Itinerary
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Stop At: National Palace of Queluz, Largo do Palacio, Queluz 2745-191 Portugal
This palace, once a 17th century hunting lodge, has been transformed into a summer palace in the rococo style. The palace gardens are splendid and decorated with statues and fountains. A true refinement that takes us back to past centuries of luxury and court parties.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Quinta da Regaleira, Rua Barbosa do Bocage, Sintra 2710-567 Portugal
Moving forward we have the stunning Quinta da Regaleira. This yet another UNESCO-listed site has anciently carved buildings, incredible gardens and a gothic breeze that will enchant anyone who dares to enter. Full of history behind it, you will learn all about the caves, secret wells and art that originated from the Masonry, the Templars and the Rose Cross.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Parque e Palacio de Monserrate, R. Visc. de Monserrate, Sintra 2710-591 Portugal
This magnificent property is a jungle of exotic trees and flowering shrubs. Its’ history dates back to the time of the Moors, but it was named after a small 16th century chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Monteserrat, from Catalonia, Spain.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Centro Historico de Sintra, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal
Before moving towards Cabo da Roca, You may want take a stroll through the historical center of Sintra. This is a good time to rest, lunch and try out some traditional regional pastries. You'll enjoy one hour of free time!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Park and National Palace of Pena, Estrada da Pena, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal
The 19th-century Romantic palace is a wonder to discover and one you will not soon forget. It is one of the best places to take pictures. It’s placed high on top of the mountain with a splendid view that stretches for miles, all the way to the Ocean.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Sintra National Palace, Largo Rainha Dona Amelia, Sintra 2710-616 Portugal
In the heart of the village of Sintra, a pair of unusual conical chimneys rise above the Royal Palace. This Palace became the favourite summer retreat of the court and continued, as the residence of the Portuguese royalty, until the 1980s. The gradual reconstruction of the palace resulted in a fascinating amalgam of styles.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Castelo dos Mouros, Estrada da Pena Parque de Monserrate, Sintra 2710-609 Portugal
As you stroll through the beautiful and exotic landscape, your guide will give you historical and architectural details on the region but letting you explore the monuments on your own. Later we continue through the National Park onwards to see the Moorish Castle and Montserrate Palace.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Estrada Cabo da Roca, Colares 2705-001 Portugal
We'll finish off with Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of Continental Europe, is yet another great spot to take some pictures and feel the sea breeze.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Cascais, Cascais, Lisbon District, Central Portugal
After more than a century as a holiday resort, Cascais has a certain notoriety that more recent resorts lack. Its history is visible in the villas along the coast. The sheltered sandy bay was once a prehistoric fishing port.
Duration: 15 minutes
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08:30 AM
8 hours(approx.)
Wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Skip-the-Line enables access to Pena Palace directly to the entrance line, and avoids the ticket line.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 5 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
Posted By : PO498
Start to finish, this was the ideal day tour and ideal guide, Fernando. We had ideas on what we wanted to see around Sintra, and Fernando added expert advice to make it better.
His driving and knowledge- superb. We enjoyed the variety of nature, history, viewpoints, architecture, and food (not a fancy lunch for us, but he pointed out a cafe with great local pastries- exactly what we wanted). This day was the highlight of our week in Portugal.
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Posted On : 2024-05-03
Posted By : NeeraK_S
Our guide was a very nice person. However, this was described as a guided tour of 3 sites of your choice. We felt quite rushed & she explained very little at the sites. We learned more from listening to other people’s tour guides. Also, she tried to talk us out of seeing one of the sites. I also wish she would have told us how to pace ourselves. Because we ended up having barely 30 minutes for lunch. The only thing we could order was a charcuterie board. She told us our Peña Palace tickets were at 3. But we had no sense of how far apart things are from each other. Again she was a nice person but we have had much more informative guides
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Posted On : 2024-05-02
Posted By : Simon_L
A must book experience. Rafael was by far one of the best tour guide we had in all the holiday destinations we’ve travelled to. He has a lot of knowledge and a great talent in delivering information making it engaging and fun. He goes above and beyond his duty to make sure we are okay in times where he wasn’t with us (lunch) and accommodated to our dietary needs.
