Unknown Places Tour: Discover Hidden Gems

Rather than follow the usual path, we’re eager to celebrate the thrill of exploring uncharted territories with our visitors.

Our aim is to showcase our nation’s charm and splendor through the congeniality, expertise, and professionalism of our guides. They narrate tales and unfold hidden gems of our legacy that are worthy of your notice.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • National Palace of Queluz - The Royal Palace of Queluz dates from the 18th century, it is one of the last rococo palaces to be designed in Europe. This Palace is still used today by the Portuguese government for state visits or protocol ceremonies.
  • Aldeia Da Mata Pequena - A village that has been lost in time and that has recently become famous among the people of Sintra and Mafra for the transformation it has undergone. The village was restored, in terms of aesthetics, because in the structural part everything is the same.
    Here we return to the rural environment that characterized 80% of Portugal 100 years ago.
  • Palacio Nacional de Mafra - Visit and contemplation of one of the most extraordinary libraries in Portugal and Europe, for the wealth of space and a valuable collection of about 36,000 copies.
  • Ericeira - Ericeira is the Surf Mecca in Portugal, a charming place that shows us a past turned to fishing and a present and future turned to sport and youth.

It will be in Ericeira that we will choose a restaurant for lunch. The restaurants in Ericeira are famous for the quality of the fresh fish and seafood they offer. Here you can enjoy typical dishes of Portuguese cuisine.

  • Forte do Zambujal - After stopping at this place is made the historical framing and explanation about the characteristics of the space to visit.
  • Azenhas do Mar - A small fishing village with houses painted in white and blue that remained intact and remains the same to this day.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
Location
National Palace of Queluz
Largo do Palacio
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Marina_n
Apr 29, 2024
We liked very much our Private Tour to Mafra, Ericeira and Azenhas do Mar - On our trip, we discovered so much thanks to our guide Joao Lopes. Joao was very knowledgeable about the history and culture of Portugal. Sharing his extensive knowledge about his country and enjoying the time he spent with us made it such a memorable experience for us.
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Veronica_w
Feb 4, 2024
Portugal at its finest, Palaces, seaside villages, old village and a great tour guide…. - This is one of the best tours my husband and I have taken. We visited palaces, small villages inland then villages along the sea coast. Our tour guide Jose was remarkable in his knowledge of Portugals historical palaces and small villages we visited. I can highly recommend this tour Mafria is huge and it’s library is unbelievable. I especially liked the sea coast villages. It was a sunny day which even made the tour better. Jose our tour guide was very friendly and informative. Thank You Jose for giving us a wonderful tour…..
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Markmd2899fi
Jan 29, 2024
Portugal 2023 - Bruno was an incredible tour guide. He was very caring and very open and honest with us about every area we visited. He had great knowledge of the history and tradition of Portugal and the areas that we visited incredible tour great tour guide it was awesome.
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Josephl_d
Sep 26, 2023
Delightful tour - All parts of the tour were remarkable and offered nice contrasts from palaces and history to seaside delights. The very special part of our tour was our guide, Bruno. Knowledgable , informative, a total delight to be with and share his insights to what we were seeing. Couldn't be a better guide
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Gloria_c
Sep 24, 2022
an off the beaten path tour - Rita was our guide. We had a great time with her! She was very kind and personable. She catered the tour to our preferences and we made lots of good memories. We went to many nice spots and she taught us a lot about the history and culture there.
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Carolinesy9154gj
Aug 21, 2022
Sintea - Bruno was an incredible tour guide. We had so much fun, he made the best of the day when the Palaces were closed due to the fire risks. We ended up seeing more of The area than we ever expected. Thank you for being such a wonderful guide! We truly had a fabulous day!!!
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