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Your all-inclusive private day trip led by an experienced local guide starts early with pick-up from your hotel in Lisbon to ensure that you avoid the queues and crowds at Pena Palace, the colourful fairytale castle perched high on the hill above the charming town of Sintra.
After your morning tour, enjoy free time for lunch in Sintra, a pretty cobbled town with wonderful restaurants and views. Lord Byron called it the Garden of Eden on a visit. After lunch, enjoy a scenic drive through Sintra Natural Park to Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of Continental Europe, with amazing cliffside views of the ocean. Then drive to Cascais for a guided tour of this historic and charming coastal town, home to the medieval Nossa Senhora da Luz Fort and the 15th-century Citadel Palace, a former royal retreat.
Lastly, enjoy a relaxing drive back to Lisbon.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Please ensure to be at the lobby of your hotel 10 minutes prior to tour start time.
Your guide will meet you in front of the main entrance of Rossio Train station in Central Lisbon (entrance next to Starbucks). Rossio Train Station, R. 1º de Dezembro 125, 1249-970 Lisboa, Portugal.
Finish point will be your hotel (if centrally located), or close to public transport and taxi links in Lisbon, and the guide will assist with advising you on your journey.
Itinerary
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1Lisbon
Enjoy private transfers from and to your hotel in Lisbon to Pena Palace and Sintra (each transfer last aprox. 45 minutes).
2 hours • Admission ticket free -
2Park and National Palace of Pena
Explore the famous and eccentric Pena Palace, a colourful Romanticist castle located atop a hill above the town of Sintra and former home to the Portuguese royal family. Visit the opulent Pena Palace interior and step out onto its beautiful terraces that boast breathtaking views over the surrounding park and Lisbon (on a clear day).
2 hours • Admission ticket included -
3Sintra
Enjoy free time for lunch in the quaint and cobbled streets of Sintra, a pretty and historic town famous for its Moorish fort, the Pena Palace, and its lovely atmosphere, with wonderful bistros and boutiques and views over the hillside - Lord Byron famously stayed here and fell in love with it.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
4
Relax on a drive through Sintra Natural Park which has its own microclimate, making it often cooler than the neighbouring Lisbon (sometimes up to 5ºC cooler).
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
5Cascais
Enjoy free time to explore the charming seaside town of Cascais, once a small fishing village that became the premier holiday destination of the Lisbon locals and nobles, offering charming views, small beaches, the medieval Nossa Senhora da Luz Fort and the Citadel Palace, a former royal retreat. From here, you will hop back in your private transport for an easy transfer back to Lisbon.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
6Cabo da Roca
Stand 140 meters above sea level and admire the dramatic cliffside views at Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of mainland Portugal and of continental Europe.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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