Lanetours · Lisbon
A coach with a multilingual guide leaves Praça dos Restauradores at 8:00 for Sintra, 90 minutes at Quinta da Regaleira, Pena and an hour in Cascais. Pick it for the price, as long as you know the $34 fare is the transport-only option.
Lanetours sells this day in several versions, and the $34 headline price is the "Transportation only" option. It gets you the coach, the guide and the stops, but no entry anywhere. To go inside Regaleira you need the "Pena Gardens & Regaleira" or the "All tickets included" option, which cost more; check the live price for your date on the booking page. One guest booked transport only and bought the tickets from the guide on the bus.
The day is long and full. The coach leaves Praça dos Restauradores at 8:00 (or the top of Parque Eduardo VII), and the listing gives an hour in Sintra village, 90 minutes at Quinta da Regaleira, 90 minutes at Pena, another hour in Sintra and an hour in Cascais. The listing caps the group at 25, though guests describe larger coaches split between several guides by language. Guides work in more than one language and may switch during the day.
This is the tour with the most mixed reviews on our list. The sites get praise; the logistics less so. Guests report a chaotic roll call at the meeting point, the order of stops being reversed, hurried visits and a PA system that is hard to hear at the back. Book it with your eyes open, and if you want a calmer day for not much more, look at the small-group day trip. The Moovearound day is another calm choice.
In front of the VIP Executive Éden Aparthotel, Praça dos Restauradores 24, or at the top of Parque Eduardo VII. Look for the yellow Lanetours flag or hat.
A first stop in the old centre.
With a ticket option, the guide covers the gardens; you go down the well and through the palace on your own.
The Pena Gardens options cover the park and terraces. Transport-only guests wait outside or buy their own ticket.
Time for lunch at your own expense.
An hour by the sea, then the coach back to Lisbon.
★★★★★We first only booked the transport, but on the bus we booked tickets for the garden & balconies for the Pena Palace, and entree to the Quinta da Regaleira as well, which I really recommend to do so. Especially entree for Quinta da Regaleira is a MUST on this trip to see.
★★★★★Marcos made the visits to all 3 locations run very smoothly taking care of our entrance, making sure no one was left behind, and telling fascinating stories. I have to mention the amazing skill of our bus driver, Paulo!
★★★★★Every stop was beautiful, and his personal insights and stories made each location even more special. We also enjoyed meeting fellow travelers from all over the world during the bus ride [...]
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No. The $34 fare is the transport-only option. Regaleira entry comes with the "Pena Gardens & Regaleira" or "All tickets included" options, which cost more.
The itinerary gives 90 minutes. Without a ticket you can see the walls and the gate from the street, but not the gardens or the well.
Praça dos Restauradores 24, in front of the VIP Executive Éden Aparthotel at 8:00, or the top of Parque Eduardo VII. Look for the yellow Lanetours flag or hat.
The listing says 25 at most. Guests describe busy coaches and a multilingual guide, so expect a big-group day.
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