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A quick visit to the Gulbenkian Museum is not enough. There are other spots worth checking out outside this attraction, and your local host knows exactly where. Combine your visit to the Gulbenkian Museum with a touch of hidden gems and an easy access to this famous attraction, and you are set for a good time!

Destination

Lisbon, Portugal

Category

Art Culture Tours

Duration

2 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Português, Español

Included

• Private Guide
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance Tickets are not included and need to be paid directly to the host in cash

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 5 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Eduardo VII Park Observation Deck next to the fountain - Lisbon to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Beautiful Surroundings

   To better understand what you’ll see inside the Gulbenkian Museum, your local host will start by showing you other hidden gems around the attraction. That way, you can get to know more about Lisbon and the Gulbenkian Museum for a perfect introduction to your tour

4. How It Works

   Before entering the Gulbenkian Museum, meet your host and get an introduction to your tour.

5. Ahead of the Crowds

   On this tour, follow your local host’s lead and spend time inside the attraction discovering its highlights and hidden gems

6. Inside the Gulbenkian Museum

   Once you are inside, follow your local host’s insights as you check out the must-sees, as well as the hidden gems that not many know about. Be part of an enriching tour that will satisfy your curiosity and answer all of your questions!

7. Keep Exploring

   After the time with your host is over, you can either stay inside the attraction and keep exploring by yourself or say goodbye outside the attraction where your host will point out other spots to explore in Lisbon

8. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Julia🇺🇸 United States

(About local António )

29 November 2024

Before I visited Lisbon a friend told me to be sure to make time for the Gulbenkian and I am glad that I listened. It is an exceptional collection and visiting it with Antonio made it even better! He was so knowledgeable and his explanation of the history of the collection and the museum made the experience so much richer. I highly recommend Antonio!A hidden gem in Lisbon

Arlene

(About local António )

23 November 2024

My husband and I so enjoyed our tour with Antonio! He is so knowledgeable and he made the Gulbenkian Museum come alive! We highly recommend him for this tour and we would have loved to take other tours with him.FANTASTIC TOUR!

chriskennyhome🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local António )

10 October 2024

Dudley🇺🇸 United States

(About local António )

14 September 2024

My tour of this incredible museum was greatly enhanced by Antonio’s knowledge of Gulbenkian the man and his art collection. There is no substitute to having someone who lives near and grew up with the museum as your guide. Pleasant, personable and knowledgeable.Gulbenkian Tour

Christy

(About local António )

13 August 2024

We had a great experience at the museum with Antonio. He was knowledgeable, accommodating, and interesting. I am so glad we visited. Great experience at the Gulbenkian

Bernard

(About local António )

2 March 2024

Antonio was an excellent and knowledgeable guide for our tour around the Gulbenkian museum. Very willing to answer questions and we learnt so much on our tour. An excellent guide around the Gulbenkian

Unknown

(About local António )

23 December 2023

we had an excellent experience with our tour guide António excellent

Andrew🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local António )

11 June 2023

Adina🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Carlos)

21 May 2023

The tour of Lisbon was absolutely outstanding. Carlos has a wealth of knowledge about history, art, music and literature and he connected between them to provide context and perspective for a very insightful tour...highly recommended!Beautiful Tour of Lisbon with Carlos!

Anne Elise🇧🇷 Brazil

(About local António )

26 April 2023

Cathy🇨🇦 Canada

(About local António )

25 October 2022

The Gulbenkian museum and gardens is a magnificent place. Antonio brought the place to life with his extensive background on Mr Gulbenkian and his amazing collection. I would recommend this tour to anyone!Museum comes to life with Antonio

Lynn🇺🇸 United States

(About local António )

15 October 2022

Antonio gave us a treasured afternoon at the Gulbenkian Museum. Antonio shared with us his in depth knowledge and passion for the Gulbenkian Museum and Gardens, as well as his knowledge of Lisbon’s history. We learned the importance of art to Mr. Gulbenkian and his desire to share his collection. This is a must see museum with stunning works of art.Outstanding Gulbenkian Museum Guide

Gwenn🇺🇸 United States

(About local António )

