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Sintra and Cascais Tour: Skip Lines at Pena Palace
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2,072 Ratings
Lisboa
Embark on the Sintra-Cascais Complete Tour, voted the Best of the Best by TripAdvisor! Explore 2 palaces, avoid queues, and immerse yourself in Portuguese music, history, and culture. Join us for a day full of surprises and lifelong memories!
Embark on the Sintra-Cascais Complete Tour, voted the Best of the Best by TripAdvisor! Explore 2 palaces, avoid queues, and immerse yourself in Portuguese music, history, and culture. Join us for a day full of surprises and lifelong memories!
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Park and National Palace of Pena - We visited the Interior of the Palace with explanations about its construction, its interior and exterior, as well as its historical-cultural context!
- Centro Historico de Sintra - We drove through the city center.
- Quinta da Regaleira - House of a Lord who belonged to Freemasonry. He created a house…
- Park and National Palace of Pena - We visited the Interior of the Palace with explanations about its construction, its interior and exterior, as well as its historical-cultural context!
- Centro Historico de Sintra - We drove through the city center.
- Quinta da Regaleira - House of a Lord who belonged to Freemasonry. He created a house with an enchanted garden that is a Masonic metaphor with caves, initiatory wells, mazes, Masonic temples and caves! A unique experience!
- Praia das Macas - Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Praia das Azenhas do Mar - Visit from the viewpoint overlooking the Azenhas do Mar cliff
- Guincho Beach - Passage along the Portuguese coast to admire several beaches such as Praia do Guincho, Praia De Carcavelos, Oeiras, Parede, Caxias and Santo Amaro.
- Cabo da Roca - Visit to the westernmost point of the European Continent
- Boca do Inferno - Visit of this rock that has an opening through which the sea violently enters
- Cascais Marina - Passage in the Bay of Cascais, the fortress and admire its hills with authentic palaces!
- Casino Estoril - Discover the city of Estoril with the biggest Casino in all of Europe. its imposing mansions and beaches. Always travel along the coastal area to Lisbon where our tour will end.
- Praia de Carcavelos - Driving the coast line passing by several iconic beaches where you can see many surfers enjoying the waves!
What's Included
- Offer of a bottle of water and a typical Portuguese pastry
- Offer of a small personal video with all the highlights of the day
- First at the Peña Palace to skip the lines, guided tour inside
- Guided visit all day with free personalized photos for each guest
- Visit Cabo da Roca, Boca do Inferno, and enjoy the coastline view to Lisbon
- In-vehicle…
- Offer of a bottle of water and a typical Portuguese pastry
- Offer of a small personal video with all the highlights of the day
- First at the Peña Palace to skip the lines, guided tour inside
- Guided visit all day with free personalized photos for each guest
- Visit Cabo da Roca, Boca do Inferno, and enjoy the coastline view to Lisbon
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Visit the beautiful village of Azenhas do Mar
- Drive through the cities of Cascais and Estoril
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Tickets for the Palaces to visit
- Lunch
- Tickets for the Palaces to visit
Additional Information
- Always the first to arrive at Pena Palace! Yes, a guided tour inside the palace is included!
- Ranked No. 1 Tour by Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best for 2022/23/24 by TripAdvisor!
- Most comprehensive tour! 10 hours! Visit 2 palaces in Sintra and explore all attractions between Sintra and Cascais in one day!
- Skip the usual 2-hour queues at…
- Always the first to arrive at Pena Palace! Yes, a guided tour inside the palace is included!
- Ranked No. 1 Tour by Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best for 2022/23/24 by TripAdvisor!
- Most comprehensive tour! 10 hours! Visit 2 palaces in Sintra and explore all attractions between Sintra and Cascais in one day!
- Skip the usual 2-hour queues at Palacio da Pena!
- Experience Portuguese music, history, architecture, and culture.
- Guided tours inside monuments and all attractions throughout the day!
- Professional photos provided to all visitors!
- Special gift at the end of the tour!
- Transportation in 2 Mercedes vehicles.
- Ticket purchase for both palaces is handled for you! No need to worry!
- A day filled with surprises and lots of fun!
- More than just a guide, a lifelong friend!
- Attention: the pick up will always be at the hard Rock Café at 7:15 am.
- Attention: We have a limited number of tickets for 9.30 slot! The places for 9.30 slot will be filled according to the booking order! But even without the tickets for 9.30 the tour will be done anyway, starting by Cascais and finishing in Sintra. But we’ll visit the 2 palaces anyway.
- Attention: If you have any problems walking or you walk slowly, we don’t advise you this tour!
- Attention: You don’t need to worry about the tickets for both palaces. We’ll buy them for you and you’’ll pay us in cash or paypal the day of the tour.
- Attention: the entrance in the palaces have a slot we must respect. We will not be responsible by any accidents or other reasons out of our control that can change the course of the tour or skip a palace if we don’t get there on the expected time!
- Not recommended for people who walk slowly or with any kind of trouble to walk with a quick step.
Location
Hard Rock Cafe Lisboa
Avenida da Liberdade
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(2072 Ratings)
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Li_h
Dec 21, 2024
Beautiful Scenery + Great Tour Guide - Lukas is probably one of the best tour guides we’ve ever met! He has a great sense of humour and lovely personality.
