Daily Tour
4 hours
Largo Vasco da Gama, 2710 Sintra, Portugal
People short on time who want to feel the mystery of Sintra and go inside Quinta da Regaleira
We love Sintra. Like, really LOVE it. But even we can admit It has one big problem. Once you start exploring this enchanting patch of the world, it’s almost impossible to stop, and we know a lot of you don’t have the time to spend days and days exploring every last forest track like we did as kids. Luckily, you still have time to see a mysterious garden and palace, surrounded by metaphor and myth, that many think is even more spectacular than its more famous red-and-yellow cousin. We’re talking about Quinta da Regaleira. Plus with us you’ll get to ride along secret forest paths in our vintage convertible 4x4s and enjoy our sparkling local knowledge (and painfully beautiful faces) as part of the package.
With our jeep we’ll drive by historic palaces (Sintra National Palace, Seteais Palace, Monserrate, Pena Palace) and the 8th-century Moorish Castle, sharing the best legends and facts about each monument before stepping inside the magical Quinta da Regaleira. Afterwards you’ll have worked up an appetite – and we couldn’t let you leave here without tasting Sintra’s own traditional sweet pastry, the “Travesseiro”, with a homemade “Ginjinha” liqueur.
Our half-day journey finishes at 1.30pm. We can drop you in town with restaurant suggestions or back to the train station. If you have the time, combine this with our sunset tapas hike to a secret beach.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Explore the mystical Quinta da Regaleira with a local
- Feel the wind in your hair as we go off-road through lush forests of Sintra-Cascais Natural Park
- View all five castles and palaces of this UNESCO World Heritage site
- Take a Polaroid photo memory home
- Taste traditional pastries and liqueur
- Up to 7 people per jeep. Contact us for bigger groups.
“You HAVE to explore Sintra this way – it was so much fun to be in the jeep, I met awesome travellers and our host was so friendly and took good care of us.” – Kristina, Oct 2019
“Our guide was amazing, it was like hanging out with one of your friends. You get a lot of time on your own to explore and see the beauty of Sintra.” – Diane, Jan 2020
“Do not miss this 5 stars experience if you travel in Portugal. I strongly recommend it!” – Lauren, Dec 2019
- An awesome local driver
- Pick-up and drop-off at Sintra train station
- Off-road experiences in a legendary restored vintage Portuguese UMM 4×4
- Booming sound system (yeah!!) + free wifi on board
- Taste of unique Portuguese “Ginja” liqueur or Porto wine
- Traditional “travesseiro” pastry
- Free Polaroid photo to take home
- Smartphone chargers, blankets, umbrellas, sunscreen
- We usually speak English, but we can also speak Portuguese and Spanish
- Water
- Great memories to take home
- Entry fee for Quinta da Regaleira. The ticket is cheap and we can skip the queues.
- Comfortable shoes
- Sweater or jacket
- Sunglasses
- Good vibes
- Each UMM jeep seats up to 7 people and guests ages 12 and up can attend. If you have a larger group, contact us for a private tour.
- This journey is not recommended for people with reduced mobility, back problems or pregnant women.
- You cannot bring luggage as we have no space for it in the jeep.
- Journeys are carried out in English, but we also speak Spanish, a bit of French and – of course – a ton of Portuguese.
- The start location and end point are in different locations.
- Please let us know in advance about dietary requirements
- Please be on time 🙂
Price
Note: private experiences are meant for up to 5 people but our jeeps seat up to 7. The 6th and 7th guests are €25 per person. At check-out please write on the booking notes how many guests will attend.
Book NowNeed to know
Pick up location: Portela de Sintra train station
Pick up time: 9.30am – please arrive 10 minutes early
Duration: 4 hours
Drop off location: Portela de Sintra train station
Where you’ll be
Just 30-minutes from downtown Lisbon, spent half a day exploring the UNESCO World Heritage landscape of Sintra with us. Bounce along secret forest paths and century-old roads in our convertible vintage jeeps, passing by half a dozen historic palaces and the Moorish Castle. Best of all, we’ll explore the grounds of Quinta da Regaleira together where we’ll share all the best stories, legends and facts.
Stop one
We’ll pick you up from the train station and head to Quinta da Regaleira for a visit to the palace and gardens, which are filled with mystery, metaphors and underground tunnels.
Stop two
After some free time in the gardens, jump back in the jeep for a drive-by of the many palaces and castles that give Sintra its UNESCO World Heritage label. Say “olá” to the Moorish Castle, Sintra National Palace, Seteais Palace, Monserrate and Pena Palace as we pass by. We’ll share the best legends, stories and facts as we go.
Stop three
You can’t say you’ve visited Portugal until you try our food, so we’ll stop at our favourite lookout to enjoy local tastes with a view. We’ll bring Sintra’s typical sweet “travesseiro” pastry and homemade “ginja” liqueur. Afterwards we’ll drop you back to the train station or in town.
Keep exploring!
How does sunset tapas on a secret beach sound? As this is a half-day journey you can combine it with our afternoon sunset hike and beach wine picnic. That gives you enough time to have lunch and explore the historic town.
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