Sintra Cascais 4x4 Land Rover Photo Panoramic Private Tour
Estoril, PT
100% of travellers recommend this
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Private tour experience
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Duration 8 hours
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Hotel pickup and drop-off
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Expert local guide
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Covid-19 safety regulations
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Infant seats available
Explore Sintra and Cascais in a private 4x4 tour, capturing stunning photos and immersing in rich culture and history.
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Included
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Hotel pickup and drop-off -
Private tour
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Covid - clean and safe regulamented tour
Excluded
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Lunch
Explore Sintra and Cascais in a private 4x4 tour, capturing stunning photos and immersing in rich culture and history.
Highlights
- Visit Estoril, a cosmopolitan center with one of the biggest and oldest casinos in Europe
- Explore Centro Historico de Cascais, the Portuguese Riviera with royal affiliations
- Experience the iconic Guincho Beach, a popular spot for water sports with stunning views
- Take in the breathtaking views from Santuario da Peninha atop Sintra Mountain
- Visit Farol do cabo da Roca, the westernmost point of continental Europe
Pickup
Check if pick-up is available from your location, you will select during checkout (providers may allow other pickup locations)
What to expect
Estoril
Starting to develop early in the 20th. In the 20th century, Estoril gained a key role as an international tourist spot right from the beginning. With one of the biggest and oldest casinos in Europe, it attracted royalty, businessmen, and intelligence services during the neutrality of Portugal in World War II, with reference to the presence of Ian Flemming, who later wrote the novels of James Bond. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
Centro Historico de Cascais
Often called the Portuguese Riviera, Cascais's history as a cosmopolitan center originates in the late 19th century, when King Luis I and the Portuguese royal family made this seaside town their summer residence. During World War II and the post-war period, the area's royal affiliations intensified, as many heads of European royal houses and deposed monarchs made their homes in Cascais and Estoril, finding refuge in Portugal's neutrality. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
45 minutes
Guincho Beach
One of the most iconic beach spots in the Cascais municipality is right next to the Sintra mountain. Due to its special location and weather, Guincho Beach is one of the preferred spots for water sports like surfing and kite surfing and has an amazing viewpoint where the ocean, dunes and cliffs blend together in a unique panorama. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
Santuario da Peninha
At the top of sintra Mountain, overlooking the ocean and countryside, the Peninha Sanctuary is an amazing viewpoint. The Peninha hills had been the location for a small hermitage ever since the foundation of Christianity in Portugal. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
15 minutes
Farol do cabo da Roca
The westernmost point of continental Europe is the perfect place to enjoy the blend of land and sea as stated centuries ago by Camões, the Portuguese master poet: "Where the land ends and the sea begins ...". The most important lighthouse in this area stands out from the landscape and can be seen from the outside. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
30 minutes
Igreja da Ulgueira
Ulgueira is a beautiful village near Colares, inside the area of the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, in a place of great natural beauty between the luxuriant Sintra Mountain and the immense Atlantic Ocean. This village has been able to maintain its rural environment and its great beauty, with wonderful bright lighting that is quite characteristic of the region. This is a private tour, so we can always adjust our suggested timings to your needs, just let us know and we'll do it.
Praia da Adraga
Hidden by the rocky cliffs, Adraga Beach is an amazing spot right at the end of a winding road that goes through the marvels of the Natural Protected Landscape of Sintra. It's a place of mystical and historic legends, it’s one of the special spots to enjoy the harmonious connection between land and sea. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adjusted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
20 minutes
Almocageme
A colorful little town, close to the ocean, whose name has an Arabic origin, possibly meaning “the mosque,” although there are no testimonies of one having been around. Still holding the tradition of a weekly farmers market, has its main local festivities honoring Nossa Senhora da Graça after the first Sunday of October, and they last eight days. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
Praia Grande
With a suggestive name, this is a large sandy beach where regularly surf and bodyboard competitions are hosted. Here you can find one of the biggest saltwater pools in Europe, with over 100 meters in length. In the southern part, dinosaur fossils can be found on the beach's cliff, with an easily identifiable sequence of eleven dinosaur footsteps. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
Praia das Macas
The “apples” beach, allegedly named after the rotten fruits falling down from farms nearby to the Colares stream, ends near the ocean at the sandy beach. One of the important summer towns nearby, Sintra, is also an attractive spot for surfers all year. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
Azenhas do Mar
The uniqueness of a white and blue village over the cliffs right by the sea. This remarkable landscape, often used as movie sets, is one of the most memorable images around Sintra municipality. This is a mandatory stop for pictures. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
15 minutes
Quinta da Regaleira
Probably the most mysterious and intriguing monument of Sintra, this property consists of a romantic palace and chapel with Neo-Manueline architecture and a luxurious park that features lakes, grottoes, wells, fountains, and a vast array of exquisite constructions. Known as "The Palace of Monteiro the Millionaire", based on the nickname of its best-known former owner, António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro, the estate has a full set of enigmatic buildings with a constant presence of symbols related to alchemy, Masonry, the Knights Templar, and the Rosicrucians. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
Centro Historico de Sintra
Sintra is a quaint little village with beautiful cobbled streets, filled with traditional shops and cafés, where you can visit the most beautiful historical monuments. Classified as a World Heritage Cultural Landscape in 1995, the village keeps the colors and architecture from the time of the Portuguese monarchy, when it was commonly used as a summer vacation place. In this unique place full of history, you can also taste traditional sweets like the Travesseiros and Queijadas. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
45 minutes
Sintra National Palace
Initially used as a Moorish governor's residence, King Afonso Henriques used it as his own residence after conquering Sintra and Lisbon in the mid-12th century. The blend of Gothic, Manueline, Moorish, and Mudéjar styles in the present palace is mainly the result of building campaigns during different centuries. It’s one of the most iconic landmarks in Sintra, with the two imposing chimneys from the kitchen being able to be seen from far away. This is the main palace located in the historical center that you can opt to visit while you are in Sintra village. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
45 minutes
Admission Not Included
Castelo dos Mouros
The Moorish Castle was built around the 8th century, during the period of Muslim Iberia, as the central place in a territory that was primarily agricultural and which was necessary to protect its population After the conquest of Lisbon by D. Afonso Henriques, the castle surrendered voluntarily to Christian forces.Afonso Henriques entrusted the castle to the inhabitants, granting them privileges in the foral as a mechanism for guaranteeing the region's security and development. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adjusted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
Park and National Palace of Pena
Built on top of Sintra Mountain and reusing an abandoned 16th-century monastery, the Pena Palace reveals the love of King Ferdinand II for his wife and for Portugal's historic and cultural heritage. A colorful masterpiece that joins a unique architecture with breathtaking landscapes inside an immense and luxurious garden. Built in the mid-19th century, it's the crown jewel of romantic architecture in Portugal. This is a private tour; all of our suggested timings and stops can be adapted to your preferences or needs; just let us know, and we'll do it.
The experience can be subject to change due to bad weather or unforseen circumstances. We always endeavour to give you the best possible experience.
Additional Information
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Specialized infant seats are available -
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for participants with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What our experts say
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Try the local pastries in Sintra. -
Visit the stunning Pena Palace if time allows.
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Bring a camera for breathtaking views.
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Check the weather for optimal photography.
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Consider lunch at a seaside restaurant.
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