Visit Nazaré and Óbidos with lunch

Visit Nazaré and Óbidos castle with pick-up in Lisbon or at the hotel in a private van, we’ll drive you for about 2 hours to Nazaré beach town, popular for the big waves, friendly people, and dry fish.

Time to visit the Lighthouse of São Miguel Arcanjo, located on the top of the cliff on the side of Praia do Norte. Possibility to see some of the surfboards used to surf the Nazaré big waves being most autographed, a room showing how the North Canyon works and others with a photo/video exhibition plus going to the rooftop from where it’s possible to watch the surfers helped by the jet skis or paddling to catch the waves when the conditions are good for surfing.

The Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara received worldwide publicity when, in 2011, rode the biggest beach-breaking wave in the world at that time, 23.77 m (78 ft) at Praia do Norte, recently the Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa set a new one of 24.38 m (80 ft) entered the Guinness Book of World Records but the new world record is from the German surfer Sebastian Steudtner with a wave of 26.21 m (86 ft). The Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira owns the record for the women’s with a wave of 22.40 m (73 ft).

From the lighthouse, we'll go to the Sitio neighborhood to see the views over downtown, followed by a delicious local lunch at an authentic Portuguese beachside restaurant.

After leaving Nazaré beach town it will be time to move south to Óbidos, walking and getting to know the streets inside the medieval castle. We’ll not leave the village without tasting the local famous liqueur Ginja de Óbidos (sour cherry liqueur). Return to Lisbon.