Aveiro and Coimbra: Coastal Towns and History

Embark on a private 9-hour tour from Porto to Aveiro and Coimbra. Explore charming coastal towns, admire canals and bridges, visit the Barra Lighthouse, and discover the oldest University in Portugal.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Porto - Pick up in Hotel.
  • Mercado Do Peixe Da Costa Nova - Stop
  • Ria de Aveiro - River Cruise
  • Costa Nova - Stop: Free time
  • Ria de Aveiro - Stop: Free time lunch
  • Biblioteca Joanina - Stop: Free time visit.
  • University of Coimbra - Stop: Free time visit.
  • Porto - Drop-off in Hotel.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • On-board WiFi
  • Bottled water
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Personal expenses
  • Cruise in the Ria de Aveiro
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Explore the coastal towns of Aveiro then travel back in time to the old city of Coimbra on this Private 9-hour tour from Porto. Admire the canals and bridges in Aveiro with your private guide/driver. Continue to Coimbra where you will see the oldest University in Portugal, as well as its old buildings throughout the city. We will give you suggestions on…

Location
Porto
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Valerieh823
Oct 16, 2024
Aveiro and Coimbra University - Amazing! - This tour was outstanding! Ines and Gisela were amazing guides and Ines was a great driver. Ines’s knowledge of the area and region were remarkable. My husband is a photographer and she did everything she could to get him good shots of the countryside, Flamingoes, and salt plains. We were so impressed with both of them and this was the best tour we’ve taken in Portugal (we’ve been on 3 so far). I would highly recommend this tour and ensure you have tickets to the Coimbra University. This is not to be missed. From the bottom of our hearts, Obrigado, Ines and Gisela!
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Travelbug_2011_123
Oct 8, 2024
Jorge is amazing, Meridian4People is lucky to have you! - Jorge was amazing, Meridian4People are sooo lucky to have him and I am so happy I booked with them because of him!! Jorge is amazing, trustworthy and genuine! Jorge is the most amazing and genuine guide I’ve met in Portugal and he is truly worth his weight in gold! Thank you so much for an incredible and unforgettable tour to Aveiro and Coimbre Jorge! 11/10 stars!🌟
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131darrellk
Sep 23, 2024
Cambria - Our host João was incredibly knowledgeable about all we experienced. Highly recommended. The Cambria University was incredible
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705rosemaryh
Sep 23, 2024
Aveiro and Coimbra with Jojo - João was the BEST guide we have had so far!! He was personable, accommodating and very knowledgeable about so many different subjects. He was interested in learning about us too!! He was a good driver and we felt very confident being in his care.❣️
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U1641ilbarbaraj
Sep 23, 2024
The beautiful tale of two cities - Our tour was one of the best we have had! Joao our tour guide was professional, informative, and very nice to us. Allowing us to take our time to enjoy the sites, food, culture and shopping! Highly recommend this tour and our guide Joao.
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447mariaguadalupeh
Aug 11, 2024
Excellent - Our Liliana Guide were very happy with their services very good Spanish , I highly recommend very helpful and very good Guide
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802teacherj
Jun 19, 2023
Lovely Day Trip! - Jose was a wonderful tour guide. I am so glad we close the private Aveiro and Coimbra tour from Porto. Jose spoke English well and related little tibbits of history all along the way. We saw places we didn’t expect and he made the extra effort to see that we were comfortable and happy. He guided us to an excellent restaurant for lunch. It was the perfect last day for our Portuguese vacation. Thank you Jose!
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Mosher389
Feb 18, 2023
Exelent tour gide with GYG to coimbra & Aveiro - We had a great day with Yzus, who was charming and helpful to us and took us to some very interesting sights. Highly recommended to all. Every thing was exelent. The gide, the car & the tour.
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Sharon_k
May 18, 2022
Excellent company! Very positive and easy experience. - My guide and driver was José Pinho. Firstly the car was a beautiful black Mercedes Benz. My favourite type of car that was clean, comfortable with leather seats. It was a lovely car to travel in for two days, as I had booked two consecutive private Day tours. José Pinho was always extremely courteous, polite, warm, friendly and professional. I felt like he really went above and beyond what was required to make my two days with him as seamless, memorable and enjoyable as possible. I am someone that likes to maximise my opportunities and see as much as I can. José Pinho was incredibly flexible and adaptable to my specific needs and he worked beyond the required hours of the tour to ensure that I got to see everything. I was truly impressed. There were no complaints or pressure from him, and he waited patiently for me until I finished whatever I was doing at every stop. He bought me numerous gifts such as souvenir magnets, food and water. He is a very thoughtful and lovely gentleman. Any time I needed help, he was always more than willing to help. This included making calls for me to check out reservation procedures for sights that I had booked independently, outside of the two private day tours. Aveiro and Coimbra was a very long day and he had a few more airport transfers that he had to complete after he took me back to Porto, but he still spent an incredible amount of time to pack my day with sightseeing. We were on the road end-to-end for almost 12 hours. I always felt comfortable with José Pinho, and he was also a great and safe driver. I would highly recommend Meridian4People and José Pinho to anyone any day and I would use them again. I wish all my tour guides and drivers was like José Pinho!
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Jenniferfp6109ia
Sep 25, 2019
Great day - We had a great day with Miguel who was charming and helpful to everyone and took us to some very interesting sights. Highly recommended to all.
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