{"id":29,"date":"2014-10-21T14:55:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T14:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:30:57","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pt-col-container\">\n<p>Specialist in private tailored tours in Portugal and Spain for small groups, Portugal Premium Tours is based on quality, honesty, and professionalism.<\/p>\n<p>Our goal is to have 100% client satisfaction, so we adapt each tour according to your specific interests and needs! We have a team of specialized guides, with deep knowledge of Portugal\u2019s history and culture, who will show you our country at its best!<\/p>\n<p>Our vehicles with a high level of quality and comfort provide you a safe and comfortable tour.<br \/>\nWith us, your visit to Portugal will be an unforgettable experience!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear20\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.col-12 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.row -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.container -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container pt-about-block pt-home-block-bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"pt-list-heading\">History<\/h2>\n<h3>How everything started<\/h3>\n<div class=\"pt-col-container\">\n<p>Portugal Premium Tours is the evolution of a small private tours company, ActionTur. ActionTur started in 2008 and has always stood for 100% client satisfaction. With the achievement of the initial goals of ActionTur and aware of Portugal\u2019s potential as an excellent tourist destination, the concept evolved into Portugal Premium Tours in 2012. As part of this development, we have reorganized, extended and diversified our private tours portfolio and concept.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"clear20\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.col-xs-12 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.row -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.container -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- re-open original DIVs -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.col-12 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.row -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.container -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container pt-about-block pt-home-block-bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"pt-list-heading\">Mission<\/h2>\n<h3>Providing positive and unforgettable experiences<\/h3>\n<p>Focused on personalized service, forging friendships, our priority is to provide a feeling of comfort and tranquility, before, during and after each tour around Portugal. In all of our services, we strive for honesty, integrity, and fairness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-10 offset-1 col-md-12 offset-md-0 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 pt-about-mission-cp\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 pt-about-checkpoint\"><p>Provide a tailor-made experience<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 pt-about-checkpoint\"><p>Have an<br \/>\nexclusive service<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 pt-about-checkpoint\"><p>Exceed our<br \/>\nclients expectations<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.col-xs-12 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.row -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.container -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- re-open original DIVs -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.col-xs-12 -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.row -->\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.container -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container pt-about-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"pt-list-heading\">Meet the team<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jos\u00e9 Pais\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Jose-Pais-Tours-Business.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Jos\u00e9 Pais<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Business Manager \u2013 Partner \u2013 jose.pais@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jos\u00e9 was born in Lisbon and is an unconditional fan of outdoor sports, adventure and travel. He loves the Portuguese mountains, landscapes and culture, and has a special affection for the Douro wine region and for the Oporto and Lisbon areas. As a result of his international experience, in the American multinational company, PepsiCo, and his passion for Portugal, since 2012, he is full-time dedicated to the tourism business through Portugal Premium Tours, where his philosophy is to exceed clients\u2019 expectations, turning each one of them into lovers of Portugal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marisa Santos\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/untitled.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Marisa Santos<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Marketing & Sales \u2013  Partner - marisa.santos@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Specialist in marketing and human relations. Marisa loves to communicate, breathes creativity and seeks always to overcome every challenge! She is passionate about the sandy beaches of Portugal, especially by the beauty of the Western coast. The end on an afternoon looking at a wonderful sunset is, to her, one of the best experiences you can live in Portugal. She embraced this new experience at Portugal Premium Tours, since 2013, which makes her happy for sharing stories and curiosities about the highlights of Portugal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Liliana Lima\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/portugal-specialist-liliana.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Liliana Lima<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Travel Consultant - liliana.lima@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Viseu, a town situated between the land of the best pastel, Vouzela, and the site of the best spas in the country, S\u00e3o Pedro do Sul. Despite being from the countryside, she&#8217;s keen on exploring urban settings and discovering new places.