Douro Valley Private Wine & Food Tour From Porto

What you pay for

Private Mercedes with a driver and Porto pickup, plus bottled water; meals and tasting fees cost extra on customised options.

Meridian4People takes you from Porto into the Douro Valley in a private Mercedes, with a driver and a route you can customise. The customised half day lasts 6 hours and costs from €90 per person for 8 or more. You leave daily at 9:00, 10:00 or 11:00 with pickup from your Porto accommodation. Meals and tasting fees are separate. Choose a lunch package if you want those arranged, with 6 or 8 hours available.

The catch: The lowest price needs 8 to 30 travellers; agree the vehicle and seating before you book.

Duration

6 hours for half day options; 8 hours for full day options

Price basis

Per person; lowest price for 8 to 30 travellers on the customised half day

Departures

Daily; half day 9:00 / 10:00 / 11:00; full day 8:00 / 9:00 / 10:00

Pickup

Porto hotel or apartment; cruise port pickup also available

Quintas

Custom route by arrangement; Roêda with lunch packages, plus D’Origem on the full day

Food

Meals extra on customised options; lunch with either lunch package

Boat

Boat trips at your expense

Group

Private party; booking limit 30, vehicle capacity unspecified

Main trade-off

Meals and tasting fees extra on customised options

In the price

Professional Private Driver & Local Host; Private Luxury Mercedes Vehicle; Hotel, apartment or cruise port pickup and drop-off; Flexible and customizable itinerary; Complimentary bottled water

Not in the price

Entrance fees to attractions and monuments; Wine tasting fees, unless specifically included; Lunch and other meals; Gratuities

Guide languages

English, Spanish, French, Portuguese

Cancellation

free cancellation until 24 hours before

Itinerary

Your route runs from Porto to the quintas around Pinhão, with the stops shaped by your chosen option.

1. 1
   Quinta da Roêda 1 h

   You can include a guided visit and tasting at Quinta da Roêda, which is part of both lunch packages.

2. 2
   Casal de Loivos viewpoint 30 min

   The sample route pauses at Casal de Loivos viewpoint.

3. 3
   Pinhão 2 h

   Lunch is at a restaurant in Pinhão. Choose a lunch package to include the meal; on customised options you pay separately.

4. 4
   D'Origem 1 h

   D’Origem adds a guided visit and tasting to the full day lunch package; you can also arrange it on a customised route.

Your booking gives you 6 or 8 hours, including the drive back to Porto. The stops shown are a sample route.

What is included

Options and departures

Choose between 6 and 8 hours, with a customised route or a package covering lunch and tastings. All options include Porto pickup.

Means: Take the 9:00 half day lunch package for 6 hours with the meal and Roêda tasting arranged.

Meeting point and pickup

Porto pickup

Give Meridian4People your hotel or apartment address when arranging collection. Pickup is also available from the cruise port.

Pickup time

Be ready 15 minutes before your tour starts.

Private transport

Your driver and Mercedes are reserved for your party, with return transport included.

You can provide us your stay location and we will pick you up.

The booking page lists the 321 pickup points.

Who it is for

Choose the 6 hour customised option if you want particular quintas and can pay separately for meals and tastings. The starting rate needs 8 to 30 travellers. Agree the vehicle’s capacity before you book.

For food afloat in Porto, Opo Boat Tours costs from €66.13 per person in a group of 8. If you want both meals, Portugal by Wine costs from €504 per person in a group of 6; the Porto return is scheduled for 23:30.

Means: Take the 9:00 half day lunch package for a first visit so your Roêda tasting and meal are arranged.

Not for

• Travellers expecting meals and tastings at the starting price
• Visitors wanting a boat trip included
• Groups needing a stated vehicle capacity

In harvest: reserve your chosen quinta visits ahead for September and October; the customised option includes no grape picking.

Know before you go

Cancellation and booking

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

Confirmation: instant. Ticket: show it on your phone. Up to 30 travellers per booking.

Reviews

The bars split the 125 reviews counted on the booking page when it was last read; the total above is live and adds Tripadvisor.

Counted on two sites: 99 on Tripadvisor at 4.9 and 27 on the booking page at 4.9, updated 22 October 2026. We show the numbers, not the texts.

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