On this journey you'll discover Portugal’s rich past. Visit the historical cities and authentic villages where it feels like time stood still. Enjoying the friendly climate you cycle through the varied hinterland of Lisbon on low traffic roads. Every day is different. Enjoy the wide views and the outdoor cafés, the natural beauty and the rich history. Join al these things together and you will have more than enough reasons to visit this hinterland of Lisbon.
Highlights
- An ample variation of impressions, there is something for everyone
- Easily extendible with extra nights in Lisbon or a tour through the land of Marble and Wine
- Peaceful roads make Portugal the ideal holiday destination
- The climate is extremely friendly, so are the prices in the restaurants and pubs
Travel schedule
| Dag 1 | Arrival Bombarral |
| Day 2 | Bombarral – Nazaré, 50 / 68 km |
| Day 3 | Nazaré – Fátima, 62 / 69 km |
| Day 4 | Fátima – Tomar, 51 / 65 km |
| Day 5 | Restday or tour to Ferreira do Zêzere, 45 km |
| Day 6 | Tomar – Alcanena, 65 / 78 km |
| Day 7 | Alcanena – Bombarral, 67 km |
| Day 8 | Departure Bombarral |
Level 5 - Active
Travel dates
Each Saturday from Feb 20 - Jun 18, Sep 3 - Oct 22 2016
Daily Cycling Program
Daily choises for a longer or shorter tour
Day 1 Arrival in Bombarral
If booked, you will be greeted at Lisbon airport and taken to the hotel in Bombarral. This transfer takes about an hour.
Day 2 Bombarral – Nazaré, 50 / 68 km
Today’s stage takes you to the fishing village of Nazaré by way of medieval Óbidos, Caldas da Rainha and Alcobaça. The area around Bombarral is one of the fruit cultivation areas of Portugal. After fairytale-like Óbidos you will encounter a few steep climbs between Caldas da Rainha and Alcobaça, this way you can enjoy far views. Just before Alcobaça the descent starts to continue in a fairly flat way to the sea. You can choose the alternative of staying near the coast and cycle through wood with seascapes all the way to Nazaré.
Day 3 Nazaré – Fátima, 62 / 69 km
The stage today starts with a cable car trip up the hill. In the morning you will cycle on a bicycle lane through Leiria's pine-forest’s and tiny villages with fruit groves to Batalha and Porto de Mós. From there you will climb up to Parque Natural da Serra de Aire e Candeeiros, to finish in Fátima, self proclaimed 'altar of the world'.
Day 4 Fátima – Tomar, 51 / 65 km
Today’s stage is dominated by an undulating landscape. At first it is rather rugged landscape with drystone walls and houses. Halfway you will visit the historical inner city of Torres Novas to finish the tour over agricultural landscape with traditional villages on you final leg to Tomar.
Day 5 Restday or tour to Ferreira do Zêzere, 45 km
As a former seat of the Templar Order, later know as the Order of Christ, Tomar has know great prosperity. Products hereof are the castle, the abbey and many churches and buildings worthy of a visit. In conclusion, the ideal city for a rest from cycling.
The tour goes over hilly to mountainous terrain, where fruit cultivation, agriculture and forestry alternate with small villages. The climb up to Ferreira do Zêzere is rewarded with magnificent views on the way back to Tomar.
Day 6 Tomar – Alcanena, 65 / 78 km
Interdependent from the choice you make for today, it will be the flattest stage of the whole week. You have a choice between the rugged 'high-plane' between Tomar and the Tagus river, to continue over its flood-planes with its intensive farming and the horse capital of Portugal, Golegã. The second choice is to cycle to the hydro-electric power station station in the Zêzere river to have a enchanting downhill ride to the town of Constância.
Back on the right bank both routes come together to follow along the fields on the flood-planes. Somewhat hillier and with a change in scenery you will leave the Tagus valley to arrive in Alcanena.
Day 7 Alcanena – Bombarral, 67 km
You will cycle along the outskirts of Parque Natural da Serra de Aire e Candeeiros, at its south side lye the renowned salt marshes of Rio Maior. De landscape will slowly get denser, farming making way for forestry and later the orchards of Bombarral.
Day 8 Departure after breakfast
Tour Prices and Dates
Tour Dates
Each Saturday from Feb 20 - Jun 18, Sep 3 - Oct 22
| Prices per person based on a double room with breakfast |
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| own transportation, own bike | € 549.-
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| Surcharges and Reductions |
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| Surcharge high season April - October | € 50.- |
| Surcharge single room | € 120.- |
| Surcharge travelling alone | € 410.- |
| Transfers Lisbon airport vice versa pp | € 85.- |
| Transfers own bike Lisbon airport vice versa | € 60.- |
| Bike hire: 24 gears Gazelle Trekking / Batavus Galibier | € 90.- |
Included
- 7 Nights based on a double room with shower
- 7x Breakfast
- Detailed road-book with height profiles and drawn maps
- Local English speaking representative
- Luggage transfers
Not included
- Bike hire: 24 gears azelle Trekking / Batavus Galibier with odometer, water bottle cage, pannier and repair kit (optional)
- Transfers Lisbon airport v.v.(optional)
- Transfers own bicycle optional)
- Extension in Bombarral / Lisbon
- Meals and refreshments
- Entrance tickets
- Cable car ticket in Nazaré (about € 1.50)
Accommodation
On this tour you will stay in middle class hotels in which every room is equipped with wc/douche, telephone and TV. The accommodations vary from simple and full of character to more luxurious. Breakfast in Nazaré is taken at the beach and in Fátima you will be near the sanctuary where Maria appeared before the sheppard children. In Tomar the hotel is a simple but complete family hotel from the beginning of the last century; the whole building emanates the pleasant atmosphere that new hotels seem to lack. In Alcanena you can enjoy the swimming pool next door.
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