Historical Tours
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Lisbon Van Tours
Lisbon Van Tours
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City ToursHistorical & Heritage ToursSightseeing ToursPrivate ToursDay Trips
9:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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9:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Friday
9:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 8:00 AM
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Lisbon Van Tours is a small Portuguese company dedicated to organizing tours, tourist trips and excursions to explore the national cultural heritage. It is an officially licensed travel and recreation agency. It is targeted at small tourist groups, and offers a customized service that includes itinerary organization, hotel reservation, transportation, as well as guided tours. Aimed at inbound tourism, Lisbon Van Tours seeks to offer great opportunities to gain insight into the Portuguese heritage, by focusing on the tourists’ personal interests, like history, art, nature, local traditions, and food, for instance, while simultaneously enjoying the relaxed environment of the local cultures. On the longer tours (more than one day), Lisbon Van Tours opts to stay in more traditional types of accommodation that are associated with the local history: hence, preferring to stay in small hotels, local manor-houses, palace like houses that have architectural value, and tourist lodgings located in rural or countryside areas. The itinerary and activity programmes are structured in a way to fully enjoy experience the journey and, at the same time, relax and learn.
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Historical Tours
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Historical Tours
6+ hours
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Historical Tours
6+ hours
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Historical Tours
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Coxmama
Parry Sound, Canada91 contributions
Sep 2022 • Friends
Henrique was an absolute gentleman! He provided plenty of information, and was accommodating to our groups needs. He provided water bottles and a sweet local treat for us. We drove along the coast from Lisbon to Sintra, with a stop in Cascais for a walk along the boardwalk. I highly recommend this tour guide!
Written September 29, 2022
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Hi Coxmama
Thank you very much for your kind review. I am happy to have done this tour for you and to your friendly, interested and well disposed group.
It would be my great pleasure to host you again!
Warm regards.
Henrique
Written October 16, 2022
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Cristina D
2 contributions
Jul 2019 • Family
Our driver Russ took us on an amazing tour, he explained everything very clearly and made us feel very comfortable. We had a grest time! Josefina and Cristina from Argentina
Written August 7, 2019
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JVP679
Community of Madrid, Spain1 contribution
May 2018 • Family
2 days with Henrique was like a week in Lisbon with my family. The tour was not only relaxing but fun and educational as well. The taste of local food in the countryside made the trip more exciting w/ a twist of gastronomic experience. Henrique doing what he does best is fun to be with and even gets out of his way to please his guests. From my family, obrigado Henrique!
Jerry, Cathy & Renzo
Jerry, Cathy & Renzo
Written May 7, 2018
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Hi Cathy, Jerry, & Renzo!
Sorry for the delay of my response but I missed your notification review.
Thank you so much for your kind review. It was a great time for me have done this two day tour with you. Very nice moments with a so wonderful family.
Best wishes
Henrique
Written May 24, 2018
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Jens K
4 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
Initially we had booked a tour from Lisbon to Sintra, including Cascais, Guincho, Cabo da Roca. Then having found trust in Henrique we promptly decided to book a second tour with him. Spending our valuable holiday time traveling from Lisbon to Azeitão and through the Arrábida Natural Park.
The highlights were that Henrique really brought out the unique parts of the journey. We were able to relax and leave him having to negotiate through Lisbon and along the picturesque roads of the coast and through the small idyllic village streets. We stopped here and there and were introduced to new, insider spots which we would have easily otherwise overseen.
Henrique really kept us all hooked to his detailed insights and knowledge of the area, his approach just make travelling easy and fun. It allowed us to have our own freedom as well as experience beyond what every other traveler would feel and see.
If you have not been to Portugal yet, we would certainly recommend it. Have a look at the pictures, they say more than what we can tell you about Henrique and how he introduced Portugal and made it our favorite destination.
Much appreciated,
Cris and Jens
The highlights were that Henrique really brought out the unique parts of the journey. We were able to relax and leave him having to negotiate through Lisbon and along the picturesque roads of the coast and through the small idyllic village streets. We stopped here and there and were introduced to new, insider spots which we would have easily otherwise overseen.
Henrique really kept us all hooked to his detailed insights and knowledge of the area, his approach just make travelling easy and fun. It allowed us to have our own freedom as well as experience beyond what every other traveler would feel and see.
If you have not been to Portugal yet, we would certainly recommend it. Have a look at the pictures, they say more than what we can tell you about Henrique and how he introduced Portugal and made it our favorite destination.
Much appreciated,
Cris and Jens
Written November 5, 2017
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Hi Jens,
Thank you so much for your review. It was a real pleasure to do those tours with you and Cris.
I learnt a lot with our conversations.
I hope you have enjoyed Portugal and you come back to visit other places you haven't seen this time.
All the best for you both!
Henrique
Written November 10, 2017
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CarrianneB
Waunakee, Wisconsin37 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
We had a fantastic experience on our Wellington Tour. Henrique was very knowledgeable about History and took us to a variety of great locations that not only were historically significant, but also beautiful and helped us visualize the stories. In addition, we got to have lunch at an authentic local restaurant and see a bonus cathedral. This was definitely a unique experience off the beaten path. Highly recommend!
Written June 4, 2024
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Hello Carrianne
Thank you very much for your kind and rewarding comment. I was delighted to welcome you on this tour and to hear of your enthusiastic and knowledgeable interest in the Duke of Wellington's presence and work in Portugal during the Peninsular War.
I'm very sorry for the delay in my reply, but I wasn't notified in time by Viator, as usual.
