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The Pena Palace is a palace in Portugal, and its architecture is Manueline, Moorish Revival and eclectic. It was designed by Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege and dates from 1838. The tours below take you there from Lisbon, usually together with the historic centre of Sintra and the coast at Cabo da Roca and Cascais. This page sorts them into full-day tours and half-day or private tours.
These six tours take a full day and combine the Pena Palace with other stops around Sintra and along the coast. Some of them include the entrance tickets and some do not, so check the inclusions on each tour page before you choose. More tours and ideas for the area are on the page for Lisbon.
A full day with a small group and a guide: the historic centre of Sintra, the Pena Palace, Quinta da Regaleira, Cabo da Roca, Guincho and Cascais, with a drive past Estoril. Entrance tickets to the palaces and monuments are not included.
A full day in a small group of up to eight people with a licensed guide: the Pena Palace, Quinta da Regaleira, Cabo da Roca and Cascais, with free time for lunch and hotel pickup and drop-off in Sintra or Lisbon. The entrance ticket to the Pena Palace is not included.
Eight hours with a small group and a licensed guide: a visit to the Pena Palace and its park, Cabo da Roca, guided visits to Cascais and Estoril, and a pass through the village of Penedo with a viewpoint over the Moorish Castle. Entrance fees to monuments and palaces are not included.
Nine and a half hours with a maximum of eight passengers and a licensed guide: guided visits inside the Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira, with entry included, and guided stops at Cabo da Roca, Cascais and Estoril. Meals and drinks are not included.
Ten hours with a small group and a licensed guide: entry to the gardens and the exterior of the Pena Palace and a cellar tour with a wine tasting at a winery in Colares. Lunch is not included.
Eight hours with a small group and a guide: a guided visit to the Pena Palace with the entrance ticket included, free time in the historic centre of Sintra, Cabo da Roca and a drive along the Estoril coast, with hotel pickup and drop-off in selected areas of Lisbon. Lunch is not included.
If you have less time, or you prefer your own pace, these six tours are shorter or private: four of them are private tours. Check each tour page for the route, the languages and what is included.
Four hours with a small group in an air-conditioned minivan: the Pena Palace, the historic centre of Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Boca do Inferno and Cascais. The tour is in English or Portuguese, and meals and drinks are not included.
Five hours with a small group and a local guide: the Pena Palace entry tickets and a guided tour of its terraces and gardens, then a walk through the historic centre of Sintra with a tasting of local pastries and a small glass of ginjinha.
Four hours with a private certified local guide and an itinerary adapted to your group: entry tickets to the Pena Palace and to Pena Park are included. Entry to Quinta da Regaleira is not.
Eight hours with a private guide and private transport: entrance tickets to the grounds and terraces of the Pena Palace and to Quinta da Regaleira, a pastry stop at Casa Piriquita, a tasting of ginjinha liqueur, Cabo da Roca, the Guincho coastal road and Cascais with Boca do Inferno.
Eight hours with a private guide and private transport from Lisbon or Cascais: guided visits at the Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira, free time in the centre of Sintra and a stop at Cabo da Roca. Palace entrance tickets and lunch are not included.
Nine hours in a private minivan with a driver: the entrance ticket to the Pena Palace and a guided visit to its grounds and exterior, a guided orientation in Cascais, and hotel pickup and drop-off in central Lisbon. Lunch is not included.
It depends on the tour. Some of the tours above list the Pena Palace ticket among their inclusions, and others say that the entrance tickets or fees are not included. Check the list on the tour page before you book.
From four hours for the half-day tours to nine and a half or ten hours for the longest full-day tours. The duration is on each tour page.
Several tours suggest comfortable closed-toe walking shoes, because the visits involve cobblestones and uneven ground, and a light jacket, water and sun protection for the open-air stops. Check the preparation notes on the tour page.
Sources: Wikidata (CC0).
