Lisbon & Sintra Short Break

Trip Style:

Self Guided | Go at your own pace on an independent holiday.

Activity:

Multi Centre Walking | You will spend multiple nights in one or more of the locations on this walking holiday

Grade & Terrain

This trip is graded ‘moderate’ overall and you should be in good physical fitness to fully enjoy the walking on this tour. The route follows a mixture of gravel trails, forest and clifftop paths and daily ascents are between 270m and 540m. On Day 5 you will walk along clifftop coastal paths which can feel exposed so if you suffer from vertigo, you may wish to miss this day’s walk.

Navigation

The route is way-marked in places and not in others. However, we will provide you with detailed turn-by-turn route notes and maps so you will have no problem finding your way. You will also have access to the Macs Adventure Smartphone App enabling you to follow the route using your phone's GPS so you will have no problems finding the way. You can simply download the GPX tracks to your phone for offline use and off you go!

Experience & Fitness

This route is suitable for most regular walkers of average fitness. You should train by walking some daily walks of similar daily distances to your planned itinerary.

• Overnights in boutique hotels and the São Saturnino Convent
• Breakfast at each accommodation.
• Door-to-door baggage transfer as per itinerary.
• Transfers as per itinerary.
• Detailed Information Pack.
• Maps, route notes, GPX tracks and access to our smartphone app.
• 24/7 telephone support from our UK office.

• Travel insurance (required)
• Travel to Lisbon and from Cascais
• Train travel between Lisbon and Sintra
• Lunches, dinners, drinks and Snacks
• Personal equipment
• Entrance Fees

• Additional nights before, during and after the walk

When To Go

You can start this walking tour on any day of the week from January through to June, and from September through to December, subject to availability.

Time of Year

Sintra offers great weather most of the year round but we do not offer this tour in the months of July and August as it can get very hot then, and doesn't make for enjoyable walking. Average temperatures the rest of the year range from 10-15°C (70°F) in the winter to 25-30 °C (77 °F) in the summer months. The inland regions are always slightly cooler than Cascais due to the higher elevations.

Weather and Climate

Sintra offers great weather most of the year round but we do not offer this tour in the months of July and August as it can get very hot then, and doesn't make for enjoyable walking. Average temperatures the rest of the year range from 10-15°C (70°F) in the winter to 25-30 °C (77 °F) in the summer months. The inland regions are always slightly cooler than Cascais due to the higher elevations.

Getting to the Start

Lisbon Airport is easily accessed by direct flights from across the UK, Europe and several cities in the US. Major airlines who fly there include American Airlines, TAP, British Airways, Easyjet and Ryanair amongst others.

By Rail: If you are travelling to Lisbon from elsewhere in Portugal or Spain, it is also easily accessed by rail. A train from Porto to Lisbon takes 3 hours. View rail timetables at the Comboios de Portugal website.  

Getting from the End

It is very easy to get between Cascais and Lisbon Airport. Take the train to Casa do Sodre station in Lisbon (40min) and then catch the bus to the airport (20min).

Baggage Transfer

Your bags will be collected from your accommodation as per your itinerary and moved onto your next overnight accommodation. We ask you to limit your luggage to one bag of up to 20kg per person.

General Information

2021 UPDATE - The Full Sintra to Cascais Tour, has been taken off sale temporarily in 2021 as the Sao Saturnino Convent accommodation (where you spend 3x nights) is currently not taking bookings - we await further feedback from them. 

The reviews for this tour up until November 2019, are based on a previous itinerary. As of November 2019, minor changes and improvements have been made. The routes were all re-checked and route notes re-written in 2019 to alleviate problems with GPS and routefinding. And an additional night has been included at Sao Saturnino Convent as this appears to be a real highlight for many of our customers!

Please be prepared by packing all necessary items, for example, proper rain gear (jacket and pants), sun hat, sunscreen. Your information pack has a detailed equipment list which includes standard walking gear such as good walking boots or shoes, warm and waterproof clothes for the cooler months and lightweight clothing for summer, and a day pack.

Travel Insurance

It is a requirement of booking this tour with Macs Adventure that you have suitable travel insurance which covers you for the activity and emergency evacuation and hospital care.