Sintra Day Trip from Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal

Immerse yourself in the beauty of the mountainous region of Sintra on this day trip from Lisbon. With your guide, visit the fairytale-like Pena Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy a traditional Portuguese lunch in Sintra (included) and have free time to explore the village or visit Sintra National Palace. Hop on a tramcar to Colares and wander around this beautiful village with your guide. Take in views of the Atlantic Ocean on the drive along the picturesque Estoril Coast, see the fishing port of Cascais Bay, and watch the waves breaking at the cliff at Hell's Mouth (Boca do Inferno) and Guincho Beach. Admire the lush Portuguese countryside on the drive back to Lisbon.

Leave Lisbon and relax on a comfortable and you head to Pena Palace (Palácio Nacional da Pena). Visit the Romantic-era fairytale-style castle, located almost 500 yards (500 meters) above sea level, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hear anecdotes about Portuguese royalty from your guide as you tour the castle and its gardens.

Continue to Sintra and have lunch at a local restaurant (included). Then, enjoy free time to explore the village at your own pace, see the colorful houses, visit the Sintra National Palace, or simply relax by the waterfront.

Hop on a tramcar and admire views of the Portuguese countryside on the journey to the Colares, a small town known for the quality of its wine. Learn interesting facts about Portugal's wine industry from your guide as you wander around this charming town.

Continue your journey along the colorful Cascais Bay to Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in Europe. Stop at the dramatic Hell's Mouth cliff (Boca do Inferno), which offers stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean and Guincho Beach, famous among surfers for its strong winds and long-tail waves.

Resume the drive along the picturesque Estoril Coast and enjoy a panoramic views of the Casino Estoril, one of Europe's biggest casinos, believed to be where Ian Fleming (the author of the James Bond series) developed the idea for Casino Royale.

After your tour, admire the beautiful green colors of the Portuguese countryside on your way back to your Lisbon hotel.

Note: The tramcar journey is only available from April to October on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Outside those dates, enjoy a sightseeing tour by bus.

USD $104.70

Review by: Rich	March 2012
My wife and I greatly enjoyed the day trip to Sintra. Pena Castle is awesome, and not to be missed. The drive was not too long, our guide was very knowledgeable, lunch was pleasant, and we also enjoyed about an hour of personal time. We highly recommend it. One note, you must "reconfirm" tours with Viator in Lisbon the day before, and ask by phone where they will pick you up.

Review by: Sudhir C	December 2011
Trip well planned ,well executed. Excellent time we had.

Review by: Dr. Mario Alberto G	December 2011
It was great, my wife and I really had a great time. I like the orginization the staff has as well as the routes that the tour takes stopping along in small places to the destinations. I have seen this around the places in the world I have used this services in Viator._br/_ Excellent job, I will use this again definetely.

Review by: Anne K	December 2011
This is an excellent day trip from Lisbon, although it does not match the Viator description. You start at Pena Palace, a fascinating combination of 16th-century monastery and 19-century palace, and continue to Sintra for an excellent lunch, with time to tour Sintra Palace on your own.

Review by: Don M	November 2011
The rainy and foggy day made this tour not so enjoyable but anyway it was possible to observe the beauties of Sintra pictouresque downtown including the 1 Euro tasting of gingihas, for which some shops while provide a detailed explanation of the wide variety of port wines and jinjihas.

Review by: Belinda m B	November 2011
First and foremost, I was very disappointed with the booking as I didn't receive the contact info for where to meet the tour group and because we weren't at a hotel, they would not pick us up. I had to make several calls and I was told by a Viator rep and the tour company in Lisbon that they would email me the information for where to meet and I never received the email. I then spoke with a Chris at Viator who forwarded me the information. The guide spoke in Portuguese first, Spanish second and then in English. Good thing I understand Spanish, because she left out a lot of the info in her English translation.

Review by: BorisNY	October 2011
The place was very nice to see, especially the Pena palace, but the guide did not give us enough time to look around the rooms, was rushing and even skept some nice rooms. At the same time on the way back to Lisbon, we stopped in a little town, next to the Casino and spent about 20 minutes for nothing. This was just waste of time._br/_ The lunch was OK, but before lunch the guide asked me and my friend to show our Voucher s (which was taken from us during the boarding the bus). Then she said she will call to check if we paid for lunch. (of corse, we did) This wasn't nice.

