Quinta da Regaleira: Mystical Gardens Tour

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Sintra

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Uncover the mysteries of Quinta da Regaleira, a palatial World Heritage Site in Sintra. Explore lush gardens, lakes, and old grottoes on a small-group guided tour. Learn about the palace’s owners, the Initiation Wells, and the artists and poets inspired by this enchanting place.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Quinta da Regaleira - First, get immersed with a brief introduction to Sintra’s history, legends, and curiosities. Learn about tales of the Templars Freemason secrets to the international poets who were inspired by this fairy-tale location.
Then, it’s time to step inside the palace and explore the impressive Quinta da Regaleira. Learn how the…

What's Included

All fees and taxes included
Expert guide provided
Skip-the-line entry to Quinta da Regaleira

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Additional Information

Delight in a small group visit hosted by a guide at the majestic Quinta da Regaleira. Wander through the luscious gardens, lakes, and ancient caves of the World Heritage Site. Discover the history of the palace’s numerous custodians over the decades. Investigate the Initiation Wells with their mystical Tarot-related stairways and platforms. Learn about…

Location

R. Barbosa du Bocage 13

Rua Barbosa du Bocage

Meet your tour guide at the entrance of Quinta da Regaleira. Look out for a guide with a blue flag. The tour guide will wait for up to 5 minutes after the starting time if you are late.

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Sophia_s

Oct 10, 2024

One of a Kind Must See... - This is truly a one of a kind must see if you're in Sintra. Our guide Jorge was extremely knowledgeable about the property and it's history. Strongly encourage travelers to book a tour, if not you'll walk right by cool points of interest and the legends behind them.

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Steven_r

Sep 12, 2024

Excellent day - Excellent guide and pointed out very interesting points that I will remember. Well organized with two languages to accommodate everyone.

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632michaelg632

Aug 19, 2024

Beautiful Historic House and Gardens Tour - A great tour hosted by a terrific guide. A very interesting mix of beautiful gardens a historic house and a great narrative from our guide. the 9 story well we descended into was a unique experience.

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Glenn_f

Apr 3, 2024

Palace hike - Walking down the well. The line was long and we were going to skip it but it moved quickly and it was awesome sight.

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Pasquale_m

Oct 29, 2023

very informative - The tour guide was friendly and very informative at all the different aspects of the well, the church was beautiful as well.

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Peterji5223ri

Apr 15, 2024

Follies in Sintra - An interesting place. A series of follies and extensive gardens built in the early 20C [?]. The highlights are the 'Templar' Grotto reached by winding steps and the 'castle' which is small but very decorative.

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Tiblez

Oct 10, 2024

DO NOT USE HEAD OUT TOUR OPERATOR - I booked my ticket VIA Head out: time slot was incorrect, false advertising since there is not such as Skipping the line and ticket were doubled the price at the venue.DO NOT USE THIS TOUR OPERATOR!The location are great and worth it

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Veronica_r

May 4, 2024

Nope - Beautiful place, but tour left a lot to be desired. Tour was short. Not a lot of explanation. Tour guide was nice, but redundant with words and kept excusing why sites were full. Felt ripped off, could’ve done it on my own

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158anaclarag

Apr 2, 2024

A TOTAL SCAM - AN ABSOLUTE SCAM. 2 hours before the visit they tell us that there is no guide in Spanish, that the visit will be in English and Portuguese without giving us the option of refunding the money, changing the day/time...nothing. Even so, we are going so as not to lose the money we had paid. The guide who was there did not even have the flag color agreed upon in the messages. It started more than half an hour late, which later did not increase during the visit. The language didn't matter because the guide DIDN'T SPEAK FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES, he didn't explain ANYTHING, amazing, something truly unheard of, he took us from one place to another without explaining anything, a shame, a scam, a scam. The feeling of feeling cheated was tremendous. I hope that no one contracts with this company as there are so many others like we saw there that are cheaper and have real guides that explained the Quinta. He didn't give us a single piece of information, no dates, nothing at all... incredible. A disastrous experience that I hope no one else has to endure.

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Q4147ajblancap

Feb 5, 2024

Very poor explanation - The place is beautiful and worth visiting, but our guide did not make it an enriching experience. He didn't introduce us to anything about the place, he didn't explain who the Masons were or link one thing to another. Furthermore, what it says in the tour description is not what is actually told. Much lack of detail and explanation. In the end we learned more from what we later searched on the internet than what the boy told us. You don't see everything there is there, and you are left with many areas unexplored. IT DOES NOT COST THE PRICE THAT THE GUIDED TOUR PRICES FOR WHAT IT IS, VERY EXPENSIVE FOR WHAT THEY GIVE YOU AFTER.

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up to 15 guests

1 Adult