4 Castle Day Trips in Portugal to Build a Day Around

1.From Porto: Viana do Castelo, Braga and Guimarães Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 475 reviews · 10.5 hours · from $51Our pick

From Porto, visit Santa Luzia, Viana do Castelo, Braga, Bom Jesus and Guimarães in 10.5 hours. Expect a comfortable coach, guided walks, free time, and multilingual guides such as Daniel, Andre or Monica. It is a fast-paced day, best for seeing more of northern Portugal without arranging several trips.

“Andre was a great guide with a lot of knowledge about the areas we travelled too. It was remarkable how he was able to switch between languages and keep a good level of interest about all the places we saw. The trip had many highlights, as each stop had many unique aspects. We enjoyed how Andre would give us a short walk and talk about a certain place and then let us explore a bit at our own leisure. Lourdes was an excellent driver through some pretty tricky roads, and the bus was super comfortable. It was a long, full day but if you are lacking time and what to…”

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2.Knights Templar Castle, Nazaré & Óbidos️ Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $169Top rated

Travel from Lisbon, Sintra, or Cascais with an English-speaking private guide such as João, Gui, Keith, or Miguel. Explore Tomar’s Convent of Christ, Nazaré’s cliffs and fishing town, and Óbidos’s medieval lanes, with time for local cherry liqueur.

“Our group of six had an amazing tour with Gui. He is very knowledgeable, friendly, enthusiastic and all in all an excellent guide! He showed us amazing sites, gave us history lessons wherever we went. First to Templars castle where he told us interesting facts and stories that made the castle come alive for us. In Óbidos we had a quick lunch and wandered around the beautiful town. We met a wonderful lady selling nuts, they were delicious btw! He also took us on a walk on the castle wall…he’s fearless! We had such a great time with him and he’s a great driver too! Highly recommend him and we…”

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3.Private Knights Templar Full-Day Tour to Tomar, Almourol Castle and Constância

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $474

Travel from Lisbon in an air-conditioned minivan with a private guide and up to seven companions. Visit Almourol Castle, Constância, Santa Maria do Olival, and Tomar’s UNESCO-listed Convent of Christ. Miguel and Leo may guide the day, with English, Spanish, and Portuguese available.

“Miguel and Leo were great tour guides for this trip back in time to the days of the Knights Templar. Leo was new, so Miguel joined along to make sure the tour went without a hitch. However, Leo is very well versed in the history of this time Read more”

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4.Day trip to Fátima Miradaire Caves Óbidos village and Castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $102

Leave Lisbon at 7:00 am for Fátima, the Mira de Aire Caves, and Óbidos. With a maximum of eight people, guides such as Agenor and Junior can adjust the day when possible. Expect a long but varied outing, with cave admission and lunch paid separately.

“Galo Tours made our small group trip amazing! We had a last minute change and our guide, Junior, adapted our program wonderfully! We ended up with an unplanned morning in Belem with time for Pastel de Belem & coffees; then he took our pictures at the monument of the Discoveries, Monastery of Jeranimos and Tower of Belem. We had a great drive to the Miradeaire caves -where he dropped us off at the top and then met us at the bottom so we wouldn’t have to walk uphill! Then we went to Obidos! What a great time in the walled city! Lunch on our own at Tasca10 (amazing by the…”

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