Berlenga Island Small-group Day Trip From Lisbon

Wonderful time, don't hesitate, go ahead and book this. The island was phenomenal and the fort was really cool. Loved obidos as a cool town to explore. Wish we had more time there but it's a good reason to come back again!

This was a unique experience and with a small group it was even better. There is walking involved in this tour but not more than any other tour we took.

We had a fantastic day visiting this amazing island . Our tour guide Nuno was attentive , informative and extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of this tour. It was a tour definitely worth going on . Thank you Nuno.

It is an amazing experience . Our guide was the absolute best. She, Orianna (with a O)🙂was so informative and had the best energy. The island is absolutely Beautiful!There are no words to describe. Everyone we encountered was welcoming and gave the best experience.The boat guides , the ppl of island are so friendly and just had thee best energy . The food at the restaurant, excellent ..love the staff🤗…the boat ride ..the service…everything was nothing short of GREAT! I conquered my my fear of being in large bodies of water with the assistance of everyone being so friendly and supportive in this experience not to mention overall the island is amazing and will make your heart smile & your eyes ✨ ..Absolutely beautiful experience in every way🤩🥰👌🏾

What a cool day. There is a good amount of physical activity, so wear comfortable shoes. I hope you get Nu Nu as the guide. He is full of knowledge and passion for the island. The views are amazing and worth the effort. We recommend the option of Óbidos over the beach town.

The trip was amazing. Nuno was even more amazing. My mom left her wallet in town and realized this 30 minutes after the fact and he turned around and went back and got her purse. We loved spending the day with him. He was very accommodating to our family. What an awesome human!

AMAZING time! I can not recommend this tour enough. It is perfect for the day and an experience many people do not know about!

We had a great day out on the boat. Our host/guide Nuno was very friendly and hospitable. He made us feel very welcome. We enjoyed the tour of the caves on the boat and the cove beach. The food at the restaurant was also 5 stars🤩

Diego was a great tour, fun, told us stories, very nice. He was very accommodating too and was a great time

Diego made this tour an unforgettable experience for my husband and myself. Diego knew so much history of Peniche and Berlengas. He showed us many areas of Berlengas that others may not know about. We highly recommend this tour and it was worth every penny. Thank you, Diego!

The best experience I’ve ever had visiting such a beautiful island! Our tour guide Diego was amazing. My group was small (3 people) which made it more intimate. I loved the scenery, lunch was divine, and the water is crystal clear. Highly recommend!

Our guide was amazing and kind. He ran the Tour very well. I think his name is Nunu. He was very helpful letting me hold his arm as we walked down some steep walkways. The island and the caves are so interesting as is the Fort. If you are even slightly inclined to get seasick however..Please take your Dramamine before you get on the catamaran to go to the island. Many people were sick. I highly recommend this tour and the company

Amazing experience! The island is beautiful and restricted in how many people can get in, but is so worth it. Prepare for a a bit of hike, and stunning views. Our guide Nuno was excellent host, we would highly recommend this trip 😀

Do not miss this trip! Tony was an excellent guide and we had such a wonderful day exploring the island and hanging out at the beach. It was one of the best days we spent in the 2 week trip to Portugal

Amazing visit to this protected island. The views and Fort were expertly narrated by our guide. We wished the glass bottom boat ride was longer. Note: the initial climb up to the top of the hill is difficult. Do not wear sandals. There are also 300 stairs to descend to the fort.

The guide was really good funny and knew a lot . It was a wonderful tour and I recommend it to anybody (except if you got weak knee)

Berlenga island is a beautiful place! Our guide Nuno was very friendly and knowledgeable about the island. The caves and rock formations around the island was very interesting and the scenery along the hike was spectacular. Must visit if you are into nature activities!

Great ferry boat ride to Berlengas island and we did a fun hike on the island and toured the fort. We then had a fun boat ride around the island through sea caves. W had time to beach and swim.

We booked this months ago. We spent a lot of money on plane tickets and a hotel. We probably won't ever have another chance in our lifetimes to see this place. I've been waiting for months to see. I'm unhappy with how this was cancelled the day before with no sincere apologies as if my time and money mean nothing. Very unprofessional and disappointing. Also inconsiderate of other people's time. I will likely never book ANYTHING using TripAdvisor again due to the cold, unfeeling, inhuman way this was handled.

