Scouting Trips
Your Personalized Scouting Trip to Portugal
Let us design your perfect scouting trip as you explore a future in Portugal. We help you choose the right cities and neighborhoods, plan your itinerary, navigate transportation, book sightseeing experiences, and understand local rental and real estate options. Whether you know where you want to live—or need help discovering the best fit—we tailor every detail to your lifestyle and goals.
Basic Scouting Package
Perfect for travelers who already have their trip booked but want expert guidance on how to explore Portugal like a future local.
You’ve scheduled your flights, booked your hotels, and set your travel dates—now it’s time to make sure your scouting trip actually helps you understand what life in Portugal could look like.
Our Basic Scouting Package provides curated recommendations so you know exactly where to go, what to see, and how to experience each destination through the lens of someone planning a move.
What’s Included
• Neighborhood Recommendations
Personalized guidance on which neighborhoods to explore in each city you’re visiting, based on lifestyle, budget, and daily living preferences.
• Local Highlights & Must-See Spots
A curated list of cafés, markets, viewpoints, cultural stops, and everyday places that help you understand the feel of each area.
• Lifestyle Insights
Understand the vibe, pace, and community of each neighborhood—from family-friendly areas to quiet coastal towns to vibrant city centers.
• Transportation Tips
Practical advice on getting around using Portugal’s trains, buses, metros, and local transit, so you can move confidently during your stay.
• Real Estate Overview
A general snapshot of the types of properties available (rentals and purchases) in the areas you’re exploring, giving you context for what’s realistic.
Intermediate Scouting Package
Ideal for those who know the regions they want to explore but need help selecting the right cities—and support booking the perfect places to stay.
You’ve narrowed down the areas in Portugal that interest you, but you want expert guidance to fine-tune your itinerary. With our Intermediate Scouting Package, we help you choose the exact cities that align with your lifestyle goals, secure accommodations that fit your preferences, and provide everything included in the Basic Scouting Package to make your trip purposeful and well-planned.
What’s Included
• City Selection Guidance
We help you identify which cities within your chosen regions best match your needs—whether you prefer coastal living, historic neighborhoods, quiet towns, or vibrant urban centers.
• Accommodation Booking Assistance
We recommend and help you book hotels, apartments, or stays that fit your budget, style, and preferred location within each city.
• Personalized Neighborhood Exploration Plan
Everything included in the Basic Package: curated neighborhoods to visit, local hotspots, cultural highlights, and lifestyle insights in each area.
• Local Experience Suggestions
Handpicked tours, activities, and experiences to help you get a deeper feel for each city’s culture and rhythm of life.
• Transportation Tips & Navigation Support
Guidance on moving between cities and within them—using trains, buses, metros, and other local transit options.
• Real Estate Overview
General insights into rental and purchase opportunities in the neighborhoods you’ll be visiting.
Your personalized itinerary with links to bookings for experiences, guides to neighborhoods with a look at rental and purchase properties in each. We will even connect you with an Expat in the communities where you have the most interest in moving.
Premium Scouting Package
Our most comprehensive and hands-on scouting experience, ideal for anyone wanting full support while exploring a future in Portugal.
The Premium Full-Service Scouting Package provides a seamless, expertly guided trip—covering all planning, on-the-ground insights, and in-depth location guidance so you can confidently choose your future home.
From custom itineraries and bookings to neighborhood walkthroughs, real estate context, and relocation advice, this package delivers a fully supported, stress-free scouting journey.
What’s Included
• Complete Itinerary Planning
A fully customized travel plan tailored to your lifestyle, interests, and relocation goals—including city sequence, timing, and daily suggestions.
• Full Booking Management
We coordinate & provide links for your:
Accommodations
Transportation between cities
Local tours, activities, and experiences
Priority site visits or guided neighborhood orientations (if desired)
• City & Region Selection
Based on your lifestyle, budget, and must-haves, we identify the cities and regions that best match your ideal Portugal living experience.
• Personalized Neighborhood Guides
Everything included in the Intermediate and Basic Packages—plus more depth.
We provide connections to people that have made the same big move for you to visit with and ask questions.
• Real Estate Insights & Market Overview
A more detailed look at rental and purchase opportunities, including typical price ranges, property types, and what to expect in each city.
• Local Living Experience Planning
Curated experiences that help you envision daily life:
Markets, cafés, and restaurants locals love
Outdoor spaces, parks, and leisure areas
Gyms, coworking spaces, and schools (if relevant)
• Transportation Assistance
Support with navigating Portugal’s transportation systems, including trains, metros, buses, rideshares, and intercity travel planning.
• Personalized Portugal Relocation Consultation
A one-on-one session to discuss long-term living expectations, lifestyle goals, and what you want out of your move. We can advise you on each step of your initial Visa process.
