Sintra, Pena, Regaleira, Roca & Cascais Tour with Pick up
Description
Discover Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on this day tour. Admire the town via minivan, surrounded by a natural park, a medieval castle, palaces, and chalets. Walk along the medieval streets of Sintra and drive through the national park. Take in the rare fauna, the unique trees, the Moorish Castle, Monserrate Palace, and the several chalets along the road. Welcome Sintra by visiting Quinta da Regaleira, a place steeped in mysticism. It features a palace surrounded by lush, palatial gardens, lakes, grottoes, and enigmatic structures that hide alchemical secrets—echoing the traditions of the Freemasons, Knights Templar, and Rosicrucians. Next, visit Pena Palace, one of the most impressive architectural expressions of 19th-century Romanticism in the world, and one of Portugal’s seven wonders. Continue on to the westernmost point of continental Europe at Roca Cape. Finally, travel along the Atlantic coast. Pass by Cascais, Estoril and Guincho beach.
Tour Options
Itinerary
The tour starts in Lisbon
Travel from Lisbon to Cascais through the Atlantic Coast and enjoy the magnificient views over the Atlantic and pass by the different beaches that compose this coast.
Admire the beautiful Cascais bay
Atlantic Ocean views. Pass by the Guincho Beach
Discover the westernmost point of Europe
Guided visit to the initiation well. Free time to explore Quinta da Regaleira
Visit the Historical Center of Sintra. Walk by the medievals and cozy streets of Sintra. Free time for lunch Opportunity to taste a delicious local pastry: "Travesseiro de Sintra"
Free time to Visit Pena Palace and it's gardens. Tickets can be purchased at the door and availability is very limited and it might sold out at the day of the tour.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Free pick up and drop off at your hotel or apartment in Lisbon. Our pick ups are between 7h45 and 8h15 AM. We will inform your exact pick up time on the day before the tour. • You should buy in anticipation the tickets to Pena Palace on their website. You should select the 14h30 (2h30pm) slot. It is important that you buy only for this slot, as we are organizing all the groups for the same time. • The tickets tend to sell out. If you don't purchase your tickets in anticipation, we can't guarantee availability at the Palace entrance so you might end up just being able to visit the exteriors and the gardens.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Reviews(1,728)
Our guide Igor was pleasant knowledgeable.
Perfect experience. Lots of historic details On time Good driver Speaks well French Yqeh Thanks Luis.
Fantastic experience. Our guide Luis was professional, friendly, and practical. Highly recommended.
My mom and I took this tour with Luis as our guide. It is a small group tour, which we loved, with a total of 8 people. Luis picked us up directly from our hotel and drove straight to Cascais for a brief stop to see this town, which was formerly the summer spot for the royal family. We then headed to the most westerly point of continental Europe, Cape Roca, with gorgeous views of the Atlantic Ocean and the cliffs. We then headed to Sintra and walked through the town to Regaleira, which is such a fascinating place. We then had about an hour and twenty minutes of free time for lunch and shopping. Luis recommended a great local restaurant and showed us the two pastries that are specific to Sintra for us to try. We ended our day at Pena Palace, which is a gorgeous place, but it was quite busy. We were lucky that the other places weren't too busy. Throughout the tour, Luis was a wealth of knowledge about the places we were visiting and the history of Portugal in general. He was a great guide, and he made our entire day seamless. We lucked out with amazing fellow travellers. My one caution is that this trip includes a lot of uphill walking and stairs to Regaleira and Pena Palace, so if you have mobility issues or difficulties navigating stairs, this tour is not for you as the day flows at a steady pace. Thank you, Luis, for sharing some of your country with us. We thoroughly enjoyed our day.
Excellent, very enriching experience with a highly competent guide. I recommend it
Loved the small group setting. Pick up and drop off made the tour less stressful and relaxing. Luis our guide was awesome, very knowledgeable, pleasure to travel with and very accommodating to the groups needs.
Luis was our guide today and he was great.. he explained everything very well to us and made the experience very enjoyable. I can't give him more stars because I can't, but he deserves many more..
Guide Luis was helpful, very knowledgeable, and very fluent in the language. He was kind and answered all our questions; it is truly worth it. The trip itself is beautiful, highly recommended even with the pickup; it stopped in Cascais and Cabo da Roca, we are really satisfied!
Obrigada!! Igor was fantastic :)
Excellent from beginning to end. Great option to see beautiful places near Lisbon. Luis was a great guide, attentive, kind, and very knowledgeable about the history of Portugal.
