Lisbon Traditional Boats: Guided Sightseeing Cruise Highlighting City's Historic Landmarks

Experience the beauty of Lisbon’s historic landmarks on a guided sightseeing cruise. Sail along the river and admire iconic sites such as Commerce Square, São Jorge Castle, and the Tower of Belem. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Praca do Comercio (Terreiro do Paco) - The Praça do Comércio (English: Commerce Square) is a large, harbour-facing square in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon.

Facing, south, the Tagus (Tejo), the city square is still commonly known as Terreiro do Paço (Palace Yard), as hosted the Paços da Ribeira (Royal Ribeira Palace) until it was destroyed by the great 1755 Lisbon earthquake. After the earthquake, the square was completely remodeled as part of the rebuilding of the Pombaline Downtown, ordered by Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, who was (chief) Minister of Portugal from 1750 to 1777, during the reign of Dom José I, King of Portugal.

What's Included
  • Live commentary on board
  • Driver/Guide
  • 105 minutes sightseeing river cruise in a 1947 traditional boat full of colors and hand-painted flowers
What's Not Included
  • Transportation to/from attraction
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

During this guided boat tour, you’ll get to marvel at brilliant vistas of the historical city center from the river perspective. Highlights along the way include Commerce Square, São Jorge Castle, Alfama, National Pantheon, Santa Apolónia Station, Cacilhas, Christ the King, 25th of April Bridge, Tower of Belem, Discoveries Monument, MAAT, and Palace of Ajuda. The vessel utilized is a nostalgic 1947 sailboat with a limit of 50 passengers. It’s marked by its warm color palette decoration and a host of hand-crafted floral patterns. The journey lasts for 1 hour 45 minutes.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Dress code: Comfortable clothes
  • Show up 15 minutes in advance
Location
Estação Ferroviária do Sul e Sueste
Avenida Infante Dom Henrique
Find the boat station "Sul e Sueste" next to Commerce Square. Meeting point: inside the boat station, in front of our ticket office # 8 "Nosso Tejo"
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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169emeliee
Jul 24, 2024
Nice experience - Hade a real nice time on the water. Beautiful boat and the trip was not to long or to short. The guide did a great job. I can definitely rekommend this tour if you dont want to be out over lunch or dinner.
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33mimik
Jul 22, 2024
Lisbon July 2024 - The view from water seemed to amaze and give a different angle to a city on the coast. Thank you to Mafalda and the boat team for making this trip something to remember and learn more about Lisbon history. We were lucky to come across dolphins jumping around and it was part of the trip we never knew it might happen. Vasco da Gama starting point to discovery of India and lots more. Highly recommend tour and helping traditional boats stay sailing.
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Djameal_r
Jul 22, 2024
Enjoyable experience - Great cruise, on a beautiful boat. Not too crowded, very informative and great pace. We enjoyed the narration and learned so many facts about Lisbon.
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Monika
Jul 19, 2024
Informative and entertaining - Beautiful views of Lisbon and exciting information from our nice and personable companion Ines. Highly recommended!
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320mar_adelmarb
Jul 17, 2024
Very well, highly recommended. - Very friendly and Pro treatment. Cool tour with explanations of the history of what you see. Traditional business.The boat is beautiful.
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Janewf8060hy
Jun 30, 2024
Fantastic river tour - Fantastic river tour, lovely traditional boat, with a small capacity so no overcrowding. Informative, low key commentary from a friendly crew member. Would thoroughly recommend!
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Bruce_f
Jun 22, 2024
Traditional boat tour around Lisbon - Great tour guide and super friendly staff, perfect short tour around Lisbon. The historical boat is much cooler than a big tour boat.
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Estibalizescobar
Jun 15, 2024
Immersion in Portuguese culture - Kindness, professionalism and closeness. The activity time is spent flying and the traditional boat is a unique experience. A 10!
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539lisad
Jun 5, 2024
Relaxing with cool breeze - Very courteous and helpful crew. Only 10 of us on a traditional boat. Would be plenty of room for 50. We were given wine, which was not included in the price. I was pleasantly surprised when we were not asked to tip or presented with a collection box.
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Katharine_b
Jul 29, 2024
Nice views and staff - Nice ride and nice staff. Great views. Not much content given but that wasn’t why I went. Brief description of a few sights. Small group so that was nice. Boat wasn’t too loud or noisy.
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