11 October 2022

Antonio is knowledgeable, entertaining and fluent in English. We had a wonderful tour of the museum, it was so great we wish it was longer!Fabulous tour of the Gulbenkian

John🇺🇸 United States

(About local António )

14 May 2022

Antonio was our guide for the Gulbenkian Museum. He provided a lot of info on the man, the foundation and the art. We really enjoyed it. we learned a lot

Jerry🇺🇸 United States

(About local Carlos)

5 April 2022

Carlos is amazing, very kind and flexible with lots of knowledge and information from gardens to art to poetry to history to everything about Lisboa. We highly recommend him for general tours, or art or history guide, or Sintra. I cannot imagine a more complete expert and host. Great host with a wide expertise

Giuseppe 🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local David)

12 October 2021

Weil das Museum am gebuchten Abend bereits geschlossen war, hat uns David kurzerhand angeboten, die Führung durch das Museum am nächsten Morgen nachzuholen. Wir haben somit fast eine doppelte Führung erhalten. Gulbenkians Ausstellung war echt sehr interessant, und David hat uns noch viele zusätzliche Tipps mitgeben können. Muito obrigado!Hilfsbereiter als David gibt's kaum einer.

Mary

(About local António )

9 March 2020

António was very pleasant even though we were late getting to our prearranged meeting. He was hired to take us around the Gulbukien museum. He was knowledgeable about Mr Gulbeckian’s life but told us nothing about what we were to see in the exhibits. He walked around with us but seemed to know nothing about the art. I felt we paid a lot for no information. The collection was wonderful and l was fascinated by the art nouveau jewellery which I didn’t know was there. It would have been interesting to hear about the designers.

Carole🇺🇸 United States

(About local António )

14 September 2019

Grab him if you can! He was fantastic. Gave us a lot of time to experience the Gulbenkian museum. He is knowledgeable and interesting. Bought our tickets in and treated us to coffee and custard at the end. The best part we made a friend! We were very happy with him. Carole and Rachel Fantastic

cyndi🇺🇸 United States

(About local António )

13 September 2019

Evelyn🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Diogo)

14 August 2019

Our tour was supposed to be a museum tour but it turned out that the museum was closed. Diolo, being the skilled tour guide and beatboxer that he is, thought quickly, improved and offered us options on what we could do as an alternative. He took us on a tour around Lisbon that gave us some of the old and new sights that showed us what makes Lisbon the vibrant city that it is. Occasionally displaying his hype beatboxing skills, Diolo’s love for Lisbon and exuberant energy made our detour one of a kind! He has a special mix of knowledge, humour, respect, and creative energy that made this detour a memorable one. Thank you Diolo! Freestylomg

Andy🇮🇪 Ireland

(About local António )

3 June 2019

Great morning with António who was not like the usual guide but was more like Visiting a museum with a friend. Museum with a local and friend

Bernhard

(About local André)

7 March 2025

leider war Andre en diesen Tag krank. Aber er ist gekommen und hat einen Ersatzführer mitgebracht. Rafael war freundlich, lustig und hat alles perfekt geplant. Sehr gute Fahrräder inkl. Kann jedem eine Tour mit Andre oder Rafael empfehlenTolle Tour

Gregory

(About local Ana Paula)

3 March 2025

Ana Paula loves her city and is not shy to let you know about it. We loved exploring the food of Lisbon and learning about the history from her. We'd absolutely recommend herKnowledgeable and Fun

Neil🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local David)

3 March 2025

Knowledgeable, helpful and pleasant. A very good guide who’s happy to be flexible and also follows up with detailed information on sites and stores of interest during your tour. I would recommend. Excellent

Sherman

(About local Luis)

2 March 2025

We had a fabulous time with Luis. He took us on a wonderful tour. Luis is a good storyteller and gave us a great overview of the area and provided historical context so that we could appreciate the towns, palaces, neighborhoods, monuments and other sights. He’s personable, a good communicator and very willing to answer our questions. Sintra, Cascais and Cabo de Roca

kqss6d52ry🇮🇪 Ireland

(About local Sónia)

