Your tour begins at 8:30am with a pick up at your hotel. This ensures enough time to enjoy the day without any hurry.
Meet up with a knowledgeable guide in Lisbon and travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned car to Serra Mira Aire near Batalha and Ftima citys.
Mira dAire caves were discovered in 1947, but it took six years to know the entire track, which is now opened to the public. These are the greatest caves in the country. They stand out for their indisputable beauty, revealed by the Stalactites Route, which includes several rooms: the imposing Big Room (1st well); the magically coloured Red Room; the sparkling Jewelry; the Majestic Dome (2nd well) and the abrupt descend to the Gallery. As you walk along these winding galleries for hundreds of meters, you will have the chance to contemplate the weirdest and most diversified limestone formations, such as the jellyfish, the small lakes, the Martian, the hells mouth and the organ.
This private tour is provided mainly with the objective of showing Mira Aires Caves and Batalha Main monuments and attractions.After visiting the Caves, you will go to lunch (not inclued) and after visiting Batalha monuments.
Batalhaonly became a place of any significance upon the building of its magnificent monastery, now honoured withUNESCO World Heritage status. This gigantic pearl of Gothic architecture occupied Portugal's most accomplished tradesmen under Royal command for the best past of two centuries. It was built to celebrate the Portuguese victory over the Castillians in theBattle of Aljubarrotain 1385, thus keeping a vow made byKing Joo Ito the Virgin Mary prior to the momentous conflict. The illegitimate brother of the dead, heirless king, Joo's right to the throne of Portugal was challenged by the then Spanish king Juan. Outnumbered and ill equipped, he feared the worst and prayed for assistance from the Virgin. Once victorious, he built and named the monastery in her honour -Mosteiro de Santa Maria da Vitria.. This gigantic pearl of Gothic architecture occupied Portugal's most accomplished tradesmen under Royal command for the best past of two centuries.
At the end of the tour, the guide will drive you back to Lisbon arriving at 6pm.
Why choose a Private Tour?
You can personalize each step of your tour.
You could plan all of the things that you want to do;
You have all our attention;
You can have your time to visit places, where to eat etc;
You can skip the ticket line at monuments to enjoy the best of the experience;
Our friendly driver/guide will show you the best of each place;
Our friendly driver/guide will recommend several restaurants that best suitable to you;
So, with a Private Tour you get the most out of our vacation.