Not only is he a fountain of knowledge in the areas that are covered. If there are any questions he doesn’t know, he will obtain the answer with his contacts.
Even after the tour he openly offered other attractions and recommendation. Providing local information on how to get to destinations and good restaurants.
The tour is very worth doing, impressive sights, history rich, amazing views, eye opening sceneries.
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Posted On : 2024-04-29
Posted By : Ian_M
Raphael was a fantastic guide and we learnt heaps and his knowledge was fantastic. He even bought us some pastries which were very yummy. It was a fantastic day starting at Cascais which is a beautiful coastal town and then heading to Sintra and the castles. We had a Portuguese lunch based on Raphael’s recommendation. Great tour.
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Posted On : 2024-04-29
Posted By : 169jacquelinel
Our family had an amazing full day tour of Cascais and Sintra with Fernando. To begin with the conclusion: we highly highly recommend him if you plan to visit! We were able to see the most beautiful scenic spots, free of large crowds, thanks to Fernando's excellent planning. He is a true, knowledgeable Sintra local and guided us through non-touristy areas as well as a wonderful tour of Pena palace -- on top of it all, we also were able to have a delicious lunch at a beautiful restaurant overlooking the ocean, recommended (and thoughtfully reserved ahead of time without our asking) by him. He was prompt, organized, so friendly and kind. Thanks so much for a great day :)!
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Posted On : 2024-04-27
Posted By : Marianne_M
Our tour guide was Suzanna and her love of Portugal was amazing.
Clearly she loves History and her incredible knowledge kept us glued to her.
She took us to some incredibly beautiful areas & went over & beyond what we expected.
She had a great personality & dealing with the 8 of us with our joking, she had fun with us also.
I would highly recommend Suzanna for any tour group.
The only complaint was that Viator farmed this tour out to Swingo Tours & the vehicle was not a Mercedes van or similar, as described.
We barely squeezed into the van that was provided.
In the end, we had such a fabulous time, we forgot all about the van issue.
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Posted On : 2024-04-27
Posted By : 579angeliquem
We had a marvelous day with this tour. The tour operator gives you a list of 9 places to visit. After booking you choose 3 of the 9 for your tour. We chose Cascais, Sintra, and Rigaleira. Our guide was Ricardo, and he was amazing. We felt like we were traveling with a celebrity because he knew everybody! On the way to Cascais, we stopped at the "hell mouth." This site was formed by the earthquake and tsunami that hit this area in the 1700s. From there, we arrived at Cascais. We had free time to roam about. We did a little shopping and took some pictures. Cascais is a very wealthy area and reminds you of Nice or Monaco. From there, we went to Rigaleira. What a beautiful place. You hike up to a well that was built for the freemasons to induct members. We explored this site during free time. From there, we walked to central Sintra and had lunch at a restaurant Ricardo recommended. The food was everything he said it would be. From there, we went to Pena Palace. We upgraded our tickets to include the "skip the line" option. I recommend everyone doing this. Ricardo guided us through the Palace. We saw and learned so much. It's worth the extra money to pay for the private tour, especially if your guide is Ricardo.
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Posted On : 2024-04-27
Posted By : Ed_H
Fantastic tour with a fun and knowledgeable guide. We had a great day of weather so the views from Pena Palace were incredible and Rafael was a really enthusiastic guide who was able to tell us loads of interesting facts throughout the tour and take some great photos for us. The driving was all very smooth and easy and we felt well taken care of.
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Posted On : 2024-04-27
Posted By : Neil_W
Jose was just the best guide, he was so knowledgeable and he made the tour. I would highly recommend this tour it was so interesting and informative. Just ask for Jose when booking!!
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Posted On : 2024-04-27
Posted By : Sarah_H
Miguel was so knowledgeable about everything and helped contextualize each detail, keeping it educational and informative and interesting all at once. He's an excellent guide of a gorgeous and magical region
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Posted On : 2024-04-26
