Porto Private Custom Tour with a Local: Highlights & Hidden Gems

Mayinka was a great guide - on time and met us at the hotel. She loves to explore around and found us some really cool out of the way places for tiles and history. Funny and engaging she set up some great photos of us in key places. Loved the boat ride to Macau at the World of Discoveries museum.

What an absolutely wonderful day!! Mayinka was so knowledgeable and so accommodating. Her love and appreciation for Porto shines through. Highly recommend.

Our guide, mayinka was very nice and filled our time, but we didn’t realize that very a few restaurants or markets are open on Sunday, so the food part of the food Tour was a little lacking.

We had a very limited time in Porto and this was a great way to get the most out of it. When I booked, I received a questionnaire asking what our interests were - art, local cuisine, architecture. We were paired with Mayinka who reached out before the tour to help coordinate and plan our tour. She is bursting with energy and enthusiasm for the arts and for Porto! We started off with a visit to a food market, where she arranged tasting of olive oils, local cured meats, and other things we expressed interest in. Then we were off to a chocolate shop for more tasting, and she showed us several local restaurants she recommended highly. After that we were walking here, there and everywhere. The benefit of the private tour was that we were able to skip things we had already seen (the famous bridge of Porto), and see unique street art we would never have known to look for! Mayinka knew all the history and fun stories as well. I really appreciated her in-depth knowledge of the current local art scene, it really helped bring the city alive to us! It’s a great way to spend a morning in Porto. Highly recommend!

Nice way to explore Porto; interesting insights about main points in the city; friendly and open guide; thank you Alice

great overview of the city. our guide was very knowledgable, flexible and helpful. lots of walking (hilly)

Malwina(Mayinka) was amazing! I have trouble walking and she met us at our hotel to start the tour. She explained everything beautifully; she is extremely knowledgeable about food and Porto history. She introduced us to a fabulous variety of food and drink in an area near us through both the market and a private café. She took us to an amazing chocolate shop where they have local chocolates and flavored oils in tubes, which is something I have never experienced. She was helpful, entertaining, sweet and kept the whole tour at a pace that I could handle with my disability. She made the day extremely pleasant/wonderful for my husband & me! She also took me to a wonderful shop where they had handmade Portuguese porcelains that I wanted to see, between food shopping/tasting! I recommend her 100%!!

Had a great introduction to Porto on our private walking tour with Antonio. He grew up in the area, so could share personal insights on how Porto has evolved over the years. He’s also a genuinely personable individual, who is passionate about the city. We covered a lot of ground and learned a lot in our 3 hours together. He also left us with great suggestions for further exploration on our own.

We went on a three hour walking tour with Mayinka and it was amazing! Despite it being a Sunday when many things are closed, we never felt like we missed anything and she made sure to point out other places for us to check out. It was our first time in Porto and we’ll definitely be back! Would recommend booking with Mayinka if you want a fun, personable and really lovely day.

We had a great time exploring the city with Sofia. I recommend doing a walking tour with a knowledgeable local guide during the beginning of your trip. This will give you a good overview of the area and help you navigate your way for the next days to come.