Lisbon City Sightseeing Tour

Lisbon, Portugal

Discover the beauty of Lisbon on a half-day trip that covers all of the city's highlights. Enjoy a walking tour of the Moorish Alfama quarter and learn interesting facts about the city from your guide as you wander through the neighborhood's cobblestone streets and alleyways. Sample Port wine at a local shop; then, head to the Belém district to see the Belém Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries. Visit the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Jerónimos Monastery and discover the world's most opulent historical carriages at the Coach Museum.

Meet your guide in central Lisbon or enjoy pickup from your Lisbon hotel and relax on a comfortable, air-conditioned coach as you head to the Alfama district. With your guide, wander around the streets of this neighborhood, the oldest in Lisbon and the birthplace of Fado, Portugal's own musical genre. Stop at a local store to sample Portugal's famous Port wine.

Get back on the coach and continue along the waterfront towards Commerce Square (Praça do Comércio) in the heart of Lisbon. Take in views of the Tagus River and Sé de Lisboa cathedral , one of Lisbon's oldest churches.

When you arrive in Belém, see the Belém Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries, both of which commemorate Vasco da Gama's expedition to the Americas. Visit the 16th-century UNESCO World Heritage-listed Jerónimos Monastery, one of the greatest examples of Manueline art, located by the riverfront.

Next, browse through the amazing 17th-century luxury coaches built for the aristocracy at the Coach Museum. On Mondays, when the Jerónimos Monastery and Coach Museum are closed, you will instead visit the neoclassical Palácio Nacional da Ajuda (Ajuda Palace ) or the Casa-Museu Medeiros e Almeida, which showcases an exhaustive collection of artwork by the Portuguese artist António de Medeiros e Almeida.

Relax on the drive back to central Lisbon and admire the 25th of April Bridge -- Europe's longest suspension bridge -- over the River Tagus.

USD $43.41

Traveler Reviews

Review by: James B	March 2012
Interesting overview of Lisbon. My favorite site was the Carriage Museum. Wish we could of had a little more time there. Overall good tour.

Review by: Rosemary B	March 2012
First rate tour and the guide was fantastic!

Review by: Daniel T	January 2012
our tour was excellent... highly recommended... the guide we had was great also!!

Review by: Don M	November 2011
Something I liked very much was the walking visit to ALFAMA suburb, the most pictouresque in Lisbon. I am convinced it should longer as ALFAMA suburb has been covered by Literature Nobel prize winner Jose Saramago and is something very typical of Lisbon. The wine tasting should be longer as well.

Review by: Lumar	October 2011
This was a great tour. Really gave us a taste of Lisbon and our guide Ana was wonderful. Just wish we had more time at all the stops. Especially in Belem. The pastry shop by the Coach museum was the best! We only had 3 days in Lisbon and this was a must. Great tour and really good guide.

Review by: Junko M	September 2011
good

Review by: Leonardo A	August 2011
Good tour guide. Good tour.

Review by: Saundra B	July 2011
The tour defnitely covered all of the most important sites in Lisbon. The guide was very lovely and informative. The only challenge with tours of this nature is that when the guide is translating in 4 different languages, the commentaryisnt always synced with what you just saw.

Review by: Dawn E	June 2011
The guide tried to speak too many languages. She sometimes only got to speaking English only long after we had passed by some of the sights already. At the time of booking, I was led to believe that the tour would be in English ONLY. English is a UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE - everyone understands English. She should have left off the Portuguese, Spanish, and especially the German -( which she spoke very badly in any case.)

Review by: Patrick M	May 2011
Nice tour. Some what rushed, but it was a good experience.

Review by: Carolyn S	May 2011
Easy way to see the city. Guide was good.

Review by: Jacob I	May 2011
Saw some of the main landmarks in Lisbon in half a day. For a more thorough look at the city, you need to go a full day tour. The coach was comfortable. The guide spoke a variety of languages. On the whole a worthwhile tour. They even pick you up from your hotel providing you contact them and arrange this.

