Templar River: Tomar and Almourol Shared Tour
Recommended by 93% of travelers
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Lisbon, Portugal
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Explore the legacy of the Knights Templar in Tomar, on this private guided day-trip from Lisbon perfect for history buffs and architecture fans alike. Alongside your local guide—who provides insight you wouldn’t get alone—explore the Convento de Cristo, Tomar city, and Almourol Castle after a short boat ride on the Tagus River, among other places of interest for a comprehensive experience.
- Enjoy a comprehensive introduction to the history of the Knights Templar
- Relax on this Templar River day trip, with included round-trip hotel or port transfers
- Learn more than you could alone from your local guide and onboard commentary
- Take advantage of free time to explore in Tomar and on Almourol Castle island
What's Included
- Live commentary on board
- Local guide
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Fresh bottle of water
- WiFi available in the minivan
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Operating hours.9:00 am
Itinerary
1
Around Lisbon
Admission Ticket Free
2
Tomar
Admission Ticket Free
3
Convento de Cristo
Admission Ticket Not Included
4
Constancia
Admission Ticket Free
5
Castelo de Almourol
Admission Ticket Not Included
6
Igreja de Santa Maria dos Olivais
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 29 reviews
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JoseEnrique_H, Nov 2025
This was a truly historic experience with a guide who brought it to life. A great discovery. Be prepared with good shoes!
Neil_S, Jul 2025
This was a great day of sightseeing. Our guide, Tiago, was super informative and made the day very interesting.
Lisa_H, May 2025
Great history and relevant feedback from our guide. Van was comfortable and good company with other travelers
Lea_K, Apr 2024
As a history buff, the Templars have long been a fascinating subject for me. Visiting Almourol and Tomar was absolutely captivating. Our guide had an incredibly deep knowledge of Templar history and Portuguese history generally. And at the same time was incredibly gracious. Thank you!
Ian_P, Nov 2023
Was amazing trip Daniel was a great tour guide with excellent knowledge and sense of humor. Took the extra step on everything we saw and did.
Would use this company again no problem
Deborah_D, Sep 2023
Visiting the area of the Knights Templar was the most memorable, especially being were are decedent of the King of the Knights Templar. Joao (John) was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable, friendly and courtesy.
John_S, May 2023
The Almourol Castle is interesting and is a great photo op, but we were more surprised by the Convent of Christ in Tomar, which was absolutely huge and surprising how lavishly it was decorated - for a monastery. Great tour. Be prepared to walk a lot
Tom_D, Oct 2022
Enjoyed this trip immensely. The guides were very informative and friendly. We had ample time at each site to explore and I enjoyed the free time to walk around the town and eat lunch. Would highly recommend for anyone interested in the Templars or history in general.
Stuart_J, Sep 2022
Juan was an exceptional guide and so considerate. We were lucky to be with a group of lovely and understanding people.
Beverly_W, Jul 2022
Great tour of Tomar and Almourol and history of the Knight's Templar. The watchtower in Almourol takes a short boat ride to the entrance (lots of steps but well worth the climb.) The Knight's Templar castle and convent next to it was very interesting and the dome area very beautiful. We had time to walk around the town of Tomar and it's beautiful park and had a wonderful lunch at restaurante Beira rio on Rua Alexandre Herculano. Our tour guide Joao (John) was very knowledgeable about the area.
Joao even took us to the aqueduct built in the 17th Century that fed water to the castle and surrounding farmland. You can go up into one section of the aqueduct which was very interesting.
The day is a long because of the travel time from Lisbon to Tomar but worth the time.
Hend_O, May 2022
The knights templar sites were really cool. However, our guide didn’t seem to know anything about the topic so I didn’t learn anything I didn’t know already. He asked us to ask questions at the beginning but he did not teach us anything throughout the day. He just walked us through the sites. And when someone did ask a question, he would google the answer. Not the experience I paid for. I learned a couple things from 2 of the other guests on the tour. I would have liked this tour so much better if the guide was confident in the history of this topic. Also, it was really hot that day and the vehicle had no working air conditioning, the seats were uncomfortable and a window was busted and made it loud and annoying for the person sitting next to it. The guide also just talked to the person in the front seat and not the rest of us when we were on the long drives. The vehicle also needs a speaker so everyone can hear the guide.
Response from Host, May 2022
Dear Hend:
We already had a comment about this tour and we'll repeat what we said before:
- the vehicle is a recent VW Caravelle van, the best available. The window is not busted and the AC works perfectly. Only our guide, who is new in the company, couldn't handle things properly. We're sorry about that;
- the guide is very knowledgeable about the central themes of the tour, but there's always suprprise questions you can't predict and know the answer. No one knows everything.
All in al, our new guide had a difficult day. We already reinforced his training.
We're deeply sorry the tour was less than you expected, and we'll be glad to offer you another go for free if you have the chance to return to Portugal.
Hope to see you back,
Gil
Around Lisbon Team
terrygraap, Jan 2020
This was an excellent. The tour person was articulate and know her subject matter well. She spoke fluent English even though her native language was Portuguese. She was very patient with me as I have disability issues.
Thanks, Raquel aka Sophie Loren
Sylvain_G, Mar 2024
L'histoire riche du château D'Almourol, l'histoire du couvent est très impressionnante. Excellent guide
Roland_V, Mar 2024
Es war hervorragend, speziell natürlich Tomar mit der Templer-Burg und dem tollen Convento de Cristo. Juan hat das sehr gut gemacht, er hat uns viele, viele Infos gegeben, hat uns aber trotzdem auch zwischendurch ruhige Zeiten gelassen. Kann ich also nur empfehlen - speziell mit Juan.
rgis_B, Nov 2021
Exceptionnel à ne pas manquer le château templier est remarquable et Almourol tout autant son accès en barque est étonnant Nous recommandons cette excursion
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