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Full Day Templar River Tour

Lisbon, Portugal
Excellent
Duration

8 hours

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

8 people

Languages

ENG

Experience Overview

Go on a quest for the Knights Templar legacy in Tomar region. Marvel with the Convento de Cristo, one of Portugal’s most unique and impressive architectural monuments, listed as UNESCO World Heritage site. Visit Tomar city, former home of the Order of The Knights Templar, a beautiful, mysterious and magical place.

Get aboard and enjoy a boat ride to discover the stunning Castle of Almourol, that sits on top of a small island in the midlle of Tagus river.

  • Climb up to the Templar castle and discover the monumental work of the Convent of Christ
  • Explore Tomar, one of Portugal’s historical jewels and the last Templar town to be commissioned for construction
  • Visit the old synagogue
  • Watch the natural beauty of the confluence of Zêzere and Tejo rivers in the quaint village of Constância
  • Go on a boat ride to Almourol Castle

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT 

Meet your Around Lisbon guide and head to Tomar on a road trip that should take us about 1 hour. When there, we will go directly to the Templar Castle and the Convento de Cristo Monastery and get amazed by this magnificent monument filled with history.

Descent to the city of Tomar and visit the old town passing by the old Synagogue, the oldest in Portugal. You’ll have the chance to walk around and find some of the most unique buildings in the city, as well some free time to enjoy your lunch (not included).

Leaving Tomar, we’ll head on to Constância, where Luís de Camões – the most famous Portuguese poet – is said to have lived. There, enjoy the magnificent views of the onfluence of Zêzere and Tejo rivers.

Take a small boat ride in the Tagus river calm waters up to the unique Almourol Castle island, where you’ll have some more free time to explore.

Then, take the beautiful roads that follow the Tagus river south, crossing the Ribatejo plains and passing by Golegã (horse riding capital of Portugal) and Santarém (gothic capital of Portugal), before taking the return route back to Lisbon.

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Experience Highlights

  • Climb up to the Templar castle and discover the monumental work of the Convent of Christ
  • Explore Tomar, one of Portugal's historical jewels and the last Templar town to be commissioned for construction
  • Visit the old synagogue
  • Watch the natural beauty of the confluence of Zêzere and Tejo rivers in the quaint village of Constância
  • Go on a boat ride to Almourol Castle

Experience Plan

Included/Excluded

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Expert guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Wi-Fi on board the minivan
  • Complimentary bottle of water
  • Entrance ticket to Convento de Cristo
  • Boat ride and entrance ticket to Almourol Castle
  • Accident and liability insurance
  • Lunch
  • Food and Drinks
  • Any extra services

Location

Lisbon, Portugal

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Lama Odin
07/12/2022
We learned some more history about Lisbon and saw many sites and saw beautiful views.
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Lore Lucca
30/11/2022
This was a great tour. Our guide was providing a rich and complete history.
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Kenzie Anne
22/11/2022
Such a great time. The historical information was great, and the boat was lovely.
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Jade Egan
13/11/2022
Had a wonderful experience, We really learned a lot about the history of Lisbon and Portugal.
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Molly Sophia
31/10/2022
Very informative and we saw some amazing sites.
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Annis Sofia
29/10/2022
The trip was exciting, filled with a lot of information, and beautiful sites.
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Latti Otto
14/10/2022
Super tour. Very informative and historical experience.
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Frank Zane
10/10/2022
Absolutely fantastic experience. The tour guide was terrific and so accommodating.
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Hailey Rae
07/08/2022
This was an outstanding experience. Our guide was knowledgeable, intelligent, and very patient. He explained everything in detail. Loved all the sites we visited.
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Eliel Dubon
30/06/2022
Amazing cute little boat, a relaxed round trip of the river. A very comfortable way to learn more about the local environment and important historical monuments.
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Damian Ross
08/06/2022
This was an outstanding tour. If you like history then you will have a field day. Had a great time.
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Alfie Sloane
30/05/2022
The Templar tour was great! The trip was so interesting with lots of information about Templers.
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Lucy Dadswell
25/04/2022
Simply the best tour. I learned not only about the templars but also about the history of Portugal.
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Reman Mhanna
26/03/2022
Fabulous experience. Five stars to our guide, whom was on time, also very knowledgeable about the history.Thank you for this wonderful experience!
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Gaby Mena
01/01/2022
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. This was an excellent and extremely pleasant experience.
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Yesi Andriani
03/12/2021

Incredibly nice

Incredibly nice. We had a great day exploring history. totally recommend!
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Kelly Yarran
11/11/2021

Perfect trip

Perfect trip. I highly recommend this trip if you are in Lisbon.
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Alisia Serrano
26/10/2021

Pretty peaceful

Pretty peaceful. This was definitely my favorite historical site.
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Jaime Begley
10/10/2021

Great castle

A great castle on an island, We loved every minute of this tour and the sights were amazing.
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Joaquin Lucio
06/10/2021
This was a great chance to see places outside Lisbon. I recommend this tour to anyone interested in history.
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Balerin López
24/09/2021

Outstanding experience

Outstanding experience, a must-do if you're in Portugal. Our trip to Lisbon was perfect.
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Josiah Woessner
09/08/2021
Superb! The tour gave us exactly what we were looking for and it worked very well for us.
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