Rated 4.91,915 reviews
9 hLisbon: Sintra, Pena, Cascais & Cabo Day Tour With Tickets
★ 4.9 · 1,915 reviews
- Nine hours, Pena Palace tickets included
- Stop at Cabo da Roca
- 1.5 hours in Cascais
- Free cancellation
$95$10.56 / hour
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Sintra Tour: four ways to see the palaces from Lisbon
Every Sintra tour on this page leaves from central Lisbon, and each one shows the palaces differently. One puts the Pena Palace ticket in the price and adds Cabo da Roca and Cascais. One takes eight people to three palaces. One fits Pena and Quinta da Regaleira into five and a half hours, and one rides an e-bike to the coast. Prices run between $67 and $95 per person.
Quick answer
The short answer. Book the $95 day with Pena, Cabo da Roca and Cascais: it is the only Sintra tour here with the Pena Palace ticket in the price, and 1,915 reviewers rate it 4.9. Three palaces with eight people at most: the $67 day. Short on time: the $89 half day.
Sintra tours at a glance
- Tours on this page
- 4all start in central Lisbon
- Price range
- $67 – $95per person
- Pena ticket in the price
- 1 of 4the day with Cabo da Roca and Cascais
- Inside Pena Palace
- 2 of 4on the right option
- Monserrate Palace
- 1 of 4the eight-person tour
- Shortest day
- 5.5 hoursPena terraces and Quinta da Regaleira
- Smallest group stated
- 8 peoplethe three-palace day
- Cancellation
- Free cancellationon all four
Every tour, current fare
What each Sintra tour costs and what the price covers
Each Sintra tour from Lisbon on this page is priced per person. Lunch is not included on any of them.
| Tour | Price | Length | Palaces | What the price covers | Where it starts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pena, Regaleira and Monserrate, 8 people at most | $67 | 6 – 8 hours | Pena and Monserrate; Regaleira on two options | Guided visits and a small group; the listing does not say whether palace tickets are included | Avenida da Liberdade; meeting point only | 4.8 · 1,891 |
| Half day: Pena terraces and Regaleira | $89 | 5.5 hours | Pena from outside; Quinta da Regaleira | Guide and a tasting of two Sintra pastries; entrance fees are paid in cash on the day | Avenida da Liberdade; pickup on some options | 4.9 · 1,249 |
| E-bike from Sintra to Cascais | $90 | 8 hours | No palace visit named | About 40 km on an e-bike with a guide; transfer and lunch cost extra | Largo da Severa, near Martim Moniz | 4.9 · 419 |
| Pena, Cabo da Roca and Cascais | $95 | 9 hours | Pena: terraces, or rooms inside on option 2 | Pena Palace ticket for the option you choose, guide, air-conditioned van | Avenida da Liberdade; pickup on some options | 4.9 · 1,915 |
Inside or outside
Which palaces each tour shows you
This is what separates one Sintra tour from the next, so read it before the price.
- Pena, Cabo da Roca and Cascais — $95, 9 hours
Option 1 covers Pena’s «gardens, terraces, and exterior areas»; option 2 adds «access to the interior rooms». The listing says the Pena tickets «are included according to the option selected». No Regaleira, no Monserrate.
- Pena, Regaleira and Monserrate — $67, 6 to 8 hours
The Sintra full day tour with the most palaces: a guided visit to Pena with 105 minutes on your own, and Monserrate with an hour more. Choose Pena’s interior or its terraces. Regaleira’s Initiation Well is optional, at an extra fee.
- Half day — $89, 5.5 hours
Pena from outside: the listing calls it an «exterior visit» with panoramic views from the terraces. Then you step into Quinta da Regaleira, its gardens, grottoes, tunnels and the Initiatic Well.
- E-bike to Cascais — $90, 8 hours
A ride, not a palace visit. The listing promises to «discover the charming palaces» but names none to go into. The day is forests, villages, wild beaches and cliffs.
Tickets
Who pays for the palace tickets, and when
Only one listing puts a ticket in the price. Read this before you compare totals.
