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Portugal offers so much more than what typical travel guides suggest. Skip the mass tourism and join us as we explore Mafra and Ericeira.
Start your day with a hotel pickup and head to the village of Mafra, where you'll find the UNESCO-listed Mafra Convent. This impressive site features Baroque and Neoclassical architecture, including the Basilica, dormitories, a hospital, and a renowned library that houses 36,000 books.
Next, we'll visit the unique José Franco Museum, which is a living replica of a traditional Portuguese village, showcasing rural life from the mid-20th century.
Then, we’ll continue to Ericeira, recognized as Europe’s first World Surfing Reserve, famous for its charming blue and white streets. You'll have free time for lunch or a leisurely stroll by the seaside.
To conclude the day, we'll visit a family-run winery. You'll tour the cellars, learn about the wine production process, and enjoy exceptional wines paired with local bread and olives.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We provide a pick-up and drop-off at ANY Hotel, Accommodation (airbnb , private accommodation, hostel , guesthouse etc.), Lisbon Airport or Lisbon Port in ALL of the following locations: Lisbon , Sintra, Ericeira , Cascais ONLY if the we see that the address given is in a difficult location to park/stop, we will may need to ask you to meet us in another central location not more than 5 min walk from the initial address given. IMPORTANT: IF NOTHING IS SAID IN CONTRARY, if you don't hear from us in the meantime then THE PICK UP IS AT 9 AM AT THE LOCATION PROVIDED BY YOU. If everything is in conformity, then there is no need for confirmation, don't worry! Your Guide will be waiting for you at main entrance and will be wearing a Wondervan uniform.
Itinerary
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Say Hello to Portugal’s biggest monument: a grandiose palace-monastery that defies description. This Baroque masterpiece from the eighteenth century and its unique features. for its two carillons with 92 bells, 1200 rooms, over 4,700 doors and windows but its gem is the library, the oldest in the country with about 36,000 volumes of books and transcripts!
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
2
The “Antique Costumes village Museum”– Ready to travel back in time? At the quaint Portuguese one of a kind living museum where you will be transported to 1945 to have a glams of the Portuguese rural life, it’s customs, labor activities and traditions. The author of this giant museum made into a village, a sculptor and a poet, preserved the memory of an era and made perfectionism into small details.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
We will travel to the country side into the rural west, where you will get to see antique villages full of traditions and costumes such as this one!
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
Sat on cliffs overlooking the Atlantic a charming fishing village known for its blue & white houses, tiled windows, narrow cobbled streets and obviously superb seafood restaurants! Its outstanding 4km of stunning beaches are an icon for Surf-lovers globally as it is one of only a handful of protected surf locations in the world and the first Surfing Reserve in Europe! Here, ‘’where the sea is bluer’ enjoy your free time, for possibly a leisurely Portuguese lunch (not included) or a stroll through the town and by the seaside while you sink in this Vila’s different scenarios – a rural fishing village full of history and at the same time
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
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Last but not least, to finish this exclusive day, a tour to an exquisite wine related location for a tasting experience that will provide you with a fascinating insight into the world of Portugal’s wine production. A family run business that welcomes you for an entertaining and enlightening tour around vines and cellars, to discover the secrets of the wine making process revealed by the experts, experience how wine is produced from harvest until it reaches your table and enjoy a tasting session of six different wines (four local wines and two other magnificent wines) accompanied by local bread and olives.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- If you are bringing children, please inform us of their ages directly.
- ✨ We’d also like to let you know that we offer additional transfer services as well as other amazing and unforgettable tours!
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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.
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