Sintra, Pena Palace, Cabo da Roca & Cascais Small-Group Tour
Description
Discover the magical region of Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where romantic palaces, castles, and lush forests create a true fairytale setting. Enjoy a guided visit to Pena Palace, including its park, scenic terraces, kitchen, and chapel. As access to the palace interiors is currently limited, this experience focuses on the main highlights while helping you avoid long waiting times. Admire iconic landmarks such as the Sintra National Palace, Monserrate Palace, and Quinta da Regaleira along the way. Enjoy free time in Sintra’s historic centre for lunch or explore another monument at your own pace. Continue through the countryside to Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of mainland Europe, and take in the ocean views. Follow the coastline via Guincho Beach before arriving in Cascais, a charming seaside town once favored by the Portuguese royal family. End the day with a scenic drive along the Estoril Coast before returning to Lisbon.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Guided tour on Pena Palace, the main Romantic Palace of Sintra with free time to enjoy the views. (Regular ticket cost: 14€)
Visit the village of Sintra, free time for customers to explore it, recommendation of tasting the local pastries at the famous Piriquita bakery and enjoy the local restauration around. With the free time during lunch, customers are able to customize how and what to enjoy when in the village by them selfs, having always the possibility and time of a fast lunch and head to another moment if interested.
The oldest palace of SIntra. It is located in the village of Sintra, possibility of visit by the customer during the 2h more less free time at lunch in the village, however not recommended to be able to explore the village and have lunch, enjoying the other monuments on views from the outside. (Regular ticket cost: 10€)
One of the most famous Romantic Palace properties around the mountain, possibility of visit by the customer during the 2h more less free time at lunch in the village, however not recommended to be able to explore the village and have lunch, enjoying the other monuments on views from the outside. (Regular ticket cost: 10€)
One of the possible Romantic Palaces in Sintra to visit. possibility of visit by the customer during the 2h more less free time at lunch in the village, however not recommended to be able to explore the village and have lunch, enjoying the other monuments on views from the outside
Explore the site recognized as the westernmost pointof Continental Europe. Free time to explore and enjoy the views around.
Heading towards Cascais we pass by Guincho, known for its famous windy coast, with the mountains of Sintra on its back creating a fabulous contrast between the green of the forest, with its beaches and sand dunes.
Explore the center of Cascais, what was once a fishing village at the entrance to the Capital and is now one of the most luxurious areas of the city. Enjoy local products, beaches and views at a stop with free time for exploration.
On the way back to Lisbon, enjoy the views and discover the beaches as far as the Tagus estuary, where you can see where the river mixes with the ocean.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The tour guide will be at the lobby of your hotel or apartment at scheduled pickup time. Drop-off at the site of pickup or at customers preference along the itinerary.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(68)
Like many Viator small group tours this was a very good experience. Fortunately, logistics made it a personal tour for our family which was an awesome bonus. Our guide/driver was Goncalo Cruz. He was a certified guide and shared all kinds of great information on our tour from the vegetation to the background of the development of the castles and the monarchy. He was friendly and super accommodating especially when our son became car sick. He had very good recommendations on what to see and where to eat. He made the tour personal and I felt like we made a new friend that day. If you are looking for an excellent visit to Sintra and surrounding areas book this tour. If possible request Goncalo!
Great visit to each of the sites. Nice to be able to see everything in one day. We enjoyed our trip!
Goncalo picked us up and was an excellent guide and historian highly recommend! He gets you right to the base of the palace and knows all the details
It was an extraordinary experience, the knowledge, passion and excellent attention of Gonzalo made this experience memorable, you really can not miss being guided by him, by far the best guide of our entire trip, we highly recommend it!
Our family went on a wonderful private tour with our informative and incredibly friendly guide Goncalo! We could not have asked for a better experience and we now want to have him help us explore more of Portugal!
Had an amazing time! Picked up right at our hotel and driven/guided by Goncalo on a lovely day to Sintra and beautiful round about way back to Lisbon. Got an excellent tour of the Pena Palace. Day was perfectly tailored to our family including a lunch in modern town Sintra at a great restaurant called Samuri on request. A perfect way to see the sites right outside Lisbon!
Very knowledgable, polite and professional. His comments made the tour very informing while lively. He made great recommendation for spots to snap photos , best routes for the tour avoiding usual bottle neck traffic. Made excellent recommendations for restaurants.
Our guide for this excursion was so knowledgeable about the areas we visited and we were introduced to many landmarks in a relatively short amount of time but we never felt rushed. We learned a lot and enjoyed ourselves. We had a great day!
Our trip ended up being a private tour for three. Our guide was so knowledgeable about everywhere we went! We learned so much throughout the day and it made the time fly by. Highly recommended. PS …we skipped going inside palace and believe it was the right choice. The crowds got heavy and to enjoy it, we just kept moving.
We had a great day with Goncalo! He was very informative. Since it was only our group in the tour, he was very accommodating and allowed us to spend more time at the places we wanted to see the most. Pena Palace is beautiful even in the rain. Cape Roca was gorgeous! Note, even though it says it in the details, tickets for admission to the palace are NOT included. Also, you should definitely try a "pillow" pastry at Piriquita pillow. It is delicious!
