Pena Palace tours with a guide inside
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Pena Palace tours with a guide inside

We read and compared listings for 93 Sintra tours and kept the 7 whose listing says the guide goes inside Pena’s rooms with you, not only through the park.

For a guide in the rooms and the ticket in the price, choose Lisbon Riders’ “Ticket Pena Park + Pena Palace”: a van of 8, 135 minutes at Pena, from €80 per adult. Portuguese For a Day guides you inside Pena and Regaleira, from €120.

Most tours do not: Inside Lisbon guides the exterior, Jump in tours stays outside, Ó turista and Cooltour leave the rooms to you. If the guide inside matters, read the “Inside Pena” column before the price.

Edited by Roman AntonovHow we pick tours?

Bookable on Viator, the source of the tour figures. Ratings and review counts use its reviews alone, across each tour’s options.

Compare the tours that guide you inside

Tour comparison · Data recorded . Durations are approximate.
Tour and exact optionInside PenaAdult price / extrasDay / groupLisbon startOther stops
Tours 1 to 4: guide inside, ticket in the price
01 Guide in the rooms, van of 8Operator: Lisbon RidersTicket Pena Park + Pena Palace4.9/5 · 1,099 reviewsGuide inside the roomsTicket includedPena: From €80per adult · ages 11 to 99Food and drinks extra.Up to 8 people08:00 · Avenida da Liberdade 9, Lisbon.
Return to the same point.		Cabo da Roca: 25 min.
Cascais: 90 min.
No Regaleira visit.
02 Guide inside Pena and RegaleiraOperator: Portuguese For a Day ToursSintra Tour with Pena Palace and Regaleira All Tickets Included4.9/5 · 727 reviewsGuide insideTicket included; Regaleira guided tooPena: From €120per adult · ages 12 to 99Lunch extra.Up to 8 people07:40 · Praça da Figueira, Lisbon.Regaleira: 60 min, ticket included.
Sintra old town: 90 min.
No coast.
03 Guided tour inside both palaces, 34 seatsOperator: Tugatrips, Tours & EventsEnglish: All Tickets Included4.6/5 · 648 reviewsGuided tour insideTicket included with this optionPena: From €95per adult · ages 13 to 99Meals extra.Up to 34 people08:00 or 10:00 · Parque Eduardo VII viewpoint, Lisbon.Regaleira: 120 min, guided, ticket included.
Sintra old town: 120 min.
No coast.
04 Guide inside Pena and Regaleira, 37 seatsOperator: Portugal Buendía ToursEnglish - All tickets included4.7/5 · 582 reviewsGuide insideTicket includedPena: From €99per adult · ages 18 to 99Lunch extra.Up to 37 people08:30 · Rossio Square north fountain, Lisbon.
Return to the same point.		Regaleira: 90 min, ticket included.
Cabo da Roca: 30 min.
Cascais is a drive-through.
Tours 5 to 7: guide inside, ticket in the price or paid on the day
05 Guided visit inside, then the coastOperator: Selection Tours, Lda.Ticket to Pena Palace included4.7/5 · 352 reviewsGuided visit insideTicket included with this optionPena: From €103per adult · ages 10 to 99Food and drinks extra.Up to 8 people08:30 · Hard Rock Café, Lisbon.
Return to the same point.		Cabo da Roca: 20 min.
Cascais: 15 min.
No Regaleira visit.
06 Guided tour inside, ticket paid on the dayOperator: Happy Tours PortugalSintra- Cascais Tour4.8/5 · 316 reviewsGuided tour insidePena ticket €20 paid separatelyTwo palaces insideFrom €100per adult · ages 18 to 64€100 + €40 tickets
Lunch extra.		Up to 8 people07:15 · Hard Rock Café, Lisbon.
Return to the same point.		Regaleira: 75 min, ticket extra.
Azenhas viewpoint: 30 min.
Cabo da Roca: 30 min.
Cascais: 15 min.
07 Guide inside Pena and Regaleira, you buy the ticketsOperator: Happy Firefly ToursExperience a magical day in Sintra, Palace of Pena, Quinta da Regaleira and Cabo da Roca from Lisbon5.0/5 · 155 reviewsGuide insideYou buy the ticketPena: From €75per adult · ages 18 to 64Tickets and lunch extra.Up to 8 people08:00 · Hard Rock Café, Lisbon, or pickup 07:30 to 08:00 at selected hotels.Regaleira: 120 min, guided, ticket extra.
Sintra old town: 60 min.
Cabo da Roca: 25 min.

