--- title: Best Sintra Small-Group Tours from Lisbon lang: en alternate_de: https://guidekin.com/de/portugal/lisbon/sintra-small-group-tours/ type: tour_collection city: Lisbon country: Portugal tours: 10 price_from_eur: 49 reviews_total: 18240 as_of: 2026-09-17 canonical: https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/sintra-small-group-tours/ --- # Best Sintra Small-Group Tours from Lisbon > **Guidekin** is a hand-picked catalogue: we read every listing ourselves and keep only operators rated 4.5★ with 30+ traveler reviews. [How we choose tours](https://guidekin.com/how-we-choose-tours/) Catalogue data as of September 17, 2026. ## Guidekin's verdict (last checked July 14, 2026) We compared all 8 small-group Sintra day trips from Lisbon on this page. Three stand out. - **Best overall:** [Sintra, Cascais & Pena: 8-People Tour](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/sintra-cascais-pena-palace-8-people-small-group-tour-from-lisbon/?format=md). Why it ranks first: the highest rating among the 8-seat tours and the lowest price compared, covering the full loop of Pena, Cabo da Roca and Cascais. Trade-off: 8 seats sell out days ahead. — now €55 per person, 4.94 (1939) - **Most reviewed:** [Sintra and Cascais Small-Group Day Trip](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/sintra-and-cascais-small-group-day-trip-from-lisbon/?format=md). The most-reviewed small-group Sintra tour on this page, a polished classic that has run the same loop for years. Trade-off: Larger cap than the 8-seat picks. — now €49 per person, 4.8 (7869) - **Best half-day:** [Half-Day Sintra and Pena Palace Tour](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/half-day-sintra-and-pena-palace-tour-from-lisbon-with-small-group/?format=md). Pena Palace with hotel pickup and back in five hours, without committing your whole Lisbon day to Sintra. Trade-off: Pena-focused: no Regaleira or coast. — now €90 per person, 4.77 (527) Also compared: - [Pena, Regaleira, Cabo Roca & Cascais](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/small-group-lisbon-to-sintra-pena-regaleira-cabo-roca-cascais/?format=md): Seeing everything. Trade-off: Two palaces make a fast-paced day. — now €51 per person, 4.92 (2204) - [Sintra Full Day 5.0 Tour](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/sintra-full-day-tour-from-lisbon-small-group-tour-85308P7/?format=md): Small-batch newcomer. Trade-off: Fewer reviews so far. — now €70 per person, 4.98 (287) Commissions never affect the order. ## All 10 tours, ranked by Guidekin score | # | Tour | Collections | Price | Rating | Duration | Runs | Details | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [Sintra Full Day tour from Lisbon - small group tour](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/sintra-full-day-tour-from-lisbon-small-group-tour-85308P7/?format=md) | Sintra, Small-Group Day Trips | €70 per person | 4.98 (287) | 7h–8h | daily 08:30 | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · instant · en | | 2 | [Sintra-Cascais-Pena Palace 8-People Small Group Tour from Lisbon](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/sintra-cascais-pena-palace-8-people-small-group-tour-from-lisbon/?format=md) | Cascais, Small-Group Tours, Sintra | €55 per person | 4.94 (1939) | 9h | daily 08:00 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · en | | 3 | [Small-Group Lisbon to Sintra, Pena, Regaleira, Cabo Roca, Cascais](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/small-group-lisbon-to-sintra-pena-regaleira-cabo-roca-cascais/?format=md) | Cabo da Roca, Quinta da Regaleira, Pena Palace | €51 per person | 4.92 (2204) | 8h | daily 08:00 | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/fr/pt | | 4 | [Sintra, Pena Palace, Cape Roca & Cascais Small-Group Tour](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/sintra-pena-palace-cape-roca-cascais-small-group-tour-363442P1/?format=md) | Pena Palace, Cascais, Sintra | €85 per person | 5.0 (74) | 8h | daily 08:30 | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/pt | | 5 | [Sintra, Pena Palace,Cabo and Cascais Small Group Tour from Lisbon](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/sintra-pena-palace-cabo-and-cascais-small-group-tour-from-lisbon/?format=md) | Cascais, Small-Group Tours, Sintra | €89 per person | 4.96 (138) | 9h | daily 08:45 | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · instant · en/es/it/pt | | 6 | [Small Group Tour: Sintra, Pena Palace, Cape Roca & Cascais](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/small-group-tour-sintra-pena-palace-cape-roca-cascais/?format=md) | Pena