Douro Wine Tour with Lunch and River Cruise

About the experience

9h00

1-8 persons

6 tastings

Tour / excursion

Available in: French, English, Portugese

Immerse yourself in the natural and manmade beauty of the Douro Valley on a full-day tour from Porto. Traveling in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle, enjoy views of picturesque landscapes far from the dust and crowds of the city center. Visit local family wineries to taste their best ports and table wines.
As you travel into the heart of the Douro Valley, you also visit a Port wine estate. Learn about the production method of different kinds of Port wine as you walk through the vineyards, then enjoy a tasting of the estate’s wines.

Your tour continues through the Douro Valley, featuring panoramic views of the unique sculptured landscape. We make a stop at a local restaurant in the village of Pinhão for a delicious typical Portuguese meal. Marvel at the Portuguese tiles that depict the beauty of the Douro Valley on the façade of the train station. You can take a one-hour boat cruise before returning back to Porto.

Experience everything the Douro Valley has to offer!

What's included

6 tastings

Tasting

Meal

Guide

Bottle of water

Chauffeur

Private Transport

About the host

Oporto Road Trips is a tourism company based in Porto that provides guided tours in Portugal since 2012, mainly to the Douro Valley region.

We pick up our clients directly from their hotels/addresses in the city of Porto, and guide them through a wonderful day tour that they will not forget, filled with winery visits and tastings, beautiful landscapes that they can admire from stunning panoromic photo stops and a river cruise, and also with delicious typical Portuguese food!

Things to know

Payment: No payment until the host has confirmed your booking.

Cancellation: Full refund of the experience if cancellation takes place up to 24 hours before the start of the experience.

Tasting: No alcohol tasting for underage children.

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Itinerary

Total tour duration: 8h15

1

Pick-up

15 mins

You will be picked up at your hotel/accomodation in Porto (other locations that are outside pick-up limits require the setting of a meeting point in Porto).

2

Travelling to Douro Valley Region

1h30

We will drive you from Porto all the way through to the Douro Valley region via the most beautiful and panoramic roads, in one of our 9 seat air condicioned minivans. You will be accompanied by your driver-guide, that will provide you with detailed information about the history of Port Wine making in the Douro Region, along with a lot of interesting facts and curiosities along the way.

3

Stop at the First Winery

1h15

We will make a stop at the first local Winery of the tour (to be designated, depending on our partner's timeslots availability), where you will be guided through a visit to the Winery - the lagares, where the wine is produced, cellars and the then you will be served with a selection of Wines during the Wine Tasting.

4

Lunch at a local Restaurant

1h15

After the first winery, we will make a stop for lunch in a local restaurant in the village of Pinhão, where you will be able to experience the local cuisine of typical Portuguese food (options of meat, fish, vegetarian and Gluten-Free by request).

5

1 Hour River Cruise

1h00

Embark on a one hour long river cruise, in a typical Rabelo boat replica, and enjoy the sights of the beautiful Douro Valley landscape, directly from the Douro River.

6

Panoramic Photo Stops

15 mins

Visit some of the most beautiful viewpoints in the region of Peso da Régua and Sabrosa, in the Douro Valley, where you can admire and enjoy the beautiful landscapes and take some pictures to later remember.

7

Stop at the Second Winery

1h15

We will make a stop at the second local Winery of the tour (to be designated, depending on our partner's timeslots availability), where you will be guided through a visit to the Winery - the lagares, where the wine is produced, cellars, all of that while you taste a selection of local Wines during the visit.

8

Travelling back to Porto city for Drop-off

1h30

After the tour is over, you will be transported back to your hotel/accomodation in Porto, where you can expect to arrive by 5:30PM, depending on the traffic volume we encounter along the way.