Private Cultural Tour Aveiro and Coimbra from Porto

Explore Aveiro’s canals and Coimbra’s historic treasures on a private tour from Porto. Discover vibrant architecture, traditional boats, and rich history.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Coimbra - Coimbra City Centre
  • University of Coimbra - All the amazing Coimbra University complex
  • Farol da Barra - Amazing views and beautiful history.
  • Ria de Aveiro - Moliceiro Boat Cruise
  • Mercado Do Peixe Da Costa Nova - If it is openned, we should dropp by this very traditional market.
  • Aveiro - We will have some free time to visit the typical centre of Aveiro.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Coffee and Aveiro sweets (Ovos Moles)
  • Surcharges on fuel
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Monuments Entrance Fees
Additional Information

Starting around 08:30 AM, departing from Porto this memorable tour will take you to Aveiro which is considered the portuguese “Venice”, the city of the birds and great salt. Aveiro is also the museum city of “Art Noveau” and has some of the most beautiful colorful buildings of the country. Come discover this city in a traditional “moliceiro” boat along…

Location
Coimbra
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Camilla_f
Aug 17, 2024
Great day - Lovely car with great aircon which was needed ! Excellent guide with good recommendation for lunch. we saw so much and enjoyed the day very much. would highly recommend
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Leonid_k
Jul 13, 2024
Coimbra perfect tour - Tour guide was excellent, enjoy very much and highly recommend Clare to other travelers too . Aveiro tour has been very efficient and well planned allowing us to see a lot.
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Piotr_j
May 8, 2024
Best tour ever, we experienced the real Portugal and not just a tourists day. - The guide Tiago had such passion and great knowledge of the history of the area and if Portugal. He has such a great way of interacting with us and made sure we were well looked after. We experienced an authentic day and he made sure we could see as much as possible. This was the best way to see the cities. The transport was clean, comfortable and roomy. The lunch was a special treat and was a highlight. This was our best day so far in Portugal. Thanks to our guide Tiago. AMAZING
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Hirally_s
Mar 23, 2024
Coimbra&Aveiro - Alex was an excellent driver/tour guide, he was punctual, attentive, friendly and helpful on adjusting the trip to our needs. We had a great experience thanks to him. Highly recommend this private tour experience, in my opinion is the way to go!
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Sally_e
Dec 2, 2023
Really good day out. - Had a really good day with Alex as our guide. It was a public holiday, so there were very few people around which was great. In Coimbra we had the library and university and chapel to ourselves most of the time! It did mean that the cathedral was closed, but we had time to enjoy a coffee and pastries at the Santa Cruz cafe. The boat trip along the canals at Aveiro was another highlight.
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366rosangelag
Nov 13, 2023
A delicious experience - We loved the tour. Our guide Alex was extremely attentive and kind. We spent an incredible day.
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Alan_t
Oct 12, 2023
Pleasant day trip - Fun tour. Guide was very informative and helpful. Both Coimbra and Aveiro were interesting. Enjoyed walking around in Coimbra. We were a bit disappointed that the library was closed so we couldn’t see it. Apparently no notice was given by the library that it would be closed that day
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Lisa
Oct 7, 2023
Best day in Portugal - I would book with him again. He went beyond to accommodate us. Respectful and knowledgeable. He made sure we got the most out of the trip.
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Rajasree_s
Jun 3, 2024
Day trip to Coimbra and Aviero - We had a day tour with Carla to visit historical Coimbra and the coastal town of Aviero. The University of Coimbra was truly amazing especially the Joanine Library! Aviero and adjacent Costa Nova were interesting and very pretty. An enjoyable day.
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Myfoo2210
Jun 3, 2024
Good Tour But Front/Back Office Communication/Confirmation Needs Improvement - The actual private tour with Alex for Aveiro and Coimbra was excellent. The mercedes car was clean and we were offered water bottle and it was a good tour including a lunch stop to try the 'Leito" and succulent pig. From start to finish the tour was great! I give this a 4 star experience. The reason for my lower rating is because of an area of improvement is needed around written communication and advance notice from the back office end of things. I signed up using the touch tour system and I got an email from a staff indicating the wrong info on pick up place on confirmation email. I emailed them back but no response so I called touch tours long distance twice to verify and it was sorted out. I also emailed them with a detailed itinerary. They responded and it's all good, On the week of the private tour,I called again for confirmation and the person who answered the phone was helpful and professional and advice us to change the pick up from 9am to 8:30am. Around 4pm the day before the tour( but I was in another tour that day), I got a text from a staff asking us to confirm how many people on the tour and requesting us to book an afternoon ticket for the Combra library . I was getting the feeling that none of the email I sent or the confirmation booking was read since I requested a morning tour for Coimbra or perhaps the person who is implementing the scheduling by email or text were receiving the info. I also wished they contacted me at least 2 days before since I have been calling them that week. My experience with the confirmation process with the inaccuracies, front and back office not having the same info, and the lack of advance notice to follow-up even though I called twice on the week of the tour made me less confident of the company.
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