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Sintra, Cascais & Cabo da Roca: Guided Small-Group Day Tr...

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Tickets for Sintra, Cascais & Cabo da Roca: Guided Small-Group Day Trip from Lisbon

Discover Portuguese treasures, including the vibrant Pena Palace

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Inside Lisbon

Registered address: Campo Pequeno, 48, 6º Dir., 1000-081, Lisbon, PT

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Duration: 8h

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Max group size: 8

Live guide: English, Portuguese, Spanish

Duration: 8h

Max group size: 8

Instant ticket delivery

Live guide: English, Portuguese, Spanish

Smartphone tickets accepted

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What's included

Skip-the-line entry to Pena Palace

Live guide

Roundtrip transport from Lisbon by air-conditioned minivan (max. 8 passengers)

What's not included

Lunch

Guided visit inside the monuments

Tickets to other monuments

Important information

The tour ends at the starting point, in front of the Hard Rock Cafe in Lisbon.

Itinerary

Duration: 8.0 hours

07:50 - Meeting point in Lisbon

Meeting point: Av. da Liberdade 2 Get directions
Meet your guide at Av. da Liberdade 2, in front of the Hard Rock Café. Look for the Inside Lisbon guide with a blue ribbon.
08:00 - Transfer from Lisbon to Sintra
- 45 mins
From Lisbon, travel to the fairytale city of Sintra, the first "cultural landscape" to be inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
09:00 - Pena Park
- 30 mins
- • Unguided
- • Admission ticket included
Wander through the mysterious Pena Park (ticket included), and soak up the nature. It’s home to an astonishing variety of plants, trees and pretty, secret trails.
09:30 - National Palace of Pena
- 90 mins
- • Guided
- • Admission ticket included
Feel like royalty as you enter the romantic Pena National Palace, a fabulous fairytale palace from the 19th century (ticket included). The views over the Moorish castle from the mountain are amazing
11:30 - Historic Center of Sintra
- 60 mins
- • Unguided
Time to explore the historic center of Sintra. Take some free time on your own and maybe taste the famous Queijadas and Travesseiros – delicious!
13:00 - Cabo da Roca
- 20 mins
- • Guided
Drive through the natural wonders of Sintra Natural Park and stop for a photo opportunity at the Roca Cape cliffs - the westernmost point of Continental Europe.
13:40 - Guincho Beach and Boca do Inferno
- 40 mins
- • Guided
Watch the windsurfers and kite-surfers at Guincho beach, and snap some photos of the unique sea-arch and cliff formation known as Boca do Inferno.
14:00 - Cascais
- 90 mins
- • Unguided
Take a scenic drive along the Atlantic coast to Cascais, where you’ll have free time on your own. This is where the first summer holiday houses for wealthy people were built in the early 20th-century.
15:30 - Return to Lisbon via Estoril
- 60 mins
Returning to Lisbon by way of a stunning drive along the coast, passing the town of Estoril and its Casino.
16:30 - Arrival in Lisbon

Drop off point: Av. da Liberdade 2, Get directions
Return to Lisbon and say goodbye to your group. You’ll always have the photos to remind you of the fun!

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change due to weather, traffic and other circumstances.

Highlights & Description

Explore this picturesque royal retreat with a guide – it's been plucked straight from a fairy tale dreamworld
Get lost in the 500-acre gardens packed with exotic plant life, meandering streams, and all sorts of hidden delights
Stop for a photo at the westernmost continental point of Europe, and enjoy the coastal resort town of Cascais

Enter a storybook world of castles, exotic plant life and secret treasures in Sintra. Explore Cascais and take a coastal drive to Lisbon via Estoril and the casino.

You'll feel like royalty as you enter the romantic Pena National Palace! This picture-perfect mountain retreat was a former monastery until it was transformed in the 19th century into a private palace by King Ferdinand II.

Make sure you take the time to drink in the stunning views over the Sintra region, the western coastline, and the city of Lisbon below.

The surrounding gardens contain 500 species of trees, endless photo opportunities, and plenty of hidden delights. Kids will love jumping over stepping stones and exploring rocky nooks and crannies.

Break for lunch in old Sintra and try the delicious local pastries. Stop for a photo at the Roca Cape cliffs, the westernmost continental point of Europe, and take a look at the glamorous lifestyle in the coastal resort town of Cascais.

On the way back to Lisbon, you'll drive along the gorgeous coast past Estoril and the casino. It's ancient treasures meeting modern life all in one day.