Do come back often, as there is much to visit in Portugal about Wellington's historical heritage!
Written June 12, 2024
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Susan L
2 contributions
Jan 2023
This was exactly the tour we wanted. Henrique was professional, knowledgeable, flexible, and accommodating. Not only did we see all the sites we wanted, it was the perfect way to explore the countryside. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch at a local restaurant in Mafra and still had the chance to visit the Palace/Cathedral there. Not only would we highly recommend this tour, we would certainly use this service again for another tour in the area.
Written January 13, 2023
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Hi Susan
Thank you very much for the review about the Tour of the Lines of Wellington we did north of Lisbon. Thank you very much also for your nice company and keen interest in the history and places we visited.
I wish you would come back one day!
Henrique
Written January 13, 2023
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Martin S
Edmonton, Canada10 contributions
Sep 2019
Henrique was our guide for a delightful day designed around our specific interests and temporarily limited mobility. We visited Estoril ( where we learned "Casablanca" was filmed), Cascais, a mountain viewpoint in the Serra da Sintra National Park with spectacular views of the coastline, Sintra itself but briefly because of the crowds, and on the way home, the Queluz Palace. Our day was all the more interesting because with his extensive knowledge of Portuguese history Henrique was able to put everything we saw into a more comprehensive context. Regrettably we don't know Portuguese so his facility with foreign languages was a vital contributor to our enjoyment.The day was also a wonderful eating experience because of Henrique's familiarity with the region, including a morning espresso and traditional pastry at Cascais and delicious lunch at at a restaurant where we are pretty sure the other guests were entirely Portuguese.
Without hesitation we thoroughly recommend taking tours with Henrique!
Without hesitation we thoroughly recommend taking tours with Henrique!
Written October 7, 2019
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Hi Martin,
Thank you very much for your so kind review. It is very stimulating and rewarding for me your appreciation of the tour we took. It was so lovely to accompany such a nice and interested and participative couple in this day tour.
Your way of being has made my task easier and rewarding.
I would like to welcome you to Lisbon again!
All the best to you both!
Written October 8, 2019
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Bob
1 contribution
Sep 2019
This tour was wonderful, taking us to places one might not normally visit around Lisbon. Traveling across the bridge to the Santuario Nacional de Christo Rei provided an up-close view of this impressive monument, but also a great panorama of Lisbon from across the river. The Arribida area revealed great vistas. Setubal was busy, on a Sunday afternoon but mostly with locals eating by the seaside restaurants (seemed to be few tourists!). The fresh fish at the restaurant was excellent - you picked your fish and then they grilled it to perfection. Also, the fish market in Setubal is a must see; lots of different types of seafood, busy with locals buying their Sunday dinner. The fort of Sao Filipe was impressive affording great views of Setubal and the bay.
The Bacalhoa winery was also unique. Not only could you sample great wines, buy also see a very impressive art collection, all in the same place. Our guide Henrique was excellent!! He was very knowledgeable, friendly and very accommodating to our needs. With prompt pick-up and drop off at our Lisbon hotel, this full day tour was very worthwhile and one of the highlights of our trip to Portugal.
The Bacalhoa winery was also unique. Not only could you sample great wines, buy also see a very impressive art collection, all in the same place. Our guide Henrique was excellent!! He was very knowledgeable, friendly and very accommodating to our needs. With prompt pick-up and drop off at our Lisbon hotel, this full day tour was very worthwhile and one of the highlights of our trip to Portugal.
Written September 30, 2019
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Thank very much for your so kind and informative review. I'm very pleased of having accompanied such a nice, participative and friendly canadian couple, in this day tour to Setúbal and Azeitão.
Hope to see you again!
Henrique
Written October 1, 2019
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Ride
1 contribution
Apr 2019 • Friends
We spend a day with Henrique and we enjoy very much of his historic stories and expert knowledge of Portugal. We can warmly recommend his guided tour. Thank you very much. Riitta and friends from Lahti, Finland
Written April 16, 2019
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Many thanks Riitta for your kind and encouraging comment. It was a great pleasure for me to meet a group of friends, where everyone was so friendly and interested in getting to know Portugal.
I am very sorry that I have only responded to your comment now, but I have not been able to locate it before.
A big thank all of you!
Written May 9, 2019
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Stacey Q
Calgary, Canada99 contributions
Mar 2018
We had a fabulous time on this excursion! These buildings are so rich with history. The guides speak several languages and are very welcoming. Our spot along the coast was Caba da Roca (western most point of Portugal)and it was breathtaking. It was quite windy but beautiful. Cute little café and gift shop there as well.
Written January 21, 2019
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Thank you for your comment.
I hope you come again to know a little of Portugal with us.
Kind regards
Henrique
Written February 8, 2019
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Salve, è possibile creare un proprio itinerario ??? visto l'auto privata per Sintra....
Written September 27, 2019
Hola, Somos cuatro y quemos visitar los monumentos megalíticos de Évora ) Cromlench, y menhires Cuanto tiempo les dedica a esta etapa del paseo?
Written March 3, 2018
Hola!
Ya habia contestado a su pregunta en el movil pero creo que no fue enviada la mensaje.
En la excursion a Évora podemos visitar a los cromeleques durante una hora, manteniendo el resto del recorrido completo.
Si tiene más cuestiones me puede contactar por email lisbonvantours@gmail___ o por whatsapp +351918503091.
Gracias y un saludo
Henrique
Written March 4, 2018
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