Douro Valley Half-Day Winery & Lunch Tour From Porto

What you pay for

Transport from Porto with a guide and a quinta tasting with restaurant lunch; hotel pickup costs extra.

Meridian4People takes you from Porto for a quinta tasting and lunch in a local restaurant. The tour lasts 6 hours and costs from €110 per adult. You leave Lapa Church at 9:00 daily. Hotel pickup needs a different option. With up to 8 people, this is the smaller group choice if you can leave out the boat trip.

The catch: There's no boat trip on this 6 hour route.

Duration

6 hours

Price unit

Per adult

Departure

9:00 daily

Start

Lapa Church, Largo da Lapa 1, Porto; hotel pickup with the pickup option

Quinta

Quinta da Roêda or a replacement estate

Viewpoint

Casal de Loivos

Lunch

In a local restaurant

Group

Up to 8 people

Main trade-off

No boat trip on this route

In the price

Small-Group - Up to 8 People; Winery guided tour and wine tasting; Douro Valley scenic viewpoints; Traditional Douro Valley Lunch; Local Guide

Not in the price

Pickup and Drop-off Hotel (Optional); Gratuities

Guide languages

English, Spanish, French, Portuguese

Cancellation

free cancellation until 24 hours before

Itinerary

You visit a quinta and have restaurant lunch before the Casal de Loivos viewpoint and the drive back to Porto.

1. 1
   Porto 90 min

   The outward drive takes you from Porto into the Douro Valley.

2. 2
   Quinta da Roêda 1 h

   A guided visit includes port and olive oil tastings. Another quinta may replace Roêda.

3. In the Douro Valley
4. 3
   Casal de Loivos viewpoint 30 min

   Stop at Casal de Loivos to take photographs of the river and the vineyards across the valley.

5. 4
   Porto 90 min

   Your return drive takes you from the Pinhão area back to Porto.

The drives take 90 minutes each within the 6 hour outing; lunch has 90 minutes. The meeting point option returns to Lapa Church in Porto.

What is included

Options and departures

Both options depart daily at 9:00. Choose the meeting point at Lapa Church or pay more for collection from your hotel in central Porto.

Means: Take the 9:00 meeting point option if you can reach Lapa Church; the hotel pickup option costs more.

Meeting point and pickup

Lapa Church

Meet at Lapa Church, Largo da Lapa 1 in Porto. Arrive 15 minutes before the 9:00 departure.

Porto hotel pickup

The hotel option collects and returns you to your hotel in central Porto; pickup is between 8:15 and 8:45. Wait in the lobby for your guide.

If you choose the option with hotel pick-up: We pick you up from your hotel in the center of Porto. You can wait in the hotel lobby and the guide will look for you there.

The booking page lists the 220 pickup points.

Who it is for

Book this if you prefer a group of up to 8 and lunch in a restaurant. The day takes 6 hours from Porto. The visit can move from Roêda to another quinta, and the route has no boat trip.

For lunch with river time, EFun's tour costs from €105 per adult; the group can reach 19. Try DailyTours' brunch tour from €95 per person if you need an afternoon start and can leave your evening free.

Means: Use the 9:00 meeting point option if Lapa Church is easy for you to reach; hotel collection adds cost.

Not for

• Travellers who want a boat trip included
• Anyone set on visiting Quinta da Roêda
• Visitors who need an afternoon departure

In harvest: grape treading at Roêda needs a separate booking and depends on availability; it isn't included in this tour.

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.

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