A private tour for your group only, real Portuguese specialties tasted — pastel de bacalhau and the genuine pastel de nata.
This is a private tour for your group only. Real Portuguese specialties tasted include pastel de bacalhau and the genuine pastel de nata custard tart.
Highlights
Real Pastel de Nata Tasting Genuine Portuguese custard tart.
Choice of 6 or 10 Tastings Genuine flexible format.
Private, Just Your Group No other travelers.
What Stops Does This Tour Make?
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
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Pickup
Meeting point in central Lisbon.
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Real Pastel de Nata Tasting
Genuine Portuguese custard tart.
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Choice of 6 or 10 Tastings
Genuine flexible format.
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Private, Just Your Group
No other travelers.
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Drop-off
Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.
What's Included
A private vehicle and driver, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Door-to-door pickup and drop-off
A fully customizable itinerary built around you
All tolls, parking, and fuel
What's Not Included
Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses
Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?
Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Door-to-door pickup, wherever you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees
Important Information
Know Before You Book
Group size can range from 1 to 20 guests — we match the vehicle to your party.
Pricing depends on group size, vehicle, and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.
Know Before You Go
We'll confirm your exact pickup time and vehicle details after booking.
Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.
Special Requests
Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll recommend the right vehicle.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, for your group only.
A real, genuine iconic Portuguese custard tart.
It was created before the 18th century by monks at the Jerónimos Monastery in Belém, originally as a way to use up egg yolks left over from starching their religious habits with the whites. When the monastery closed in 1834 after Portugal's religious orders were dissolved, the recipe was sold to a sugar refinery, which opened the Fábrica de Pastéis de Belém in 1837 — the only bakery that still uses the original recipe today, under the name pastéis de Belém.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact pickup time, vehicle, and driver details by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.
About This Tour
A private tour for your group only, real Portuguese specialties tasted — pastel de bacalhau and the genuine pastel de nata. This is a private tour for your group only. Real Portuguese specialties tasted include pastel de bacalhau and the genuine pastel de nata custard tart.
The pastel de nata you'll taste on this tour has a real, specific origin story. The recipe was created before the 18th century by Catholic monks at the Jerónimos Monastery in Belém, who used large quantities of egg whites to starch their habits and clerical linens, leaving behind a surplus of egg yolks that were put to use in custard desserts rather than wasted. After Portugal's 1820 Liberal Revolution led to the dissolution of religious orders, the monks began selling their custard tarts commercially to raise money, and when the monastery finally closed in 1834, the recipe itself was sold to a nearby sugar refinery. Its owners opened the Fábrica de Pastéis de Belém in 1837, which still guards the original recipe in a secret room today — and is, by its own account, the only place in Portugal still making the tart under that original formula, which is why their version alone is called "pastéis de Belém" rather than the more generic pastel de nata sold across the rest of the city.
Alongside that custard tart, a genuinely good Lisbon food tour will put real pastel de bacalhau — salt cod fritters — on the table too, since bacalhau is Portugal's single most important culinary ingredient, with Portuguese cooks said to have developed hundreds of different recipes for it over the centuries.
This tour keeps the format flexible and private: your choice of 6 or 10 genuine tastings, moving through the city with just your own group rather than a larger crowd.
Not quite what you're looking for?
Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.