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Lisbon in One Day Historic Small-Group Tour
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Lisbon in One Day Historic Small-Group Tour

By Around Lisbon
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Explore Lisbon’s historic highlights on a small-group tour that goes from the top of Castelo Hill to the riverside Belém neighborhood, ticking off a long list of must-see landmarks along the way, including the Lisbon Cathedral, Jerónimos Monastery, and Belém Tower. Enjoy a comfortable day of sightseeing in a climate-controlled minivan and, with a group limited to eight people, relish in more personalized service from the guide.
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Ages 0-99, max of 8 per group
Duration: 7h
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Live guide: English
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Highlights
  • Cover top sites and neighborhoods in historic Lisbon
  • Cultural experience: taste a famous traditional pastry in Belém
  • Convenient pickup and drop-off at Lisbon hotels via a climate-controlled van
  • Small group size ensures personalize experience

  • Food tasting
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on-board
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Bottled water
  • WiFi on board
  • Entry/Admission - Reservatório Da Mãe D'água Das Amoreiras
What's not included
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • Entry/Admission - Torre de Belém
  • Entry/Admission - Padrao dos Descobrimentos

Meet a driver at your hotel, and board a climate-controlled minivan for the trip to Castelo Hill. Then, follow the winding, narrow streets to Lisbon Cathedral. Enter the church to see the intricate stained glass window, before heading to Alfama, among the oldest neighborhoods in the city. From there, continue to the Belém district on the banks of the Tagus River, visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Jerónimos Monastery and Belém Tower. Try one of the neighborhood’s famous custard tarts, with time to purchase lunch at the edge of the river. Follow a soaring 18th-century aqueduct on your way back to the city center, stopping in Amoreiras to see the Mae de Agua Lisbon Aqueduct and Water Museum. Finally, drop by the Baixa neighborhood, the perfect place to learn how Lisbon rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake. The tour then concludes with drop-off at your hotel.

Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
  • Palácio Foz, Praça dos Restauradores 13, 1250-187 Lisboa, Portugal
    Please meet us at the Tourism Information Office, at Palácio Foz in Restauradores Square.
Pickup details
  • We'll pick you up at your Hotel or Apartment, or even the Port or the Airport. Please note that you may need to join us at a nearby meeting point, in some areas of the city where we can't reach your address. Please contact our team previously to assure all necessary arrangements.
Hotel pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
    Airport pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
    • Lisboa Airport, Alameda das Comunidades Portuguesas, Lisbon 1700-111 Portugal
    Port pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.
    • Lisbon Port
    End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

      • Not wheelchair accessible
      If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6999P9

      • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
      • Most travelers can participate
      • Children must be accompanied by an adult
      • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
      • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

      • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

      If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 6999P9

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      • Around Lisbon
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        Lisbon, Portugal
        Joined in June 2012
      • MaryBanks
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Excellent tour
        Nuno was a fantastic tour guide.Excellent tour in every way.Well organised and interesting.Pick up from hotels works well.
        Written October 6, 2024
      • YasLondon
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        sintra visit and palace not to be missed
        Our tour guided driver was really great. collected us from our hotel and we were a very small group which was great. Told us lots of places of interest and historical context along the way.. we went through this beautiful mountain village of Sintra, our tour started through the gardens, i would call it a forest. It was great starting point very beautiful and leads up invitingly to the palace without feeling too steep otherwise. there were little lakes and lots of beautiful trees, shrubs and greenery all spread out across and up could spend some more hrs there. We didnt have to queue anywhere . Palace has lots of history to tell and was interesting. we met our guide aft the palace visit and drove us down to the centre of Sintra. we went to a little cafe he recommended and also to the pastry shop before we left. we had some time to wander and explore after which we drove and climbed another mountain to a point Cabo de Roca Cape reminded me of 'Lands End' , nice viewpoint. We drive down the the beachtown of Cascais, so pretty and had a wander around and got some super delicious gelato which our driver recommended. now i remember his name Noona! would recommend this excursion not to be missed. excellent service all round. thanks for a memorable trip - Yasmin & Zaynab
        Written October 6, 2024
      • Sheree V
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Incredible full day with Joao to Pena Palace, Sentra and Cascais !!
        Joao was fantastic! He picked us up at our accommodations and was a great driver while giving pointing out places of interest and the history and back story of the the locations we visited . His English and French language skills are solid. We took the coast on the way to the Pena Palace. After we parked we took a beautiful walk through Pena Park up to the actual castle. Did not see many guides taking you to the park surrounding the palace and this should not be missed! Of course we walked right passed the line to tour the palace . Afterwards we went down to Sintra for lunch . Then drove to the Cabo de Roca Cape to see the point before a stop at a quaint beach town Cascais which was lovely ! I highly recommend Joao and this tour !
        Written October 2, 2024
      • emmakZ2338FR
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sintra and Cabo da Roco did not disappoint!
        We had booked this tour several weeks in advance. Unfortunately, the threat of wildfires in Portugal that week caused the Pena Palace to be closed. We were made aware of this situation, told of the alternate plan, and given the chance to cancel. We went ahead and did the tour and are so glad we did. We saw the National Palace of Sintra instead and got to have lunch on the coast rather than in Sintra. Our guide, Tiego, was FABULOUS - he really utilized our driving time to share so much history and other information. We were a bit disappointed about the Pena Palace closure, but Around Lisbon did their best to provide a great tour for our group. Loved the stops at Cabo da Roca and Cascais.
        Written September 29, 2024
      • 665roryo
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Felipe… Full-Day Tour Best of Sintra and Cascais from Lisbon
        We did this excursion and had the best time exploring different areas of Portugal. Felipe was a great guide and a very safe driver. He took us to all the areas we wanted to see and even added a few making extra time for our requests. Highly recommended this trip and even more so if you can get Felipe!
        Written September 27, 2024
      • W3256ZDjuanu
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        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Perfect day
        What an amazing day. Our guide picked us up, taught us so much about our stops, and gave us plenty of time at each place. The palace, Sintra and Cascais were all wonderful
        Written September 23, 2024
      • jimlove4
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Nuno's the best !!
        Nuno does a fantastic job of describing everything in a fun and knowledgeable way. Every part of our tour was made fun (even traffic delays and fire closures)
        Written September 21, 2024
      • MplsFamx3
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Great day out of the city!
        It was a lovely trip! Beautiful island, lovely hikes, great cool swim and delicious fresh fish. Loved the day out there and the small group experience with Donny/Diego. Thanks!
        Written September 20, 2024
      • jasonbR3298UA
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Beautiful sights, scenes, food and entertainment. Nuno was an awesome guide!
        This might be a little bit of a different review as some wildfires prevented us from seeing the Peña Palace. Let me assure that it was an excellent excursion even without one of the major highlights. Sintra was a beautiful village to wander through, many little shops to duck your head into and have a look around. We toured the Sintra Palace (in place of the Peña palace) and it was quite extraordinary in its own right. We continued our tour from Sintra along to the coast where we stopped at apple beach, near Colares where we had excellent food and a while to walk along the beach. The from there to Cascais was beautiful along mountainsides, over valleys and next to the coast. Cascais was also beautiful, we had some time to walk through and stop for a snack, would recommend returning to spend some time on the very unique beaches along its coastline. To top it all off, our tour guide, Nuno was top notch! Funny, engaging and full of knowledge he kept us engaged the whole drive from place to place and was as good as it gets for a tour around the Sintra and Cascais.
        Written September 20, 2024
      • shelleytQ7982VE
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Great day, highly recommend!
        We saw beautiful areas on this tour! Our host, Sergio, was wonderful and informative. Communication after booking was great. We enjoyed our day and recommend this company and tour!
        Written September 19, 2024
      • weissfamily100
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sintra made easy and fun!
        Oriana was EXCELLENT. She was extremely knowledgeable about everything - the palace, the gardens, the history, the towns...even areas unrelated to the tour. She made the visit super easy and enjoyable. Highly recommend!
        Written September 17, 2024
      • T9873AKwilliama
        0 contributions
        3.0 of 5 bubbles
        Time Squeezed
        The palace is beautiful, including the gardens. The time spent at the other locations (lunch time in Sintra was 90 minutes - no time to shop; the time in Cascaise was 30 minutes; the time at Cabo de Roca was 15 minutes). Suggest lengthening the tour by 1-2 hours to fit everything in. Also "historical villages" is overstated: only saw the tourist shopping districts.... "gorgeous scenery" was too short to even walk around. On the plus side, happy to have been picked up at our VRBO. "Visit Sintra, Cabo da Roca, and Cascais on a small-group tour from Lisbon that explores the Pena National Palace UNESCO World Heritage Site, historic villages, and the gorgeous scenery of Portugal's coast. Group size is limited to eight people to ensure personal service from the guide, and the tour includes all entrance fees, as well as convenient pickup and drop-off at hotels in Lisbon."
        Written September 14, 2024
      • Q2784AIhelenc
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Fabulous day trip Sintra, palace and Cascais
        Wow what an absolutely fantastic day . Our guide/ driver Nuno was fantastic We were picked up at 9 a.m and got back to our drop off at 6.20 .Everything about our day was spot on . I would highly recommend this tour. Remember comfortable shoes and maybe a light jacket for walking through the shady gardens leading to the palace
        Written September 13, 2024
      • Curiosity20726793110
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sights and tastes experience!
        Our guide, Diogo Ignacio was wonderful and extremely knowledgeable. He introduced us to some of the fabulous cuisine of Portugal. As an added bonus he shared his knowledge of photography and showed us to some incredible hot spots to enhance our photographic experience around Sintra.
        Written September 12, 2024
      • joyfultraveller98
        0 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        A beautiful day
        What a beautiful day with Nuno our knowledgeable, enthusiastic , easy to talk to guide. Sintra is a must see attraction and skipping the line to get into the Palace is a great help. The walk through the gardens adds to the magical charm of the tour. The afternoon drive along the coast is breath taking and it's a kick to stand at the western most point in Europe.
        Written September 11, 2024
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      John A
      1 contribution
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Apr 2018 • Couples
      The guide provided by the company is very friendly and well mannered. However there ends all the good things. She doesn't have enough knowledge of history nor the proficiency in English to explain the History of Lisbon. All our questions were answered by "I really do not know, I need to check". The history tour started with the Roman period, coming through the Moors. However it was not structured thereafter. Not much home work was done.
      On conversation we understand that this a third job for her to fill in the time and earn a few Euros.
      We are thoroughly disappointed and feel cheated by this company who has engaged an inexperienced guide. I who booked this tour cut a sorry figure with the rest of the group (5) .
      I would like the company to investigate and compensate us.
      Written April 15, 2018
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      Dear John: Thank you for your feedback. We don't recognize the person you are trying to characterize, as we only have two women doing the Lisbon tour, and they both speak excellent English and are very knowledgeable in History. However, I hope you are aware that there is probably no one that knows all the historic facts about Lisbon, as it simply is too complex and vast. We would kindly ask you to please write us an email, so we can investigate, as suggested, and analyze any possible compensation. Please add the tour date, so we can identify your booking. Thanks in advance, Around Lisbon Management
      Written April 15, 2018
      This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

