Portugal Untold

Private journeys · Central Portugal & the Silver Coast

Portugal has storiesworth taking the long way for.

Discover the hidden beauty of Central Portugal through private journeys, historic places, breathtaking coastlines and unforgettable local experiences.

  • One vehicle
  • One driver
  • Only your group

39.33° N · 9.36° WAtlantic coast near Consolação, Peniche39.60° N · 9.07° WNazaré bay, seen from the hillside

Signature journeys

Six days that showPortugal at its most itself.

Each journey is private — one vehicle, one driver, only your group — and each one can be reshaped around you.

See all twelve experiences
  • Private7–8 hFull day

    Silver Coast Discovery

    Atlantic light, fishing villages and medieval walls

    Painted boats on Nazaré’s sand, a bay shaped like a shell, a lagoon meeting the sea and the white lanes of Óbidos: the Silver Coast in one unhurried day.

    1. Nazaré
    2. São Martinho do Porto
    3. Foz do Arelho
    4. Óbidos

    From €290 / private group Up to 6 guests.

  • Private7–8 hFull day

    Knights Templar Experience

    Mystery, stone and the origins of Portugal

    Tomar’s round Templar church, a castle rising from the Tagus and a hilltop village at dusk: a private day through eight centuries of knights and kings.

    1. Tomar
    2. Almourol
    3. Ourém

    From €320 / private group Up to 6 guests.

  • Private4–5 hHalf day

    Fátima Spiritual Journey

    Faith, reflection and pilgrimage

    A wide esplanade, candle smoke and murmured prayer, then the olive-tree paths where three shepherd children walked in 1917.

    1. Fátima

    From €280 / private group Up to 6 guests.

  • Private7–8 hFull day

    UNESCO Heritage Trail

    Architecture, World Heritage and the making of Portugal

    A Cistercian abbey made of light, a monastery built for a victory and a Templar fortress turned royal convent: three World Heritage sites, one private day.

    1. Alcobaça
    2. Batalha
    3. Tomar

    From €320 / private group Up to 6 guests.

  • Private3–4 hHalf day

    Giants of Nazaré

    Atlantic power, surf history and the canyon beneath

    A clifftop fort, a red lighthouse and a beach where the Atlantic stands up like a wall: the giant waves of Nazaré and the canyon that makes them.

    1. Nazaré

    From €170 / private group Up to 6 guests.

  • Private6–7 hFull day

    Flavours of the Silver Coast

    Food, wine and local culture

    Cool Atlantic wines, ginja in a chocolate cup, egg-yolk sweets born in convents, and fish drying in the sun on Nazaré beach.

    1. Óbidos
    2. Alcobaça
    3. Nazaré

    From €290 / private group Up to 6 guests.

Why travel privately

Your day,at your own pace.

A shared coach tour runs on a timetable. A private journey runs on yours: you decide when to linger, when to move on, and when to stop for a coffee with a view.

  1. Your own private vehicle

    A comfortable seven-seat vehicle reserved for your group for the whole day. No shared seats, no strangers.

  2. Your own pace

    Stay longer where you love it, leave early where you don’t. The plan is a guide, not a rule.

  3. Local knowledge, shared along the way

    Your driver is from the region and shares its history, stories and small details between stops.

  4. Door-to-door, where possible

    Pick-up at your accommodation or an agreed meeting point, and a drop-off where you need it.

  5. Curated destinations

    Routes built around places that deserve your time, in an order that makes sense on the road.

  6. Personalised stops

    Add a viewpoint, a bakery, a beach or a second monastery. Tell us what you enjoy.

  7. No large tourist groups

    Six guests at most, travelling together. Never combined with another booking.

Discover the region

Between the Atlanticand the monasteries.

Central Portugal fits a lot into a small space: surf beaches and fishing harbours, Gothic monasteries, castles, caves and a university city — rarely more than an hour or two apart.

Map of Central Portugal and the Silver Coast, with the places our journeys visitNazaréSão Martinho do PortoÓbidosAlcobaçaBatalhaFátimaTomarLeiriaCoimbraPeniche

Choose a place to see the journeys that visit it.

