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Sintra and Cascais Tour: Skip Lines at Pena Palace
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2,365 Ratings
Lisboa
Embark on the Sintra-Cascais Complete Tour, voted the Best of the Best by TripAdvisor! Explore 2 palaces, avoid queues, and immerse yourself in Portuguese music, history, and culture. Join us for a day full of surprises and lifelong memories!
Embark on the Sintra-Cascais Complete Tour, voted the Best of the Best by TripAdvisor! Explore 2 palaces, avoid queues, and immerse yourself in Portuguese music, history, and culture. Join us for a day full of surprises and lifelong memories!
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Park and National Palace of Pena - We visited the Interior of the Palace with explanations about its construction, its interior and exterior, as well as its historical-cultural context!
- Centro Historico de Sintra - We drove through the city center.
- Quinta da Regaleira - House of a Lord who belonged to Freemasonry. He created a house…
- Park and National Palace of Pena - We visited the Interior of the Palace with explanations about its construction, its interior and exterior, as well as its historical-cultural context!
- Centro Historico de Sintra - We drove through the city center.
- Quinta da Regaleira - House of a Lord who belonged to Freemasonry. He created a house with an enchanted garden that is a Masonic metaphor with caves, initiatory wells, mazes, Masonic temples and caves! A unique experience!
- Praia das Macas - Lunch at a local restaurant.
- Praia das Azenhas do Mar - Visit from the viewpoint overlooking the Azenhas do Mar cliff
- Guincho Beach - Passage along the Portuguese coast to admire several beaches such as Praia do Guincho, Praia De Carcavelos, Oeiras, Parede, Caxias and Santo Amaro.
- Cabo da Roca - Visit to the westernmost point of the European Continent
- Boca do Inferno - Visit of this rock that has an opening through which the sea violently enters
- Cascais Marina - Passage in the Bay of Cascais, the fortress and admire its hills with authentic palaces!
- Casino Estoril - Discover the city of Estoril with the biggest Casino in all of Europe. its imposing mansions and beaches. Always travel along the coastal area to Lisbon where our tour will end.
- Praia de Carcavelos - Driving the coast line passing by several iconic beaches where you can see many surfers enjoying the waves!
What's Included
- Offer of a bottle of water and a typical Portuguese pastry
- Offer of a small personal video with all the highlights of the day
- First at the Peña Palace to skip the lines, guided tour inside
- Guided visit all day with free personalized photos for each guest
- Visit Cabo da Roca, Boca do Inferno, and enjoy the coastline view to Lisbon
- In-vehicle…
- Offer of a bottle of water and a typical Portuguese pastry
- Offer of a small personal video with all the highlights of the day
- First at the Peña Palace to skip the lines, guided tour inside
- Guided visit all day with free personalized photos for each guest
- Visit Cabo da Roca, Boca do Inferno, and enjoy the coastline view to Lisbon
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Visit the beautiful village of Azenhas do Mar
- Drive through the cities of Cascais and Estoril
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Tickets for the Palaces to visit
- Lunch
- Tickets for the Palaces to visit
Additional Information
- Always the first to arrive at Pena Palace! Yes, a guided tour inside the palace is included!
- Ranked No. 1 Tour by Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best for 2022/23/24 by TripAdvisor!
- Most comprehensive tour! 10 hours! Visit 2 palaces in Sintra and explore all attractions between Sintra and Cascais in one day!
- Skip the usual 2-hour queues at…
- Always the first to arrive at Pena Palace! Yes, a guided tour inside the palace is included!
- Ranked No. 1 Tour by Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best for 2022/23/24 by TripAdvisor!
- Most comprehensive tour! 10 hours! Visit 2 palaces in Sintra and explore all attractions between Sintra and Cascais in one day!
- Skip the usual 2-hour queues at Palacio da Pena!
- Experience Portuguese music, history, architecture, and culture.
- Guided tours inside monuments and all attractions throughout the day!
- Professional photos provided to all visitors!
- Special gift at the end of the tour!
- Transportation in 2 Mercedes vehicles.
- Ticket purchase for both palaces is handled for you! No need to worry!
- A day filled with surprises and lots of fun!
- More than just a guide, a lifelong friend!
- Attention: the pick up will always be at the hard Rock Café at 7:15 am.
- Attention: We have a limited number of tickets for 9.30 slot! The places for 9.30 slot will be filled according to the booking order! But even without the tickets for 9.30 the tour will be done anyway, starting by Cascais and finishing in Sintra. But we’ll visit the 2 palaces anyway.
- Attention: If you have any problems walking or you walk slowly, we don’t advise you this tour!
- Attention: You don’t need to worry about the tickets for both palaces. We’ll buy them for you and you’’ll pay us in cash or paypal the day of the tour.
- Attention: the entrance in the palaces have a slot we must respect. We will not be responsible by any accidents or other reasons out of our control that can change the course of the tour or skip a palace if we don’t get there on the expected time!