Four with the guide inside and the ticket in the price

Operator: Lisbon Riders · · Up to 8 people

Guide in the rooms, van of 8

135 minutes at Pena, ticket in the price, 9 hours

Start
08:00
Duration
9 hours
Cancellation
Free, up to 24 h before
Transport
Air-conditioned vehicle
Meeting point
Avenida da Liberdade 9, Lisbon
Rating
4.9/5 from 1,099 reviews

“Ticket Pena Park + Pena Palace” includes a guided visit inside the rooms, in English. Pena gets 135 minutes. Choose this for room guiding with up to 8 people. There is no Regaleira visit or hotel pickup.

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Ticket Pena Park + Pena Palace

From €80 per adult · ages 11 to 99

Rooms and park tickets included. Guided rooms visit. Food and drinks extra.

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Photos from Lisbon Riders

The cheaper park-and-courtyards option excludes the rooms. The no-ticket option also excludes the Pena guided visit.

Meet at Avenida da Liberdade 9. Food and drinks are extra.

Language: English.

Shared options · From-price per adult, ages 11 to 99
Exact optionEntry includedFrom
Ticket Pena Park + Pena PalaceCompared aboveRooms + park + courtyards includedGuided rooms€80
Ticket Pena Park & CourtyardsPark + courtyards includedNo room entry€70
No Ticket (you buy on the day)No tickets includedNo Pena guided visit€55
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Operator: Portuguese For a Day Tours · · Up to 8 people

Guide inside Pena and Regaleira

Van of 8, both tickets in the price, 8 hours

Start
07:40
Duration
8 hours
Cancellation
Free, up to 24 h before
Transport
Air-conditioned van
Meeting point
Praça da Figueira, Lisbon
Rating
4.9/5 from 727 reviews

“All Tickets Included” covers Pena’s rooms and park and Quinta da Regaleira, with a guided visit inside both. Up to 8 people, 8 hours, from €120 per adult. Pena gets 90 minutes, Regaleira 60, Sintra old town 90. No coast.

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Sintra Tour with Pena Palace and Regaleira All Tickets Included

From €120 per adult · ages 12 to 99

Pena rooms and park ticket and Regaleira ticket included. Guided inside Pena and through Regaleira’s gardens; Regaleira’s palace and well are self-guided by the estate’s rules. Lunch extra.

Photos from Portuguese For a Day Tours

Meet at Praça da Figueira in Lisbon at 07:40, in front of the statue. Lunch is extra. The tour runs with at least 4 participants, Monday to Saturday.

Give this one a miss if you have a back or spine injury.

Language: English.

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Operator: Tugatrips, Tours & Events · · Up to 34 people

Guided tour inside both palaces, 34 seats

Both tickets in the price, 8 hours, no coast

Start
08:00 / 10:00
Duration
8 hours
Cancellation
Free, up to 24 h before
Transport
Air-conditioned vehicle
Meeting point
08:00 or 10:00 · Parque Eduardo VII viewpoint, Lisbon
Rating
4.6/5 from 648 reviews

“English: All Tickets Included” covers Pena’s rooms and Regaleira with a guided tour inside both, for up to 34 people in 8 hours from €95 per adult. Regaleira gets 120 minutes, the old town 120, Pena 120.