Tickets are where a Sintra tour price can mislead you. Only the 9-hour day with Cabo da Roca and Cascais puts a ticket in its price, and only for Pena. That is why it costs $95: the entrance is already paid, and option 2 takes you into the rooms.
The half day works the other way. Its listing says entrance fees «are not included in the price»: the guide buys tickets in advance, and you pay back the cost in cash on the day. Budget for that on top of $89.
The three-palace day at $67 says nothing either way about tickets, so open the listing and read the options before you pay. The e-bike day names no palace to go into.
Sintra, frame by frame
Pena, Monserrate, Regaleira and the old town
Four places the tours on this page can take you. Which tour reaches which is in the captions.
Pena from the terraces
A red clock tower over yellow walls, people along the terraces. The half day sees Pena from here.
Monserrate behind the branches
Carved pointed windows and red domes through the trees. Only the eight-person tour comes here.
Regaleira above the trees
Grey spires and a carved pinnacle above the trees. The half day steps into Quinta da Regaleira.
The old town
A blue-tiled facade, a yellow house and a bell tower: where the two full days stop for lunch.
How each day runs
The four days, start to finish
Stops and times on each Lisbon Sintra day trip, as the listings give them.
- Pena, Cabo da Roca and Cascais
Pena, then 1.5 hours in Sintra for a walk and lunch at your own cost, 30 minutes at Cabo da Roca, «the westernmost point of continental Europe», and 1.5 hours in Cascais. More on our Cabo da Roca page.
- Pena, Regaleira and Monserrate
Through Pena Park to the palace, lunch in the village at your own cost, then Monserrate and its gardens. The 6-hour option keeps Pena and Regaleira and drops Monserrate.
- Half day
Pena’s terraces, a tasting of travesseiro and queijada, then Regaleira. Morning tours sometimes start at 8:15 AM; the time is confirmed the day before.
- E-bike to Cascais
About 40 km through the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park on four-mode e-bikes, down to dunes and cliffs, ending in Cascais. Our Sintra and Cascais page compares it with the van.
Getting to the start
Pickup, meeting points and the ride back
Two tours offer pickup on some options; one sells a transfer as an extra.
On any Lisbon to Sintra tour here, the day begins in central Lisbon. The 9-hour day and the half day meet on Avenida da Liberdade, and both list pickup as available on some options; without it, you go to the meeting point. The three-palace day has no pickup: meet on Avenida da Liberdade, finish at Marquês de Pombal.
The e-bike day starts at Largo da Severa, two minutes on foot from Praça Martim Moniz. A door-to-door transfer is sold as an extra, per person, and the listing does not say how you reach Sintra without it. Ask before you book.
Group size and language
How many people, and which language the guide speaks
On a Sintra guided tour, the group and the language shape the day as much as the stops.
- Three palaces — 8 people, English
The Sintra small group tour from Lisbon with a number on it: «Limited to 8 participants». The guide speaks English only.
- E-bike — 11 people
Limited to 11. Guides speak French, English, Portuguese, Spanish and German.
- 9-hour day — small group, no number
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish or Italian; a group can be guided in two languages.
- Half day — at least 4 people
A minimum of four, no maximum stated. A tour a Sintra desde Lisboa in Spanish is possible here, as are English, Portuguese, Russian and Italian.
From the reviews
What travellers say after the day
Quoted word for word, with name and country.
On the 9-hour day, Vivien from Switzerland noted «there were only six of us» and liked that «we had a long lunch break where we could recap the day, away from the group».
On the three-palace day, Jody from the United States: «the fact we got there when it opened was really helpful to avoid some of the crowds», and «Ending at Monserrate was such a beautiful experience». Nicola from the United Kingdom: «Nice to be on a small tour, rather than waiting for a coach load of people at each stop.»
On the half day, Randi from the United States: «You got to see two really cool sites in much less time than if you did it on your own.» On the e-bike, Sarah from the United States: «The 8 hour trip was expertly organized so we could just enjoy the ride».
