Douro Valley Tour: Wine Tasting, River Cruise and Lunch From Porto with Pickup

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Douro Valley Tour: Wine Tasting, River Cruise and Lunch From Porto with Pickup

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Safety measures

9 hours (Approx.)

Hotel pickup offered

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Offered in: English and 4 more

Overview

The Douro Valley’s landscapes are replete with vineyards and bounteous produce: sip and sample the best of the region’s culinary offerings on this full-day tour from Porto which includes a boat ride on the Douro River. Alongside your guide, visit wine estates and spectacular viewpoints. See, too, the beauty of the Douro River during a boat ride and enjoy lunch in a typical Portuguese restaurant. Round-trip transport from Porto hotels is included on this small-group tour.

Day tour of the Douro Valley from Porto
Absorb spectacular views from multiple lookout points
Enjoy tasting sessions at local wineries
Take a scenic boat ride on the Douro River
Lunch and round-trip transport from Porto hotels are included

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What's Included

Visit vineyard to two wineries with wine tasting

WiFi free

Pick-up and drop-off free

River Cruise (1h)

Lunch

Anti-virus mask

Disinfectant gel for hands

Bottled water

Snacks

Coffee and/or Tea

Gratuities

Departure & Return

Departure Point

Praça da Liberdade 126, 4000-322 Porto, Portugal

The pick-ups are made between 8h and 8h30. The customer will receive the exact pick-up time the day before by email, text, or WhatsApp. Also, note that may be asked to meet us on a meeting point close to the accommodation so it will be easier for the guide to do the pick-up.

Departure Time

8:15 AM

Hotel pickups commence prior to this time

Return Details

Returns to original departure point

What To Expect

In the early morning, board an air-conditioned minivan destined for the rolling hills of the Douro Valley. During the scenic drive, your guide provides commentary and details the day ahead.

Your first stop is Peso da Régua, a sprawling riverside town famed for its production of port wine, where you drink in vistas of the city from an elevated lookout point. Then, visit wine estates to sample locally produced wine during a tasting session.

Lunch: expect to enjoy dishes such as roasted chicken, spicy rice, and fish stew.

Sated, board a boat and enjoy a river cruise down the Douro; delight in your beautiful surroundings before you return to the coach and travel to another viewpoint to capture sweeping panoramas of the landscape.

After stopping at a small wine village enshrouded in history, return to your Porto hotel and bid your guide farewell.

Itinerary

Stop At:

Porto

Pick-ups in Porto are made on the costumer accommodation. They will just to provide us the address.

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Duration: 30 minutes

Admission Ticket Free

Stop At:

Ponte Pedonal Metalica de Peso da Regua

They will cross the bridge to see all the magnificent view

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Duration: 15 minutes

Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Tour available in: English - French - German - Portuguese - Spanish
Private minibus available for groups
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum age to drink is 16 years, but everyone can participate on the tour
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
The services included in the tour are subject to third party availability and may change without notice.
Usually tours run in one language but there are cases where one extra language or more can be used.
The wine estates are subject to availability and may change to similar options with no prior notice.
You may be asked to meet your guide at a meeting point no more than 5 minutes by foot from your location.
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
OPERATED BY CMTOUR - VIAGENS E TURISMO LDA

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.

What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Douro Valley Tour: Wine Tasting, River Cruise and Lunch From Porto with Pickup?

A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:

Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Face masks provided for travelers

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What is the policy on sanitization during Douro Valley Tour: Wine Tasting, River Cruise and Lunch From Porto with Pickup?

A:The policies on sanitization are:

Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized

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What is the social distancing policy during Douro Valley Tour: Wine Tasting, River Cruise and Lunch From Porto with Pickup?

A:The policy on social distancing is:

Social distancing enforced throughout experience

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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Douro Valley Tour: Wine Tasting, River Cruise and Lunch From Porto with Pickup?

A:The policy on staff health & safety is:

Guides required to regularly wash hands

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Traveler Tips

"Nice tour, beautiful scenery, comfortable bus ride with WiFi available." See review
"The trip is superb value for money, very enjoyable, and accessible for people with minor mobility difficulties (I require a stick to walk, but am sufficiently mobile to climb into a minibus) ." See review
"This is a full day tour with a fairly long but manageable drive." See review

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Great trip

Camille_T

, Jan 2022

Sergio was a great tour guide! Wonderful lunch ! The tastings were amazing ! The drive is very scenic also .

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An absolutely lovely day!

Wendy_H

, Jan 2022

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this tour, the guide, the wine, and lunch was delicious!! I highly recommend it. Our guide was so much fun and very informative. A great day!!

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Brilliant day out! Must do while in Porto.