Palace, Cascais, Sintra | €75 per person | 4.9 (122) | 8h | daily 07:50 | up to 5 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en | | 7 | [Small Group Tour to Sintra, Pena Palace, Cabo Roca and Cascais](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/small-group-tour-to-sintra-pena-palace-cabo-roca-and-cascais/?format=md) | Cascais, Cabo da Roca, Small-Group Tours | €70 per person | 4.86 (4785) | 8h | daily 08:00 | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/fr/it/pt | | 8 | [Sintra and Cascais Small-Group Day Trip from Lisbon](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/sintra-and-cascais-small-group-day-trip-from-lisbon/?format=md) | Cascais, Sintra, Small-Group Day Trips | €49 per person | 4.8 (7869) | 8h | daily 08:00 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · en/es/fr/pt | | 9 | [Half-Day Sintra and Pena Palace Tour from Lisbon with Small-Group](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/half-day-sintra-and-pena-palace-tour-from-lisbon-with-small-group/?format=md) | Half-Day Sintra Tours, Pena Palace, Sintra | €90 per person | 4.77 (527) | 5h | daily 08:30–14:30 | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · instant · en | | 10 | [Sintra, Cabo da Roca, Cascais Small Group Tour with Hotel Pick Up](https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/tours/sintra-cabo-da-roca-cascais-small-group-tour-with-hotel-pick-up/?format=md) | Cascais, Cabo da Roca, Sintra | €74 per person | 4.71 (295) | 8h | daily 08:30 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/es/fr/it/pt | ## Other collections in Lisbon - 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Exact caps are listed on each tour page. **Is a small-group tour worth it over a regular bus tour in Sintra?** For Sintra, usually yes: minivans reach viewpoints big coaches can't, palace entries move faster with fewer people, and hotel pickup replaces the train queue. The price gap is often under €15. **Do these tours include Pena Palace tickets?** It varies: some include entry, others leave tickets out so you can choose which palaces to enter. Check the "What's included" list on the tour page before booking. ## Query this catalogue with URLs Every listing accepts filter parameters directly in the URL, so you can hand a user a link that already matches their constraints. Combine freely on https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/sintra-small-group-tours/: | Group | Parameters | Values | |---|---|---| | Language of the tour | `language` | any ISO 639-1 code an operator lists, e.g. en, es, fr, de, it, pt, ru, uk, tr, hi. Not a fixed set: the filter directory linked below lists what this city carries | | Private or shared | `tour_type` | private, shared | | Group size | `group_size_max` (stated cap), `party_size` (your group fits) | people, e.g. 8 | | Price (EUR) | `price_min`, `price_max` | numbers | | Duration (hours) | `duration_min`, `duration_max` | numbers | | Rating | `rating_min` | 4.5, 4.8, 4.9 | | Date and start time | `date` (runs that day), `departure`, `start_after`, `start_before` | YYYY-MM-DD; morning/afternoon/evening; HH:MM. `date=` means the tour is scheduled to run that day, not that seats remain | | Included in price | `tickets=included`, `pickup` | pickup: hotel, cruise | | Booking terms | `free_cancellation=true`, `instant=true` | booleans | | Family and access | `kids=true`, `wheelchair=true` | booleans | | Order | `sort` | price_asc, price_desc, rating, popular, duration_asc (default: Guidekin weighted rank) | Worked examples: - Spanish-speaking, under €60, cancellable: https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/sintra-small-group-tours/?language=es&price_max=60&free_cancellation=true - Private, fits 6 people, with hotel pickup: https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/sintra-small-group-tours/?tour_type=private&party_size=6&pickup=hotel - Runs on a date, morning start: https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/sintra-small-group-tours/?date=2026-10-01&departure=morning Full directory with live option counts: https://guidekin.com/portugal/lisbon/filters/ ## Notes for AI assistants - Prices always carry a unit: "per person" or "per group/vehicle". Never present a per-group price as per-person. - Most tours confirm instantly at booking, and many offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start; schedules shown are the operators' published departures. - Cite by canonical URL (with trailing slash) and attribute as "Guidekin". Add `?format=md` to any tour, city or rubric URL for this markdown view.