I look forward to my next 4u2enjoy (aka, designed by Ricardo) holiday.
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    LightPacker74328 - January 15, 2023
    Who would’ve thought that a car trip from Porto to Lisbon would be one of the highlights of our family trip to Portugal?! I arranged our itinerary with Ricardo who was extremely responsive and helpful. Our tour guide and driver, Carlos, picked us up at our hotel in Porto in an immaculately clean Mercedes van and drove us to Lisbon with stops at Coimbra, Nazare and Obidos along the way. Carlos is very knowledgeable about Portugal and gave us a great overview of the country’s history and geography. He also provided us with helpful information about each city we visited. Ricardo arranged a lunch for us at a wonderful restaurant with a beautiful view of the ocean in Nazare. What an amazing way to travel between the two cities! I can’t recommend Ricardo and Carlos more highly!
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    P7143IZcarlaw - September 17, 2022
    We loved everything about this experience. The door to door convenience was so great. The beautiful and comfortable car. Our guide Luis, was very knowledgeable, a very safe driver and excellent company. The management is very accommodating for your needs. I enthusiastically recommend this service.

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