Lisa_F

, Jan 2022

What an amazing trip! Our tour guide and driver were so lovely and welcoming. The drive to Duoro was really quick and the beauty spots we stopped at were breathtaking. The wineries and boat trip were fascinating and fun and the four course lunch was delicious. 10/10 recommend - excellent value.

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Beautiful tour!

SHARVARI_J

, Dec 2021

We really enjoyed the tour! The order was a little complicated as we didn’t have lunch until 2 and we were right peckish the time we got to lunch. The two tours weee not redundant and the scenery of the Duoro Valley was lovely.

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Highly recommend!

Gabriella_B

, Dec 2021

This tour and our guide, Ivo, were amazing! I would definitely recommend this for anyone who likes wine or wants to spend a day seeing the most beautiful area of Portugal.

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Great trip, and made a...

Shallan_G

, Dec 2021

Great trip, and made a wonderful day even in the drizzle rain. Toyr guides at vineyards were wonderful and the tour guide Sergio was helpful and gave interesting details

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Not As Advertised - Traveler Beware!

Rozanne_G

, Dec 2021

Even though I responded that I would recommend to a friend, I do have some very strong criticisms of the trip we took. First, the music that was played on the bus in both directions was obnoxious. I asked the tour guide Melina to please turn the volume down but she did not do that. I would like to suggest that no music be played on the bus because people have different tastes in music and it is better to just eliminate music altogether. Secondly, there is no need to go to two vineyards. We got the same information at the second vineyard as we did at the first. Also, in your advertising, there is no information whatsoever of the trip being a bus trip. It is supposed to be a Riverboat Tour, not a bus tour. The riverboat was only 1 hour out of an almost 12 hour day. Your company totally misrepresented the trip. And you should also mention that this tour is not handicapped friendly. You do not warn people of the amount of walking up a steep path that has to happen at the first vineyard. I am physically able but not everyone is. You really need to tell people the truth. The wines were wonderful and the Douro Valley is beautiful but you need to redesign this tour.

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Response from Host , Dec 2021

Hello, Thank you for your review. Even though every person has their taste in music, we let the radio be played during the trip. As know, the travel between Douro and Porto takes around 1h20. This is a way that, in the moments the guide is not speaking, there is background music. Not loud, that´s not the point of the tour. The tour includes a visit to two wineries, to provide all the people that visit the Douro has a full experience. Even though the making process is similar, the dimensions of the states are different. You visited a small family-owned producer and large-scale producer. Allowing you to taste different wines from different producers. The other point of your review is thinking it was a full-day boat trip. Well, on our tour page it says more than once: Boat trip (1h). On the itinerary is also mentioned the boat trip lasts 1h. All along with the tour page, it says the timing between travels and places, the vehicles we use on the tours among other points. At any point or text, it says it will be an 8h full-day boat trip. At the end of your review, you also wrote about the tour being handicapped-friendly. The first winery has a steeper entrance and stairs, that's true. That´s why, when you do the reservation, it asks if you have any kind of special requirement we need to consider such as a cane, difficulty walking, wheelchair or crutches. So we know beforehand that we must change the winery to another to make it easier for those passengers. Have a great 2022.

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Lovely day trip

Rachel_l

, Nov 2021

Really fun day trip from Porto. Ended up with a nice group of people which always makes a difference on a trip. Informative and friendly guide although not over the top or annoying as some can be. Lovely visits to two wineries and quite a nice lunch although I'd rather have a meal with a view/at a winery.

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Perfect Day Trip from Porto

Kerrie_D

, Nov 2021

This trip out to the Duoro Valley was the perfect day trip. Evo picked me up from my hotel on time. He followed all the covid protocols throughout the day. The drive out to the valley was pleasant with Evo giving us information about what to expect and some background on the area. Our first stop was a small winery. We got a short tour of the facility with information on the win making process and then tasted three varieties of port wine. After that, we took our boat ride for glorious views of the valley. After the boat, we were taken to a view from atop one of the hills for more gorgeous views down into the valley. Our final stop was another small winery. We had a very nice lunch (choice of pork, fish or pasta) on the patio with table wine from the winery. It was a nice paced lunch with great conversation with our group. After lunch, we moved to the tasting room with a very enthusiastic lesson on the proper way to taste vintage port. It was enlightening and a lot of fun! Evo then dropped our group of at each respective hotel. I highly recommend this trip!!

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Take This Tour - You Won’t Be Disappointed!

Ronald_P

, Oct 2021

Fantastic tour, guide, driver, lunch, wine tastings, Douro River cruise and scenery. Nothing more to be desired. Highly recommended. You won’t be disappointed!

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