Private Full-Day Sintra Tour: Pena Palace, Wine Tasting and Romanticism Capital Revelations

Experience the enchanting beauty of Sintra on a full-day tour. Visit the Pena Palace, enjoy wine tasting, explore the romanticism capital, and discover the mysteries of Sintra Mountains.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Sintra - Visit to the beautiful and historic town of Sintra, a UNESCO world heritage site. Discover the picturesque streets, the Sintra National Palace, the fountains, the churches, chapels and shrines.

  • Sintra - Next, we make a delightful pitstop at a charming winery in Sintra, inviting you to savor the absolute best wines the region has to offer.

  • Park and National Palace of Pena - The next stop is the Pena Palace where you can admire a mix of architectural styles in the interior as well as in the exterior. The Pena Palace is one of the best examples of Romanticism from the 19th century. Make sure to have your camera ready to capture the fantastic landscape surrounding the Palace.

  • Cabo da Roca - Next, discover the most westerly point of continental Europe. From the cliff tops, enjoy the fantastic view of the beaches and the sea. From the road near the coast, you can gaze at the beaches and the beautiful towns of Estoril and Cascais.

  • Castelo dos Mouros - Climb to the Moorish Castle where the construction of the first sections of its wall dates from the 8th and 9th century. From the castle, you can enjoy a fantastic view of the whole region. It can’t be missed!

  • Guincho Beach - On the way back, we will have the chance to enjoy this unique beach with its famous dunes. A real sanctuary for surf, windsurf and kitesurf.

  • Cascais - And of course we can’t leave without visiting the charming town of Cascais. This former fishing village used to be a royal getaway. Nowadays it still is one of the most attractive destinations for the Portuguese and foreign elite thanks to all that it has to offer: boutiques, restaurants, hotels, beaches and much more.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Exclusive private tour experience
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Savor wine tasting session
  • Transportation to Pena Palace by mini-bus
  • Entrance ticket to Pena Palace
What's Not Included
  • Guide inside monuments
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information

Renowned as the heart of romance, Sintra is a strikingly beautiful and scenic village in Portugal, famous for its picturesque sights. Its grand monuments are architectural masterpieces that tell tales of history and unfolding mysteries. Experience lush gardens, age-old trees, and historic palaces in an unparalleled setting. This Sintra excursion also takes you to Europe’s furthest western point, the dunes of Gincho, and the enigmatic Sintra Mountains. It’s an absolute must-visit location in Portugal! The package includes a ticket to Pena Palace and an option!

