Douro Wine Experience: Vineyard Visit, River Cruise, and Portuguese Lunch

Embark on a 9-hour Douro Wine Experience and discover the rich history and stunning landscapes of Portugal’s first wine region. Enjoy a vineyard visit, river cruise, wine tasting, and a delicious Portuguese lunch.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Douro River - Most of the tour has the Douro river as the scenic scenary through the day. The wineries that are visited offer incredible views to the river.
What's Included
  • Best Douro valley lookout points
  • Visit to two wineries - Includes Port Wines and Douro wines (DOC Douro)
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (Hotel or Airbnb in Porto city center)
  • Bottled water
  • River Cruise of 1h on typical boat (Rabelo)
  • Traditional lunch (Fish, Vegetarian/Vegan and Gluten free need to be requested in advance)
  • Transportation and professional tour guide
  • Ride along the famous and scenic N222 road
  • Small group up to 8 people
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a 9-hour journey to explore the finest of Douro, the inaugural Portuguese wine region and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Gain insights into the historical development of Douro. Enjoy breath-taking sceneries from prime viewing spots across the Douro Valley. Experience a 1-hour river cruise, understand olive oil manufacturing at a local producer’s property, tour two Port wine estates (includes wine tasting), and relish lunch at a traditional Portuguese eatery.

  • Possibility of vegetarian or gluten free meal, please advise at time of booking if required;
  • Pick-up service starts at 8:00 AM (NOT 8:30 AM)
  • We send the exact pick-up time by mail the evening before the tour takes place - please confirm reception of message and be ready in advance for pick-up to avoid delays or missing the tour.
  • Douro Valley’s temperature is very high in the summer and cold in the winter. Thus, light clothes in summer and warm clothes in the winter are recommended;
  • Weather Note: All of our activities happen in covered and protected spaces - we guarantee a safe and comfortable tour despite any weather conditions.
  • Not recommended for children - if you are bringing children, please inform us in advance, as car seating is mandatory by Portuguese law.
  • You can also be picked up from a private address other than hotels in Porto downtown area/city center only (Vila Nova de Gaia and Matosinhos cities are outside pick-up limits).
  • If your address is outside pick-up limits or in an area of difficult access (examples: pedestrian street/narrow street/place with very elevated traffic volume) we will set a meeting point a few minutes away so that you can board our van.
  • NOTE TO TRAVEL AGENCIES: While we understand that your office may be closed when we send our confirmations due to different timezones if you do not provide the client’s direct contact number/email, you are responsible for contacting the client at the time we send the pick-up details (day before the tour takes place, by the end of the day, UNTIL 23:00 PM, PORTUGAL TIME) - Travel Agencies assume responsibility if the client does not show up due to the lack of communication between them.
Location
Douro River
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Grandtour57496026941
Jul 24, 2024
Excellent road trip into the Douro valley. - This was an excellent tour which we very much enjoyed. The communication from the operator in advance was timely and we were collected as planned. Our driver and guide for the day was Pedro. Pedro was extremely knowledgeable about the Douro region generally and especially the wine, the Port and the history. We had two very pleasant wine tastings, enjoyed a cruise on the Douro and some breath taking views of the beautiful valley from the mountains. Very enjoyable.
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Ladycruisefan
Jul 24, 2024
Fantastic Day Trip in the Douro Valley with Guide Pedro - We had a fantastic day trip visiting wineries, having lunch and a Douro river cruise with Pedro. He was an excellent informative guide and was humorous and full of personality. He took great care of our group and even treated us to a couple of songs on the guitar during one stop. It was my husband's 60th birthday outing and we couldn't have wished for a better escorted tour. It was really Pedro who made it so much fun and so memorable! Of course we did also enjoy the wine tasting too!
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Melissalx5313dl
Jul 23, 2024
Fabulous day with our guide, Pedro! - We had a fabulous day on this tour with Pedro as our guide. He was not only interesting, informative, and pleasant to spend the day with, but he had a great sense of humor and truly made this an enjoyable day for us.
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R4841pevickim
Jul 21, 2024
A magical experience! - My best friend and I booked this wine tour and it was nothing short of amazing! Our tour guide Sandro was so thoughtful, knowledgeable, considerate, engaging and very accommodating. Our journey started early in the morning and his personality really entertained our small group of eight. The ride to the Douro Valley was magnificent as we drove past the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen. Sandro took us on beautiful winding roads and through the countryside hamlets to allow us to get the best views and pictures. The cruise (first official stop) was majestic and the weather was perfect for taking photos of the pristine vineyards. The tasting at the first winery offered delicious olive oil, honey, bread and three wines (white, rose and red) which were full-bodied and had great aromas. My only complaint is that we purchased some to bring back to our hotel and the rose was pickled (don't remember the name of the winery but the picture is from the balcony). The third stop on our tour took us to a restaurant below the Residencial Ponto Grand. We were given a five (or six) course meal with endless white and red wine and the atmosphere was just as you would expect in a small town...good food, good vibes and great hospitality. The last stop on our journey took us to the Vieira De Sousa winery which was nice enough. I'm not a port wine fan but the young woman leading the tasting was quite lovely. Afterwards, I had a comfortable nap back to Porto. All and all, this was by far one of the best tours I have been on and if you can, request Sandro!
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Tardifpm
Jul 20, 2024
Super expedition to the Douro Valley - Jorge was a great Guide, dynamic, informed, caring and patient. He accompanied us throughout the journey for our greatest happiness. I recommend without hesitation!!!
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Ksutton4537
Jul 20, 2024
Amazing! - The Douro River Valley is absolutely stunning. Ricardo was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. The wine and olive oils we tasted were wonderful. Would highly recommend.
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Tombb3338nq
Jul 19, 2024
Don’t miss this great day out in a stunningly beautiful area. - Picked up on time 5 mins walk from our apartment. Comfortable modern Mercedes minibus. Our host Marina was friendly and helpful,excellent English speaker and gave us a very interesting and informative history of the wine trade and industry in the beautifull Douro valley. Visited two small family run wineries which were in stunningly beautiful locations,with interesting guides and lovely wines to sample. Had an hour long cruise up the river admiring the beautiful scenery followed by a very generous traditional 3 course meal accompanied by wine and followed by desert. Many thanks to Marina for a lovely comfortable and relaxing,hassle free day in one of the most incredible man made natural environments in the world.A tribute to man’s hard work, ingenuity and determination to bottle the soil and sunlight of this special place. Don’t miss it !!
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Embeesknees
Jul 18, 2024
An awesome day! - I highly recommend this experience! Bernardo, our guide, was fun, funny, and full of great information. We were a small group traveling through the beautiful Douro valley, tasting wine and taking in the views! It was an excellent day with an excellent guide! A++++
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Vecc70
Jul 17, 2024
Fun Day - We had an awesome day. Our tour guide Pedro was so fun .He was thoughtful and paid attention to detail. There was 6 of us. Highly recommend this tour.
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194garryc
Jul 16, 2024
Fabulous day out ! - Had an excellent day out at the Douro Valley wine tour/boat trip , it was a great adventure. Our guide Jorge was perfect , gave spot on information and was very good fun , very personable indeed. He even recommended a restaurant for later that night and the food was lovely. The people at the vineyards were also superbly informative.We were also fortunate enough to have fellow passengers that shared our sense of humour ! Garry
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