Review by: Jay L	September 2011
The tour guide's English needs a lot improvement. The English version of guide tends to be really short. And, I could not undertstand most of what he was saying.

Review by: Louisa Pui C	September 2011
Although the palace was a bit small, it was still worth visiting. The coastline was beautiful and worth seeing.

Review by: Chelsea G	September 2011
Great trip, great guide. Would of preferred to have got back to Lisbon a little late and had more time in Cascais but overall really enjoyable.

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

Review by: Kathy	July 2011
Was a very interesting tour and lunch was good. The restaurant accommodated me as I don't eat fish. Enjoyed the tour and the guide was good also.

Review by: Robert O	July 2011
Disappointed. Tour guide gave full explanations in Portuguese and Spanish but very short reviews in English. Trip was well organized and the included lunch was good.

Review by: Sam L	July 2011
The trip itself and guide were quite good. The tour bus is excellent: mosern and roomy (but no rest room). I would suggest less time for lunch in Sintra and perhaps adding another site to tour, or more time in Cais-Cais or Estoril (we were given only 15 minutes in the former and none in the latter). The reason I gave this only 4 stars and not 5 is that the organization has absolutely no customer service available on Sundays (not even the "Emergency phone number" answers on Sunday) -- and we needed vital info on Sunday for our Monday trip. A professional organization must provide SOME access on Sundays as well!

Review by: Joanna G	July 2011
Delightful and informative in every way!

Review by: Geoffrey F	June 2011
We had a thoroughly enjoyable day. The arrangements from hotel pick up to return went without a hitch. And our tour guide was really excellent - switching effortlessly from English to Portuguese to Spanish, very informative, and patient! We enjoyed the lunch too. We will strongly recommend this trip to our friends._br/_ PS Our congratulations to Sr Pinto, our driver. How he manoeuvres that bus through those narrow streets is a mistery to me....

Review by: makingsense101	June 2011
Sorry we cannot say the 8 hr. Sintra trip was worth the cost. Having to give commentary in 4 languages meant that the guide's commentary was not in depth. The chicken lunch was not what we expected, nor did we expect to pay extra for lunch beverages, including water. A tour usually depends on the rapport and enthusiasm of the guide, There was little of either from ours.

Review by: Barbara T	May 2011
This trip was well worth every penny! From start to finish a truly magical time. The guide was witty and informative being knowledgeable about the palace and surrounding area. We were captivated by the palace. Sintra was picturesque, lunch scrummy. The coastal run made me nostalgic for Cornwall being every bit as lovely. This was a trip well worth taking.

Review by: Patrick M	May 2011
Very nice tour.

Review by: Jahangir D	May 2011
My wife and I really enjoyed this day tour. It included lunch and I believe this is a great deal along with the amazing places we visited. The tour guide was very informed and professional. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Portugal for the first time. I will definitely take more tours with Viator. I was impressed with the way they organized the tour which went very smoothly from the time they picked us up from our hotel until they dropped us back close to the hotel.

Review by: M D A	May 2011
Awesome day, beautiful sights and the lunch was top notch, only criticism was the commentary was split between English and Spanish and the guide seemed fascinated by various casinos and old casinos along the way. Highly recommended. Great sights, no rush, a nice day out!

Review by: Marichu M	May 2011
As far as the tour goes, it was good and well worth the cost you pay for it.

Review by: Andy	March 2011
Although we started off by spending 50 minutes in the van to collect people (we should have just taken a metro ride to the starting point), the trip turned out just fine. The guide (Dora) was knowledgeable and personable, the sights were worth seeing, and the lunch was good. We spent just the right time in each place, and there was no wasted time in shopping stops enroute.

Review by: Lynne L	February 2011
Very nice day tour. Might have appreciated more free time at Pena Palace but overall a great trip and very glad I went!

Review by: Enrico C	February 2011
Most enjoyable day with multiple stops at the Castle of Penne, Sintra, Cabo de Raco, and Cascius. Our guide was most knowledgeable and shared excellent and entertaining information at each venue. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone interested in witnessing the beautiful scenery and rich history consistent with this area of Portugal just outside of Lisbon.

Review by: caroline p	January 2011
The day was excellent, it was raining a bit, but the day was salvaged. guide was excellent and the meal was very good.

