PORTUGAL



Lisbon & Porto

8 Days

DAY 1: DEPARTURE

  • Depart from your airport

DAY 2: LISBON

  • Arrive in Lisbon
  • Orientation tour of Lisbon, one of the oldest cities in Europe
  • Check into hotel
  • Dinner daily
  • Overnight Lisbon

DAY 3: LISBON

  • Breakfast daily
  • Enjoy a guided city tour of Lisbon including seeing the Alfama district, hailed as the oldest part of the city dating back to the Moors of Africa, and St. George castle, which served as a fortification for the Romans, Visigoths and the Moors
  • Visit the Tower of Belém, a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served both as a fortress and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon
  • Enjoy a Fado dance and music show – the folk music of Portugal
  • Overnight Lisbon

DAY 4: SINTRA AND LISBON

  • This morning we tour Sintra, a resort town in the foothills of the Sintra Mountains and home to many exquisite palaces, extravagant mansions and decorative gardens
  • Return to Lisbon
  • Concert rehearsal
  • Concert
  • Overnight Lisbon

DAY 5: FATIMA AND PORTO

  • Transfer to Porto
  • Stop in Fátima for those interested to visit one of the most important Catholic shrines in the world dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The Sanctuary welcomes millions of pilgrims and tourists interested in the story of the apparition experienced by the local farm children
  • Continue to Porto, Portugal's second largest coastal city
  • Overnight Porto

DAY 6: PORTO

  • Enjoy a guided tour of Porto. See the Dom Luis Bridge, a double decked bridge completed in 1886; the Clerigos Tower, built in 1754 as part of the Clerigos Church; Porto Cathedral and Casa da Musica, a Portuguese music hall, and many more of the great sights
  • Concert rehearsal
  • Concert
  • Overnight Porto

DAY 7: PORTO

  • Time to explore the enchanting city of Porto - some might wish to see some of the J.K. Rowling sights including the Livraria Lello, one of the oldest and most beautiful bookshops in the world
  • Farewell dinner
  • Overnight Porto

DAY 8: DEPARTURE

  • Transfer to Porto airport for your journey home

Lisbon, Porto, & Algarve

10 Days

DAY 1: DEPARTURE

  • Depart from your home airport

DAY 2: LISBON

  • Arrive in Portugal
  • Meet your KI Concerts Tour Manager
  • Travel to Lisbon and take an orientation tour of the city
  • Check-in to hotel
  • Dinner daily
  • Overnight Lisbon

DAY 3: LISBON

  • Breakfast daily
  • Guided tour of the city, including the San Jeronimo Monastery, Blemem Tower, the historic Alfama district, and the sweeping views of Lisbon's hilltop castle
  • Exchange opportunity with local ensemble (tbd)
  • Concert
  • Overnight Lisbon

DAY 4: SINTRA & LISBON

  • Tour the resort town of Sintra
  • Explore Sintra on your own
  • Visit the Pena Palace
  • Return to Lisbon
  • Sing Mass (tbd) at one of Lisbon's impressive churches
  • Overnight Lisbon

DAY 5: FATIMA

  • Visit the Sanctuary of Fátima, a Catholic pilgrimage site, and see the Chapel of the Apparitions, which marks the spot where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared
  • Drive to Porto
  • Check-in to hotel
  • Overnight Porto

DAY 6: PORTO

  • Guided tour of Porto's key sites, including the Dom Luis Bridge, Clerigos Tower, Porto Cathedral and Casa da Musica
  • Concert
  • Overnight Porto

DAY 7: SANTAREM

  • Leave Porto and travel south to the Algarve Region
  • Explore Santarem, home to a number of notable churches including the 13th Century Church of the Holy Miracle (Igreja do Santissimo Milagre)
  • Drive to Algarve area
  • Check-in to hotel
  • Overnight Algarve

DAY 8: ALGARVE

  • Tour Algarve and see the famous sand sculpture exhibition (tbd)
  • Explore the city on your own
  • Exchange opportunity with local ensemble (tbd)
  • Concert
  • Overnight Algarve

DAY 9: LISBON

  • Travel back to Lisbon
  • Explore the city
  • Farewell dinner
  • Overnight Lisbon

DAY 10: DEPARTURE

  • Depart from your hotel and begin your journey home

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Badger State Girl Choir