Our Style of Travel

Our food & wine tours and experiences in Porto, Douro Valley and North of Portugal are highly personalized, created for discerning travelers who expect the highest level of local connection and attention to detail at all times. This means that from the minute you begin planning your trip until the day you return home we take care of you!

Touring is flexible, with your own expert guide and driver in each destination, and each day is customized to your personal interests, schedule, level of energy, and travel preferences.

We know the "insider" ways to make your travel experience truly special, truly hassle-free, and truly enriching. 

Private guided travel in Portugal.

Simply b food explorers is a bespoke Food & Wine travel brand and concierge company with more than 10 years of experience traveling in Portugal.

We are experts in the art of combining authentic experience, good living, amazing food, and wines with exceptional attention to detail in our tailor-made journeys for our clients.

No amount of guidebooks and Google searches can match the value of our own personal, first-hand knowledge in offering an authentic and memorable food & wine experience.

In our meticulous planning and research of every single element involved in the journey, we ensure that we have personally undertaken all aspects of the trip ourselves. This extremely important process is one of the many things that make us masters of the art of travel.

Simply b food explorers offers a genuine and personal service. We will be with you every step of the way, from the first meeting to talk through ideas, until the last evening of the trip, recalling stories from the road. We take pride in our ability to host these experiences and the level of care and support is reflected in the feedback we receive.

Simply b food explorers is all about helping you personally to get the best out of your destination and then remember it back at home!

Your trip is custom-built, not off the shelf, and unique to you.

Our expert travel designers carefully design made-to-order trips complete with off-the-menu perks and an unparalleled level of customization.

So if you're hungry for a kind of travel that's more for you, the first stop is a person who hears you.

Your world, your way

Every tour is custom crafted to best fit your needs. More activity or late morning starts. In-depth history or more time for shopping. But the truly magical part of your tour is the ability to make changes on the fly. Each day you can adjust to the weather, the wine, or your own whimsy. That is the real value of private guided travel.

Local insights

Your local professional guides are well connected and have the inside information to make your travel exceptional. It's not just where you go, but how you get there, when to avoid the crowds, and making sure you uncover those hidden gems. These off-the-beaten-track experiences are the hallmark of our private guided travel.