Sintra Highlights Tour: Guided Palácio da Pena Visit

Experience the highlights of Sintra in a relaxed and hassle-free manner on this tour. Seize your day fully. Avoid the hassle of standing in line for tickets; we’ve got you covered. Allow our tour guides to display the top spots at each location and entertain you with fascinating stories and myths.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Centro Historico de Sintra - Exterior view of the Palace of Sintra and the Moorish Castle. Anyone who wants to can try typical Sintra cakes in one of the most traditional pastry shops in Sintra
  • Quinta da Regaleira - Then we visit the Quinta da Regaleira - one of the most surprising and enigmatic monuments of Sintra Cultural Landscape. In this…
What's Included
  • Vehicle with air conditioning in front and back
  • Guided visits to the Pena Palace and the Quinta da Regaleira
  • Pick-up at the hotel in the city centre
  • Drop Off at Marquês de Pombal and Restauradores
What's Not Included
  • We handle the tickets in advance - just bring cash to pay the guide on the day!
  • Entrance fees
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  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Gorjeta
Additional Information
  • Bring a warm sweater. Sometimes it’s windy and cold
  • Shared tour. Each vehicle will have a maximum of 8 people.
  • Van or Car tour depending on the number of people in the group.
  • Within the palaces the guide can guide up to two groups (max. 16 people)
  • Take an umbrella. Sometimes it rains even in summer.
  • 24, 25, 31 December and 1 January the…
Location
Centro Historico de Sintra
Cancellation Policy

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

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Jason
Aug 24, 2025
Great tour! - Luis Silvia did such a great job. The tour was more then I expected! Saw Sintra of course and so much more. Luís went out of his was to always be taking care of us like his little ducklings. Always teaching and showing us new things. Would easily recommend!
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Jorgebs2670xf
Aug 24, 2025
Excellent Experience - Miguel was an amazing, amazing guide. We highly recommend him. He was a safe driver and very attentive to the needs of all of the members of the tour group. He was knowledgeable, friendly, and amusing. He went over and above all of our expectations. When the restaurant where we had lunch became busy, he proceeded to assist the table as our "waiter"! He checked with each guest on multiple occasions to ensure they were enjoying the tour and were well attended. This tour was the best we had in the Lisbon area. Not only was the tour guide outstanding, the tour sites were not to be missed. The Quinta de Regaleira was simply incredible and a must see (even though most other tours do not offer this site). Miguel's explanations of the meaning of the site were "spot-on". The Pena Palace was likewise a very impressive site as were Cabo de Roca and "The Mouth of Hell". It was a long day, but very worthwhile. I would recommend this tour.
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L1613kxmarcop
Aug 23, 2025
An amazing tour! - A fantastic tour. The guide, Tiago, gave detailed information on history and architecture to fully understand the places visited. All this in an interesting and captivating way. The time table was wisely structured, also with possibility of eating good pastries, taking a couple of photos and having a good chat. Driving and parking in Sintra is not easy, but the guide proved to be a good driver. All in all, the day was spent pleasantly and in a relaxed way: with Tiago everything went on perfectly.
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Sean
Aug 23, 2025
Spend a day with Miguel in Sintra and beyond! - Miguel took us on a wonderful tour filled with beauty, history, and some great food! My partner and I had an amazing time learning the history of the Regalaria and Pena Palace as Miguel answered our many questions! We then got to enjoy a lovely lunch at a local family resteraunt that won't be soon forgotten. If you want to explore Sintra and a beautiful historical palace, this tour will not disappoint!
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Shellsway
Aug 21, 2025
Organized and a great day! - First let’s talk logistics…Marta contacted me to confirm a pick up location and to provide extra information for our tour. She was very responsive to my questions and communicated everything we needed to know before the tour. Davide was our guide. He was very knowledgeable about the history of the places we saw and about Portuguese history. He had a welcoming personality, was very friendly, and accommodating. He made us feel comfortable from the first handshake…It felt more like a group trip of friends vs tour group and tour guide which is great when you spend 8+ hours with someone. Davide was flexible and knew his way around which helped us avoid traffic jams getting to Pena Palace. He assisted the group with taking photos and gave great recommendations for restaurants and other things to do and see in Lisbon. I would recommend this tour and if you’re lucky, you will get Davide as your guide. This tour was very organized and informative. You definitely don’t want to visit the palaces without a guide as it would be hard to know what you are looking at or the significance it holds.
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Zuheirym2023
Aug 21, 2025
Great Experience! - This was an amazing experience. David made our trip so memorable. He was so knowledgeable, patience, kind and accommodating. He went above and beyond service. The tour was amazing and definetely the highlight of our vacation.
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Melil574
Aug 21, 2025
A very good experience, pleasant and beautiful. - Very good experience, it was made very enjoyable thanks to the guide we had, that despite speaking in a language other than most of the group, at no time we felt separated.
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Darryl_w
Aug 21, 2025
Because of fire hazards... - Because of fire hazards we were unable to visit all of the planned destinations. Still, I enjoyed the alternate destinations. Our tour guide Miguel did an excellent job.
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Kjrdc1964
Aug 21, 2025
Great Tour! - What an amazing tour! We thoroughly enjoyed our time with our tour group. Our guide, João, was fun, knowledgeable and personable. And every stop was beautiful! We would take this tour again.
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Lenkovg
Aug 21, 2025
Perfect 🥰 - The best ture guy ever, so positive energy and he knows everything about the city history!!! I extremely prefer Miguel, he is so polite and he answered all questions!!! Just chose him and you will be in good hands!!! Thank you so much Miguel, you make a very good job!!! ❤️
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up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).