Adventure

Sintra: Jeep Tour with Visit to Pena Palace

4.8 / 5

21 reviews

Activity provider: flaminGO experiences
Adventure

Sintra: Jeep Tour with Visit to Pena Palace

Activity provider: flaminGO experiences

From US$ 96.43 per person

Explore the outside of Pena Palace and drive through the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. Get to see all five palaces of the region and the Moorish Castle.

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Duration 6 hours
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Live tour guide
English

Experience

Highlights
  • Explore Sintra's most popular palace, Pena Palace, with a local
  • Drive by all 5 magnificent palaces of Sintra
  • Go off-road through the lush forests of Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
  • Visit Peninha Sanctuary to admire incredible views
Full description

Explore the UNESCO World Heritage town of Sintra on a Jeep tour with a local guide. Admire the romantic architecture and landscape, and hear about real-life castles and mysterious legends. Visit Pena Palace, discover off-road lookouts, and sample Port wine.

After meeting your guide, start the day with a visit to the magical Pena Palace (entry tickets not included). There, marvel at the red-and-yellow Disney-like castle that sits atop Sintra’s second-highest peak. Once you're finished at Pena Palace, stop for lunch (not included) at a traditional Portuguese restaurant in a small village. Think fresh fish or tasty meat on the wood-fired grill, accompanied by plenty of wine. After lunch, visit the 12th-century Peninha Sanctuary and enjoy the 360-degree views of the forest, the Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon, Sintra, and Cascais.

Then, cruise around in the convertible jeep to epic lookouts and secret spots other visitors can’t reach. Snap Polaroid pictures at the coast, play your own music all day long, and enjoy a tasting of Sintra’s traditional sweet pastry and Port wine.

Includes
  • Local and typical century-old recipe pastry
  • Taste of unique Portuguese "Ginja" Liqueur or Porto wine
  • Local tour guide
  • Classic Portuguese convertible jeep with great sound system• Free Polaroid photo for you to take home
  • Smartphone chargers, blankets, umbrellas, sunscreen
  • Lunch and wine (expect to pay €25-30 paid onsite)
  • Pena Palace entrance (€14.50 paid onsite)
Not suitable for
  • Children under 12 years
  • Pregnant women
  • People with back problems
  • People with mobility impairments

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Meeting point

Meet at Portela de Sintra train station. It's the stop before Sintra and you can easily and quickly get the train from Lisbon (“Rossio” or “Entrecampos” Station).

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Important information

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sunglasses
  • Jacket
  • Rain gear
  • Comfortable clothes
  • Beachwear
  • Cash

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Luggage or large bags

Know before you go

  • Tours will be done in English
  • Depending on the season the waiting times can affect or compromise parts of the rest of the experience as guides no longer have priority in the queues.
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 21 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    5/5
  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Value for money
    4.7/5

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Excellent tour and a good way to experience two Sintra palaces in detail, as well as see several others from afar. Pedro was an outstanding guide and provided insightful commentary throughout the day. This tour, unlike most, requires one to get to Sintra on their own. While it is easy to do see via train from Lisbon and takes less than 40 minutes, it is crowded and not at all scenic. Lunch at a local restaurant was good. It was an additional 20E for everything included and a good value.

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March 24, 2023

Fantastic time rich with history. Great way to Sintra quickly but effectively! Our guide - who was fantastic - gave us the option to spend the last part of the day going to Pena Palace or seeing some incredible sights. We chose the latter and were not disappointed!

March 24, 2023

the guide was very friendly and professional. the arrangements of the trip was quite good. we went to the different places with sufficient time to enjoy. i recommended this company to explore Sintra. one thing that you will have to be careful: if you're the only one to book one trip, it might be cancelled or merged into another trip.

March 24, 2023

Product ID: 379799