Visit Portugal’s prestigious Douro Valley on this full-day wine tour from Porto! Famous for its production of port wine, this UNESCO World Heritage-listed region is indisputably scenic, with swathes of vineyards clinging to the hills around the Douro River. Admire the scenery around the village of Pinhão, where you will have time to enjoy your lunch and visit a winery estate for a tasting session of award-winning local wines. To enjoy more of the countryside on the way to the Douro Valley, upgrade to include a sightseeing river cruise tour along the Douro River, departing from Pinhão.
Numbers are limited to eight people on this small-group tour, ensuring a more personalized experience.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Bottled water in sustainable packaging
✔ Drop off at two locations: Trindade Station & Bolsa Palace
✔ Wine and port tastings
✔ Professional guide
✔ Comfortable and modern Minivan
✔ Hotel pickup
✔ Private boat cruise max 16 people (if option selected)
✔ 3-course Lunch paired with Douro wines
✖ Gratuities
✖ Food and drinks, unless specified
Departure & Return
Departure:
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Meet us in front of Bolsa Palace, near the Ribeira district
Return: End right where it started.
Itinerary
1
Pinhao Railway Station
You will visit Pinhão train station and it's famous tile panels that portrait the landscapes and life in the Douro Valley. Your guide will happily explain to you the meaning and scenes portrait on the panels.
Duration: 15 minutes
2
Casal de Loivos Viewpoint
Considered one of the most beautiful view points on the Douro, from here you can admire the river peacefully flowing while downhill you watch the village of Pinhão being embrace by the river that gave life to the village has a meeting point to board on the old times the barrels that carried the Port wine to it's aging place in Gaia.
Duration: 15 minutes
3
The Douro Valley
The Douro Valley is a magical place where man overcome nature to create an amazing landscape where hills are covered by vines that produce a wine recognized worldwide "the Port". His a wine region like no other in the world, the wine is produced in the hill sloops where the cooperation of men hard work and nature allowed the creation of this "reino maravilhoso" (marvelous kingdow) has the poet Miguel Torga described it.
Duration: 5 hours
4
Douro River
If you wish you can upgrade your tour with an optional 50m boat cruise on the Douro River that will allow you to admire the landscape from a different perspective. Going upstream from the village of Pinhão admire the river banks covered by vines and bordered by wine estates of some of the most know Port wine brands, before starting going back to Pinhão.
Duration: 50 minutes
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Not recommended for infants
• May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