2 March 2025

Thank you Sonia for an absolutely wonderful walking tour in Lisbon. Your passion, knowledge, and storytelling made every step so special and we truely appreciated the way you brought Portugal's culinary richness to us. What made the experience even more memorable was how thoughtfully you included our 10 year old grandson. Your kindness, patience, and ability to engage him, made him just as much part of the adventure as myself and his grandmother. He had such a good time, he was disappointed when the tour ended. We loved seeing him enjoy the experience. The tour was the highlight of our visit to Lisbon and we could not recommend it more highly.Fabulous afternoon in Lisbon

guinness432

(About local Isabel)

23 February 2025

Isabel provided a wonderful three hour walking tour of Lisbon! We definitely saw all the highlights and a number of hidden gems too. Isabel wowed us with the depth of her knowledge of this wonderful city. A fabulous way to start our Lisbon experience. Fabulous for First timers!

Tom

(About local Sónia)

22 February 2025

Sonia was very pleasant,on time despite the rain. She gave me great insight into Lisbon and loves her City. She has a unique perspective on sharing Lisbon with her clients. I very much appreciated her company and the sights she chose for me. I give her a 5* ratingGreat tour with Sonia

Priscilla

(About local Amanda)

21 February 2025

We had a great tour with Amanda. Comfortable pace with a good mix of history and tips. Great to go through the neighbourhoods with a local and also look in some artisan shops as well as the customary course a coffee and pasteis de nata. Highly recommend Amanda, very friendly and knowledgable>Fantastic way to see the City

Dan

(About local Amanda)

20 February 2025

Great experience with Amanda! All the information was very interesting. I recomand this way to see Lisbon!

Josephina

(About local Carlos)

19 February 2025

We had a great introductory tour of Lisbon with Carlos. It was our first day there and the perfect way to start out getting to know the city. Covered a lot and he was super informative and flexible in showing us the sights. Also gave us a lot of extra info after the tour. Would highly recommend.

David

(About local António )

18 February 2025

Antonio was a wonderful tour guide for our food tour! He was pleasant and easy to chat with, while providing a nice selection of foods at 4 different locations. Being with him in the restaurants was like being with a friend — he answered our questions, provided information about each dish, and even went out of his way to order an extra small taste of an item that we were curious about. It was nice to be treated like a local at the restaurants because we were with him, especially at one of the restaurants where the staff came over and welcomed us as if we were old friends. We learned a lot about Portuguese food, and we ate lots! Definitely come hungry! You will not be disappointed!Great tour!

Charlotte🇺🇸 United States

(About local Sónia)

17 February 2025

Sónia was so kind and took us through an amazing tour of Portugal. She helped us have authentic Portugal meals. All delicious! Had an amazing time. Would highly recommend it. Review

Jamie

(About local André)

16 February 2025

Andre was a great host! Very enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable about the city. He made the tour so fun for our teenagers! He pointed out great hidden gems of the city that we would have never found. If ever back in Lisbon, we know who to call!! Loved the tastes of Lisbon!

Lindsey

(About local Sónia)

13 February 2025

Sónia was an amazing tour guide with lots of knowledge and factoids about Lisbon and Portugal. It was wonderful to see Lisbon by foot and experience the food delicacies. We took our two boys (11 yo & 3 yo) on the food tour and although adventures eaters, didn't partake in about half of the foods or in the alcohol tastings. We thoroughly enjoyed Sónia and she was wonderful with the boys, this tour would have been better if their was a discounted rate for kids. I'm glad we did the tour as a family, but the price-value rating is low for having to pay full price for kids.Wonderful Family Portugal Food Experience!

Edward

(About local António )

11 February 2025

We thoroughly enjoyed our literary tour with Antonio. We learned a great deal about the writers, and the times they lived in Portugal. The pacing was perfect too as Antonio would keen to our interests.Fun and Informative

Barbara

(About local Amanda)

8 February 2025

Amanda was very nice, took us up and down the hills and stairs, always telling us what we were seeing and the history. Took us to the best place for Pasteis de nata. I would definitely recommend Amanda.wonderful tour

Steve🇺🇸 United States

(About local David)

7 February 2025

We had a fantastic tour of Lisbon thanks to David. His knowledge of the city and it's history is amazing. All of that and he is just a really nice guy. Thanks David! Best tour ever!

