5 Days / 4 Nights in PORTUGAL
Guided Tour
Starting price per person based on a package for 2 persons minimum: $1025
Price Includes:
Economy class air ticket (Beirut-Lisbon-Beirut)
Travel Insurance Fees
English speaking professional guide
Half day tour in Lisbon + dinner with Fado show
Full day tour to Sintra, Cascais and Estoril (including lunch)
Full day tour to Fatima, Obidos, Batalha and Nazare (including lunch)
Transfers
Accommodation in a 4-star hotel in Lisbon B&B
Price Excludes:
Personal expenses
Drivers tips
Soft drinks & alcohol
Visa fees
Full Program:
Day 1: Beirut-Lisbon
Arrival to Lisbon airport
Transportation to the hotel
Free afternoon/evening (depending on arrival time)
Day 2: Lisbon half day tour + dinner with Fado show
Lisbon half day: Tour Itinerary:
Pick-up at your hotel. On this Half-Day Tour, you will travel through Lisbon, the largest city of Portugal, considered one of the most beautiful cities of Europe. Our journey starts in the historical area of Belém, where you will have the opportunity to appreciate the wonderful Belém Tower, a jewel of the Manueline art style, and the "Padrão dos Descobrimentos", a modern monument dedicated to the Portuguese maritime discoveries.
You will then visit Jeronimos Monastery Church, the greatest example of the Manueline art in Portugal, and the Coach Museum, one of the best coach collections in Europe (both closed on Monday, replaced by Ajuda Palace). The tour continues to Alfama, the oldest and most picturesque section of Lisbon; to Praça do Comércio, the biggest and most beautiful square in Lisbon and to Baixa-Rossio, the center of the capital.
Meals: breakfast & dinner
Lisbon at night: Tour Itinerary:
Pick-up at your hotel in Lisbon around 8h00PM. Admire the charm of Lisbon at night, on a panoramic tour through the main points of interest of the city and the magnificent monuments of the Portuguese Discoveries: the Belem Tower, the Jeronimos Monastery and the Monument of the Discoveries.
After the tour, you will enjoy a traditional Portuguese dinner and experience the magic of the Fado, the Lisbon typical song, considered World’s Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Your return to the hotel will be around 11h00PM.
Meals: breakfast & dinner
Day 3: Full day tour to Sintra, Cascais and Estoril
Tour Itinerary:
You will go on a Full Day trip through the charming village of Sintra, World Heritage site by UNESCO since 1995. You start by visiting the wonderful Pena Palace, the greatest example of romantic architecture in Portugal, located in one of the highest peaks of Sintra Natural Park. The Palace, built in the XIX century, is characterized by a blend of styles, which combine to create an unmistakable appearance. Then you go down to the Historic center, where you will have some free time to appreciate the beautiful medieval streets of the village, to do some shopping in the handicraft stores or to taste the delicious local sweets. Time for lunch (optional). In the early afternoon visit to the Vila Palace.
The next stop will be in Cabo da Roca, the most westerly point of continental Europe (from October 31st to March 1st the visit will be replaced to "Boca do Inferno"). Then you proceed to the cosmopolitan city of Cascais, former summer residence of the Portuguese royal family, where there is a particularly magnificent view over the bay. Before making the return to Lisbon along the coastline, you will contemplate the Casino Estoril, the largest in Europe, and its respective gardens.
Meals: breakfast & lunch
Day 4: Full day tour to Obidos, Batalha and Nazare
Tour Itinerary:
Your first stop will be in Obidos, fortified village of whitewashed houses and narrow streets in a wonderful medieval atmosphere. You then go to the colorful and traditional fishing town of Nazare, where you will have the opportunity to contemplate the beautiful view over the Atlantic Ocean.
The tour proceeds to Batalha to visit the church of the Batalha Monastery, a gothic masterpiece of the XIV century, classified as World Heritage by UNESCO.
Finally, you reach the Fátima Sanctuary, an altar of the Christian faith and place of world pilgrimage. Free time to visit the Shrine and to attend mass. After the visit of the houses of Lúcia, Francisco and Jacinta, the Three Shepherd children that reported the apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1917, return to Lisbon.
Meals: breakfast & lunch
Day 5: Lisbon-Beirut
After breakfast you will be picked up from the hotel and head to the airport for your departure to Beirut
Meals: breakfast
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