Scouting Trips in Portugal

What is a Scouting Trip? ….

See Portugal through a new set of eyes :

The Golden sands and eating out every night is how most tourists spend their time in Portugal, but what is like to actually live, every day in Portugal?

this is where our scouting trips come in to play.

Prior to moving, there are several things you need to do, one of which is finding suitable accommodation for the visa, deciding where you would like to live, being sure that you are close to services which matter to you, be it hospitals, schools or proximity to beaches or restaurants.

Talk to our team about building a custom scouting trip, that addresses every aspect of what matters to you.

We can even do multi stop Scouting trips if you are that undecided!

What is important for a scouting trip? ….

We all know that saying right? failing to prepare, prepare to fail.

Moving without having done your homework, can result in a ton of cost and heartache when living in Portugal just doesn’t feel like you thought it would, this is why we urge all of our clients, prior to engaging with us for immigration, spend some time in the country to be sure about this momentous move.

At European Odyssey, during a scouting trip, we believe in the following as being key to set your expectations of living in Portugal, and are included in every scouting trip as standard.

  • Viewing a few properties - even if its just to see what your budget gets you

  • Visiting the real Portugal, not the tourist hotspots

We also offer “theme” based scouting trips for those who are moving with a very firm purpose in mind. 

  • Golf based Scouting Tours

  • Active outdoors based tours (discovering where you can do your hobbies) 

  • Golden years - where in Portugal best fits you for later in life 
  • Children based tours - focus on Schools 
  • Singles - important to discover communities where you'll make friends

So how does it work?….

Discovery session:
We take our time to get to know our clients, really get familiar with what’s important to you.

Planning:
Our Scouting team starts laying the ground work for planning the trip, this includes things like checking accommodation options are available, checking the weather expected for the time of your trip, looking for a few long term housing options to show you, then we start the booking once you are in agreement with everything we have presented to you.

The trip itself:
you will be met by your scouting representative, in line with what’s been agreed during the planning phase.

What service options are available?….

  • As with our immigration services, we truly believe that no two families are the same, everyone has different needs and circumstances, for this reason, we do not believe that everyone fits into the same box when it comes to scouting. We have a range of options, to suit all budgets.

  • VIP white glove - literally everything catered for

  • Multi Stop Scouting tours - for those who are undecided where they would like to live

  • Mid level - for those who may not be so familiar with Portugal and need some guidance on how to best decide where to live, which fits in with the future goals and needs of this new chapter in life.

  • Basic package for those who already know Portugal very well, know where they want to live, but still need a little help

Combine services for added efficiency! ….

  • Scouting with European Odyssey not only facilitates a smoother move, as you will already have a built up trusted relationship with us prior to entering the next phase for the immigration journey, but it can also save you on fees!

  • any client who has scouted with us, automatically receives 5-10% off their immigration services (depending on the scope)

So, with all of these benefits, start your move to Portugal, with European Odyssey

Click the link to schedule your discovery session directly in our calendar!

.Note: pricing is customised and individual based upon the needs of each client - a free quote will be sent after the consultation