39.60° N · 9.07° W

Nazaré

Fishing town, wide beach and the giant winter waves of Praia do Norte.

Journeys that visit Nazaré

  • Private7–8 hFull day

    Silver Coast Discovery

    Atlantic light, fishing villages and medieval walls

    Painted boats on Nazaré’s sand, a bay shaped like a shell, a lagoon meeting the sea and the white lanes of Óbidos: the Silver Coast in one unhurried day.

    1. Nazaré
    2. São Martinho do Porto
    3. Foz do Arelho
    4. Óbidos

    From €290 / private group Up to 6 guests.

  • Private3–4 hHalf day

    Giants of Nazaré

    Atlantic power, surf history and the canyon beneath

    A clifftop fort, a red lighthouse and a beach where the Atlantic stands up like a wall: the giant waves of Nazaré and the canyon that makes them.

    1. Nazaré

    From €170 / private group Up to 6 guests.

  • Private6–7 hFull day

    Flavours of the Silver Coast

    Food, wine and local culture

    Cool Atlantic wines, ginja in a chocolate cup, egg-yolk sweets born in convents, and fish drying in the sun on Nazaré beach.

    1. Óbidos
    2. Alcobaça
    3. Nazaré

    From €290 / private group Up to 6 guests.

  • Private4–5 hHalf day

    Romantic Silver Coast Escape

    Coastal sunsets, quiet moments and celebrations

    A quiet bay in the afternoon, Nazaré in golden light and the sun going down into the Atlantic from the clifftop. An evening shaped around the two of you.

    1. São Martinho do Porto
    2. Nazaré

    From €250 / private group Up to 6 guests.

Red bougainvillea against a sunlit whitewashed wall and window in Óbidos
A traditional painted fishing boat resting on the sand at Nazaré

Your journey, your way

Some of the best journeysaren’t on the itinerary.

Every route on this site is a starting point. Swap a stop, combine two days into one, add the beach your friends told you about, or start from Lisbon and finish in Porto. Tell us what you enjoy and we will shape the day around it.

  • Combine places from different journeys
  • Turn a transfer into a day of sightseeing
  • Choose your own pace, stops and timing
Design My Private Journey
Portrait of your host — photograph to be added

The human behind the journey

One driver.One group. Yours.

Portugal Untold is deliberately small. There is no call centre and no fleet: the person who answers your message is part of the same small team that plans your route and drives you through the region. It is the opposite of an anonymous tour, and it is why we only take one group at a time.

Host biography — to be added once approved

  • Personal from the first message

    Your questions are answered by the people who plan and run your day.

  • Built around you

    Your pace, your interests and the realities of the day — weather, opening hours, energy levels.

  • Straightforward advice

    Where to go, what to skip and when to arrive, from people who live here.

More about us

Booking with confidence

Clear, fromthe very first message.

Private
The vehicle and the day are reserved for your group only. We never combine bookings.
Group size
Up to 6 guests in one vehicle, depending on luggage.
Pick-up
At your accommodation or an agreed meeting point; the exact area is confirmed when you book.
Pricing
One price per vehicle for your whole group, agreed in writing before anything is booked.
What’s included
Private vehicle and driver for the agreed itinerary, with pick-up and drop-off. Your proposal lists everything.
Cancellation
The cancellation terms are set out in your written proposal, before you confirm.

How booking works

  1. 1. Send a request

    Choose a journey (or describe your own), your date, group and pick-up. It takes about two minutes.

  2. 2. Receive a personal proposal

    We reply with availability, a suggested plan and the price for your vehicle.

  3. 3. Confirm in writing

    Adjust anything you like. Your trip is booked only when you confirm the final proposal.

  4. 4. Enjoy the day

    We meet you at the agreed time and place. The rest of the day is yours.

Plan Your Journey

Sending a request is free and is not a booking.

Plan your trip

Your Portugal storystarts here.

Tell us when you are coming, who you are travelling with and what you would love to see. We will come back with a private journey designed for you.

39.60° N · 9.07° W Late afternoon on the cliffs at Nazaré