Quick Details
Tour includes:
- Small groups for up to 8 people
- Tours for more than 8 people available by request
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off (city of Porto)
- Professional tour guide
- Transport in air-conditioned minivan
- Visit two wineries (guided tours by local wine producers and wine tasting sessions)
- Typical Portuguese lunch at local restaurant
- (Fish, vegetarian and gluten-free option available ONLY by previous request – we can’t guarantee accommodating food restrictions if we are not contacted in advance)
- Ride along the famous scenic N222 road
- Best Douro Valley lookout points
- 1 hour River cruise in a Typical Rabelo boat
- Bottled Water
- Facial Mask and Alcohol based disinfectant
Note: Visits at the wineries and river cruise are not fully private and open to external participants.
Full-Day Tour of the Douro Valley
Come join our absolute best selling tour and discover Douro Valley and its unique culture while you taste amazing wines and learn about the wine making process at small local wineries. Let yourself be amazed with breathtaking landscapes as the terraces and vineyards start showing up.
You will be picked up from your hotel or accomodation in the city of Porto between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM. Your guide will introduce themselves, as well as all the other guests, and you will be explained about the daily program. The journey starts towards Douro as you will learn more of the region on the way.
As part of the itinerary it includes visiting two small local wineries, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon, before coming back to Porto. At both wineries you will be in company of an expert local guide who will tell you more about the wine making process as you taste their selected wines.
By lunch time we stop in the village of Pinhão, an historical village in the heart of Douro, where lunch takes place at a traditional local restaurant, including a meal of fish, meat or vegetarian (we can also accommodate your meal if you have a gluten free diet – just let us know in advance).
Right after lunch it’s time for the 1h river cruise from Pinhão! It takes place on a replica of a Rabelo Boat, an historical boat that transported the wine barrels from Douro to Porto, to be aged and exported all over the world.
We will also make small stops for taking pictures and admire the surroundings and nature at local viewpoints during the day.
Be back to Porto close to 6:00 PM, certain of having had a memorable experience full of knowledge about the wine, the landscape and the local culture of this beautiful and unforgettable destination.
When you choose us to travel with, you are not only choosing a well prepared tour for you to appreciate and enjoy the absolute best that the Douro Valley has to offer in a short time, but you will also be able to enjoy the company of:
Our guides – Professionally trained, dedicated and that will go above and beyond to make you feel welcome and comfortable at all times;
Other tourists that may book the same tour – that not only will help you enrich your knowledge of different cultures as help you make new and lasting friendships.
Book your tour to the Douro Valley with us today!
Weather Note: All of our activities happen in covered and protected spaces, which allow for an amazing experience both during the colder and rainier winter days as during hot and extremely sunny summer days – we guarantee a safe and comfortable tour despite any weather conditions.