<\/p>\n<p>Liliana values culture highly and takes pride in her knowledge of cinematic and musical culture. With a degree in Tourism, she&#8217;s eager to gain insights into different cultures, cuisines, and understand tourism as a means of promoting diverse perspectives and changing norms. <\/p>\n<p>Having worked in tourism consulting, Liliana has now joined Premium Tours to help develop the best experiences by utilizing her knowledge and passion for the activity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gabriela Vides\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Gabriela-Travel-Consultant.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Gabriela Vides<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Travel Consultant - gabriela.vides@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Guimar\u00e3es, the &#8220;cradle of the nation&#8221;, Gabriela is a true &#8220;vimaranense&#8221;, solidary, and a warrior, with a special passion for medieval times, especially fairs for staging and recreating historical events.<br \/>\nAfter graduating in International Relations, she decided to go into Tourism Management. From here she decided to venture out and do an internship in the center of Europe to get to know new cultures and have new experiences, where she developed a great enthusiasm for making Portugal known to international colleagues.<br \/>\nShe now joins Premium Tours to develop herself in the area of inbound tourism and to develop the attractiveness of Portugal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Manuel Pais\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/diogo-400x400-7.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Manuel Pais<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Nature Tourism - Travel Consultant - manuel.pais@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Portugal, in Lisbon&#8217;s countryside, Manuel is a huge lover of outdoor activities. Ever since he was a little boy, he has walked up and down hills and valleys, getting to know and enjoying the best thing that Portugal has Nature.<br \/>\nAfter studying Tourism Management, he did his internship at a Nature Tourism Portuguese Company. Now he decided to join Portugal Premium Tours and is primarily responsible for the company&#8217;s decarbonization process.<br \/>\nHe is very happy to use his passion to help clients plan their trips with more active tourism and find sustainable tourism solutions!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joana Leal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/joana-travel-agent.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Joana Leal<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Travel Consultant - joana.leal@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coming from the lively city of &#8220;Invicta,&#8221; nestled between the Furniture Capital and the Porto Mountains in Aguiar de Sousa, Joana feels blessed to experience both city life and the cozy warmth of a village! Nature, unforgettable experiences, and breathtaking landscapes are what truly make her heart sing.<\/p>\n<p>With a degree in Languages for International Relations, she was fortunate to embark on an enriching Erasmus+ adventure in Romania during her internship, an experience that has had a profound impact on her. This incredible opportunity allowed her to immerse herself in diverse cultures and broaden her horizons. Subsequently, Joana had the privilege of promoting Portugal alongside her fellow program members, sparking engaging conversations about her homeland and showcasing its incredible beauty.<\/p>\n<p>She is now absolutely thrilled to be part of Portugal Premium Tours, where she is wholeheartedly dedicated to creating and offering exceptional travel experiences that leave a lasting impression!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carolina Moreira\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/carolina-travel-agent.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Carolina Moreira<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Junior Travel Consultant - carolina.moreira@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Coimbra, known as the \u201ccity of students,\u201d Carolina Moreira is passionate about tourism and the arts and is celebrated for her vibrant personality. Her curiosity drives her to explore new destinations, immerse herself in diverse cultures and knowledge, and share the stories and traditions of these places with others.<\/p>\n<p>With a strong academic foundation in tourism and marketing, Carolina sees tourism as a powerful tool for broadening horizons, creating memorable experiences, and connecting people with different realities.<\/p>\n<p>She is joining the team to help develop unique travel experiences, infusing her enthusiasm and love for the art of travel to ensure that each trip is truly unforgettable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carlos Godinho\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CARLOS.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Carlos Godinho<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Premium Tours Guide \u2013 carlos.godinho@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Lisbon, Carlos loves the Portugal\u2019s magnificent landscapes and its rich history. He practices recreational fishing in his spare time, and this activity allowed him to meet various places of great beauty on the Portuguese coast. With many years of commercial direction experience in a multinational context, he decided to embrace this new project in the tourism area. For him, it is very exciting to be able to discover the charms of Portugal, such as its legends, history, people and the exponents of its culture like the typical gastronomy and the Fado.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Filipa Rodrigues\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/filipa.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Filipa Rodrigues<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Premium Tours Guide \u2013 filipa.rodrigues@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Filipa usually says that she lives here and there\u2026 She was born in Caldas da Rainha but her education and career in tourism have led her to live in several places of Portugal, where she has always tried her best to get to know all the places and the their people. She loves her country and is very happy to present it to others through legends and mystical stories. Her path as a part of the National Corps of Scouts transform each day with Filipa in an adventure, embracing all that the country and nature have to offer to its visitors. She feels enriched by sharing experiences and information with clients.