Day Tour: Porto to Arouca 516 Suspension Bridge

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Experience the thrill of walking across the Arouca Suspension Bridge and exploring the Paiva Walkway on this day tour from Porto. Enjoy local specialties, breathtaking views, and a delicious lunch along the way. Book now!

Duration: 9 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Arouca - This is a town famous for it’s monastery and typical sweets made from ancient monastery recipes.
On our stop on the way to the 516 Suspension Bridge and Paiva Walkways, we can definitely encourage you to try it the sweets to get your energy levels up for the hike!
Paiva walkway - Enjoy the 8 km walk along the Paiva River and learn…

What's Included

516 Suspension Bridge Tickets
Paiva Walkways Tickets
Snacks
Lunch

Additional Information

This is the best day tour from Porto to the Arouca 516 Suspension.
With a very convenient pick-up from central Porto you will head straight to Arouca.
In Arouca there is a brief stop where you are invited to taste the local specialities, enjoy the green area just outside the monastery and to get ready for the connection between Arouca and the 516 Arouca….

Location

Arouca

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Navigator765317

Nov 17, 2024

Arouca - Enjoyed the beautiful day , great walk and Arouca was unbelievable . The lunch was top notch. Driving thru the small towns and mountains were gorgeous . Great to get out of the city for a day

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Pavelstrukov

Nov 7, 2024

Highly recommend - Everything was great! Diogo was a perfect guide, sharing interesting information and answering all my questions. Additionally, Detours was very responsive and handled all issues in the best way possible. I also want to note that, while the lunch description only mentioned meat, there were various options available, including vegetarian and pescatarian choices.

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Bilyana

Nov 5, 2024

Great experience - The nature was wonderful.The guide was great-she told and showed very interesting thing..The food was so delicious. Walking onto the bridge is a descriptive experience.

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Sam_d

Oct 25, 2024

Lovely walk in the air and along the river - This was such a fun tour. Our guide Ana was incredibly friendly and so well informed about our destinations. She answered all our questions and made everything so enjoyable. The Arouca suspension bridge is an experience not to be missed. The guides were very alert and safety conscious while giving everyone lots of time to take pictures and ask questions Lunch was at a fantastic restaurant where we got to sample authentic Portuguese fare. Everything smelled and tasted so good! Unfortunately wildfires in the area last month affected the Paiva walkway so we were only able to do half the distance. We were still able to enjoy a nice walk along the river without feeling rushed

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210shireenk

Oct 3, 2024

Beauty of Nature - I and my two sons spent a wonderful trip with our driver and Guide Petito. Beautiful views, nice Insider Stories and on the next day we went white water rafting and had a great amount of fun with the same Company Detours and the same wonderful guide! Thank you!!

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Katiab2135

Oct 1, 2024

Stunning nature and great guide! - We had a great time! Nature is stunning and our guide Ana gave us lots of information in a casual friendly way. I hihgly recommend this trip!

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Missseals

Sep 22, 2024

Eat, walk, eat repeat. A fun day out to meet people from other countries and to take in lovely views. - We were on the trip with people from Spain, Italy and Mozambique (eight of us in total) so our tour guide had her work cut out acting as a translator for us all but managed this magnificently and certainly added to the fun day. We started the trip in a small cafe tasting local sweets which gave us time to get to know each other We were all left together to walk the suspension bridge and back before starting the 5km walk. We met our tour guide again at the halfway point for a drink and rest, before finishing the walk. We then had a traditional meal at a small local restaurant, afterwards we were given the option to climb 500 steps, not for the faint hearted in 32 degree heat and once you start there is no turning back, however you are only here once so go for it. The day was well worth the money and we would definitely recommend this for something different to do.

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Rzuko

Sep 9, 2024

Great experiance with amazing tour guide - The trip itself is nice, the bridge was OK, the walk after the bridge was a nice one. But the best part of all of it was our guide - Rui. He is so nice, friendly, helpful and easygoing person! We couldn't be bored or stressed during the whole trip. The meal after walking was nice but be prepared for a lot of eating :D make some extra space in your stomach;) Rui - obrigado one more time!

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K2ochomil

Nov 7, 2024

Nice walk - The walk along the suspension bridge is fine, the shame is that you can not link it with the walkways of the Paiva because due to fires it can not be done. The guide told us that he calculates that by February/March 2025 the bridge and the walkway can be linked. Now you have to take the car 15 minutes or so and you can make halfway more or less of said walkway. Also very nice the walkway

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Nader_m

Sep 15, 2024

The ONLY value of this tour is the transportation - The ONLY value of this tour is the transportation to and from the Arouca Suspension Bridge area and back. The tour guide did not add any value.

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From $116

up to 15 guests

1 Adult