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Vehicles: Our vehicles are cleaned and disinfected before each service and at the end of the day, daily, with the appropriate products in accordance with the cleaning protocol covid-19.
  • Driver/Guide: The driver complies with the rules of cleanliness and hygiene. The driver will wear a mask and must maintain the necessary distance according to the protocol. The health conditions of the driver will be assessed frequently.
  • Protection: In our vehicles, alcohol gel and face masks will always be available free of charge, if customers need it. The driver will advise the use of a mask and hand cleaning with mandatory alcohol gel after all stops, before re-entering the vehicle.
Location
Sintra
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Dan
May 15, 2024
Our best tour in Lisbon - Jose is a true gentleman with a wealth of knowledge about his native Portugal and its history. He picked us up promptly at our hotel and became a true friend over the course of our all-day tour from sites in Lisbon, and then to Sintra where we visited the Royal Pena Palace with Jose as our personal guide. He then took us to a wonderful seafood restaurant on the ocean shore before moving on to a wine tasting at a vineyard where Gordon Ramsey had highlighted a new grape growing technique. He had everything planned out to beat the crowds and give my wife and I the best experience of our trip. Would highly recommend him to anyone visiting Lisbon
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Jennifer
May 1, 2024
Jos did a wonderful job showing us the sites and gave us memories for years to come! - Jose was an excellent guide for Sintra and the surrounding areas for my friend and I. When they said “private tour”, I didn’t envision it would actually be my friend and I and our guide, but it was. One on one time where we could easily ask questions, and relax in the spacious van in between stops. Jose was full of key information about the landmarks and cities and made us feel very comfortable and welcome. We never felt rushed at each stop or landmark, as he gave us no limit to how much time we could spend there. He has a great sense of humor! At the end of it we all had many laughs and made a new friend in Jose. He took us to a wine lodge to taste some truly one of a kind wines, and they were incredible! What a great experience and a great day trip outside of Lisbon.
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Janie_n
Jun 3, 2023
Perfect Day! - Jose was a terrific guide! Our private tour was on 13 May. He got us to the palace at opening and we had a wonderful, unrushed informative tour...and the weather was perfect! We opted to walk up and down from the palace rather than the bus. Made it very enjoyable for us. Lunch was at an out of the way place on the beach...delicious and beautiful setting. Colares wine tasting and visit to see where the grapes grow was very interesting. We really enjoyed our day with Jose, and would tell you to request him from Lisbon on Wheels through Viator. Thank you Jose!!
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Roar755
May 27, 2023
Fantastic trip - Fantastic trip with our brilliant guide Jose. Park and national palace of Sena, Sintra and tasting very good wine from Colares
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Annp877
Apr 26, 2023
Nobody does it better than José Ribeiro! - My husband and I spent the most wonderful day imaginable, because of the incredible places we went, and especially because of our amazing tour guide, Jose Ribeiro. He was extremely knowledgeable, accommodating, and so much fun. Jose what is the best tour guide we ever had.
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Ukats
Apr 25, 2023
Best private guide ever (based in Portugal) - JOSE RIBEIRO. IN 45 YEARS OF TRAVEL THE BEST GUIDE EVER. AN ENCYCLOPEDIC MIND, GEEAT ANECDOTES of HISTORY, GREAT FUN AND HUMORIST STORIES.. A SPECIALIST OF SMALL PRIVATE TOURS 2-4 people. A fantastically engaging man. He will quote movies, literature and famous and memorable music lyrics as well. Y O U C A N’t F o. W r o n g With JOSE
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Globetrotting598656
Apr 22, 2023
Sinatra day trip - Amazing guide Jose, highly recommend . He is from Lisbon on Wheels company. He was funny, very knowledgeable and know how to take great pictures
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Rivkind
Apr 14, 2023
Amazing day in Sintra - This is an awesome tour! Jose is very kind, knowledgeable, and fun. Got to see a lot and highly recommend him! Also, he takes great pictures!
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Aba157964
Apr 12, 2023
Wonderful day with an amazing host!! - The tour was wonderful and Jose was an amazing host! He was engaging , intelligent and well versed in the history of the country and its people. Our planned tour included several points of interest :Pena Palace, Sintra and a local winery in Colares. He was spot on with his suggestions for restaurants, shopping areas and other noteworthy areas of the countryside and was adept at recommending additional stops that appealed to our specific group members. Honestly, the entire day was wonderful and it felt like we were traveling with a well informed local friend.
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Travelberlin
Apr 21, 2023
Ok tour with a good visit to Pena Palace and mediocre wine tasting - This private tour took us to Pena Palace, which was amazing, to an old winery in Colares, where wine tasting was mediocre, to Cabo de la Roca, which was just a viewing point and to our opinion not worth it the visit. We also went to Cascais for lunch and our driver Gonzalo choose a very good restaurant. Cascais was nice. Gonzalo was a pleasant company and driver. We had booked this tour because of excellent reviews given to a guide called José. Unfortunately even after confirmation that José was going to be our guide, we were informed two hours before our tour on April 17th that he could not make due to some health issues. Communication with the tour provider was not as smooth as with other providers. They did not answer to messages via trip advisor and I had to contact them via WhatsApp. Even vía WhatsApp they answered with delay. Overall the tour was OK but taking into account the price and comparing to other private tours we are doing in Portugal it did not meet the expectations raised by previous reviews.
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