Sintra, Cabo da Roca, and Cascais, why renting a car to go around lost, when you have a local guide driving AND guiding you through the beautiful palaces and castles of Sintra, by the coast line to the best gems of Cascais
This tour is 100% PRIVATE & customizable at your taste, so you are the boss. Take a rest and see the best ! We have modern vans reserved just for you and your group!
From the pick-up time to the stop-points, you decide where to go and what to skip, managing the time as you wish (unlike the group tours)
We know the ways to skip some of the lines for you to enjoy the best out of your time!
We will be able to see and touch dinosaur footprints with more than 70 million years.
A lot of the places we are going, are UNESCO protected places, for being patrimonium of the world.
From the monuments, to forest, to beach, to the local restaurants full of the best typical food, of course you go in a tourist, and leave 100% local.
What are you waiting for? Let's go!
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Tasting of regional products
✔ Wi-Fi on board
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ Private Guide / Van / Chauffeur / Tour
✔ Pick-up/Drop-off at your hotel or the meeting point (D. Pedro IV Square behind the National Theatre)
✖ Monument Tickets
Departure & Return
Departure:
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In Rossio Square, behind the "Mary II National Theatre" in the parking area!
Return: End right where it started.
Itinerary
1
Park and National Palace of Pena
If you wish to stop at Pena Palace, you can decide if and how long you want to stay at the stunning gardens of the almost 200 acres of lush exotic gardens and rivers with species from all over the world or also see the palace. If you wish to pass by the fairy-tail palace from the XIX century, designed to be the lush summer home of the portuguese royalty, we facilitate access to the tickets to the inside and outside of the palace! With stunning views over the valley of Sintra-Cascais, you can see all the way until the coast-line (where we'll go next, after the Masonic Well at Regaleira!) At the palace you also have a nice caffe where you can have a bite!
Duration: 60 minutes
2
Sintra National Palace
One of the many many palaces, castles and convents we have in Sintra. This one from the XV century, was owned by the portuguese royals before it's nationalization. If you wish we can stop
3
Castelo dos Mouros
This Mourish Castle is located in the middle of the Sintra foorest!
We stop there and go when you ready.
Duration: 20 minutes
4
Quinta da Regaleira
Having priority at the ticket office, we skip the line directly to the gardens of Regaleira, exotic like the Pena gardens, but with hand-made caves and tinny castles all over the place. Just near the waterfalls we have the Free-Masonic Initiation Well from the XIX century, open to the public at day time. In here you will go down the 9 levels of Dante's Inferno, to find the Templar Cross with the 4 elements (wind, earth, fire, water)
After the first stage, the participants would have to "wonder through the bottom of hell" until they get to "the light at the end of the tunnel" where they will find the exit and reborn again. Outside and inside you can see many symbols of the free-masonry / templar order, among them many pentagrams said to represent the face of Baphomet
Duration: 60 minutes
5
Centro Historico de Sintra
Here we taste the good sweets and drinks, made by local friends! Also here we make a pause for lunch at a restaurant of your taste (we have amazing recommendations, ask the guide!) you can stroll around the historical center of Sintra, passing by the insights of the Sintra historical center, you will see the Vila National Palace from the XV century. You also have loads of small shops selling national produts
We stop there and go when you ready.
Duration: 60 minutes
6
Parque e Palacio de Monserrate
If you want to see the next palace before the coast line, prepare yourself for a wonderful arabic-styled palace (summer home of Thomas Cook) with all the materials coming from the valley of Sintra. The botanic gardens are an inspiration and the most diverse ones from all of the palaces
Duration: 30 minutes
7
Adega Regional de Colares
Did you ever saw the wine production? this is your chance! the entry is free and the people very nice. If you want you can taste as well!
We stop there and go when you ready.
Duration: 30 minutes
8
Cabo da Roca
The closest point to the Americas in Europe, here you are at the extreme west, where before there were temples of meditation !
We stop there and go when you ready.
Duration: 30 minutes
9
Cascais
The Villa everyone wants to visit, and many want to move-in! Don't miss out on Cascais, the upper-scale beach town around Lisbon :)
Duration: 60 minutes
10
Mercado da Vila - Cascais
Here we visit the beach and the centre of Cascais with a very cute litte villa.
We stop there and go when you ready.
Duration: 30 minutes
11
Boca do Inferno
Here in cascais, the huge bombs of water in each storm carved a huge cave in the rocks of the beach, which now we call in portuguese Mouth of Inferno.
We stop there and go when you ready.
Duration: 20 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