Review by: Matthew F	April 2011
I was disappointed by his tour. The coach pick up person didn't come into the hotel lobby, so didn't pick us up on the booked day. We then went the next day, the last day on our short trip. The trip was 30 mins shorter then advertised. Upstairs on the bus it was near impossible to hear the guide. There was no loud speaker. There was sockets for earphones, but we weren't given any. The one on my seat was broken and several other seats had old sets still in them. We spent a lot of time in a coach museum and little time by Belem Tower, which seemed odd. More historical content would have been good. The tour guide was pleasant and skilled - in 3 languages. But doing a tour to three language groups - English, french and Portuguese - meant only a third of the time was spent giving detail. So it felt rushed and frankly, I felt we had all been crammed together to make money for the company. There was no time for questions. I thought the whole tour would be in English, allowing for interaction and discussion. We did visit the Alfama but we missed all the most interesting content and instead were taken to a souvenir shop, supposedly for a free glass of port. But it was clear that the shop was giving out free glasses of port to everyone - that was on an advert outside. I think it's really quite lame of a sightseeing tour to take people to souvenir shops. We're all capable of shopping on our own. I would not recommend this tour, I'm afraid.

Review by: JENNIFER L	April 2011
Wonderful guide, great tour

Review by: Rosalie M	April 2011
Booking was easy via the internet phoned day before to confirm pick up time and it was very accurate. Vanessa was to be our guide who spoke very good English and always ensured we understood what she said before moving onto another language. The only disappointing part was the long wait for the tram, it was 40 minutes which meant we only had 30 minutes free time in the castle. Vanessa was constantly on the phone trying to sort out a driver, despite numerous drivers in the cabin we had to wait and although Vanessa was constantly apologising it was not her fault, but I suggest Viator try to ensure there are no delays for future guests.

Review by: Frances J	March 2011
First let me address the end of the tour. I was a little disappointed that I had to find my own way back to my hotel. Especially since I was picked up from my hotel to start my tour. The tour overall was good but some of the areas we walked through were not the best areas of Lisbon. The price is a bit high for what was offered on the trip. Fortunately, the tour guide was great and that made up for what the trip fell short it.

Review by: Michal D	February 2011
OK,but much shorter than expected....I had to find the place of the meeting which was not that easy considering the fact that I had never been in Lisbon before.

Review by: Shirly C	February 2011
The tour was amazing! I strongly recommend this sightseeing tour!

Review by: Cynthia K	January 2011
Before booking, I emailed Viator to ask specifically if certain attractions would be open. I received an email saying YES, but when we arrived for the tour, we were told that they were CLOSED. I blame Viator for that problem._br/_ As for the tour itself, our guide was not great. She spoke much more to the Portuguese people on the tour (some of whom may have been her friends or relatives) than to us, though we booked an English tour. Also, when were arrived at one site, she said it was CLOSED and sent us off to a bakery instead. Fortunately, my husband and I stubbornly went to the site, a church, and found that it was OPEN. When we told our guide, she went in with us and did her commentary, which was actually quite good. But shouldn't SHE have known that the church was open, or at least checked before telling us it was closed?_br/_ Although I'd had a previous good experience with Viator, I'd think twice about booking through you again.

Review by: Richard A K	October 2010
This was an absolute waste of time and money with the itinery nothing like the description

Review by: Julia C	October 2010
well worth it

Review by: Paulo VP L	September 2010
It's not so bad a little boreding not much to see.

Review by: Tim R	July 2010
My wife and I have taken tours throughout the world and this tour was probably the least enjoyable tour we have ever taken. The tour as outlined on this website does not resemble the tour which we were given. To begin with no return transfer was given to us as was stated on the website. There are a lot more issues which I have taken up with the company.

Review by: Sujamas F, United States of America	June 2010
It made you know all the history of all the places you will visit.

