Welcome to my Travel Blog: Your Tourist Guide in the Algarve

My name is João, known as Johnny from Johnny´s Tours, and I am an official  certified and passionate tourist guide who has spent the last six years sharing the beauty, culture, and soul of southern Portugal with travellers from all over the world.

Before embracing guiding as my full-time path, I spent three transformative years working in the tourism industry, years that changed me profoundly. Those early experiences gave me the confidence and courage to take a leap of faith, start my own business, and design tours with the freedom and flexibility that large companies often cannot offer.
Many years ago I studied Tourism at the University of Algarve and a few years ago I decided to evolve a little more, so I attended and completed the Regional Tourist Guide course, thus becoming a certified tourist guide.

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