Douro Valley Small Group Tour from Porto: Wineries Lunch & Cruise

What you pay for

Central Porto or Gaia pickup with 2 quinta tastings and estate lunch; the Pinhão boat trip is included, other meals excluded

Living Tours takes you from Porto or central Gaia to 2 Douro quintas, with tastings and lunch at an estate. The day lasts 10 hours and costs from €135 per adult. The daily departure is at 8:30, with accommodation pickup between 8:00 and 8:45. You stop in Amarante before the quinta visits and a 45 minute boat trip from Pinhão. The minivan holds up to 8 people.

The catch: The 8 person limit covers the minivan; other groups can join the quinta visits and boat trip.

Duration

10 hours

Price unit

Per adult

Departure

8:30 daily; pickup window 8:00 to 8:45

Pickup

Accommodation in central Porto or Vila Nova de Gaia

Quintas

2 visits; estates subject to substitution

Lunch

3 courses at the first quinta with Douro wines

Boat

45 minutes from Pinhão

Group

Up to 8 people in the minivan

Main trade-off

Quinta visits and boat shared with other groups

In the price

Porto City Walking Tour (available from the day after your experience); Personalized small group tour experience; 45-min relaxing scenic River Cruise in Pinhão,; 3-course lunch paired with Douro DOC wines, (vegetarian &gluten-free preferences upon prior notice); Complementary Hotel pickup and drop-off; Guided visit to 2 Premium wineries with different wine tastings

Not in the price

Other meals and drinks; Personal expenses

Guide languages

English

Cancellation

free cancellation until 24 hours before

Itinerary

Amarante comes before the 2 quinta visits, with lunch at the first estate and a boat trip between tastings.

1. 1
   Porto 30 min

   Pickup brings you from central Porto or Gaia into the minivan before the drive inland.

2. 2
   Amarante 30 min

   Amarante provides a short break by the Tâmega. The bridge and São Gonçalo Church are local landmarks.

3. In the Douro Valley
4. In the Douro Valley
5. 3
   Douro River 50 min

   The Pinhão boat trip puts you on the river between the quinta visits.

6. In the Douro Valley
7. 4
   Porto 2 h

   After the final tasting you take the road back to Porto.

The first quinta visit and lunch each have 60 minutes; the second visit also has 60. The return drive to Porto allows 120 minutes before hotel drop off. Traffic can extend the day.

What is included

Options and departures

The single English option combines 2 quinta tastings with lunch and a boat trip. It runs daily at 8:30, with accommodation pickup in central Porto or Gaia.

Means: Choose the 8:30 tour for central Gaia pickup; be ready at 8:00 for the collection window.

Meeting point and pickup

Collection area

Hotels and private addresses in central Porto or central Gaia qualify for pickup. Matosinhos is outside the collection area.

Collection window

Be ready from 8:00 for the collection window ending at 8:45. Living Tours sends the pickup time and location for your booking.

After the tour

Keep the hour after the expected finish free of other bookings, since traffic can delay the return.

We collect all customers from hotels in the city center of Porto.

The booking page lists the 143 pickup points.

Who it is for

If your accommodation is in central Gaia, this gives you pickup with an English guide and up to 8 people. Private addresses are covered too. You need to be comfortable sharing the quinta visits and boat with people beyond your road group.

For 4 Douro wines and 4 ports, Cooltour costs from €148 per adult; its return uses central Porto drop points. For 45 minutes in Amarante, Living's historical tour costs from €95 per adult; it starts at Porto Cathedral without hotel pickup.

Means: The 8:30 English tour suits central Gaia stays if you can be ready for pickup at 8:00.

Not for

• Travellers needing collection in Matosinhos
• Anyone expecting private tastings or a private boat
• Travellers who need a guide in another language

In harvest: book ahead for September and October if you need collection in central Gaia. Tasting visits still exclude grape treading.

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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