- Attention: we don’t have tickets only for the exterior. We always visit the interior of the Palace with guided tour.
- Not recommended for people who walk slowly or with any kind of trouble to walk with a quick step.
Location
Hard Rock Cafe Lisboa
Avenida da Liberdade
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(2365 Ratings)
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Getaway530195
May 14, 2025
Amazing day visiting Sintra and other amazing locations! - We had a great small group tour to Sintra that got us to Pena Palace just as it was opening. The early start is worth it to be there before the crowds!
Lukas was super informative and entertaining throughout the trip. The location for lunch was awesome and the food was delicious!
The only thing that was questionable was our attempt at singing fado during the drive 🤣
It was an amazing day with a great group of people and an exceptional tour guide! Many great memories and thank you to Lukas for the great photos.
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Jeff
May 14, 2025
Sights, scenery, and sensory rewards - Lukas (with a K) was such a good guide with a great sense of humour, and boundless information about the tour.
I particularly liked his “Old Old”playlist of tunes while on the road!
I highly recommend the early tour (7:15 am departure - 10 hours) to beat the crowds.
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Hermiedacrab
May 14, 2025
What a wonderful small group experience - I enjoyed the fact that this tour was made up of a small group (7 guests), which made the experience more personal and allowed us time to get to know eachother and take our time. Rodrigo was very kind and genuine, which made us all feel at ease. Another highlight was that he took pictures of the individual groups in peak spots and sent them all to us afterwards.
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Mruby1
May 14, 2025
We had a great time! - We had a fantastic time on the Happy Tours tour to Sintra & Cascais! Eddy was a wonderful tour guide and kept us all laughing! We had a great time seeing the castles and the beautiful landscapes. The tour was well organized and we were able to enter the palace early. The restaurant had delicious food and drinks!
It was truly worthwhile and we would recommended it to anyone visiting Lisbon!
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F4116africhardh
May 13, 2025
Wonderful Full Day Experience - We had the greatest time touring Sintra! It was so convenient to have a designated route and easy access to the parts of the city we were interested in, I think as tourists it would have been very difficult to do on our own. Our tour guide, Nicholas, was very charismatic, funny, and lively and kept the energy going for a long day. We saw a ton, were fortunate to have perfect weather, and left feeling very satisfied. Highly recommend!
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Leahcl1302ee
May 13, 2025
Wonderful day adventure - Rodrigo was the best tour guide I’ve experienced in my travels. His knowledge and storytelling ability made for such a fun and engaging day. He was so kind to take photos and videos of our group and really added a personal touch. I would highly recommend this tour to Sintra with Rodrigo!
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Natia
May 13, 2025
An excellent One-day tour to Sintra! - We took a tour to Sintra from Lisbon, and Javi was our guide. This turned out to be a fantastic decision. He was not only a wonderful tour guide but also a great driver and a caring friend.
Our first stop was Pena Palace, where he shared the history of the palace and its owners through generations. Javi knows his history well and is an excellent storyteller.
Next, we visited Quinta da Regaleira. Everything was well-prepared; our tickets were purchased in advance, and he provided us with tips on where to go first to avoid long lines. He runs a well-organized tour, knows exactly how long each activity takes, and strives to keep us all on schedule.
After these two destinations, Javi took us sightseeing towards Cascais. Our first stop was Boca do Inferno, followed by the most western point in Europe, Cabo da Roca (Cape Rock), where we visited the lighthouse. Along the way, he taught us Portuguese songs while driving and was extremely attentive to our needs.
We also stopped at a lovely place for a pre-ordered lunch, which saved us time. We are so glad we met Javi, who took pictures throughout the tour and sent us a nice video afterward. I’m uploading one picture here as a testament to our experience.
We highly recommend this tour!
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O3785uodough
May 13, 2025
Greatest Tour and Guide - Lukas was great! He was so well informed, so friendly and so helpful! He knew what, where-and how and we benefitted fully from his experience, friendliness and humor! So Good! We had a GREAT day
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Joseene
May 12, 2025
Great, fun, and amazing experience - Well I don't know where to start and how to compliment our tour guide, Javi, for such a wonderful excellent and very memorable experience! Javi made sure we get the best spot by being on time! He drove safely along those narrow roads! he has great playlist and fun time while driving! He took us to a great restaurant for lunch and made sure we have time to empty our bladder to a safe and clean WC. One great tour wishing for more!!!Will definitely recommend Javi to our family and friends!
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Karenruthb
May 12, 2025
Sintra and Cascais Must-Do from Lisbon. - I was very impressed with this company and our host Eduardo.
Everything was pre-arranged for us and ran smoothly. Despite the size of our group, we were divided into smaller sets of 8 and we had our own vehicle and guide. It was so wonderful to not have to follow around a large group. Eduardo was knowledgeable, personable, and communicated well. The vehicle was clean and well maintained. Eduardo was a confident and competent driver as well. He also acted as our photographer all day and then shared the photos at the end of the day. It was great, and this is a must do trip for visitors to Lisbon.
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