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English: All Tickets Included

From €95 per adult · ages 13 to 99

Pena rooms and Regaleira tickets included. Guided visit inside Pena. Regaleira’s palace and well are self-guided. Meals extra.

Photos from Tugatrips, Tours & Events

“English: Gardens and Regaleira” is €83 without Pena’s rooms; “No Tickets Included” is €25.60. Meet at the Parque Eduardo VII viewpoint in Lisbon at 08:00 or 10:00; at least 3 participants; the guide may be multilingual.

Give this one a miss if you’re pregnant, or if you have a back or spine injury or a heart condition.

Language: English.

Options · From-price per adult, ages 13 to 99
Exact optionEntry includedFrom
English: All Tickets IncludedCompared aboveRooms + Regaleira, guided inside8 hours, English€95
English: Gardens and RegaleiraPena park + Regaleira, no rooms8 hours, English€83
English: No Tickets IncludedNo tickets8 hours, English€25.60
English: Private TourBoth tickets, private with pickup8 hours, English€125
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Operator: Portugal Buendía Tours · · Up to 37 people

Guide inside Pena and Regaleira, 37 seats

Both tickets in the price, Cabo da Roca, 9 and a half hours

Start
08:30
Duration
9 hours 30 min
Cancellation
Free, up to 24 h before
Transport
Air-conditioned vehicle
Meeting point
Rossio Square north fountain, Lisbon
Rating
4.7/5 from 582 reviews

The English option with both tickets gives Pena and Regaleira 90 minutes each. The guide enters Pena’s rooms and covers Regaleira’s gardens. Choose it if 30 minutes at Cabo da Roca matters more than free time in Cascais. Cascais is a drive-through.

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English - All tickets included

From €99 per adult · ages 18 to 99

Pena rooms and Regaleira tickets included. Guided rooms visit. Lunch extra.

Photos from Portugal Buendía Tours

The group can reach 37. Meet at Rossio Square’s north fountain in front of the National Theatre, at least 10 minutes early. Lunch is extra.

Language: English.

Shared options · From-price per adult, ages 18 to 99
Exact optionEntry includedFrom
English - All tickets includedCompared abovePena rooms + Regaleira includedEnglish; Pena rooms and Regaleira gardens guided€99
English (Tickets not included)Tickets not includedEnglish; transport and panoramic Cascais tour€44
Spanish (Tickets not included)Tickets not includedSpanish; transport and panoramic Cascais tour€44
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Four more with the guide inside

Operator: Selection Tours, Lda. · · Up to 8 people

Guided visit inside, then the coast

Van of 8, ticket in the price with this option

Start
08:30
Duration
8 hours 30 min
Cancellation
Free, up to 24 h before
Transport
Air-conditioned minivan
Meeting point
Hard Rock Café, Lisbon
Rating
4.7/5 from 352 reviews

“Ticket to Pena Palace included” adds the rooms ticket to an 8-and-a-half-hour day with up to 8 people. The guide goes inside with you. Pena gets 90 minutes, Sintra old town 30, Cabo da Roca 20 and Cascais 15.

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Ticket to Pena Palace included

From €103 per adult · ages 10 to 99

Rooms and park ticket included. Guided visit inside. Food and drinks extra.

Photos from Selection Tours, Lda.

The same tour without the ticket is €78. You then buy the ticket yourself, and the morning slots go first.

Meet at the Hard Rock Café in Lisbon at 08:30. Food and drinks are extra. Bookings are for two people or more; infant seats on request.

Languages offered: Spanish, English, Portuguese or French.

Shared options · From-price per adult, ages 10 to 99
Exact optionEntry includedFrom
Ticket to Pena Palace includedCompared aboveRooms + park includedguided visit inside€103
Ticket to Pena Palace excludedNo ticket includedyou buy your own€78
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Operator: Happy Tours Portugal · · Up to 8 people

Guided tour inside, ticket paid on the day

Van of 8, two palaces, seven sites, 10 hours

Start
07:15
Duration
10 hours
Cancellation
Free, up to 24 h before
Transport
Air-conditioned vehicle
Meeting point
Hard Rock Café, Lisbon
Rating
4.8/5 from 316 reviews

Choose this for the Azenhas do Mar viewpoint and guided Pena rooms. Azenhas and Cabo da Roca each get 30 minutes. Cascais gets 15. Give it a miss if you walk slowly.