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carlos Cordeiro\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/carloscord1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Carlos Cordeiro<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Premium Tours Guide \u2013 carlos.cordeiro@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in the surroudings of Lisbon, Carlos is a Man of the West, a region which he feels a great passion for. The search for knowledge and sharing his experiences with those who visit us is undoubtedly what motivates him since he started working at Portugal Premium Tours. After a few years dedicated to music business, in the fields of Communication and Audiovisuals, his interest for History and Culture of our country made him search for different line of work! As a professional musician he traveled Portugal from north to south allowing him deep knowledge of his country. He feels a great pride and admiration of the traditions, gastronomy and culture of Portugal. The daily challenge of sharing Portugal with his clients enriches him as a human being as well as professionally. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pedro Rodrigues\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pepe.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Pedro Rodrigues<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Premium Tours Guide<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pedro is a proud Northerner with experience and training in the area of tourism. He feels he was born for this work. For him, showing the country to those who visit us is a pleasure and not a job. It makes the knowledge, sympathy and ease in meeting the desires of our clients his main weapons. He is passionate about the history of Portugal and its people, its traditions, its beaches and the historic towns and cities. It is a great appreciator of a good Portuguese wine and its respective gastronomy. He embraced the project of Private Premium Tours with the intention of continuing to raise the name of Portugal to the highest level.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bernardo Garcia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/diogo-400x400-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Bernardo Garcia<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Premium Tours Guide \u2013 bernardo.garcia@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Lisbon, but living in Sintra since childhood, Bernardo is passionate about History since a young age. His passion for the Contemporary history, led him to follow this same strand in its academic studies, having been graduated in the year 2017 from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences. He is in love with Portugal, for its beauty, traditions, gastronomy and culture. Loves to travel, something which for him is, in addition to touring, a constant learning exercise.<br \/>\nWorking in tourism allows him to do what he loves the most that is, speaking other languages \u200b\u200band meeting other people. He entered Portugal Premium Tours with the intention of being able to show the country&#8217;s historical and cultural heritage, as well as places of deep contact with nature to those who visit us.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Herlander Lima\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Herlander.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Herlander Lima<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Premium Tours Guide \u2013 herlander.lima@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Oeiras, Herlander decided at the age of 15 to have a career in tourism. After attending a specialized course in restaurant\/bar service, he embraced the activity of national tour guide. With more than 20 years of experience, Herlander is now an expert in the field of sightseeing and nature tours. He likes to talk about everything and describes himself as a car enthusiast \u2013 particularly when it comes to his beloved UMM (Made in Portugal, of course).<br \/>\nAn optimist by nature, he is proud of the conquers, culture, and Portuguese gastronomy. He also truly believes that the Portuguese are good at everything they put their minds to. Herlander joined Portugal Premium Tours team in 2018 to keep doing what he likes the most, starting all tours with his usual catchphrase: \u201cHello, I\u2019m Herlander and I\u2019ll be your guide today\u201d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jos\u00e9 Silva\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/jose-premium-tour-guide-.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Jos\u00e9 Silva<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Premium Tours Guide - jose.silva@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Minho, a region where traditions come alive and hospitality is a way of life, Jos\u00e9 grew up in Barcelos, a land of legends, history and the iconic rooster.<\/p>\n<p>With a solid background in History, Art and Culture, Jos\u00e9 found in tourism the perfect combination of knowledge and his passion for sharing the essence of Portugal. For him, guiding isn&#8217;t just about showing monuments or famous places; it&#8217;s about creating connections, arousing curiosity and revealing details that often go unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>Together with Portugal Premium Tours, Jos\u00e9 transforms each tour into a personalized journey, where every corner, dish and legend takes on meaning. Whether exploring the historic corners of the north or discovering the sunny charms of the south, his goal is always the same: to offer his clients an authentic experience, where past and present meet in harmony.<\/p>\n<p>With a deep interest in music, gastronomy and local customs, Jos\u00e9 believes that it is in the small details &#8211; the taste of a wine, the melody of a Portuguese guitar or the texture of a tile &#8211; that the true soul of Portugal can be found.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 pt-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Daniel Paulino\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumtours.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/daniel-premium-tour-guide-.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-team-member-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"pt-team-member-name\">Daniel Paulino<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"pt-team-member-job\">Premium Tours Guide - daniel.paulino@premiumtours.pt<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in Lisbon, Daniel always felt that Portugal was a bit too small for his dreams. 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