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The 5 Best Lisbon Birdwatching Tours

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The 5 best lisbon birdwatching tours you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and which season it wants. Number one is top for a reason; start there.

Lisbon: Tagus Estuary Nature Reserve Birdwatching Boat Tour - Leaving the marina and seeing Lisbon from the water
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Lisbon: Tagus Estuary Nature Reserve Birdwatching Boat Tour

1.Tagus Estuary Nature Reserve Birdwatching Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 117 reviews · 3 hours · from $58Our pick

Join Captain Carlos Cera for a three-hour boat trip from Parque das Nações into the Tagus Estuary Nature Reserve. With binoculars, a small group of up to 10, and expert bird-spotting, you may see flamingos, spoonbills, avocets, ibis, ospreys, and herons just minutes from Lisbon.

“We saw many great birds with Carlos, the boat was a nice ride, and we appreciated how passionate he is about the National Park.”

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Boat Tour - Bird Observation in the Tejo Nature Reserve - Flamingos, Spoonbills, Ibises, and Herons
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Boat Tour – Bird Observation in the Tejo Nature Reserve

2.Boat Tour – Bird Observation in the Tejo Nature Reserve

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $60Top rated

Join Carlos Cera for a three-hour birdwatching boat trip through Lisbon’s Tagus Nature Reserve. Look for flamingos, spoonbills, ibises, herons, and more, while enjoying views of the Vasco da Gama Bridge and Lisbon from the water. Binoculars are available to use.

“We saw a lot of flamingos and other birds, the trip itself is very nice, You see nacoes area from the water. The guide even provided me with binoculars!”

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Lisbon : Birdwatching Boat Tour - Tagus Estuary - Starting at Doca de Santo Amaro
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Lisbon : Birdwatching Boat Tour – Tagus Estuary

3.Birdwatching Boat Tour – Tagus Estuary

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $60

Set out from Doca de Santo Amaro for a 2.5-hour Tagus Estuary boat tour. A biologist guide helps identify birds with binoculars and a picture leaflet. Expect protected wetlands, flamingos, herons, spoonbills, a welcome Muscat drink, and a small group of up to 12.

“We have been keen on birdwatching for few years and were eager to add some new species to our lifelist. Our trip started the oprators winter season (more migratory birds around after summer). Before the trip we got a massage to bring our own jackets, since it will be cooler on the river. The jackets were needed when speeding to birdsites and back, but when moving slowly around the birdwatching sites, it was quit warm. Big rubber boat was steady and going was smooth since the river is seldom rough. You could sit quite comfrotably, a bit like on horseback. Biologist who guided the tour knew well the local birds…”

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Ultimate Lisbon Food Tour – Street Eat, Taverns & Flaming Sausage

4.Ultimate Lisbon Food Tour – Street Eat, Taverns & Flaming Sausage

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $97

Walk from Restauradores Square through Lisbon’s food corners with a guide such as Juan, tasting piri piri chicken, ginjinha, pastries, chorizo, bifana, sardines and fresh pastel de nata. The 2.5-hour English tour has a maximum of 10 people and includes generous portions.

“We had an excellent time on this tour! The food was delicious and our guide was friendly. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Lisbon. The food portions we received were pretty large compared to tour we had in other places…I was full and we still had 3 more stops to go!”

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Birdwatching Boat Tour in the Tagus Estuary - Leaving from Doca de Santo Amaro
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Birdwatching Boat Tour in the Tagus Estuary

5.Birdwatching Boat Tour in the Tagus Estuary

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $58

Join SeaEO Tours for a 2.5-hour birdwatching trip from Doca de Santo Amaro. An ornithologist or marine biologist guides up to 12 people past the 25th of April Bridge and into the Tagus Estuary Nature Reserve, with binoculars, lifejackets, and time to spot flamingos, spoonbills, herons, ospreys, and waders.

“Lovely bird watching trip on the river Tejo! We got to see lots of different species, e.g. spoonbills, flamingos, whimbrels, godwits, stilts, pied avocets and most excitingly, several ospreys up close that gave a stunning display! We can definitely recommend the tour, it shows you a totally different side of Lisbon.”

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