Like being with a friend. - Amazing Guide! He has the knowledge and the balance to let room for relaxing. Will come again some time....

The private tour by Miguel was terrific! - Our day in Sintra started when we had an already booked tour on Viator where we booked the night before. Unfortunately, we received no email confirmation as to the specific address nor was it possible to contact the phone number given in the reservation. After asking people if they heard of Horizon, no one knew of them. We found Miguel who was friendly and helpful. He wasn’t trying to sell us on the tour right away as he was trying to help us resolve our problem. Fortunately, Viator cancelled that tour for us and we got a refund. We were then able to have a private tour with Miguel throughout the day. We saw the Moorish Castle, Pena Palace, downtown Sintra, Cabo da Roca, and Cascais. It was a wonderful days of touring and he took us to all these sites, giving us time for photos and insider tips. The value was great as it was almost as the same price as the half day tour we booked earlier, but we had a very full day. Would highly recommend!

Private Tour Exceeded Expectations! - John took my friend and I on amazing day trip to Sintra, with stop at Cascais and a few other points along the way. He started sharing the history of Lisbon from the moment we got into the car, and taught us so much about the country and each city we visited. It was a good mix of guided exploration and us taking time to explore on our own. We took some time to explore the cute town of Cascais and the same in Sintra. We then visited the Moorish Castle and the Pena Palace which were both amazing. We would 100% use this company again for future tours!

Sintra-- Pena Palace, NationaL Palace, Cascais and Cabo de Roca. - A most wonderful and enlightening day with our guide John. Suggested early pickup at our hotel to avoid the crowds. Since my cousin had some sight and walking problems, he was very aware and dropped us off at the gate- first to enter!!!!!!! We were first in the trolley to Pena Palace. Because we did not want to enter the interior, he took us thru the gift shop to the lift- avoiding a steep and crowded walkway .He was so informative on the palace's history and different types of architecture. We were able to go into the kitchen area and I climbed with him to the chapel- Stained Glass window was amazing in its history Ferdinand and Vasco Da Gama on his return from 2 years exploring the orient. From there we returned to the town of Sintra and explored every room of the National Palace. This was the highlight of the day- It is also the best preserved medieval royal palace in Portugal. The tiles in each room were so spectacular and each room had its own history,which John enlightened us with. The palace had interior fountains with running water brought from the mountains and even an outside tiled shower room with holes in the walls --where the ladies would take showers fully dressed to cool off. Amazing!!! The kitchen had 2 300' towers used as exhaust for all the wood being burned for cooking. way ahead of the times. After at least almost 2 hour tour we were on our way to Cascais a seaside resort. An unbelievable meal of Sea Bass that was brought out to us-then grilled and filleted. Cascais was the home of many European Royalty since Portugal was a neutral country. Finally a visit to Cabo da Roca-Lands End as the westernmost point in Europe. Touristy but worth the time to look out at the Atlantic in a direct line to Baltimore Maryland. John was an exceptional guide and real gentleman whose every thought was the comfort of his passengers

Must do half day excursion to Sintra and Cascais - This excursion was the highlight of my short time in Lisbon. In an ideal world, one would have multiple days to explore Sintra and Cascais. Since I only had a short amount of time, I welcomed suggestions for what to do/see from my guide, Miguel. He was incredibly knowledgeable and flexible; there was never pressure to rush through a site or move on to the next place.