Meet the team
José Pais
Business Manager – Partner – [email protected]
José 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’ expectations, turning each one of them into lovers of Portugal.
Marisa Santos
Marketing & Sales – Partner - [email protected]
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.
Liliana Lima
Travel Consultant - [email protected]
Born in Viseu, a town situated between the land of the best pastel, Vouzela, and the site of the best spas in the country, São Pedro do Sul. Despite being from the countryside, she’s keen on exploring urban settings and discovering new places.
Liliana values culture highly and takes pride in her knowledge of cinematic and musical culture. With a degree in Tourism, she’s eager to gain insights into different cultures, cuisines, and understand tourism as a means of promoting diverse perspectives and changing norms.
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.
Gabriela Vides
Travel Consultant & Social Media Marketing - [email protected]
Born in Guimarães, the “cradle of the nation”, Gabriela is a true “vimaranense”, solidary, and a warrior, with a special passion for medieval times, especially fairs for staging and recreating historical events.
After 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.
She now joins Premium Tours to develop herself in the area of inbound tourism and to develop the attractiveness of Portugal.
Manuel Pais
Nature Tourism - Travel Consultant - [email protected]
Born in Portugal, in Lisbon’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.
After 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’s decarbonization process.
He is very happy to use his passion to help clients plan their trips with more active tourism and find sustainable tourism solutions!
Joana Leal
Junior Travel Consultant - [email protected]
Coming from the lively city of “Invicta,” 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.
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.
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!
Carlos Godinho
Premium Tours Guide – [email protected]
Born in Lisbon, Carlos loves the Portugal’s 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.
Filipa Rodrigues
Premium Tours Guide – [email protected]
Filipa usually says that she lives here and there… 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.
Carlos Cordeiro
Premium Tours Guide – [email protected]
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.
Pedro Rodrigues
Premium Tours Guide – [email protected]
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.
João Fernandes
Premium Tours Guide - [email protected]
Joao was born, raised and studied between Lisbon, Estoril, and the western region of Portugal. This defined him as a true “Alfacinha” and granted him an extensive knowledge of the city that eventually influenced his academic background studying Leisure & Events Management.
Passionate about the Portuguese History, Gastronomy, Music and the automotive history he enjoys blending in his tours a mix of everything he is passionate about, always with a humoristic flair.
With over 15+ years of experience guiding private tours across the country, he will try to enlighten you on why Portugal is ‘The Greatest Country on Earth.’
Bernardo Garcia
Premium Tours Guide – [email protected]
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.
Working in tourism allows him to do what he loves the most that is, speaking other languages and meeting other people. He entered Portugal Premium Tours with the intention of being able to show the country’s historical and cultural heritage, as well as places of deep contact with nature to those who visit us.
Herlander Lima
Premium Tours Guide – [email protected]
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 – particularly when it comes to his beloved UMM (Made in Portugal, of course).
An 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: “Hello, I’m Herlander and I’ll be your guide today”.
Francisca Martins
Premium Tours Guide – [email protected]
Tripeira de gema, as they say in Oporto, city where she was born, Francisca is a woman of the north. She loves to travel and get to know other cultures, with special sensitivity for analyzing the territory and space around, given her education in Architecture. Passionate about the people and their welcoming nature across the land, as well as the typical cuisine of her country, she likes to make Portugal known to those who visit it from the beaches of the coast to the endless vineyards from north to south of the interior of the country. From Roman period classicism to world-renowned contemporary architecture, no detail is left to chance in this discovery of a landscaped seaside garden.
The Kitty
Head Office Stress & Well-being Manager
Our cat is the element that assures the breaks and activities required to manage our team stress levels and well-being.
