Two cyclists stop to look over the Alentejo hills on a custom bike tour in Portugal

Custom Travel

Custom Hiking & Bike Tours in Portugal

The best trips rarely fit neatly into a catalog. Tell us how you like to travel, and our local team designs a private trip around you: your dates, your pace, your hotels, your mix of hiking, cycling, food and culture.

  • Free trip planningNo cost and no commitment
  • Your proposal in 24 hoursA day-by-day plan from our team
  • Hiking and cyclingBoth run in-house, in one trip
  • Local since 2004Routes walked and ridden by our team

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A trip designed around you

Maybe you want four days walking the Rota Vicentina, then three days on e-bikes through the Alentejo. Maybe you’re celebrating an anniversary and want the finest quinta in the Douro. Maybe you’re traveling with friends who ride at very different speeds.

That’s what our custom tours are for. You tell us how you like to travel, and we design a private trip around you.

We’re not a global company with Portugal as one page in a catalog. We live here, we’ve walked and ridden these routes ourselves, and we know which village has the best family restaurant and which hotel will save you a table on the terrace. That local knowledge is what makes a custom trip feel effortless.

What we can tailor

Almost everything. These are the changes our custom travelers ask for most.

Your Dates

Travel when it suits you, including off-season and holiday periods.

Your Pace

Shorter stages, rest days or bigger days for strong hikers and riders. Add a guide for the mountain stage and keep your freedom for the rest.

Your Activities

Hiking and cycling in one trip, or active days mixed with city stays in Lisbon and Porto.

Your Regions

Combine the Douro and the Camino, Lisbon and the Alentejo, or Madeira and the Azores.

Your Hotels

Upgrade to superior rooms, or to boutique and heritage hotels.

Your Experiences

Private wine tastings, cooking classes, cork-harvest visits, boat trips or birdwatching with a local specialist.

Hiking and cycling in one trip

Most operators specialize in one or the other. We run both, with our own team, our own routes and our own bike fleet.

One trip, two ways to travel

Walk the cliffs of the Algarve one week and ride the Douro the next.

One point of contact

One team, one trip plan and no gaps in between.

Parallel days

One of you on foot, one on a bike, meeting at the same hotel for dinner.

Our own bike fleet

Road, gravel, mountain, touring and e-bikes, fitted to you before you ride.

How it works

A rough idea is enough to start. There’s no charge for the planning, and you don’t commit to anything until you’re happy.

  1. Tell us your ideaShare your dates, group, interests and fitness level.
  2. We design your tripOur team drafts a day-by-day itinerary with routes, hotels and experiences, usually within 24 hours.
  3. We refine it togetherWe adjust it until it’s right for you.
  4. You travel, we support youLuggage transfers, bikes fitted to you, GPS navigation and a local team on call throughout.

Who our custom tours are for

Couples and Milestones

Anniversaries and special trips where you want everything just right.

Friends, Families and Groups

Different fitness levels, multi-generational families, and hiking or cycling clubs looking for a private departure.

Returning Travelers

You’ve done the classic routes and want something new.

Plan your trip with a local specialist

When you plan a custom trip with us, you work directly with the people who design and run the routes, not a booking agent reading from a brochure. We know which stages to shorten in summer heat, which hotels have the best breakfast, and where to stop for coffee when the climb gets long.

Portugal Nature Trails is a Biosphere Certified operator, an ATTA member and a Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice 2026 winner.

Custom tours: frequently asked questions

No. We design private trips for solo travelers, couples and groups of any size.

It depends on the length, season, accommodation and experiences you choose. We send a clear, detailed quote with your itinerary, so there are no surprises.

Yes. Many travelers start from one of our tours and add nights, change hotels or add a region.

Yes, for the whole trip or just for selected days.

Three to six months is ideal, especially for spring and fall, when the small hotels on our routes fill early. But we’re happy to plan at much shorter notice, sometimes just a few days before you arrive. Last-minute trips depend on hotel and service availability, but we’ll do everything we can to make yours happen.

Tell us about your ideal trip

We’ll design it with you, at no cost and with no commitment.

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