Douro Valley Tour: Wine Tasting, Cruise and Lunch from Porto
Description
Visiting the Douro is combining a unique experience between natural beauty and cultural and historical richness without ever forgetting the region's gastronomy. You will have the opportunity to visit two distinct and emblematic places. Learn about the wine production process and enjoy tastings of the best wines in the region. Admire century-old vineyards, terraced vineyards and the production methods that make Douro wines unique around the world. Embark with us on a boat trip (lasting 1 hour) along the Douro River. Moments of relaxation and contemplation while sailing along the calm waters of the river will remain in your memory. Complete this experience, with unique flavors that you won't forget, enjoy a lunch with traditional flavors, served at the table. Create a unique opportunity to explore the region, learn about its history, enjoy stunning landscapes and taste delicious local cuisine. It will be an unforgettable experience.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Meeting point Lapa Church - Largo da Lapa 1, 4050-069 Porto
They will cross the bridge to see all the magnificent view
Visitand Port wine tasting
Lunch
Visit and port wine tasting
One hour boat trip.
Return the meeting point - Lapa Church
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
- Not recommended for people with heart problems or other serious illnesses.
- This is a bus tour
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Minimum drinking age is 16, but all can participate in the tour.
- Vegetarian option is available.
- The services included in the tour are subject to availability from third parties and may change without prior notice.
- Tours are usually conducted in one language, but in some cases one or more additional languages may be used.
- Wineries are subject to availability and may be substituted with similar options.
- You may be asked to meet your guide at point no more than a 5-minute walk from your location (for those who choose hotel pickup).
- Groups making separate bookings must inform us in advance and with time if they wish to stay together, otherwise we cannot guarantee the same vehicle or group.
- For children under 8, age must be given in advance as a child seat is mandatory. Without this, the child cannot join.
- We do not accept kids under 6 years old
Reviews(2,867)
Learned a lot about the history of port wine and regional significance. The countryside was beautiful but the whole excursion was simply too long. From 8:30am to 6:30pm and we were on the bus for 95% of it. Our first stop for wine wasn’t until 1:00 and it was much less enjoyable to drink while also being so hungry. We didn’t stop for food until 3:00 which by then we were hot, starving, and a little nauseous. All in all our guide was knowledgeable and the wine tasting enjoyable but took up too much of our day too be worth it when we were only in Portugal for a short trip.
Milena was such an amazing tour guide! She was very knowledgeable about all of the city’s history and everything about wine! She played great music and kept the energy up during our long van rides. She kept us on schedule but also moved at the pace that our group needed. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone who would like to visit the Duoro Valley!
You spend a total of 4 hours on a bus there and back from Porto, which was not clearly communicated in the advert
My girlfriend and I (46/47 years) would highly recommend this beautiful trip. We experienced the unique vineyards, nature, the boat tour where we saw eagles, and a nice lunch. All the practical worked. Our guide, Milena was fantastic and very authentic. From start to finish, Milena banded the day with information, fine stories and lovely music. A very memorable day that we would recommend to others who love nature and want to experience the beautiful area.
Our Douro valley tour was a great opportunity to see spectacular scenery, learn about the making of port wine, and enjoy a healthy number of samples at the two wine tastings. Our host Milena was very knowledgeable and personable and contributed to a wonderful day.
Amazing! From Porto to Duoro. Flabio our guide and the driver were amazing. I ended up bonding with folks from Findlan, Sweden, Australia and Denmark. Great folks - we all sat together at the planned lunch at the winery and had great conversations. Flabio is knowledgeable, very attentive and a great pleasant host. Not much walking which was a big plus. Book it don’t wait!!
This was a full day activity which combined the perfect amount of walking with sight seeing by bus. The guides were knowledgeable, the food was delicious and the tastings were plentiful. Luis was our guide and he was personable and funny. He also gave us a pile of good Porto site seeing activity ideas to keep us busy for the duration of our stay in Porto.
It was a long day that flew by. We can’t recommend this tour enough. Michael was extremely knowledgeable and also really funny
We had a great experience with our group! Our tour guide Egor and the driver were hilarious. The wineries were a far drive but beautiful.
The tour guide and the bus driver were great, and the best part of the experience. The tour itself was not worth the time as it took more than two and a half hours to arrive to the first destination. The visit to the farm was beautiful, but I think we would have much rather had time for more tastings, especially considering the time it took to drive. The boat ride immediately after was nice and refreshing, but it seemed a little ad hoc. A glass of wine or refreshment might have been nice. The worst part of my experience with Viator has nothing to do with this tour, however. It was a mistake made on my part, but compounded by a lack of follow-up/communication with the company. I booked a tour almost a month ahead of time, BUT failed to receive any email notification confirming the tour. I kept searching my email and waiting, but could not find anything confirming my tour. So, the night before, in a panic, I booked another tour that same afternoon. This time, I did receive confirmation, but my husband also confirmed that we were charged for the earlier tour that I had no notifications from. I called Viator in distress. They were extremely unhelpful and said I booked the tours, so I had to pay for them both. This seems like a terrible company policy, and it caused a lot of mental anguish and distress, ruining a day of vacation with my family. I will never book anything with Viator again, and I will be disputing the double-charge.
