Gentle strolls ranging typically between 5-10km per day and involving few ascents or descents.
The season for this holiday is:
04 January 2025 - 21 December 2025
03 January 2026 - 20 December 2026
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| mm | 109 | 110 | 68 | 64 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 80 | 111 | 106 |
We can only accept payment in GBP, but you can use this converter to find out how much the holiday equates to in your own currency.
4 nights: 04 January 2025 - 21 December 2025 & 03 January 2026 - 20 December 2026
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan - 14 Mar 2025 | £505 | £295 |
| 15 Mar - 30 Apr 2025 | £670 | £385 |
| 1 - 29 May 2025 | £720 | £380 |
| 30 May - 31 Jul 2025 | £760 | £400 |
| 1 - 24 Aug 2025 | £695 | £400 |
| 25 Aug - 30 Sep 2025 | £750 | £400 |
| 1 Oct - 15 Nov 2025 | £650 | £380 |
| 16 Nov - 17 Dec 2025 | £515 | £300 |
| 3 Jan - 14 Mar 2026 | £535 | £310 |
| 15 Mar - 30 Apr 2026 | £710 | £405 |
| 1 - 29 May 2026 | £760 | £400 |
| 30 May - 31 Jul 2026 | £805 | £420 |
| 1 - 24 Aug 2026 | £735 | £420 |
| 25 Aug - 30 Sep 2026 | £790 | £420 |
| 1 Oct - 15 Nov 2026 | £685 | £400 |
| 16 Nov - 16 Dec 2026 | £545 | £315 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | £0 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £0 |
Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Pay locally for inexpensive train ticket between Lisbon and Sintra.
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
| Solar do Castelo, Lisbon | ||
|---|---|---|
| Superior 'Alfama': 04 Jan - 21 Dec 2025 | £37 | |
| Superior 'Alfama': 03 Jan - 20 Dec 2026 | £39 |
| Sintra Boutique Hotel, Sintra | ||
|---|---|---|
| Deluxe double (no twins): 04 Jan - 21 Dec 2025 | £25 | |
| Deluxe double (no twins): 03 Jan - 20 Dec 2026 | £26 |
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Solar do Castelo, Lisbon (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Jan - 13 Mar 2025 | £92 | £172 |
| 14 Mar - 30 Jun 2025 | £130 | £235 |
| 01 Jul - 31 Aug 2025 | £99 | £186 |
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2025 | £145 | £259 |
| 01 Nov - 21 Dec 2025 | £105 | £197 |
| 03 Jan - 13 Mar 2026 | £97 | £181 |
| 14 Mar - 30 Jun 2026 | £137 | £248 |
| 01 Jul - 31 Aug 2026 | £105 | £197 |
| 01 Sep - 31 Oct 2026 | £153 | £273 |
| 01 Nov - 20 Dec 2026 | £111 | £208 |
| Sintra Boutique Hotel, Sintra (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 04 Jan - 13 Feb 2025 | £105 | £166 |
| 14 Feb - 22 Feb 2025 | £122 | £193 |
| 23 Feb - 31 Mar 2025 | £105 | £166 |
| 01 Apr - 09 Apr 2025 | £122 | £193 |
| 10 Apr - 06 Jun 2025 | £105 | £166 |
| 07 Jun - 30 Sep 2025 | £122 | £193 |
| 01 Oct - 05 Dec 2025 | £105 | £166 |
| 06 Dec - 21 Dec 2025 | £122 | £193 |
| 03 Jan - 13 Feb 2026 | £111 | £175 |
| 14 Feb - 22 Feb 2026 | £129 | £204 |
| 23 Feb - 31 Mar 2026 | £111 | £175 |
| 01 Apr - 09 Apr 2026 | £129 | £204 |
| 10 Apr - 06 Jun 2026 | £111 | £175 |
| 07 Jun - 30 Sep 2026 | £129 | £204 |
| 01 Oct - 05 Dec 2026 | £111 | £175 |
| 06 Dec - 20 Dec 2026 | £129 | £204 |
Travelling from the UK
If you are flying from outside Europe, we recommend flying via Lisbon. To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen - Lisbon (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Birmingham - Lisbon | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bristol - Lisbon | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh - Lisbon | easyJet, Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Glasgow - Lisbon | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Leeds Bradford - Lisbon (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Liverpool - Lisbon | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London City - Lisbon | TAP Air Portugal |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Lisbon | Air Europa, Azores Airlines (SATA), easyJet, TAP Air Portugal |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Lisbon | Azores Airlines (SATA), British Airways, TAP Air Portugal |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Luton - Lisbon | easyJet, Wizz Air |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Stansted - Lisbon | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Lisbon | easyJet, Ryanair, TAP Air Portugal |
| Manchester - Lisbon (via Frankfurt) | Lufthansa |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Newcastle - Lisbon (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Norwich - Lisbon (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
If you are flying from outside Europe, we recommend flying via Lisbon. To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service. Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Lisbon
| Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
|---|---|---|
| own travel arrangements from Lisbon airport to hotel | pay locally | flexible |
| Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
|---|---|---|
| taxi hotel to Lisbon airport (0h30) | £34-£36 | flexible |
| walk (0h15) or taxi (0h05, pay locally) to Sintra, rail Sintra to Lisbon Oriente (0h40) | pay locally | 1000 |
If you've experienced this holiday first hand, why not write a review?
