Sintra · WALKING TOURS
13 reviewed
The good walking tours fill up fast in Sintra, and the best fill first. Here are the 13 standouts, with current prices and what sets each apart, so you can lock one in before the day sells out.
A short, guide-led walk through Sintra’s romantic core, mixing town landmarks, pastries, and viewpoints, plus optional paid palace visits.
“Superb experience. Our guide was Julio. Nice tour. Julio always attentive giving us all the explanations. He contacted us before the tour and kept his interest in everything momebto, even recommending psra activities later. I highly recommend itAuto-translated”
Sintra walking tour with a local guide: climb to Moorish Castle and Pena Palace, stroll gardens and Old Town. Private, 4 hours.
“We were given the most interesting and attentive walk and tour of the sights in Sintra. Particularly the Pena Palace and Moorish Castle. Our guide was very knowledgable and looked after us extremely well. A five star experience. Thank you. The pre-walk information was also very helpful.”
A 3-hour night walk in Sintra with historian Miguel Boim, ghostly legends, mountain views, and a calmer pace away from daytime crowds.
“The fact that the walk is at night gives the experience that extra uplifting one might sometimes need when thinking about a 6km hike through the mountain… the stories cheer you up and make you forget about time or distance. The experience iRead more”
A private 4–6 hour Sintra walk with João through Castelo dos Mouros, Pena, and Regaleira, plus a local pastry taste.
“This was a fantastic tour of Sintra... Joao was friendly and knowledgeable, mixing history with geology (yes!) in fascinating stories and little-known gems about Portugal. All while leading us on quite a walk/hike! He took us on some of the quieter routes to avoid the crowds, which made the experience so much more special. FWIW, we are a family with two teenagers, who also loved Joao and the tour.”
Explore Sintra’s historic center, São Martinho church, Seteais views, and Quinta da Regaleira on a 3-hour walking tour with Travesseiro.
“Good was knowledgeable and friendly. He was patient with our questions and made us feel comfortable.”
Private Sintra walk with a local guide: Moorish Castle hike, Pena Palace, and Quinta da Regaleira, with pickup and drop-off.
“We had one amazing day trip together with Alexandra, she was prepared and full of energy and enthusiasm, she knew the history perfect, and because she is from Sintra she knew all the details that makes the little difference to the other guides Vanessa and Harald”
Guided 2.5-hour Sintra fairy-tale walk with an English guide, small group size, Regaleira tunnels, Pena Palace, Moorish castle views, plus free stops.
“Kate was very knowledgeable about the history of Sintra. She provided details on all of the castles and also had pictures to tie the information to the rest of the world.”
A private 5-hour twilight walk in Sintra’s mountains with Historian Miguel Boim, sunset views, quiet forest sounds, and 5 km of stories.
“Ich habe jetzt schon das zweite Mal eine Wanderung mit Miguel unternommen und beide Male waren beeindruckend, spannend und faszinierend. Miguel führt mit unendlich viel Hintergrundwissen und Liebe zum Detail durch die wirklich maRead more”
A 2-hour Sintra walking route to UNESCO viewpoints, the National Palace, Quinta da Regaleira, and Penedo da Amizade—English, small group.
“The tour was perfect, the guide was very responsive, polite . I strongly recommend it!”
A 2-hour self-guided Sintra walking puzzle through palace exteriors and famous fountains, ending with a treasure box mystery.
“Really fun experience. We booked it for a company team building event and everyone really enjoyed it. Recommend 100%, we got to know Sintra in a very different and cool way”
Solve a Sintra mystery on foot with a treasure map, puzzles, and five stops, for a relaxed 2-hour walk around royal secrets.
“A great way to see the town with teens versus a tour guide”
A 3-hour guided walking tour in Sintra with sweeping views and a guided visit to Quinta da Regaleira’s mysterious gardens.
“Alexandria was our wonderful guide through Sintra. She was very knowledgeable, helpful and thoughtful. She was able to quickly size up what our group was able to do and made the right decisions so we had the best possible experience. She was so good that we asked her to be our guide through Lisbon. That’s the highest praise for a guide! Thanks Alexandria”
Sintra walking tour with local guide: skip lines for Pena Palace, Moorish Castle and Quinta da Regaleira, plus Lisbon pickup.
“Our guide, Alejandra, was fantastic for her friendliness and her deep knowledge. Apart from the three highlights of the activity, the landscape is very beautiful. Physically it is a demanding activity with huge slopes, six hours of walking. It is with transport from Lisbon and tickets must be purchased.”
