🏨 Private Half-Day Tuk Tuk Sightseeing Tour Activity

Private Half-Day Tuk Tuk Sightseeing Tour

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Duration: 4 hours

Departs: Lisbon, Lisbon

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

This tour gives a perfect idea of the geography of town with it's several districts and "must see" attractions and therefore is ideal to 2 kinds of visitors, those with a short stay in town or alternatively those who want to do the tour shortly after arrival in order to extract the best from explorations of their own in the days to follow.The tour gives also a good insight about all the peoples who modeled the shape of the city in the last 30 centuries and the main influences of each one.
Hilly Central Lisbon is where the original settlement of Lisbon (Alfama) is located. Belem district is a flat area by the river and looks like a different city. In Belem, the guest in our tour is presented with the 2 jewels of the Manuelino architectural style (Jeronimos Monastery and Belem Tower).
This tour is designed to give a blend of sensations, the old and the new, the formal and the picturesque, the weight of history and the lightness of street art.

What's Included

Private transportation

Traveler Information

TRAVELER: Age: 0 - 120

Additional Info

Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Service animals allowed
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Rossio Square

Rossio square is the main town in Lisbon since the Roman Empire. You'll be able to see Rossio station (trains to Sintra), the Statue of king Pedro the 4th, the ruins of Carmo church, Baixa (the grid section of city), Augusta st, the National Theatre and Ginginha store where you should return by the end of the tour to sip the best Cherry Liquor in town

• Admission Ticket Free

Shepard Fairey x Vhils

Many see this attraction as the tour's highlight. American street artist Sheppard Fairey (@obeygiant) and Portuguese Vhils (@vhils) joint ventured to produce a work where the whole is clearly bigger than the sum of its parts.

• Admission Ticket Free

Miradouro da Senhora do Monte

This is the highest point in town. From here you can have a comprehensive view of the Moorish castle, the old town and the ferries crossing the river. Mouraria is at your feet, Baixa a little further, Chiado and Bairro Alto in the confronting hill. Down the river you can see 25th April bridge (the twin sister of Golden Gate) and in the south bank the statue of Christ redeemer.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mosteiro De Sao Vicente De Fora

It's a fine church and monastery (16th-17th century), The church visit is free but there is a fee to visit the whole monastery. Saint Vincent is the burial place of Braganza dynasty including Catherine of Braganza who married Charles II of England. The monastery offers a vast collection of tiles and in the Church's roof top it's possible to see a magnificent view over the river and the old town..

• Admission Ticket Free

Panteao Nacional

Saint Engracia's Church (17th-20th century) is the burial place of distinguished figures of Portuguese society since the middle of 20th century onward. The most known "residents" are Eusebio the football player and Amalia, the fado singer. The roof of Pantheon offers a 360 degrees view over old Lisbon.

• Admission Ticket Free

Miradouro das Portas do Sol

This viewpoint is the center of the old town. Down to the river there is Alfama, the original settlement of Lisbon. Within a radius of 10 minutes walking there is the Castle, the viewpoint of Santa Luzia, Alfama, Saint Vincent Monastery and the National Pantheon. Miradouro Portas do Sol is the place where the traces of Moorish occupation are more visible.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Lisbon Cathedral

Cathedral of Lisbon is the oldest functional building in town. It's construction begun in 1147 when the 1st king of Portugal took the city and ended about a century later. Cathedral's architectonic basic style is Romanesque but today is a patchwork of different styles. In the same site there was once the Roman temple and the mosque, making it the cultural and religious center of Lisbon since the Romans.

• Admission Ticket Free

Bordalo II's Big Raccoon Sculpture

Bordalo II (read Bordalo 2nd) follows the motto "one man's trash is another man's treasure". His works are made out of recycled materials that have outlived their original purpose, as a statement of sustainability and ecological awareness. In this particular case, the Raccoon is made of parts of old cars. The Raccoon goes from blurred to clear as the tuk-tuk moves away, a kind of effect causing usually a lot of "wows" in the rear seats.

• Admission Ticket Free

Torre de Belem

Belem tower is a wolf in sheep's clothing. With 16 cannons covering 180 degrees of Tagus, together with the twin tower of Saint Sebastian in the South bank and a barge in the Middle of the river assuring cross fire, it made Impossible for any enemy ship to cross the defensive line.

• Admission Ticket Free

Mosteiro dos Jeronimos

Jeronimos Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage Site) is one of the masterpieces of Manueline style (16th Century). The other UNESCO site in the area is Belem tower, just 1 mile away, by the river. Belem area is not short of points of interest, including the Carriage Museum, the Museum of Presidency, the tropical garden, Berardo Collection of Contemporary Art and, the last but not the least, the famous Custard Tarts (Pasteis de Belem).

• Admission Ticket Free

Chiado & Carmo

Chiado is the sophisticated and rich area of Lisbon of 19th century. Our Tour includes the Opera Theater and the square of Carmo with Carmo church ruins. Side by side with Chiado, there is Bairro Alto, the former working class district and now the bohemian area of Lisbon.

• Admission Ticket Free

Sao Pedro de Alcantara

This viewpoint rivals with Senhora do Monte as the best of Lisbon. The view of Mouraria, Castle and Cathedral is the perfect postcard.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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