Belém Private Guided Tour & Jerónimos Monastery Skip-the-Line Tickets

Explore Belém privately with hotel transfers, skip-the-line monastery entry, expert commentary, and an included pastry tasting.

Getting started

Your guide picks you up from your Lisbon hotel in a comfortable private vehicle. On the way to Belém, they introduce the day’s route, which can be adapted to your group’s interests and preferred pace.

What to expect

Jerónimos Monastery

Skip the ticket line and enter this UNESCO-listed monastery with your guide.

Features

• Explore the monastery while learning how its architecture reflects Portugal’s maritime expansion.

• Hear the history and politics behind the Portuguese Discoveries.

• Ask questions and spend more time on the areas that interest your private group.

Belém Tower

Continue to the Tagus waterfront to see the fortress that once guarded Lisbon’s river entrance.

Features

• View the tower’s exterior as your guide explains its defensive and ceremonial roles.

• Learn how the monument became a symbol of Portugal’s Age of Discovery.

• Choose the Belém Tower upgrade to include entry inside the fortress.

Monument to the Discoveries

Visit the riverfront monument dedicated to figures associated with Portugal’s voyages.

Features

• Identify prominent explorers and navigators represented on the monument.

• Hear the wider historical and political context behind the expeditions.

• Travel comfortably between the district’s main landmarks in your private vehicle.

Pastéis de Belém tasting

Stop at the original Pastéis de Belém bakery for a taste of the district’s best-known pastry.

Features

• Enjoy an included Pastéis de Belém tasting during your tour.

• Learn about the pastry’s connection to the nearby Jerónimos Monastery.

Upgrades

Choose entry to Belém Tower to explore inside the riverside fortress. Alternatively, add a 2-hour Tagus River sailing cruise and see Belém’s landmarks from the water.

Wrapping up

After your private tour, your driver drops you back at your Lisbon hotel.