Sintra's Enchanted Realm: Full-Day Palace & Park Adventure

Perfect balance of information and freedom to explore. Sintra is a magical place Time to explore independently is important

Solo female traveller here! Luis was amazing! Picked me up right at the door.. six others with me in the group but everyone was great! Luís impressed me with his ability to switch between two languages and connect with everyone in the group! His knowledge of Sinta was impressive! Thanks for an amazing day!!

Great Tour!!! Luis was very informative and pleasant. We were on the tour with others who spoke a different language and he made sure to explain everything in both languages as well as answer the many questions we had. I would recommend him and the tour to others.

Had a wonderful time. Vasco was a wonderful tour guide who was very accommodating for our family of 5. It’s not easy trying to sightsee with young ones but Vasco was very patient and made my kids feel very comfortable as we traveled. He offered great suggestions at all the locations.

I have some mobility challenges specifically stairs or high steps are very difficult. The van used had a very high step to get in and out. The driver at first did not have anything to help me but then reluctantly he finally admitted he had a plastic step to put on the ground. He said it was cracked and wasn't sure it would hold up. I was able to use that but it was still very difficult both climbing in and then positioning my feet to be able to sit down. The legroom in the 2nd row was very small. The tour itself was disappointing because he took us first to Cascais, very early on a Sunday morning and everything was closed. We basically sat on a bench for 1 hour doing nothing. Then we went on to Sintra which had a lot more going on and would have been a nicer place to spend more than the 1/2 hour given. He then took us to the lighthouse and said we could have lunch there at 1 of the 2 or 3 restaurants. He said, "you can check each one out, if you don't like one, go 30 seconds and you will find another." Nothing could be farther from the truth. Each individual restaurant was at least a 5-10 minute walk apart. We ended up at the 1st place simply because I could not walk farther. We had a very overpriced lunch where they even wanted to charge us for bread and butter on the table. Last but not least was the stop to the Pena Palace. I was told in advance if we chose not to enter the palace there was a comfortable place to sit and wait the hour while the others in the tour went in. There was no where comfortable. Rather it was a hard bench out in the freezing cold and drizzle. We ended up waiting almost 2 hours because one member of the tour got lost in the palace. I feel this was a total waste of our day and nothing of what I expected.

The trip was educational and provided great insight into Lisbon's History. Vasco, our tour guide was professional, personable and patient; he is quite knowledgeable and has an easy going personality. He answered our questions with clarity and made us feel at ease. It was a small group of six people so everyone received equal attention.

The ad for the tour leads you to believe you will see magical gardens. You see the palace, which is cool, but to see the gardens you need far more time. Our guide acted annoyed to be doing his job. Perhaps he was just burnt out. The information he provided within the palace was helpful, however there were many moments of silence along the entire tour where he could have offered information along the way. To get any more information than the minimum, we had to ask for it.

Not enough time at Palace, a bit too much time at the other stops. Beautiful drive along coastline and parks.

Great experience. Louis was an amazing driver and guide. He was very knowledgable and allowed us plenty of time in each area.

Great trip. Luis is a very personable and knowledgeable guide. His food recommendation was spot on. He provided us with a great deal of historical information accompanying the site along the way as well as at the destinations.