All 22 Bom Jesus do Monte and Braga tours, grouped by the decision that matters
Start with Guimarães, not with price
I have watched a lot of people book the wrong thing here, and it is almost never because they overpaid. It is because they booked a nine-hour day covering two cities when what they wanted was two hours on a stairway. The catalogue splits almost exactly down the middle: 11 tours take in Guimarães as well as Braga, 11 do not. The most-reviewed product on the whole list is a two-city day from Porto at €34 per person, with 4,593 reviews behind it, and its own five-star reviewers are the ones who say they wanted longer at Bom Jesus. I have put that argument on its own page: Braga and Guimarães in one day.
Tours that stay at the sanctuary
Two of the 22 are about this hill and nothing else. The walking tour at €59 per person runs three hours, caps the group at eight, and is the only one of the 22 that includes a funicular ticket — it also covers a licensed guide in English or Portuguese, the transfer up to the sanctuary and cathedral entrance. The trail tour at €30 per person is two hours with a guide on the ground and it is the cheapest guided time you can buy at the sanctuary, but transport to the meeting point is not included, so you arrive under your own steam. Read how to get there before you book that one.
Funicular includedBraga Small-Group Walking Tour & Bom Jesus
Sanctuary onlyHistorical Trail of Bom Jesus do Monte
Braga day trips that skip Guimarães
Four options if you want the city and the sanctuary without a second castle in the afternoon. The full-day trip from Porto at €65 per person lists a cathedral ticket and has no ratings yet. The four-hour half day at €60 per person is rated 4.7 from 48 reviews, and three of those reviewers name the same driver-guide, Jorge; Antonio wrote that he got them to Bom Jesus, showed them around and patiently waited, which is a fair description of what a half day here is for. The five-hour deep dive at €97 per person adds the Roman baths, the Biscainhos Palace, the cathedral and Sameiro as well as Bom Jesus. The tuk tuk at €20 per person is the cheapest thing on the list and one reviewer, Eric, called it a good way to do a superficial tour of the city, which I would quote back at anyone expecting more from half an hour.
Braga onlyFrom Porto: Braga Day Trip with Bom Jesus & Cathedral Ticket
Half dayFrom Oporto: Braga Tour (4 Hours) — Half Day
Deep diveThe Soul of Braga: Cathedrals, Palaces and Sanctuaries
CheapestBraga: Tuk Tuk City Tour
Two-city day trips from Porto
These 11 are the volume sellers, and they run from €34 per person to €185 per person per person for eight to ten and a half hours. The gap is lunch, entrance tickets and group size rather than distance. The most-reviewed one, at €34 per person, calls itself small-group and puts the maximum at 27 people in an air-conditioned minibus. At €125 per person you get fast-track entry, the cathedral guided including the chapels and the high choir, Guimarães Castle and hotel pickup. At €45 per person there is a tapas lunch, castle entry and the exterior of the Dukes’ Palace. Two of these list an entrance ticket to Bom Jesus among the inclusions; entry to Bom Jesus is free. Both of those things are true at once, and I would rather set them next to each other than tell you what to conclude. More on that on the tickets page.
Most reviewedFrom Porto: Braga & Guimarães Tour with Bom Jesus & Castle
Three citiesFrom Porto: Viana do Castelo, Braga and Guimarães Day Tour
Tickets & lunchPorto: Guimarães & Braga Tour with Entry Tickets and Lunch
Cathedral accessBraga & Guimarães Small-Group Tour, Lunch & Tickets Included
Small groupBraga & Guimarães Tour: Small-Group Historical Tour
Four languagesBraga and Guimarães — The Heritage Tour
Longest dayPorto: Braga & Guimarães Heritage Premium Experience Tour
With tapasFrom Porto: Braga & Guimarães — History & Local Flavours
With lunchPorto: Braga & Guimarães Small-Group Full Day Tour with Lunch
Driver-guideBraga & Guimarães: 7-Hour Tour from Porto
Max 8 peoplePorto: Braga and Guimarães Small-Group Day Trip with Lunch
Private cars, classic cars and prices quoted for the group
Five tours are private or near-private, and this is where the price column stops meaning what you think it means. The classic car tour is €250 for the group. The Tesla tour is €230 for the group. The private walking tour is €262 for the group, not per person, and at ninety minutes that is the one people misread most often. Split between four travellers the walking tour comes to roughly sixty-five euros each. The other two private options are quoted the normal way, per person: €58 per person for four hours taking in Bom Jesus, Sameiro, the Tibães Monastery, Santa Marta das Cortiças and the Faial river beach, and €138 per person for a private half day of the city. Full detail on the private tours page.
PrivatePrivate Half-Day Braga City Tour
Two sanctuariesBraga: Private Tour with Bom Jesus & Sameiro and more
Private carPorto: Braga Private Tour and Bom Jesus Sanctuary with Tesla
Per groupBraga: Exclusive Classic Car Tour of the City’s Iconic Spots
Per groupBraga Private Walking Tour
Three tours, three different days
The sanctuary walking tour, the best-selling two-city day and the cheapest guided hour on the hill. They are not really competitors, which is the point of putting them in one table.
| Braga Small-Group Walking Tour & Bom Jesus | Most reviewedFrom Porto: Braga & Guimarães Tour with Bom Jesus & Castle | Historical Trail of Bom Jesus do Monte | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | €59 per person | €34 per person | €30 per person |
| Length | 3 hours | 9 hours | 2 hours |
| Goes to Guimarães | No | Yes | No |
| Funicular ticket | Included | Not included | Not included |
| Group size | Max 8 | Max 27 | Small |
| Rating | 5.0 from 10 reviews | 4.6 from 4,593 reviews | 4.4 from 5 reviews |
| Best for | The hill itself | One day, two cities | A cheap guided hour |
| View → | Book this → | View → |
5 of the 22 have no ratings yet, including both car tours and the day trip with lunch at €185 per person. No rating is not a bad rating. It does mean you are buying on the description alone, so read the inclusions twice and check the cancellation window before you commit.
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Frequently asked questions
How many Bom Jesus do Monte tours are there?
I list 22 on this site, all sold through GetYourGuide. 11 of them continue to Guimarães and 11 stay in Braga. Only 1 includes a funicular ticket. None of them sells you entry to the sanctuary, because entry is free — see do you need a ticket.
Which tour is best if I only care about the sanctuary?
The three-hour walking tour at €59 per person, which caps the group at eight and includes the funicular ticket, the transfer up and cathedral entrance. If you would rather make your own way there and just want a guide once you arrive, the two-hour trail tour at €30 per person is cheaper and does not include transport to the meeting point.
Why is one tour €20 and another €262 for the group?
Because they are sold on different units. €20 buys you a seat on a tuk tuk city tour. The private walking tour is €262 for the group, not per person, so the whole booking covers everyone who comes. For a family of four that works out around sixty-five euros a head. Details on the private tours page.
Do any of these tours include the funicular?
1 of the 22 does: the small-group walking tour. The rest leave the funicular to you, and it costs a couple of euros paid at the window, and the cost page has the last published fare with its source and a caveat.