Top Beiras Outdoor Activities

Discover the rich history and traditions of Coimbra and its ancient university during this guided tour. Join your dedicated tour guide and walk around the campus of Portugal’s oldest university, visiting the Royal Palace, chapel, the assembly room, and the stunning Joanina Library. Then, venture out to the city to see key landmarks including the cathedral, the Barbican Gate, and the Santa Cruz Monastery.

The Best Way to Discover Coimbra: Scavenger Hunt & Self-Guided Tour. Play, learn, and walk! Explore at your own pace with a 100% self-guided activity. Start anytime (24/7) with no guides or schedules. Pause for a photo at Praça do Comércio or a stroll through Praça Dom Dinis and resume whenever you're ready—even the next day. This unique team-building activity is perfect for couples, families, and groups. The "Complete City" Package - Everything you need in one app: Interactive Game: Solve puzzles and discover 10+ major attractions, plus hidden gems revealed along the way. Learn the history/legends of each site. Insider Tips: Access hand-picked local restaurant and shop recommendations. What you will visit: Santa Cruz Church, Praça do Comércio, Barbican Gate, Sé Velha, National Museum Machado de Castro, New Cathedral, University of Coimbra, Minerva Stairs, Praça Dom Dinis, and Jardín Botánico de la Universidad.

Dating back to medieval times, the mountainous villages surrounding Coimbra are like something from a fairy tale, but navigating the winding roads alone can be stressful. This private half-day trip transports you through the traditional villages of Lousa, providing cultural context and translation that you’d struggle to get if you were on your own.

A city built around a university older than most countries — Coimbra takes learning seriously and fun seriously too. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Coimbra on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Puzzle at the Jardim da Manga and its curious yellow cloister-fountain • Enter the orbit of the Mosteiro de Santa Cruz, resting place of kings • Climb to the Paço das Escolas, ceremonial heart of the university Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size. Class is in session — attendance optional, curiosity mandatory.

The Agricultural Colony of Ílhavo located 5 minutes from the center of Aveiro has a stunning landscape with unmissable fauna and flora. All this immensity allows you to have a feeling of being in a completely stunning and natural place, in the middle of the forest. The breathtaking views make the tour an incredible experience.

Embark on a journey through the heart of Coimbra with TouringBee's convenient mobile guide on your smartphone. This itinerary is specifically crafted to allow you to explore the city's attractions within a brief span of 1.5-2 hours. Experience the charm of quaint streets and lookout points, intriguing tales, and local folklore. Navigate the route at your leisure, without the need to keep up with a tour group. Feel free to pause at a café or detour to explore an intriguing side street, and return to the route whenever you wish. If you have just one day to visit Coimbra, spend it with a TouringBee audio guide and gain more insights than those who have spent a week there.

Buggy rides in the stunning Lousã mountains with a stop at Aldeia de Xisto Casal Novo and breathtaking viewpoints. The dual passion for nature and adventure led us to create an opportunity to share the remarkable beauty of Serra da Lousã with others looking for an experience that goes beyond just getting to know the tourist areas.

Venture into the forests of Central Portugal, without the worry of getting lost, on this private and personalized tour of Bussaco. Enjoy time away from the bustling streets of Coimbra and spend time in nature as you explore enchanting landscapes, learn about the area's biodiversity, and visit the gardens of the Bussaco Palace Hotel—a unique opportunity to visit an area of the country that many tourists miss.

Our school is located in a stunning landscape with unmissable fauna and flora. When the host of the experience in a natural environment is one of the most robust and imposing animals, contrasting with all its sweetness and delicacy, it makes the baptism on horseback a lively, unique and unforgettable experience. Over 25 minutes in tune with the horse, any nature lover, with or without equestrian experience, child or adult, will awaken an illustrious and distinct sensation. It is an ideal experience to open doors to a whole passion for the equestrian world.

With its lush river paths, picturesque forests, and gentle mountains, Ceira Valley is ideal for canyoning—but getting started can feel intimidating, especially without experience. Ideal for nature lovers of all levels, this half-day canyoning excursion includes all equipment and hands-on support from a guide, so you can relax and focus on slides, jumps, and river crossings.

Visit remote places up in the mountains outside Coimbra that take a 4-wheel-drive vehicle to reach on this private tour of the schist villages around Lousã Mountain. Drive up into the mountains to see a series of these scenic villages made of shale stone, some of which will involve hiking to reach and passing through forest home to local wildlife. Places on this tour are limited to travelers.

Private guided route in an off-road vehicle with driver/guide through places of greatest natural, human and cultural heritage of Serra da Estrela: Tower (highest point in Serra da Estrela and mainland Portugal), Poço do Inferno (largest waterfall in the mountains), Covão da Ponte (recreation area on the Mondego river), Mondego river valley, including the chapel of Nª Srª de Assedasse, the option to visit Folgosinho, Linhares da Beira, Penhas Douradas and the Vale do Rossim Dam, glacial valley of the Zêzere river valley and Covão d’ametade, Santinha, Cabeça do Pharaó, Azinha and Corredor dos Mouros, with viewpoint of Capela S. Lourenço. The route can be changed, according to the group's departure and arrival location, the available time and existing atmospheric conditions. We guarantee the best experience in Serra da Estrela!