The thoughtful design of his tour schedule is also much appreciated. We were still first in the line to beat the crowd for the visit of Pena Palace after checking out the beautiful surroundings of Sintra and the garden at the skirt of the hill. Lukas also shared extensive knowledge of the palace, as well as some great photo spots.
We were then given perfectly right amount of time to explore Quinta Da Regaleira.
Lunch option is also great, highly recommend fish dishes.
Highlight of the afternoon is the majestic view of Cabo Da Roca, again Lukas is great at sharing the best viewpoints for photo opportunities.
This tour operates in small groups. We were in a group of 8 people and everyone was super friendly and punctual. The small group definitely helped with the communication and interaction with the tour guide and others in the group.
Overall this is by far the best day trip tour we’ve had, 10/10!
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Faraway435910
Dec 20, 2024
Great experience! - This trip is carefully planned to maximize your day. Starting early in the morning, two palaces are arranged in the AM. Apparently, queues can be long if you are late to the game. Lunch is right by a gorgeous beach. The food is delicious with big portion and service is amazing. Afternoon is more chill. You can see gorgeous beaches and hills/cliffs near Cabo de Roca and then back to Lisboa around 5:10ish. Our guide Lukas is a good driver and fun guy. He took great pics for us and make fun videos above and beyond. Highly recommend this tour.
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L589njjenniferm
Dec 19, 2024
Great day, highly recommend - What a lovely day touring the palaces and seeing the beautiful coastal landscape. Brian was a very good tour guide, photographer and very polite and attentive. He brought us pastel de natas and offered us water (very thoughtful). He said was very knowledgeable about the sights and was always very courteous. It was a small group so it was very personal service. We were the first group at the palace at Sintra and Brian walked with us and explained everything along the way. Brian also took photos and created a quick video for each of us. The place we went for lunch was amazing with breathtaking views of the ocean. I would highly recommend. Thank you Brian for making it a fun experience.
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B
Dec 19, 2024
Wonderful tour, highly recommend - Our guide is Brian. He is very knowledgeable about the area and its history. The itinerary was well thought out. We started early to be among the first in queue at Pena Palace. Since we visited in December during the low season, the queue wasn’t too bad, but I can see how getting there early would be a lifesaver in summer peak season. Brian gave us a guided tour of the palace, sharing details along the way.
Afterward, we visited Quinta da Regaleira, where we had some free time to explore. The tour also included some beautiful viewpoints, and we passed by Cascais. Lunch was at a fantastic spot with delicious food and an amazing sea view—great choice!
It was a small group, which made the atmosphere relaxed and enjoyable. Brian knows all the best photo spots and helped each of us take some great shots. To top it off, he gave us a short video as a souvenir, which was such a lovely touch.
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Ioannis_n
Dec 19, 2024
The tour was great and... - The tour was great and went smoothly, we managed to see a lot of things during our time. Its really nice that they also visit Quinta da Regaleira, which a lot of tours dont visit, its definitely one of the highlights.
Nicolas was a great guide and really pleasant to be around. He genuinely wanted everyone to have a good experience. The whole group had a good time.
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Alya
Dec 18, 2024
Nice trip - Beautiful experience, with small group. The tour guy Lukas was informative and cooperative. I would recommend this trip.
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809mahsaa
Dec 17, 2024
Sintra to Cascais day trip - I had a great day trip to Sintra; seeing 2 palaces , beautiful coast line and other places that definitely I couldn't go on my own and in such a limited time that I have in Portugal. Nicolas is a great guide; he has good information to share and explain and pleasant and warm personality to be your guide and company during the tour. He works in a structured way which makes everything goes smoothly and as planned.
Early start can give you the opportunity to avoid the crowd in the palaces and also purchasing the tickets in advance saves your time and guarantees your visit to the palaces. The lunch was also very nice and well arranged by Nicolas.
Thank you Nicolas for making such a good memory of my Lisbon trip.
Wish you all the best and see you in my next trip to beautiful Lisbon.
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W5119xo_
Dec 16, 2024
Excursion at Sintra - An excellent choice to spend an unforgettable day and enjoy the experience of visiting Sintra ,going back to the past,feeling a bit like royalty,admire the stunning view..a delicious meal followed at a beautiful restaurant by the sea and then walked all the way down the amazing beach looking with awe at the big silent waves, beautiful stops followed on the way back in picturesque scenery ,top of all the most Western part of mainland..all the credits go to Lukas our exciting humorous guide who tried to please our needs with his detailed organization of the whole day and excellent skills at driving. In the end our small group felt like family. I definitely recommend 👌
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Resort31174050789
Dec 15, 2024
One-day at Sintra Palace and Cascais - Although we were hesitant about this long-hour excursion maybe it was the best experience we had in Lisbon. The success of the trip is mainly due to our guide, Luka with a "k". Very organizational, we arrived first at the palace without waiting in the queue, explanatory, with a lot of humor. The restaurant we chose to go wonderful, the route unique. Thank you for the truly wonderful experience we shared with you Lukaa!!!
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Rainy
Dec 15, 2024
Highly recommend. A must do! - The tour was exceptional. The castles are mind blowing. It was wonderful from start to finish & our guide (Eddy/Eduardo) made the day even better. He was full of knowledge & and wonderful stories. And he hustled up the hill at the castle in Sintra to ensure we were first in line.
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