We are keen for as many customers as possible to review their holiday. To make it easier to do so, we include a specific review section on our post-holiday questionnaire, and this is what we publish here, unedited. Read our full review policy >
We did two holidays on this journey to Portugal with Inntravel (having enjoyed 5 previous Inntravel holidays- we enjoy the organization, walk notes and town and city tours very much).
The Lisbon and Palaces of Sintra holiday was well organized with detailed accurate route notes which we greatly enjoyed. The Faro add on was lovely, nice hotel with rooftop pool and bar and interesting town and local biking and island hopping. Coast of Many Colours was fantastic with incredible views and boardwalks and interesting villages, fantastic food, when we were on the coastal areas of the hikes.
The holiday was disappointing in a major aspect however, because the Coast of Many Colours hike route included two full days (from the week long trip) of hiking into the interior, on poor routes that were part of the Portuguese hiking system, but NOT on the coast at all . These two days were on dirt roads, flat areas and significantly in some areas for parts of two days, we walked through areas that were completely industrial and uninspiring. We wouldn't do this trip again and will read all reviews thoroughly in future, the good and the bad. We noted prior to this trip, that several customers commented on the long routes on roads. It appears we weren't the only clients who were not pleased and would not do this interior portion again.
Frustratingly, it was clear from looking at the maps of the Fisherman's Trail that so many lovely sections are on the coast- yet Inntravel completely skipped two days of this in favour of interior walks. The trip would have been great if it stayed to the coast, and on or near the gorgeous Fishermans Trail, and local circular hikes, with the always helpful Inntravel descriptions, so hikers can truly enjoy the coast of many colours.
Thank you for the hiking holiday Cheers
Highlights in Lisbon were wandering round the Alfama district (despite having purse stolen from rucksack - personal security needs attention!) and visiting the Gulbenkian museum. What an amazing and exquisite collection. If museums and galleries are your "thing", then don't miss this one.
The many Sintra palaces have much to offer. We particularly loved Monserrate and Regaleira.
A fantastic holiday with great hotels to stay both in Lisbon and Sintra. And great history and scenery. The walks were easy and interesting. We didn't have time to all do all the walks in Lisbon but we did enough to keep us happy.
We did two holidays on this journey to Portugal with Inntravel (having enjoyed 5 previous Inntravel holidays- we enjoy the organization, walk notes and town and city tours very much).
The Lisbon and Palaces of Sintra holiday was well organized with detailed accurate route notes which we greatly enjoyed. The Faro add on was lovely, nice hotel with rooftop pool and bar and interesting town and local biking and island hopping. Coast of Many Colours was fantastic with incredible views and boardwalks and interesting villages, fantastic food, when we were on the coastal areas of the hikes.
The holiday was disappointing in a major aspect however, because the Coast of Many Colours hike route included two full days (from the week long trip) of hiking into the interior, on poor routes that were part of the Portuguese hiking system, but NOT on the coast at all . These two days were on dirt roads, flat areas and significantly in some areas for parts of two days, we walked through areas that were completely industrial and uninspiring. We wouldn't do this trip again and will read all reviews thoroughly in future, the good and the bad. We noted prior to this trip, that several customers commented on the long routes on roads. It appears we weren't the only clients who were not pleased and would not do this interior portion again.
