The 10 Best Tours in Santarem District, Central Portugal

Visit Fatima as a pilgrim, not a tourist ! Tread in the footsteps of religious pilgrims during this private full-day tour to Fátima from Lisbon. One of the most important Catholic pilgrimages sanctuaries in Europe, Fátima is the town where, in 1917, three small children saw the Virgin Mary. Tour the homes where the children lived, visit the Sanctuary and Chapel of Apparitions, and see the Basilica of the Holy Trinity. Attend mass in Fátima if you choose to. This private tour can be customized to suit your needs at Fatima Shrine and includes round trip transportation from Lisbon. With our tour you'll have a deep knowledge of the Fatima Message still so contemporary more then 100 years later!

Inclusions: Bottled water, Driver/guide, Tour escort/host, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off at Lisbon Central Hotels, Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned minivan or transport by private vehicle OR, Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities

Fátima Tour from Lisbon: As one of the largest religious pilgrimage sites in the World, Fatima was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is known as the place where the Virgin Mary appeared to three little shepherds. In a private car, visiting Fatima from Lisbon can be a challenge. This tour offers a solution by providing transportation between the Portuguese capital and one of the country’s most important religious sites, without sacrificing the comfort of private transportation. Your guide takes you to top sites in and around Fatima, including a factory of religious objects and sacred religious sites, and then leaves you free to explore each location on your own.

Inclusions: All taxes, fees and handling charges, Fuel surcharge, Tour escort/host, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Lunch, Gratuities

HALF-Day tour. Travel to Fátima on a fantastic trip. Visit The Sanctuary and enjoy this approx. 4 hour private tour

Inclusions: Bottled water, Driver/guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Exclusions: Food and drinks

Looking to discover Portugal in a different way, without stress and with all your day planed? Look no more. We do private tours around this lovely region of Portugal (we are locals) from Nazaré or other local city up to Batalha, Alcobaça, Nazaré, Óbidos and more, and we will be with you all day. All our tours can be customised. Just drop us a message and we can plan our day together. We will make your day special and unique with this tour starting and ending this west center region.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Driver/guide, Local guide, Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Lunch, Fees for the monuments

We go to a sacred place, Religious where Our Lady of Fatima appeared to the Little Shepherds. Let's visit the houses where the 3 shepherds lived Let us walk a little by the sacred road to the Calvary of the Hungarians The driver will always be a Catholic In our Tour there is no stress, because we will be in a sacred place so that we can pray and feel the peace within us. The driver will always take pictures of you to offer at the end of the Tour. Our Tour is peace and love to all Pilgrims

Inclusions: Water, Free WIFI, Mass on TV and Film of Fatima History on TV in the car, Sockets USB for mobile phone charger, Air-conditioned vehicle, WiFi on board

Exclusions: Lunch

A relive to the past trying to understand the past, the present and maybe even future importance of the Templars in Portugal, do it on our Templar Tour. Also understand the importance of this important religious Order in the future Country Portugal and also the importance that Portugal had for the growth of the Order. Held in our company, on this tour in a comfortable and 100% flexible way.

Inclusions: Private guide and accompaniment to all monuments, Private transportation, Compulsory insurance, Pick up and drop off at the accommodation, Air-conditioned vehicle, Clean and Safe Certificate

Exclusions: Lunch, Monument tickets

Visit 3 monuments classified by UNESCO as world heritage, and through them, know the Gothic, Manueline and Renaissance architecture, as well as the history and legends of the creation of Portugal in the XII century, until its affirmation, in the Battle of Aljubarrota, in the century XIV.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation, skip the line to the monasteries

Exclusions: Lunch

Much more than a simple, plain visit to the ex-libris of the city, the Convent of Christ, this tour guides you and involves you in the mythic Templar History that the teletransports you all the way to the beginning of Tomar’s history and the Templar Knights.This place has become, throughout the decades, a live museum of Portuguese History having been in this exact same place where important portuguese history pages were written. Leafing through this immense book we will be get in touch with the most diverse styles and forms which coexist there, making it the greatest example of this magnitude in the world. From the Charole and its uniquely painted panels to the illustrious Capitulo window or the architecture of the main cloister

Inclusions: Ticket to enter the Convent of Christ

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On this tour we invite you to explore our best secret: the Knights Templar history. We’ll start our day in Tomar (140 km or 87 miles northeast of Lisbon). We’ll visit the Church of Santa Maria do Olival, that was built in the eleven-hundreds and was used as a burial place for the Knights Templar. Then, we’ll visit the Convento de Cristo which was founded in the same century and was the headquarters of the Knights Templar in Portugal. It’s a Romanic, Gothic, Manueline and Renaissance building with an 8-sided Templar church, inspired in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. We'll also explore Tomar, a lovely town. In the center of Tomar, we’ll find the country’s best-preserved medieval synagogue, that was built in the fourteen-hundreds. Tomar is also the perfect spot for a traditional local lunch. Finaly, we’ll end this tour in the Almourol castle, that was built in the middle of the river Tejo. We will take a boat to reach the castle and enjoy the view from the tallest tower.

Inclusions: Convento de Cristo entrance fee (6€ per person), Almourol castle entrance fee (4€ per person), Hotel pickup and drop-off, Air-conditioned vehicle, Private transportation, Local guide and driver

Exclusions: Food and drinks

You'll explore the central-west of Portugal on a 9-hour group tour from Lisbon, limited to a max of 6 people and only in English. The first stop is in Fatima, one of Catholicism's major shrines visited by over 6 million people every year. Then you'll have the opportunity to get to know the Batalha monastery, a UNESCO monument dated from the 14th century. Afterward, you'll visit Nazare, one of the most picturesque coastal cities and worldwide known for its waves, the biggest ever surfed in the world. Here you'll have time to have lunch and enjoy some traditional Portuguese food. Finally, you'll be amazed by the historic village of Obidos, built inside the walls of a castle. Its narrow cobblestone streets and flower-bedecked houses feel like a fairytale castle and you can also taste the famous cherry liquor in a chocolate cup, ginja.

Inclusions: Local guide and driver, Air-conditioned vehicle, Ginja de Óbidos (cherry liqueur in a chocolate cup); 1 per person, Maximum 6 people, The tour will be only in English

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Hotel pickup and drop-off