Review by: Caroline N	October 2010
Brilliant day ran like clockwork with great tour guide.Sintra was the highlight of our visit to Lisbon so even if you cannt do a day do the Palace!

Review by: Thomas P	October 2010
Because of slick road bus unable to climb hill to palace, had to walk, long delay getting back to sintra had to use another bus to ferry our passengers, therefore not time left for Sintra, coast tour cut short, sites pointed out as we drove by

Review by: Terrance E	October 2010
Good tour,a bit long. Good helpful guide!

Review by: Carlos S	October 2010
Excellent trip. Tour guide did a good job in three languajes. Pick up service from Hotel is a real advantage.

Review by: Julia C	October 2010
a very interesting trip

Review by: Dalton B	September 2010
excellent trip although the pick up took an hour and we could have walked to the start in 5 mins if we had been told. Otherwise a great day out. Sintra is well worth a visit

Review by: Sandra J	September 2010
This was the worst tour company I have worked with. I booked my Sintra day trip and when they picked me up they had oversold the tour and tried putting me on another tour and then tried telling me that was the tour I booked with them even though I had my receipt. This was not a good experience with them and I would hesitate to book again through Viator.

Review by: Judy H	September 2010
wonderful, very organized and great tour guide

Review by: Stephanie D	June 2010
I thought what you got to see was awesome, but too much time was spent at the castle Pena. I think if we didn't have such a guided tour room by room in 3 languages there, we could have spent that time wondering around Cascais some, because it looked really cute there. The lunch was awesome, but no drinks including water were included.

Review by: Yogesh J, United States of America	May 2010
Excellent, though the weather was bad. It was a very enjoyable trip.

Review by: Anonymous, Ireland	May 2010
The Palacio de Pena is indeed a fairytale palace coloured in hews of terracotta, ochre and yellow! It was very pleasant spending time in the village of Sintra, some great shots just calling out to be taken! We had a really sunny day for the trip so Cabo da Roca the most western point in Europe was simply stunning. Guide informative and pleasant.

Review by: Christine M, Australia	May 2010
Had a great trip up into the mountains to the castle and to the coast afterwards. Good commentary and an enjoyable day.

Review by: Edithe D, Canada	April 2010
It's a great trip. Everything was clearly explained.

Review by: Frank G, United States of America	April 2010
Another full day of castle tour and Sintra, Western point of Europe, Casais and Esteril with an efficient, guide who spoke many languages for all the tourists.Theresa The lunch was not as good as in Nazare. All was not included as yesterday.Tivoli Hotel

Review by: Anonymous	April 2010
Tour company awful, and tour not as interesting as some others. Guide could not keep group together and as a result most of us missed at least half of the information. Five languages in the group, which was not effective. Tram portion a waste of time. Bus uncomfortable, driver had heat and fans on at same time. Tour company disorganized. Extremely disappointing experience.

Review by: Christopher W, United States of America	December 2009
Excellent trip but more info on more of the sights would be appreciated.

Review by: Allan D, Australia	November 2009
Excellent itinerary and well managed

Review by: Robert L, Australia	November 2009
The guide was an absolute scream, very funny, well done.

Review by: Cindy L, United States of America	August 2009
This trip was just outstanding! The guide was wonderful - translated efficiently and effectively in four languages. It was just a picture-perfect day, great lunch--especially dessert--good shopping, and great scenery. I will definitely take advantage of these Viator trips during future travels.

Review by: Anonymous, France	May 2009
The tour was very well organized. We had time to see, walk around and shop. I did like the driving along the coast and the stop at Cabo da Roca.

Review by: Kristin G, United States of America	April 2009
This was a great day out! We first visited Pena Palace, which was wonderful, before getting some free time to shop in Sintra before a yummy lunch. I loved driving along the Portuguese coast before stopping at the most western point of Europe. Would definitely recommend!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	February 2009
We had a very nice day! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and took good care of us. The choice of restaurant for lunch was very good. We never felt rushed. This is a really lovely area, and one we'd recommend for a tour, rather than going on your own.

Review by: Anonymous, Australia	January 2009
We absolutely loved this trip and would recommend it as something very special to see. Our guide was really wonderful and explained the history extremely well.

Review by: Viorel D, Romania	January 2009
Even though it was raining almost all the time, our guide made us feel very well. She was sympathetic, informative, and helpful. Very exciting moment to reach the most western point of continental Europe!