The tour of Portugal was wonderful, as was our guide, Mina. I normally don’t do group tours, opting to go on my own, but thought that this would be a good way to see Portugal’s highlights. I wasn’t disappointed. There was a lot of free time to go exploring on your own. The only drawback to this tour was that I was under the impression that this was to be a “small” group tour and was surprised when it turned out to be 44 people... many of who complained about everything from seating on the bus to the size of the hotel room. It might be a few years before I book another tour because of the group dynamic, and I would only do it if the group was smaller and, hopefully, not so entitled. But I understand that Smartours has no control over this.