Discover one of Portugal’s largest Roman settlements—and couple visits to ancient ruins with a museum excursion—during this private-half day Conimbriga tour. Choose between morning and afternoon start times, depart from your Coimbra hotel, and travel via private vehicle. You’ll discover Conimbriga’s ruins and famed aqueduct, will visit the PO.RO.S - Portugal Roman Museum in Sicó, and can also explore the Museu Monografico de Conimbriga.

Fátima is widely considered among Portugal’s most important Catholic pilgrimage sites, but visiting independently means missing its spiritual significance. On this tour, begin with a pickup at your Coimbra hotel and explore three of the chapels and basilica around Fátima. Visit Valinhos and the homes of the three shepherds before whom the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared, and learn of the sites’ importance to Catholics across the world.

A unique caving experience in the third largest cave in Portugal, discovering and exploring learning about the underground world.

The Roman Empire had an enormous weight in our culture and the evidence of this can be found a bit everywhere in the Sicó area. In this adventure we will start to discover the complex of the Roman Ruins of Conímbriga where you can contemplate the architectural capability of the Roman people and how they lived. From here we will head towards another “ex-libris” of this region, the Casmilo Holes, majestic geological formations that were once complexes of underground caves that are now exposed to the surface. All this and much more is what we will discover in this adventure... ENTRY INCLUDED

Discover the unspoiled beauty of Central Portugal on horseback! We offer guided trail rides through rolling hills, forests, picturesque villages and quiet country paths. Choose the ride that matches your experience: Tour 1 – Experienced Riders (1.5–2.5h) For riders aged 13+ who ride regularly and confidently control a horse at walk, trot and canter, with a balanced, independent seat. Not suitable for occasional/holiday riders or riders without sufficient experience. Tour 2 – Walk & Trot (1–1.5h) For adults and children aged 10+ with some riding experience. Mainly walk, with occasional trot. Riders must be able to post the trot and control their horse independently. An additional guide may accompany the group for extra support. Tour 3 – Guided Walk (45 min) For children and adults with little or no experience. The horse is led by a guide and the ride is entirely at walk. For safety reasons, we may adjust your booked ride if your experience does not match the required level.

Take the hassle out of planning a visit to one of Portugal’s highest mountains—and visit several other destinations along the way—with this thoughtfully-curated full-day excursion to Estrela Mountain and Piodão. Forget about public transport with your private driver-guide at the wheel of the comfortable air-conditioned minivan and instead take in the views as you ascend (then descend) the mountain. Stops at Piodão, among other spots, are included.

Venture away from the bustling city and spend a day in wine country on this full-day excursion. Visit central Portugal’s Bairrada wine region for a day filled with tastings and local experiences. Stop at a few vineyards to learn about the winemaking process, including how to make sparkling wine. Sample various wines, stroll through the vines, walk through deep cellar tunnels, and more over the course of the day.

Soak up the scenery of central Portugal from the back of a bike—something few travelers really get to experience—during this full-day ride down the Ecopista do Dão. In the company of a guide and a small group capped at 8 participants, cover almost 50km and enjoy an intimate experience that is well-suited to experienced cyclists.

Serra da Lousã is known for its “magic villages” of schist but it is not just its stone houses that are magical. In this walk of about 18 km and 900 m of positive difference, we will take you to discover its forests of oak, chestnut and pine trees, always accompanied by water courses and waterfalls. Along this walk we will visit several schist villages where we will take you to imagine what it would be like to live in this summer refuge for shepherds and farmers. Come with us on this adventure, the nature of Serra da Lousã awaits you.

Penacova, the village "where Nature lives", where "breathe good air", a place that awaits you and where the river Mondego will guide you! In this village, near Coimbra, where every corner and nook has a story to tell, we will leave on an adventure and in each place, a letter will find! This letter has a history, a memory, a tradition, a monument, a landscape and all together define the identity of this region. Follow and listen to the melody of the waters of the Mondego River and the Alva River, feel the "good air" of Penacova around your face and discover belvederes, windmills and waterfalls while the green mountains will accompany you. Allow yourself to meet the Nature that lives in this county, allow you to enrich your life with stories and build in your heart a book of memories to never forget.

Explore the Lousã Mountain on an exciting 2-hour buggy ride where narrow land and stone trails reveal breathtaking landscapes. This adrenaline-filled tour includes stops at iconic locations such as the Terreiro das Bruxas and the Bosque das Memórias viewpoint, as well as a visit to Gondramaz Shisto Village and passing through the Villa Nova Wind Park Observatory. Prepare for an unforgettable experience surrounded by the lush nature and rich history of the region. - Duration of 2 hours in a buggy off-road by Serra da Lousã - Stops at places like Gondramaz and panoramic viewpoints - Adventure adapted for nature lovers and adrenaline - Discover the history and beauty of the Serra in a unique tour