1 day

Private

About this activity

Start the day by getting picked up from your hotel and heading straight to Évora through Alentejo’s country roads. After arriving in Évora, take a tour of the beautiful St Francis Church and the famous chapel of the bones. Then head to the temple of Diana, located at the top of Évora. The structure is a roman temple from the 1st century that has been incredibly well-preserved and is the city’s most famous landmark.

Next, enjoy a tasting session of exciting local wines, followed by a delicious lunch featuring the best of Alentejo cuisine. After lunch, head towards Monsaraz and the biggest man made lake in Europe. Monsaraz is one of the most beautiful medieval villages in the Alentejo region and overlooks one of the biggest man-made lakes in Europe. Spend some time walking around and taking in the magnificent view from the castle.

On the journey back to Lisbon, pay a visit the Cromeleque dos Almendres, a Megalithic circle that is still a mystery for the science community. The driver will return you to your hotel at the end of the day.

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Included

Bottled water, light refreshments
Driver/professional guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Guaranteed to skip the lines

Not included

Lunch
Gratuities
Entrance fees

Additional

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Infant seats available
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
A maximum of 8 people per booking
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Features

Tourism

95%

Cultural

70%

Reviews

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David R

2 | 2017-05-26

Our comments could be a result in us not investigating the particular details adequately, but we were disappointed in this tour in some respects. Firstly we knew there would be a lot of travel time required due to the distances but expected that along the way there would be one or two specific points of interest/brief stops possibly, to add to the experience. Our guide was very friendly with a wealth of information but we felt that at each venue, the tour lacked structure and was more geared to letting us wander and to decide what we wanted to do/see and waited for our questions rather than leading us with information. Given the travel time out of a long day, touring time is at a premium but a lunch reservation with lunch, water or a snack not included, proved to be a too long and unsatisfying distraction. While the venues visited are excellent and warrant a day trip for those with the time, we would look into other ways of doing so in order to better suite our particular expectations.

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Holly H

4 | 2017-05-01

Monsaraz was amazing well worth the lengthy drive.

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carolyn w

5 | 2016-08-15

This was a tour of a lifetime! Absolutely loved everything about it! Andrew, our guide was informative, friendly, funny, interesting, flexible with the tour plan, could not have asked for a better day! Evora was beautiful and the scenery outstanding!

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John C G

3 | 2016-06-30

Great guide and very interesting tour. Time and money well spent with a guide that had a LOT of information to share. BUT, here it comes we booked a private tour and our guide showed up with a car that would hold a driver and three adults ... and he had another couple in the car already. All he had to say was I hope you don't mind.... Well, no, we don't mind as long as there is sufficient room for four large passengers and a driver. Sadly for me my wife was not able to make the tour today so we we able to fit into the car. BUT, why was I sold a private tour in a car that holds four adults and the company delivered a semi-private tour in a vehicle that was too small for the booking? Loved the guide but question the booking practices of the company. And for the company, here is my booking reference BR-575525555. I would have given the guide a 5-star rating if the company had actually delivered what I ordered. I can't wait to hear your response to this.

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Abowes441

5 | 2016-05-20

Great tour of Evora and other towns and medevial castles. Tour guide , Andre Rei, was excellent, very knowledgeable and a pleasure to be with, highly recommend

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