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Sintra- Cascais Tour

From €100 per adult · ages 18 to 64

Pena rooms visited. Both palace tickets cost extra: €20 for Pena and €20 for Regaleira. Lunch extra.

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The starting total is €140 per adult before lunch. The company buys Pena and Regaleira tickets. Pay the extra €40 in cash or by PayPal on the day. The route can run coast-first when the 09:30 Pena allocation is unavailable. A late arrival can mean missing a palace.

Languages offered: Portuguese, English, Italian, French or Spanish (audio guide also available).

Shared options · From-price per adult, ages 18 to 64
Exact optionEntry includedFrom
Sintra- Cascais TourCompared abovePena rooms visited; tickets extraAdd €20 Pena + €20 Regaleira€100
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Operator: Happy Firefly Tours · · Up to 8 people

Guide inside Pena and Regaleira, you buy the tickets

Van of 8, 120 minutes in each, from €75

Start
08:00
Duration
8 hours
Cancellation
Free, up to 24 h before
Transport
Air-conditioned vehicle
Pickup
Hard Rock Café, Lisbon, or pickup 07:30 to 08:00 at selected hotels
Rating
5.0/5 from 155 reviews

The single option gives Pena 120 minutes and Regaleira 120 with the guide inside both, then the old town 60 and Cabo da Roca 25, in a van of up to 8 from €75 per adult. The tickets to Pena and Regaleira are not in the price: you buy them.

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Experience a magical day in Sintra, Palace of Pena, Quinta da Regaleira and Cabo da Roca from Lisbon

From €75 per adult · ages 18 to 64

No tickets in the price; you buy Pena and Regaleira. Guided inside Pena and through Regaleira’s gardens; Regaleira’s palace and well are self-guided by the estate’s rules. Lunch extra.

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Pickup 07:30 to 08:00 from selected hotels; otherwise meet at the Hard Rock Café, where the black Mercedes van waits. The exact time comes the day before. Child seats are mandatory from 5 to 12 and come on request.

The listing asks for a moderate level of fitness and comfortable shoes.

Language: English or Portuguese.

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Two private days with the guide inside

Two private days where the guide comes in with you: a customisable one, and one with the first slot of the day.

Shared van of 8 · Jump in tours · 71 reviews

Guided at Regaleira, Pena from the terraces

Start
08:30
Duration
7 to 8 hours
Cancellation
Free, up to 24 h before
Transport
Air-conditioned vehicle
Meeting point
We will pick up all guests in front of Dona Maria II National Theater
Rating
5.0/5 from 71 reviews

“Sintra Full Day tour from Lisbon - small group tour” visits Pena’s terraces and exterior for 120 minutes without going inside the rooms, in the listing’s own words, then Regaleira for 120 with the guide, Cabo da Roca 30 and Praia Grande 120, in a van of up to 8 for 7 to 8 hours from €70 per adult. Tickets are extra. It sits here, outside the count, because the guide does not take you into Pena.

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Sintra Full Day tour from Lisbon - small group tour

From €70 per adult · ages 4 to 80

No tickets in the price. Guided at Regaleira; Pena from outside. Snacks on board; lunch extra.

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Meet in front of the Dona Maria II theatre in Lisbon at 08:30. A fair amount of walking up and down the hill.

Give this one a miss if you’re pregnant or have a heart condition.

5.0/5 · 71 reviews

Language: English.