Review by: PRAMITA B	June 2010
The bus ride was okay. Nothing great. It could have been done on one's own. The tram ride and the city walking tour were very nice and could have been longer. It was not mentioned that we would have to arrange to come back on our own from the downtown area. We would have been better prepared with maps if this was mentioned before. It was very difficult to get through to the tour comapny on the phone numbers provided. After several attempts I managed to reach the emergency line.

Review by: Mairead J	June 2010
Between guides lack of dialog and not able to understand the English she was speaking on the bus, I cannot tell you a name for one monument that we saw or the history behind it. Four of us were on that tour and we left it at the castle. I'm posting my photos on facebook and trying to refer to my Lisbon guidebook for names of monuments etc.

Review by: Yogesh J	May 2010
The bus trip was not good since they used the hop-on-hop-off bus. The commentary was not audible. A separate coach should have been used.

Review by: ISABELLA S, United Kingdom	March 2010
Everything went very smoothly,we were picked up at the allotted time,taken to the square where we picked up our tour bus. Our tour rep was very good at telling us about the different places we visited. We didnt find fault with anything. We will use Viator again.

Review by: Anonymous, Sweden	November 2009
Perfect pace and a competent guide.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	November 2009
It is a bilingual tour which is not mentioned in the information otherwise it was a good tour.

Review by: Michelle K	October 2009
The Lisbon half-day city tour included all the must-see sites and the itinerary gave enough time at each location. The coach museum could have been left out since no one was very interested in that location. The tour guide was nice and very knowledgeable, however, having the commentary in 5 languages made it hard to follow. Viator did NOT tell me to confirm with the local operator 24 hrs in advance so I missed my original time. The emergency number was incorrect and because it was a Saturday, no one was in the office to answer my call. Finally I was able to get through to someone and he rebooked me for the afternoon tour. He said this is often a problem. So, I recommend you tell your clients to call the local operator. I recently booked another tour through Viator for Istanbul and the voucher told me to confirm with the local operator. This was not the case for Lisbon and is very important.

Review by: Mary A, United States of America	September 2009
We were only in Lisbon for a limited time and this tour was a great way to see the major sights of Lisbon. The tour included the necessary stops for photo opportunities!

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	July 2009
A trip well worth doing. The only way to enjoy the sites of Lisbon if you are only staying for a few days. The guide was excellent.

Review by: Anonymous, France	May 2009
Very good choice of places to visit and knowledgeable guide. Although the historical information seemed a little bit brief because of the translation time to four languages, this tour was a very good introduction to the city.

Review by: Nathalie C, United States of America	April 2009
Great introduction to the city within short time frame. Organization pick up & drop off were excellent. Guide was good. Hearing the same in 4-5 languages did not bother me.

Review by: ANTONIETA S	April 2009
Information given on historical landmarks not very thorough. It feels like everything was rushed to finish. No hotel pick up and drop off provided as described on the voucher and on the Viator ad for the particular activity.

Review by: barry r, Ireland	January 2009
Very enjoyable tour. The guide was fantastic would recommend it. 10 out of 10.

Review by: Barry R	January 2009
Very enjoyable tour. The guide was fantastic would recommend it. 10 out of 10.

Review by: Darryl R	December 2008
OK, overall. Pickup at Cruise Terminal and drop-off at airport, on schedule good. Limited/no narration inside monuments perhaps due to restrictions on small size of tour group - 3 people. Some time was wasted by male tour guide on interaction with one female passenger - could have been more professional in conducting tour.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	November 2008
Guide was fantastic. Transportation excellent. Tour was much more than I expected.

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	October 2008
I'm glad that I had the opportunity to have a private tour of Lisbon - the escort was fantastic and the driver was an exceptionally good driver. Enjoyed the time with both of them.

Review by: Loni K, United States of America	November 2007
Great half day trip of Lisbon. If you have limited time in the city, this is a very efficient way to see the city. Very comfortable bus and tour pace.

Review by: Marybeth S, United States of America	December 2006
Good overview of Lisbon. Tour was in several languages would have preferred it in English only.

Review by: Donald D, United Kingdom	November 2006
Knowledgeable, friendly guide. Good overview of the city.