DAY TRIPS · PORTUGAL
One spare day and a long list. These 8 castle day trips in Portugal are the ones that repay the early start, each with its price, its real length and the one thing to check before you pay.
Review of Lisbon’s Pena Palace, Sintra, Cabo da Roca, and Cascais day trip, with practical advice on price, timing, transport, and what to expect.
“My partner and I had a wonderful day. Our guide, Inês, was very knowledgeable about the locations, history, restaurants, and very friendly!”
Review of a Lisbon day trip to Sintra, Pena Palace, Cabo da Roca, Cascais, and Estoril, with practical tips on price, timing, and value.
“Wonderful private tour for our family of 4 with our guide Sonia. She customized our tour with our preference and is a wealth of knowledge.”
Review of a private Lisbon day trip to Pena Palace, Sintra, Cabo da Roca, and Cascais, with practical advice on value, timing, and what to expect.
“Amazing trip with our guide Rajip!! He was extremely accommodating and knowledgeable and was very committed to us having a great tour. We saw the Moorish Castle, Peña Palace and Gardens as well as the sights at Quinta da Regaleira. He also took us to a very nice restaurant not far from the coast for a very authentic Portuguese lunch. The drive was quite smooth in a very comfortable sedan with AC. Definitely wear comfortable shoes as there is a lot of walking and stair climbing, especially at the Moorish Castle.”
Review of a private Sintra day trip with Pena Palace, Colares wine tasting, Cabo da Roca, local food, and personal pickup.
“Patricia was an excellent guide and driver. She knew the areas and special stops that were memorable and when possible, away from crowds.”
Review of a Sintra day trip from Lisbon covering Regaleira, Monserrate, Pena Palace, transport, timing, costs, and practical tips.
“Our guide Gonzalos was excellent, and we enjoyed all 3 of the Sintra monuments, with our favourite being Montserrat. Only downside was lack of air conditioning in the back row of the van made it hot and stuffy travelling between sites.”
Review of a small-group Sintra and Cascais day trip from Lisbon, with Pena Palace, Regaleira, Cabo da Roca views, transport, tips, and value advice.
“So our guide was very understanding with pick up times and was very fast with responding to messages! (WhatsApp) it was meant to be for 8 people but it was me and my friend and two other ladies, so it most definitely went smoother and faster than if there were more! He was clear in giving information on where we were, allowed us to free roam, and definitely got us to locations in record breaking times! If you’re as lucky as us to not have many people booked in to the tour, it will feel much better and easier. The transportation was class with A/C. It was a nice hot…”
Review of Lisbon’s Sintra day trip with Quinta da Regaleira, Pena Palace gardens, local guides, van transport, costs, and practical tips.
“Miguel was very knowledgeable and handled the road closure issue well. The day was still memorable and we learned a lot of information on Sintra's history, thanks to Miguel.”
Review of Lisbon’s Sintra, Pena Palace gardens, and Mafra wine tour, with six tastings, tapas, guides, timing, value, and practical tips.
“We had an amazing day with Luciano. We loved the small group and the great conversation. The trip was a good balance between the history and beauty of the Palace and the wonderful wines and tour of Manz Winery We highly recommend this tour.”
A boat, a castle, a waterfall or a very long lunch.