      BrettCane
      Victoria, Canada15 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Apr 2018 • Solo
      Our guide, David, was born and brought up in the heart of Lisbon and shared his love of the city in a delightful and informative way. We were introduced to the different eras of Lisbon’s past by visiting key sites in chronological order. It was an amazing tour!
      Written April 30, 2018
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      lisakeg
      Allentown, PA274 contributions
      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      May 2018 • Friends
      We had David as our leader. He was prompt, though we had some troubles with the
      minivan. We walked a good part of the old town and then went to Belem and the
      Basilica which houses a large crèche which is somewhat hidden. A tasty highlight in Belem was the pasteis de Belem which is truly the best. Nice to see some sites that I may have not found. Went back to some places on our last day for more in depth
      visits.
      Written June 1, 2018
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      Jennifer v
      1 contribution
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Nov 2019
      Our guide Raquel was fantastic. She showed us the sights and asked what we wanted to see. Took us to the Aquaduct and many other small interesting places around town. She was very friendly, knowledable and manouvered the streets and traffic well. We would liked to have spent more time with her roaming Lisbon and the surrounding areas. Would certainly book her again when we return to Lisbon for a longer stay
      Written December 27, 2019
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      n3103f
      Ogden, UT158 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Dec 2019
      There were six of us on the tour - my wife and I and a family of four who were great to share this experience with. Our tour guide was knowledgeable (but, if there was one comment I might make, he should be willing to move a little more off-script. I actually have a fair amount of sailing experience and felt my comments on the nature of sailing ships were pretty unwelcome - small annoyance.)

