Best of Lisbon Tour (with Sintra, Évora and Cascais) - 5 Days in Portugal
Highlights
- Be welcomed by a traditional Fado Show and dinner
- Admire the beautiful coastline and beaches of Estoril
- Be dazzled by the fine wines and artistic aura of Évora
Overview
This journey will show the best of Lisbon and surrounding areas. Adventure yourself in a Cultural, food and wine experience.
Crowned by the castle of Sao Jorge (Saint George), Portugal's heart is a colorful city of hills, beautiful vistas, unique neighborhoods, wonderful shops and historic monuments.
A solid stay in Lisbon, Europe’s second-oldest capital, starts with a half-day tour of highlights and then sets you free to explore independently. The city’s sights – from the castle of St. George to the cuisine of Mercado da Ribeira to cobbled streets and shops of Bairro Alto - are easily reached on foot or by tram.
When you’ve seen, done and eaten it all, venture out for a day. Because of Portugal's compact size, visitors can tour many of its most popular destinations on a day tour and then return to their Lisbon hotel at night. This package includes a full-day tour to Sintra and Cascais, followed by a Day Tour to Evora. Optional Tours to Fatima, Obidos, Peniche and Batalha are available!
We've also included a Fado show and dinner at typical reputable local restaurant in the Bairro Alto quarters. to admire this beuatiful UNESCO classified heritage.
Not enough for you? You can add (or subtract) days and tours to this package to create your perfect Lisbon experience!
- Day 1 - Feel the city
Arrival in Lisbon airport and a private transfer to hotel is waiting for you.
Accommodation in a centraly located 4* Hotel in Lisbon with delicious breakfast for 4 nights.
After you've settled in, tonight you will have a traditional welcome Fado Show and Dinner (included) where you will have the chance to try some of the most wellknown dishes from Portuguese Cuisine together with the best Fado Show. This unique song style is classified as Unesco World heritage and you'll understand why. Vegetarian options are available. After the Fado show why not stay for some drinks at Alfama and enjoy it's quiet yet lively charm?
- Day 2 - Enjoy the light with a Tour of Lisbon
After breakfast, we will pick you up at your hotel for a Half Day City Tour, with our certificated Guide that will show you Lisbon, capital of Portugal. The tour will start in the main hill of Lisbon, where you will find the St. George Castle with its surrounding quarter and Alfama, Lisbon's oldest quarter. We will visit also the traditional commerce zones of the city, with their 18th-century buildings: the Downtown and the Chiado. Our tour includes all the best that Lisbon has to show. A great oportunity to know where the most picturesque gems of Lisbon are and to know more about the city's history.
Free afternoon to relax or personal activities. Time for your bifana with a imperial or a Pastel de Nata with an expresso!
- Day 3 - Sintra, the Fairytale City & Cascais
After breakfast pick up at your hotel and Full Day Tour to Sintra and Cascais.
Sintra is 30 km from Lisbon offers a foretaste of Paradise. The soft climate ensures a freshness permanent existence of a luxuriant vegetation making Sintra a deeply romantic and mysterious place. Stand out from the Town Palace, the Pena Palace and Moorish Castle. Free Time to lunch.
After lunch we will take the scenic route to Cascais, a charming fishing village since the twelfth century which is well preserved until today and very sought after as place to live.
Return to Lisbon along the coast, passing by Estoril admiring the beautiful coast and it’s beaches, you will understand why it's called the Lisbon Riviera.
Drop off at your hotel and you will have a free evening for yourself. Why not enjoy a sunset in one of the many viewpoints of the city, followed by a dinner and cocktails at the trendy LX Factory area!
- Day 4 - Évora, the White city: a Cultural and wine experience
After breakfast we will pick you up at your hotel to start a Full Day Tour to Évora wich includes a wine tasting at one of the leading wine producers of Portugal.
Classified as a World Heritage by UNESCO since 1986, Évora is called the "White City" and also “City Museum”. Évora dazzles his visitors with lush architectural and artistic, monumental churches, historic squares, white houses and narrow medieval streets. Évora invites you to discover a city that is synonymous of mix of cultures. Free time to lunch. In the afternoon, visit of a Quinta (winery), discovering its facilities and manufacturing process with wine tasting.
Return to Lisbon, stopping by Arraiolos to admire the beautiful castle and know more about the traditional handmade Arraiolos carpets.
Free evening and night. Why not explore Chiado and Cais do Sodre area, with it's unique pink street?
- Day 5 - End of the tour
After breakfast free time to relax and personal activities. Have you tried your Pastel de Nata?
Check-out and transfer to Lisbon Airport or other place in Lisbon city according to your preference.
Additional nights pre or post tour are possible to arrange.
Optional Day Tour to Fatima, Obidos, Nazare and Peniche is available.
We can fully adapt this tour to your desires, just let us know.
- Accommodation- 4 nights at leading 4-star hotels
- Experienced and certified English or French or Spanish speaking guide
- 4 Breakfasts, 1 Dinner with Fado Show
- Arrival and departure transfers.
- Private transfers throughout tour
- Flights are not included
- Gratuities
- Travel and medical insurance;
- Entrance fees.