How to choose
Five questions that pick your Sintra tour
Answer them in order, and the right Lisbon Sintra tour picks itself.
- Do you want to go inside Pena Palace?
Take the 9-hour day on option 2, with the ticket in the price, or the three-palace day on its interior option. The half day stays on the terraces.
- Is Monserrate on your list?
Only the three-palace day goes there, and not on its 6-hour option.
- Do you want the coast too?
The 9-hour day adds Cabo da Roca and Cascais by van. The e-bike day reaches Cascais by bike.
- How long have you got?
Five and a half hours for the half day, 6 to 8 for the three-palace day, 8 on the e-bike, 9 for the day with the coast.
- Need a guide in Spanish?
For a tour Sintra desde Lisboa with a Spanish-speaking guide, pick the 9-hour day, the half day or the e-bike. The three-palace day runs in English only.
Before you book
Three things to check before you pay
Two minutes on the listing saves you booking the wrong day.
- Which option you are buying
On the 9-hour day and the three-palace day, the option decides whether you see Pena’s rooms or only its terraces.
- What you pay on the day
On the half day, entrance fees are paid back to the guide in cash. On the e-bike, the transfer and the lunch package cost extra.
- Cancellation
All four list Free cancellation. Check the deadline on the listing before you book.
Our verdict
Which Sintra tour to book
Book the 9-hour day with Pena, Cabo da Roca and Cascais. At $95, this Sintra day tour is the only one here with the Pena ticket in the price, it adds the coast, and 1,915 reviewers rate it 4.9. Palaces first? The $67 day takes eight people to Pena and Monserrate. Half a day? The $89 tour, plus entrance fees.
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Every Sintra tour here, ready to book
The four by number of reviews. All are priced per person, and the button opens the live listing with dates.
Likely to sell out1,891 reviews
6 - 8 hLisbon: Sintra Full Day Pena Palace, Regaleira & Monserrate
★ 4.8 · 1,891 reviews
- 6 to 8 hours, Limited to 8 participants
- Small group
- Likely to sell out
- Free cancellation
Likely to sell out1,249 reviews
5.5 hLisbon: Half-Day Sintra Tour with Pena Palace and Regaleira
★ 4.9 · 1,249 reviews
- 5.5 hours, Pena Palace exterior and terraces
- Travesseiro and queijada tasting
- Likely to sell out
- Free cancellation
$89$16.18 / hour
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Bestseller419 reviews
8 hFrom Lisbon: Sintra to Cascais Full-Day E-Bike Tour
★ 4.9 · 419 reviews
- Eight hours, Approximately 40 km e-bike route
- Limited to 11 participants
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$90$11.25 / hour
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Sintra tour questions, answered
Are Pena Palace tickets included in the tour?
On one tour only: the 9-hour day with Cabo da Roca and Cascais, where the Pena tickets «are included according to the option selected». On the half day, entrance fees are not included and are paid back to the guide in cash. The three-palace listing does not say.
Is it worth going inside Pena Palace, or just the terraces?
That is your call. The rooms are on option 2 of the 9-hour day and on the interior option of the three-palace day. The half day is an exterior visit with the terraces.
Can you do Quinta da Regaleira and Pena in one day?
Yes. The half day covers Pena’s terraces and Regaleira in 5.5 hours. The three-palace day pairs Pena with Regaleira on two of its options, and with Monserrate too on one of them.
How much walking is a Sintra tour?
Quite a lot. The 9-hour day and the three-palace day both warn of «a considerable amount of walking», and the half day describes hilly, mountainous ground. Wear comfortable shoes.
What happens if Pena Palace is closed?
On the 9-hour day, a visit to Queluz Palace replaces it. On the half day, you see the National Palace of Sintra and Queluz instead. The other two listings do not say.
Can you do Sintra, Cabo da Roca and Cascais in one day?
Yes. The 9-hour day does all three by air-conditioned van, with 30 minutes at Cabo da Roca. The 8-hour e-bike day rides about 40 km to Cascais; it does not name Cabo da Roca as a stop.
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