To start with the positive, The Berlengas were absolutely breathtaking and well worth the visit, our tour guide was very knowledgable and very kind however the lack of communication with this company really took away from the overall experience. Our tickets clearly stated 8am and we were to return by 4pm. We stood waiting an hour and a half for them to pick us up. I messaged them several times and they eventually got back to me stating they moved our pick up time to 9:15. It wasn't until we actually got to the Berlengas that we found out that we were not returning to Lisbon until 7pm, which was inconvenient to us being our last night in Lisbon, we missed our dinner reservations. Once at the Berlengas we hiked a distance to get to the fort, only to be told we only had 12 mins to explore then we had to get on the boat. We did the tour of the caves then got taken back to the starting point and told we now have 2 hours and 40 mins to eat lunch! We couldn't believe that we had 12 mins to explore then we were bored silly sitting waiting on the return ferry for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Bottom line - Berlengas are beautiful but do them on your own time! 12 minutes at the fort was NOT enough time to explore and 2 hours and 40 mins to sit and have lunch and wait to take ferry back was WAY too long

BEAUTIFUL site. If you’re looking for “off the beaten path” this is for you!! Our guide Nuno was very informative and knowledgeable about the history of the area. It’s a gorgeous little surprise of an island and not very crowded. What they do NOT tell you is the hike is quite steep so quite challenging (our guide Nino was great and did stop often) so you have to be moderately fit. The glass bottom tour was AMAZING but a bit short wish we could spend more time out in the water. The caves are gorgeous. There is a little beach but the water is a bit cold. GOURGOUS ISLAND with crystal clear blue green water

This was a fairly poor tour. It started off with them pushing off the start time by 1:15. They had sent an email via viator chat that had the 8am start time as part of the chat, but buried in the details they had said be at the start point by 915. They didnt highlight that this was a change. And when we emailed them just before 8, we didnt receive a response till 830 that yes they had changed it. There were a couple of others on the trip and they all had shown up at 8 as well, so not an isolated communication problem. Then there was an hour ride to the boat dock, and then an hour plus out to the island. We had been told that we might get a little wet on the ride out there and the original instructions mentioned that some people get sea sick. Well the little bit wet wasnt just a little spray. we all got completely soaked head to toe and were all freezing. I heard mulitiple people getting sea sick and there were barf bags at every seat, so this was obviously a common occurance. When we got to the island we realized the other boats that come to the islands are big cats which would have been way more stable in those seas. So we get to the island and we do a big hike up and then down to the fortress. Im glad i was carrying my beach shoes as im not sure i could have hiked that in my beach shoes. The fortress was kind od interesting. Then we got on a glass bottom boat, we were the last on so we were facing backwards while they nosed into a few caves which we really couldnt see. Then we went back to the main dock, they never pointed out any fish or coral in the glass bottom boat so i dont know what the purpose of that was. We get back to the main dock and we have several hours to do whatever on our own. So we went to lay out at the cute beach. After 20 minutes the tide came in and we were scrambling with everyone else to find someplace dry. There is also no shade on the island unless you are buying something from the resteraunt or snack bar.

Our guide was fantastic. There is an open water trip to the island, may need Dramamine if you are susceptible.

Ferry trip out was a little rough Rest was smooth sailing! Knowledgeable guide an entertaining- Diogo.

This island is one of the most beautiful places we have ever been. The color of the water was unreal and being able to hike around the island and being able to explore such a vibrant place. Ferry ride over was quite rocky so if you are prone to sea sickness, that is something to be aware of. Great seafood on the island!

Have your camera ready cause the views are iconic. The ride there is choppy but we'll worth it once you're on the island. By the way, there is shade no where so I recommend an umbrella or tons of sun block. Besides that, the views are absolutely worthy of every cent it takes to go ghere.

Couldn't have asked for a better tour! It was an amazing day full of breath taking views! Our guide Diego was amazing and you can tell his love for his country. Highly recommend!

A fantastic organized trip to Berlengas! Everything was taken care of and we were given ample time to explore and enjoy the island!

I don’t think I recall the hiking part, but it wasn’t bad! I thought the water would be warmer the weather was perfect and NuNu was amazing! This was not recommended to me, I just found it and I was nervous, but I’m so glad I gave it a shot. Thanks

Amazing day. Excellent food. Our guide Newnew was amazing and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend this day

Had a great time, the ride to the island was. Little rough. However it was totally worth it the island was amazing the waters were crystal clear. The fort was awesome and also i would 1000% recommend you try the restaurant. I had a bluefin tuna and it was probably the best dish I’ve had the whole trip.

Worthy! The place is fantastic. LOVELY day trip from Lisbon if you happen to stay there. Our guide, João, was very reliable. 10 out of 10 overall experience.