      Our weather did not cooperate; however, our guide was great in accommodating that and moved us along to venues where we could take shelter. The pastries that were included met all expectations in his build-up. They were off-the-charts good.

      And, the absolute best part for me was the tour of the aquaduct. That was simply amazing. I think that if the weather had been a little more cooperative, I would have also enjoyed immensely the Belem Tower as well as the Discoveries Monument.

      Again, highly recommended.
      Written December 24, 2019
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      VivG100
      Dublin, Ireland237 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Such a pleasant, friendly and efficient small company, a joy to deal with. First contact was with Cláudia online, and she happy to tailormake a 5hr tour for 4pax, as we were coming from Porto for the day.
      Booked "Brunch" cafe for breakfast as it just a few minutes walk from train station, it was excellent by the way, and "Around Lisbon" to pick us up from there.
      David our guide for the day, arrived to the minute, in his brand new 8 seater, and WOW, what a fantastic day we had.
      David, with impeccable English, gave us the most comprehensive guided tour of his beautiful city of Lisbon, his knowledge and passion for his city was infectious, and we recommend him, and his company, 100%.
      We were treated to all the areas and sights a larger vehicle could not access, we had several inside visits and photostops and were treated by David to Lisbons famous custard tarts, delicious!!
      Yes, "Around Lisbon" are true professionals, and deserve all the plaudits they receive for, their service and staff would be hard to beat!!
      We look forward to meeting and touring with them again in the future.
      Written April 8, 2019
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      Jim
      2 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Feb 2019 • Couples
      Personalized, fun & informative! Explored the landmarks as well as a "locals" perspective. A vacation highlight!
      Written February 15, 2019
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      David B
      Smyrna, GA126 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Dec 2018 • Couples
      Took the easy way out and booked a city tour rather than doing my research. Very glad I did - we went to places I probably wouldn't have made it to plus had helpful information from Luis, our guide. We started in Alfama with a view from an overlook, visited the cathedral, went to Belem, break for lunch, went to the elevator de Justa, cistern of the waters, Parque Eduardo VII, and probably other places I'm forgetting. Luis knew a lot of history and looked after our comfort, very helpful.
      Written January 9, 2019
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      Peter T
      Toulouse, France78 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      May 2018 • Couples
      We were very lucky to have Nuno as our guide. Excellent knowledge of the city and buildings in particular. Nothing was too much trouble and he took us off the beaten track to see things we would have missed otherwise. Charming and interesting, we could not have asked for more on a day where the weather was against us. Nuno gave us a long tour and then jpined us for a drink afterwards - a real pleasure.
      Written June 11, 2018
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      Anthony F
      Eastbourne, UK52 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Apr 2018 • Solo
      This was a fantastic and in-depth tour of the key sights in Lisbon and Belem by Filipe who has a palpable passion for his country's history and culture. I was particularly lucky as I was the only person on the tour so I could ask anything and the day just shot past with alll the interesting experiences and explanations, highly recommended.
      Written April 10, 2018
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