Laura via GetYourGuide

February 11th, 2023

Paulo was a most knowledgeable guide, offering pertinent history, geography, and current affairs relating to Portugal and particularly, the Algarve. Our tour of the winery was very informative, and our tastings with Fatima helped us learn more about our preferences in varietals and blends of wine. Overall, we were impressed with our guide, our tour, and the experience offered great value for the price.

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Carrie T via Tripadvisor

October 13th 2022

One of a Kind Tour with Enthusiastic and Endearing Hosts.

This was a very unique tour that I would highly recommend. Paulo and his partner were excellent hosts – she the driver of the Happy Van and hostess for our picnic lunch and he the enthusiastic tour guide. Paulo tailored our tour to Loule as we had requested. He was very prompt in picking us up and gave us a very good history of the Algarve region as we drove to our first stop – the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Conceição. It beautiful place where Paulo shared its rich history. Next – to the Market where he was very patient with us as we wanted to taste things, buy from the vendors and chat as well. He moved us along to a lovely outdoor picnic in a nearby park. Then on to a winery for our tasting. The winery was lovely and we made several purchases. Our day ended with a very fun ride home and very grateful for a special day with the people who made our van so happy!

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Judith N via Tripadvisor

September 27th, 2022

“Paulo was the best part! He has great knowledge of Loule, showed us many interesting locations and the food was awesome. I highly recommend this tour.”

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ScruffyBounty via TripAdvisor

September 27th, 2021

“Amazingly Unique Algarve Experience

I would highly recommend this charming tour ran by Happy Vans. Paulo was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable making this your a feel light from start to finish. The vw camper van pick-up made this a very different kind of tour. Paulo himself relaxed you very quickly and makes you feel a part of the rest of the tour group.

The size of these your groups are very small (limited to the size of the passengers in the van) which only makes this tour feel even more personable. The range of wines produced by the vineyard were exceptional and we couldn’t resist purchasing a few bottles to take home (at a very affordable price). The vineyard was very beautiful and it was great to be able to tour the site and see a lot of the area which other vineyards would likely not show you.

We will definitely be using Paulo’s tours again on our next visit to the Algarve. Thank you for an amazing time.”

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