Katharine

(About local Sónia)

6 February 2025

Sónia was a fantastic tour guide for our Ten Tastings of Lisbon. She is friendly and knowledgeable. Her English is excellent. She is well travelled herself and knows how to cater to tourist’s needs. We loved all the food selections and the intimate, historical details we learned about Lisbon’s neighborhoods. I highly recommend her tour!Stellar experience

Sally

(About local António )

6 February 2025

We had an exciting and fun food tour with Antonio! He possessed a wealth of information not only about the delicious food and drinks we savoured but he was also passionate in sharing the history and culture of Lisbon. Walking from one location to another, he actively engaged us with captivating facts about the buildings and the areas we passed making it really enjoyable and insightful for us. Thank you Antonio for being so patient and accommodating when we requested to make a last minute unexpected change to the schedule. We truly appreciate your understanding and care towards us. It was such a pleasure spending the time with you and making our stay in Lisbon so memorable.A remarkable and wonderful experience!

Unknown

(About local Luis)

31 January 2025

My wife and I spent a full day with Luis visiting Fatima, Nazare, and Obidos. Luis has a warm and engaging personality, and he made us feel welcome from the start. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Portugal, including its history and culture, and he is articulate and eloquent in sharing his knowledge. His English is excellent, and he also speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish. He was sensitive to our needs and he customized the tour to our preferences. He gave us 9 1/2 hours, over and above the promised 8. In addition he gave us valuable advice to help us plan the remainder of or vacation. Without reservation we both give him our highest recommendation. You will not be disappointed if you book a tour with Luis!Fatima, Nazare and Obidos tour with Luis

Louisa🇸🇬 Singapore

(About local David)

30 January 2025

We booked a half day walking tour with David. He is extremely knowledgeable and provided us with an interesting history of Lisbon. The pace of the tour was well calibrated. We enjoyed it thoroughly. Thanks David!A wonderful way to discover Lisbon

mss🇺🇸 United States

(About local António )

30 January 2025

Antonio took my wife and I on a walking tour of Lisbon. He personalized it perfectly so there was no overlap with what we had already seen. Although the weather was rainy, Antonio took us to see both highlights and hidden sites (make sure he takes you to the church that is plain outside and irnate inside...a true hidden gem!) and never wavered. He made sure we went inside different places as well as seeing key sites and statutes while explaining the history. We had a great time and learned a lot. Antonio did a great job!Fun walking tour

Michael

(About local Amanda)

30 January 2025

Amanda was a fantastic guide. Very friendly with lots of information about Lisbon and all the places we walked to.

Bianka🇩🇪 Germany

(About local André)

30 January 2025

We had a great Food Tasting with André in Lisbon. We were a group of 30 and wanted to taste some local specialities. André selected great spots and catered to all our needs. He told some interesting/entertaining stories and blended in really well with the group. I can highly recommend André for your next tour.Fantastic Food & Tour Guide for a Group

Vasanti

(About local Sónia)

26 January 2025

Loved the food and the info about Lisbon that Sonia gave us!Sonia is an amazing host

Vasanti

(About local Sónia)

26 January 2025

Sonia is very knowledgeable and walking around with her while she gave us info about the hidden areas on Lisbon was an awesome experience! Sonia is an amazing guide

Kirsty

(About local Alphé)

25 January 2025

Alphe is good fun and knows a lot! We had a lovely afternoon wandering in Lisbon and trying a few local eateries that we'd not have been brave enough to venture into ourselves! The highlight was a lovely little place run by three brothers, so homely and welcoming! A wonderful wander with fab food!

Deepa🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Sónia)

23 January 2025

Sonia was a great guide. Courteous and polite. Very knowledgeable. It was a lovely tour and I enjoyed it a lot. I felt pricing was a bit excess Lisbon walking tour

Carol🇺🇸 United States

(About local David)

22 January 2025

David gave us a a great walking tour with a local perspective on the history culture and sights. Very helpful in giving us the lay of the land and how to navigate around Lisbon. Highly recommend.