Best Local Culture and Traditions Tours in Portugal — Our Top 4

1.Taste Funchal: food, wine & cultural tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 906 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $112Our pick

Taste Funchal on a four-hour food and wine walk with local guides, Madeiran specialties, poncha, history, and plenty of practical tips.

“We just enjoyed a fabulous 3 hours exploring a variety of delicious treats in Funchal! I highly recommend this tour.”

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2.Taste Funchal: food, wine and cultural tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 680 reviews · 4 hours · from $109

Taste Madeira through Funchal food, wine, history, and local drinks on a relaxed four-hour walking tour priced at $109.

“Excellent - our tour guide was fantastic and food was delicious. Incredibly good value”

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3.Lisbon Fado History Cultural Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 118 reviews · from $34Best value

Explore Lisbon’s Mouraria and Alfama, learn how fado began, and enjoy a small-group evening walk with local stories and dinner.

“Our guide Alfredo was not on form. his delivery was hesitant and he was more interested in us buying pastries (so he could stop for a smoke) than packing in more tour experience. Tour was long drawn out and others found it equally boring.”

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4.Lisbon city tour on history, culture and current topics

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · from $45

Review of Lisbon’s German walking tour through Baixa, Chiado, Bairro Alto and Alfama, with local treats, viewpoints and practical tips.

“Pedro was a very competent guide who gave us a lot of interesting information about the country and people and also showed us one or the other hidden place. At the end of the tour received great restaurant tips. A completely successful city tour.Auto-translated”

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