7-day, 6-night itinerary
FX Excursions Trip to Portugal for Golf
Departure: Sept. 29 from Newark (EWR), New York (JFK), Chicago (ORD), San Francisco (SFO), Boston (BOS) or Washington, D.C. (IAD) on TAP Air Portugal
Day 1 Transfer from Lisbon Airport (LIS) to Cascais
Day 2 Golf at Oitavos Golf Course
Day 3 Cascais–Troia–Azeitão–Cascais
Day 4 Golf at Royal Óbidos followed by a winery visit
Day 5 Travel to Porto
Day 6 Enjoy a boat tour along the Douro River
Day 7 Transfer to Porto Airport for the trip home
Welcome to Lisbon, the city of seven hills. On arrival, transfer to your hotel and check in.
Get ready for your first Portuguese golf experience on the Golf Course of Oitavos Dunes, designed by Arthur Hill. It makes for a unique golf experience to be surrounded by the sea and pine trees.
Dinner in the hotel. Overnight in the hotel.
Accommodations: The Oitavos & Oitavos Dunes for three nights
Breakfast in the hotel. After breakfast, we invite you to discover Mystic Mount of Sintra on a Jeep tour. Along the way you will be able to stop at Cabo Da Roca to admire the outstanding views of the western point of Europe. At the end of your tour, enjoy a wine tasting in Colares (included).
Return to the hotel for lunch on your own.
Enjoy the afternoon playing golf at Oitavos Golf Course.
In the evening, transfer to Lisbon to enjoy a panoramic city tour and have dinner in a local restaurant.
Return to your hotel in Cascais.
Breakfast in the hotel. After breakfast, depart toward the peninsula of Troia. Enjoy your morning playing golf on one of the most challenging golf courses of Europe, designed by the architect Robert Trent Jones Senior.
Lunch on your own.
In the afternoon, after your game, depart toward Azeitão for a walking tour of the village.
After, enjoy a wine tasting of the Portuguese sweet wine Moscatel (included) with a selection of regional tapas.
Return to your hotel.
Enjoy dinner in a local restaurant overlooking the Atlantic Ocean (subject to availability).
Return to your hotel. Overnight in the hotel.
Breakfast in the hotel. Depart toward the fortified medieval town of Óbidos with its typical narrow streets and ramparts that encircle the city. Taste some of the famous ginjinha (cherry liqueur) (entrance included).
Lunch on your own.
After lunch, enjoy your afternoon playing golf at Royal Óbidos, designed by Severiano Ballesteros. Following your golf game, you’ll visit one of the three certificated wineries of Cognac, the Lourinhac. Enjoy a tasting followed by dinner. (Subject to availability.)
Return to the hotel. Overnight in the hotel.
Accommodations: The Royal Obidos for one night
Breakfast in the hotel. Begin your journey toward Porto. Enjoy a walking tour of Porto. Begin with a visit of the city center, walking Avenida dos Aliados and to the train station, São Bento to admire the decoration of traditional white and blue tiles. Visit the Tower of Clérigos (exterior), designed by architect Nicolás Nasoni.
Visit one of the traditional Caves of Port wine, Grahams, in Gaia, and enjoy a Port wine tasting (included) in the Vintage Room. (Subject to availability.)
Lunch on your own.
Check in to your hotel.
In the afternoon, you have the possibility of playing nine holes on the golf course.
Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Accommodations: Vidago Palace for two nights
Breakfast in the hotel. Today, participate in a golf tournament to celebrate the hotel anniversary.
Lunch on your own.
In the afternoon, enjoy a boat tour along the Douro River (Pinhão/Tua/Pinhão). (Subject to availability.) Afterward, enjoy a visit to a local Quinta, followed by wine tasting and dinner.
Return to the hotel. Overnight in the hotel.
Note: If you prefer not to participate in the tournament, it is possible to only play nine holes.
Breakfast in the hotel. Enjoy your last golf game in Portugal at the resort before you transfer to the airport for your flight home.
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