Frustratingly, it was clear from looking at the maps of the Fisherman's Trail that so many lovely sections are on the coast- yet Inntravel completely skipped two days of this in favour of interior walks. The trip would have been great if it stayed to the coast, and on or near the gorgeous Fishermans Trail, and local circular hikes, with the always helpful Inntravel descriptions, so hikers can truly enjoy the coast of many colours.
Thank you for the hiking holiday Cheers
Highlights in Lisbon were wandering round the Alfama district (despite having purse stolen from rucksack - personal security needs attention!) and visiting the Gulbenkian museum. What an amazing and exquisite collection. If museums and galleries are your "thing", then don't miss this one.
The many Sintra palaces have much to offer. We particularly loved Monserrate and Regaleira.
A fantastic holiday with great hotels to stay both in Lisbon and Sintra. And great history and scenery. The walks were easy and interesting. We didn't have time to all do all the walks in Lisbon but we did enough to keep us happy.
The Solar do Castelo hotel was lovely - the peacocks, all day pastries, tea and coffee and courtesy carafe of port in the room were all unexpected extras. The Lisbon walking notes were very good but unrealistic if you stopped to sightsee anywhere so we adapted parts of these. There needs to be a warning to buy the monastery tickets online before going there and still expect to queue to get in. The grounds of the Pena palace in Sintra deserve a mention - as heavy rain was predicted we took the bus there but walked extensively round the grounds. The weather in Sintra was definitely cooler and wetter than Lisbon and we are told this is usually the case all year round.
The painted ceilings in the Sintra National Palace were spectacular, and Biester was fascinating too. Also very special were the sudden downhill vistas in Lisbon as we passed a funicular or other steep street. Overall a great break, and we were very glad we took an extra day in Lisbon which allowed us to see much more
Overall the holiday was excellent. The Lisbon city tour would be better done in two separate days to do it justice. Sintra again needed more time to take in all the sights.
Hotel Do Castelo was a personal highlight - free port in our rooms, free champagne, coffee, tea, and pastries every day in the communal area, peacocks wandering about outside, and very welcoming and friendly service. Superb breakfasts. Loved it there. Enjoyed the walks in Lisbon, especially strolling around the Alfama area and wandering around the Castelo de Sao Jorge (definitely worth getting there early!). Recommend the Fado museum. Loved the Pastel de Nata in the shop alongside Casa Brasilera on Rua Augusta. Only complaint? Not enough time to do all we wanted. In Sintra the views from the Moorish castle are superb and we also loved the walk down through the park towards the Villa Sassetti. There is a lovely cafe there near the villa - Casa das Minas. We sat outside with fabulous views of the National Palace sipping red wine. They have artwork you can look at (https://www.instagram.com/ccasadasminas/)
Inntravel gave us so much excellent advice and information! The walks were really great and the hotels were excellent! Being big on food, we especially appreciated the restaurant recommendations. One word of advice, even a short walk in Lisbon is a lot of work - there are lots of hills and staircases everywhere!
Combining Lisbon and Sintra with the Azores really made this a much more memorable holiday. Both are absolute musts and accommodation and guidance were both outstanding. Each of the islands visited in the Azores were very different and accommodation was a bit variable. On the walking side, a lot of the tracks are wide cinder tracks that can get a bit boring, although the 10 volcanoe walk was outstanding with a lot of variety. However, it was hard expecially when humidity is high and its a hot day. The Inntravel walking routes really did make the best of what can be seen on the islands. It was very clear that a lot of thought and planning went into this holiday and that did make it enjoyable and good value for money.
Good holiday (Lisbon & Palaces of Sintra and From Cape to Castle Walking holidays) but in first 2 weeks in May there were big crowds particularly in Lisbon and Sintra.
The holiday exceeded our expectations and we were delighted with the accommodation in both Lisbon and Sintra. The brochure was really comprehensive and put the holiday within an historical context of Portugal as well as giving useful up to date information. We would certainly use Inntravel again and wouldn't hesitate to recommend the company to others.
As you would expect from Inntravel, this is a gem of a short break holiday that meets high expectations.
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