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Private · Picta Travel

Guided inside the monuments you choose

Start
08:30 / 09:00
Duration
8 hours
Cancellation
Free, up to 24 h before
Transport
Air-conditioned van
Pickup
Hotel pickup
Rating
5.0/5 from 893 reviews

“Pick up and drop-off in Lisbon” is a customisable private day from €110 per person for a party of 1 to 15, with guided visits inside the monuments you choose. Tickets are extra and can be pre-booked if you message ahead.

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Pick up and drop-off in Lisbon

From €110 per adult · ages 10 to 90

No tickets in the price; pre-booked on request. Guided visits inside. Lunch extra.

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The listed stops are a menu: old town 35 minutes, Regaleira 90, Monserrate 10, Azenhas do Mar 15, Praia Grande 90, Cabo da Roca 30, Pena 90. A day cannot hold them all; pick with the guide.

Pickup 08:30 or 09:00 at any hotel or Airbnb in Lisbon, Sintra or Cascais. Child seats €10 each.

5.0/5 · 893 reviews

Languages offered: English, Portuguese or Spanish.

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Private · No Map Tours

The guide escorts you in at the first slot

Start
08:00
Duration
8 hours
Cancellation
Free, up to 24 h before
Transport
Air-conditioned vehicle
Pickup
Hotel pickup
Rating
5.0/5 from 211 reviews

“Pickup and Tickets Included” includes the first Pena slot and a guide inside. Choose this 8-hour private trip if its fixed route suits you. Itinerary changes and luggage are excluded.

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Pickup and Tickets Included

From €105 per adult · ages 0 to 99

Pena rooms ticket and first entry slot included. A guide goes inside. Lunch extra. For 2 to 7 travellers.

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Hotel pickup is at 08:00, with hotel drop-off. Cascais gets 90 minutes. From €105 per person, ages 0 to 99. Book for 2 to 7 travellers. Lunch is extra.

5.0/5 · 211 reviews

Language: English.

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Before choosing a guided Pena tour

What does “guide inside” mean?

The guide walks the palace route with you and explains the rooms; the visit takes 45 to 60 minutes on a one-way path. Most tours stop at the door: the guide covers the park and terraces and you see the rooms on your own. Both are honest; the listings say which.

Which tours say the guide stays outside?

Inside Lisbon guides the exterior; Ó turista, Hikesiders and Local In Lisbon leave the rooms self-guided; Cooltour gives free time inside; Sintra Lovers and Mr. Local wait at the entrance. They are on the other pages, not here.

Is there an official guided visit at Pena?

Yes. Parques de Sintra sells its own guided visit of the palace at €75 per adult, against €20 for the Essential ticket. A tour with the guide inside costs less than that on top of the transport.

Does a guide inside change the ticket?

No. Every tour here uses the Essential ticket, the rooms of the new wing, the terraces and the park. The guide adds explanation, not extra rooms; the €45 Full Tour with the private apartments is a separate official product.

Going independently

Only Pena with the official guide?

The return train from Rossio and Parques de Sintra’s own guided visit come to €80.10: a guide inside the palace without the van, the coast or the second palace.

The direct train takes 40 minutes; bus 434 links the station with the palace gate, the 434/435 pass is €13.50 for 24 hours.

Train guideTicket guideOfficial Pena tickets
Rossio to Sintra, each way
€2.55
Return train: €2.55 × 2
€5.10
Pena guided visit, adult, official
€75
Train + guided visit
€80.10

Excludes the bus, the internal Pena shuttle and meals. One palace, no coast.

? Official prices checked , daily.

Roman Antonov, editor

I live in Cascais, twenty minutes from Sintra, and I love the place. This site is where I share it: the palaces, the trains, the tickets, and now the tours.

For this page I read the listings of 93 tours and kept the seven where the operator states that the guide enters the palace with you. Where a listing says the guide stays outside or the rooms are self-guided, the tour is not here.

Ticket prices and hours come from Parques de Sintra, train fares and times from CP, checked on the date shown. Tour prices, inclusions, group sizes and review counts come from the listings and carry the date they were read.

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