Porto: Douro Valley Small-Group Tour, 2 Wineries, Cruise & Lunch

What you pay for

Highlights includes a quinta tasting and boat trip with transport from Porto; lunch is not in the price.

Local Experiences Portugal runs this Douro Valley tour from Porto with a quinta tasting and a boat trip. You meet at the Praça da Batalha fountain for the daily 8:30 departure. Highlights lasts six hours with up to eight guests. It costs from €95.90 per person for 6 or more, with lunch is not in the price. The longer English and German options last nine hours with lunch included.

The catch: The lowest rate needs 6 to 8 adults booking Highlights, and lunch is not in the price.

Duration

Six hours for Highlights; nine hours with lunch

Price basis

Per person; lowest rate for six to eight adults

Departures

Highlights daily at 8:30; longer options at 8:30 on selected dates

Meeting point

Fountain in Praça da Batalha beside Santo Ildefonso Church in Porto

Quintas

One quinta on Highlights; a second quinta for lunch on the longer options

Lunch

Own arrangements on Highlights; meal at a quinta on the longer options

Boat

One hour on the Douro

Group

Maximum eight guests per vehicle

Main trade-off

Lowest rate limited to six to eight adults booking Highlights

In the price

• Complimentary bottled water; • Local guide, fluent English & German; • Small-group experience with only 4-8 guests; • Scenic stops at beautiful Douro Valley viewpoints; • Comfortable air-conditioned Mercedes minivan; • 1st winery: Guided visit & tasting of Douro and Port wines

Not in the price

nothing listed

Guide languages

German, English

Cancellation

free cancellation until 24 hours before

Itinerary

The longer tour reaches Pinhão for wine tasting and a boat trip before lunch at a second quinta near Régua.

1. 1
   Start in Porto Meeting point: at the fountain in Praça da Batalha, next to Santo Ildefonso Church. We will arrive in a brown Mercedes.
2. 2
   Pinhão 90 min

   A guided quinta visit introduces you to Douro wines and port before the boat trip in Pinhão.

3. 3
   Pinhão 50 min

   Take the boat from Pinhão past riverside vineyards.

4. 4
   São Cristóvão do Douro viewpoint 15 min

   The viewpoint is a stop for river photographs.

5. 5
   Peso da Régua 90 min

   On the longer options, you have lunch at a family quinta with a tasting. Highlights excludes the meal and second quinta visit.

6. 6
   Folgosa Pass by, no stop

   The route passes through Folgosa on the N222. You see the terraced vineyards from the minivan.

7. 7
   Porto Pass by, no stop

   Your return to Porto is planned for 17:30 on the nine hour options.

Allow six hours for Highlights or nine hours with lunch, both ending at the Praça da Batalha fountain. Boat timings differ: 50 minutes in the stop schedule and one hour in the options.

What is included

Options and departures

Highlights runs daily at 8:30 without lunch. The longer English and German options also start at 8:30 on selected dates and include lunch.

Means: Choose Highlights if 6 hours is your limit; book a longer option if you want lunch included.

Meeting point and pickup

Batalha meeting point

Go to the fountain in Praça da Batalha, beside Santo Ildefonso Church in Porto.

Guide's vehicle

Look for a brown Mercedes at the fountain.

Getting there

You arrange your own journey to the square; hotel pickup is not included with these options.

Who it is for

Choose Highlights if one tasting is enough and you want a six hour outing from Porto. Lunch is left to you. The lowest rate needs six to eight adults together; smaller parties pay more.

For lunch in seven hours, EFun costs from €95 per adult. Its groups reach 19. Planeta Pautado includes two unnamed family quintas with lunch from €115 per adult if you have nine hours.

Means: Take Highlights at 8:30 for a six hour outing if you are happy to arrange lunch yourself.

Not for

• Travellers requiring hotel pickup
• Families with children under eight
• Bookings of more than eight travellers

In harvest: Book your September or October date ahead if six to eight adults need places together.

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 8 travellers per booking.

Reviews

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