Decision
Choosing a Lisbon Sunset Sail: Sailboat, Wine Sail or Cruise
Small sailboat, wine sail or cruise boat; which sails go up, what each pours, how many share the deck, which dock suits your hotel, and every boat in one table.
Lisbon Sailing Guides
These are the long reads for the choices you make before sailing in Lisbon. Which boat? How does a Belém afternoon end on the water? Can you see the river without a tour? What does each fare buy, and what is a first sail like?
Start with which boat to book if you have not picked a kind of trip, or with the Belém afternoon if your dates are set. The blog answers single questions in fewer words.
Itinerary
A Belém Afternoon That Ends on a Lisbon Sunset Sail
What fits before the boat in each season, the Monday and Tuesday closures, getting to Belém by tram, which Belém dock is yours, and a plan if the wind cancels.
Without a tour
The Lisbon River Without a Sailing Tour: Ferry, Viewpoints and Waterfront
The Cacilhas ferry, the sunset viewpoints, the waterfront walk to Belém, the statue on the south bank, and the evenings when a sail is worth the fare.
Prices
Lisbon Sailing Tour Prices, and What Each Fare Buys
From $28 for an hour to $289 for the whole boat: what each fare pours, what costs extra on board, the price per hour, and the refund rules.
First time
First Time on a Sailboat in Lisbon: Comfort, Kids and Seasickness
How the river feels, whether the boat leans, toilets, children and infants, mobility limits, steering, what to wear and the safety briefing.
Gates, vans and transport are in the visitors guide, all four docks on the map, and every boat on Lisbon Sailing Tours.