Boat Tours – Lisbon

Experience Boat Tours in Lisbon

How about boat and bus: There aren’t many cities that allow you to explore on and offshore, but Lisbon does. Pick your hop-on hop-off boat and bus tour and you can explore across 2 days the city. What better way than combining the two? It makes exploring the city so easy. It’s a winning combo.

Top tips and hints: With Lisbon being known as the city of seven hills, these hints will help you make the most of your time here. Also, make your life easier. Firstly, wear comfortable shoes, you’ll be doing plenty of walking. Get yourself a Lisbon card as it’ll help you get into the top attractions and save you some pennies.

Beware those pickpockets: Lisbon is a safe city to explore, but like many cities around Europe pickpockets do operate, so make sure you keep your bag close, and valuables well hidden. Head for the beach: If you are spending a few days in Lisbon and having taken your boat tour then head for the beach! Sintra is one place to add to your bucket list.

• On your boat tour you’ll no doubt come across the Vasco da Gama bridge stretching itself across the lands. It’s long! A whopping 7.6 miles (12km) in length and is the second longest in Europe. When you look can you see its resemblance to the Golden Gate?

• One of Lisbon’s hidden treasures is the Aguas Livre Aqueduct in the Alcantara valley. You’ll get some great views of the city.

• A great place to take the kids is Oceanario de Lisbon, which just so happens to be the world’s largest saltwater aquarium. Well worth a few hours of exploring.