I am taking a tour that ends in Porto on April 11 and a second tour that starts in Lisbon on April 16. My sister lives in Porto, and I will spend some of that time with her, but she has warned that it's a lot of time to spend in Porto, and we will run out of things to do. (The tour also includes three nights in Porto.) I don't mind having some downtime between the two tours, but five extra days there seems like a lot.
So there are a few options, and I want to ask for some feedback on what to do for those five days.
- Do day trips from Porto, either solo or with my sister. (She doesn't have a car; renting would be an option, but train or bus would be preferable.) Possibilities: Coimbra, Aveiro, somewhere else?
- Leave Porto a day or two early and stay overnight somewhere between Porto and Lisbon. Same possibilities.
- Leave Porto a day or two early and go on to Lisbon. The second tour includes three nights in Lisbon, including a day trip to Sintra, and then two nights in Évora before continuing to southern Spain. I could have more time to explore Lisbon on my own, or I could do day trips from Lisbon. Same possibilities, and also would love to visit Óbidos, which seems easier to get to from Lisbon than from Porto.
What do you think?