🏨 Lisbon off-the-beaten-path Small Group Tour: Sesimbra, Arrabida & Wine Tasting Activity

Lisbon off-the-beaten-path Small Group Tour: Sesimbra, Arrabida & Wine Tasting

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 8 hours

Departs: Lisbon, Lisbon

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

From Lisbon, you will go south by crossing the Tejo River by passing the Portuguese Golden Gate Bridge (25 of April Bridge). You will explore the south side of Lisbon (Arrabida, Sesimbra, Azeitão, and Espichel). Here you will enjoy beautiful beaches, frighteningly tall cliffs, an astonishing cape, a medieval well-preserved castle, a fishing village, a natural park, an abandoned monastery, and a local family-owned winery. The day will ends visiting vineyards and tasting 4 local wines. You will have an amazing and relaxing day away from the big tourist crowds.

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle

Local guide and driver

Maximum 8 people

The tour will be only in English

Wine tasting (4 wines)

What's Not Included

Food and drinks

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 1
CHILD: Age: 2 - 10
ADULT: Age: 11 - 99

Additional Info

Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

25 de Abril Bridge

You'll cross the April 25th bridge (lookalike the Golden Gate Bridge), a giant and scenic suspension bridge that connects the north and south side of Lisbon. It was renamed after the revolution day (April 25th) that finished the Salazar dictatorship in 1974.

• Admission Ticket Free

Lagoa de Albufeira Beach

The Albufeira Lagoon is a protected area on the western side of the Setúbal Peninsula. It’s a combination of pine trees, beautiful beaches, small lagoons (the deepest in Portugal), and birdwatching. It’s a popular weekend beach destination for locals and famous for water sports.

• Admission Ticket Free

Cabo Espichel

You'll stop and enjoy the impressive Espichel Cape (Cabo Espichel). This spot is the westernmost point of the Sesimbra coast where we can see frighteningly tall cliffs. There are a few buildings here, mainly built in the seventeen hundreds: a church flanked by two arms of pilgrims’ lodges, a lighthouse, a chapel, and an aqueduct. Espichel Cape was a very important place for pilgrims.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Castelo de Sesimbra

You'll visit the Sesimbra Castle (Castelo de Sesimbra), an old Moorish castle (9th century) rising 200m above the sea level. It’s impressible well preserved and from here we can enjoy unique views over the Atlantic and the Sesimbra bay. Inside there are two permanent exhibits on its history, a heritage interpretation center, a church, and an old cemetery.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Fortaleza de Santiago

At the center of Sesimbra, you can explore Santiago Fortress (Fortaleza de Santiago) that was part of Portugal’s coastal defenses and a summertime retreat of Portuguese kings.

• Admission Ticket Free

Praia da California

Enjoy the California beach, and its fine sands and turquoise waters.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sesimbra

You'll stop and explore Sesimbra, a small Atlantic fishing village. Sesimbra is about a bay surrounded by tall cliffs, turquoise waters, fine sands, and excellent seafood (it’s all uniformly delicious). At the downtown, we'll find narrow lanes lined with terracotta-roofed houses and a palm-fringed promenade.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Parque Natural da Arrabida

You'll explore the Arrabida Mountain, a famous protected area (Arrabida Natural Park) with many unique Mediterranean plants (olives, pistachios, strawberries, lavender, thyme, and chamomile). We will drive along the Atlantic coast, stop several times and enjoy remarkable and breathtaking views with amazing beaches and azure waters.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Convento da Arrabida

You can take a look at Convento da Arrabida (Arrábida Monastery). This building was founded in 1542 by Friar Martinho de Santa Maria, a Castilian Franciscan. It’s a surprising construction that is completely isolated in the mountain.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Quinta do Alcube

You'll stop and visit the Quinta de Alcube. It's a family property founded in the 15th century in the center of Arrabida's Natural Park. Is today an iconic local winery and a paradise for wine lovers. You’ll visit the vineyards, do wine tasting and learn about this familiar winery.

1 hours • Admission Ticket Included

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