They never showed up. I wasted my money booking the tour that day was so looking for and they never showed up and they don’t have a customer service number

Best trip in Lisbon so far. We had very rough seas on the way over, I was regretting the trip….until I had been on the island 3 minutes. Everything went away when I saw the beauty. I have travelled the world, and this was top 5 for me. The views of the sea are some of the best. Our guide Nuno was AMAZING. His passion for the country and island shines through everything. We walked to the Fort, took the glass bottom boat, ate an amazing lunch (to my surprise as there is nothing on the island other than 1 little place) and then rented kayaks. The kayaks are a must but please only rent kayaks if you are in great physical condition. The head wind on the way back to the beach is no joke. Several kayaks got towed in…but I would still do it again. Makes for great stories and memories. Thanks Nuno for the great day!

This tour was absolutely lovely. Nuno was an incredible guide whose passion for Portugal’s history and Berlenga island made it an unforgettable experience. If you are traveling solo (or not) this is the tour for you. It was the perfect way to spend a day by the sea, swimming and soaking up the sunshine whilst surrounded by stunning scenery.

Bus didn’t pick us up until 8:15, which was a little unnerving but aside from that, it was the best day! Learned lots of info on the ride there and found the boat ride beautiful. It was definitely very choppy, so plan accordingly. The terrain is difficult to navigate, so wear gym shoes! The restaurant and bar on the island were very accommodating and the cave/boat tour was short and sweet! Our guide, Nuno, was incredibly kind and efficient!

A great day and so glad we chose to do it. Small hiccups with the van, but our guide Nuno was fantastic, always available and helpful. Perfect outing to get away from the city for a bit.

This was such a nice way to finish my trip to Portugal. Diogo our guide was great and knew souch about the island and Portugal in general so we learned a lot. I definitely recommend this toir especially if you are traveling solo.

The kind of magical trip you won't forget. I almost don't want to leave this review because I want to keep this place to myself, but Diego was such a great guide that I owe him the five stars.

The trip was wonderful’. The best part for us was the glass bottom boat cave tour. Water beautiful greens and blue. Although cold to swim. Do suggest that a meal be included with this trip at the restaurant. Our guide Diogo was great!

Wonderful experience for both me and my wife. The island was beautiful, and our giude was excellent with extraordinary knowledge about the island and also Lisbon and the surroundings. Highly recommended.

Great day. Amazing guide who went above & beyond. Well-arranged. Beautiful island. Loved the boat ride to Berlenga Grande. Highly recommended!

Can’t say enough about this excursion, it was our favorite thing we did in Portugal! Very cool to get some insight into this tiny island. We enjoyed the beautiful views and swimming in the crystal clear (very cold) water! Nuno was extremely passionate about the island which made us love it even more. Would definitely recommend for a fun day trip from Lisbon.

Highly recommended. One of the Kind experience for nature, adventure and historical interest lovers.

It was a lovely trip! Beautiful island, lovely hikes, great cool swim and delicious fresh fish. Loved the day out there and the small group experience with Donny/Diego. Thanks!

Went there for our wedding anniversary! It was a beautiful day , loved the island . The experience was brilliant our guide Nunu was brilliant

I had an extra day in Lisbon after spending two full day there as well as going to the The Algarve for three nights. I wanted to see more of the Portugal coast and this is an exceptional sight--particularly if you are not going to The Algarve. Berlenga Island has all the drama and caves of the southern coast!! The only negative --and I do not get seasick--it is a rocky and often cold ONE HOUR crossing from Peniche to the island. Our guide did offer the group motion sickness pills and it is definitely something you need to consider if. you suffer. Our guide, Joao, had good information all day and offered us options to snorkel or hike on the island. We had. a lovely lunch at the restaurant there--excellent seafood and boarded a glass bottom boat to go into the caves. The tour is a one hour drive from Lisbon to Peniche and then then one hour boat ride (bring a sweatshirt!!). The tour will drop you back in Lisbon. I loved this day and highly recommend this tour --especially if you are not going south!!

Nuno our guide was lovely, we had a quick one our drive and then took a boat to the island, it was unbelievably beautiful there, and Nuno was incredibly helpful with translating and showing us around the island. We walked to the fortress and then took a boat tour of the surrounding caves, had a nice lunch, and then had about 2.5 hours to just relax on the beach/swim. Amazing day and tour!

This Berlenga Island trip was a great family trip. Nunu was an awesome guide who knows the timing of the activities very well. He gave us the lunch options when we arrived and made the reservation so that a table was ready for our group of 7 at the perfect time. The kids loved jumping into the water and swimming. You get history, nature, scenery, hiking, nature, swimming and the glass bottom boat tour on this trip. The variety and activity is great for families. We did follow the advice to bring some seabands and ginger pills for the boat ride to the island which seemed to work.