Pinhão: Douro River Cruise with Lunch Included

What you pay for

The boat trip with wine and lunch in a restaurant ashore; the return train ticket is outside the price

Deltatur takes you from Pinhão towards the Tua by boat with wine aboard and a restaurant lunch ashore. The programme lasts three hours and costs from €85 per adult. You meet at Deltatur’s Pinhão pier for the 10:30 departure, daily except holiday closures. The sailing lasts one hour and 15 minutes. Lunch is arranged for you; the return train ticket costs extra.

The catch: The 3 hour programme leaves the return train ticket outside the price.

Route

Pinhão towards the Tua, then back to Pinhão by train

Duration

3 hour programme; 1 hour and 15 minutes aboard

Price basis

Per adult; children aged 5 to 12 pay less

Boat

Shared boat, up to 15 people

On board

Glass of port or sparkling wine

Lunch

À la carte meal in a restaurant ashore

Departures

10:30 daily except holiday closures

Meeting point

Deltatur pier in Pinhão, beside a public car park

Main trade-off

Return train ticket outside the price

In the price

1h15 Boat Tour in Douro River; Lunch; Alcoholic beverages

Not in the price

Train Tickets (~2€ per person); Personnal Expenses; Gratuities; Minimum drinking age for travelers: 18 years old

Guide languages

English, Portuguese

Cancellation

free cancellation until 24 hours before

How the day runs

Your trip starts by boat in Pinhão and continues with lunch ashore before you take the train back.

1. 1
   Boarding in Pinhão

   You meet Deltatur at the pier and board for the trip towards the Tua.

2. 2
   Boat trip to the Tua

   Sail past the terraced vineyards for one hour and 15 minutes with port or sparkling wine aboard.

3. 3
   Lunch at a restaurant

   You go ashore for an à la carte meal featuring Douro dishes.

4. 4
   Train back to Pinhão

   The journey back follows the river by rail. Buy the train ticket separately.

5. 5
   Pinhão railway station

   You finish beside the station’s painted tiles showing the harvest and the valley’s terraced landscape.

The programme lasts three hours, with one hour and 15 minutes on the boat and lunch before the train return. You finish the rail journey at Pinhão station. From 3 November to 24 March the return train from Tua leaves at 13:42 and reaches Pinhão at 13:57.

What is included

Options and departures

The single option pairs the boat trip with lunch ashore; the return train ticket is extra. It leaves at 10:30 daily except holiday closures.

Means: Choose the 10:30 lunch trip if you want the meal arranged; choose the boat trip without lunch if you prefer your own plans.

Meeting point and pickup

Meeting point

Head to Deltatur’s meeting point at the pier in Pinhão; you arrange your own journey there before sailing.

Public parking

A public car park is at the Deltatur meeting point for arrivals by car.

Children

Prams are permitted on this activity. Infants must sit on an adult’s lap while aboard.

Who it is for

This works if you want lunch arranged and have 3 hours for a boat trip followed by a train return. The meal is served in a restaurant. You still need to buy the rail ticket.

For your own lunch plans, Deltatur’s boat and train programme costs from €25 per adult with the rail fare extra. If you want a shorter return by boat, Douro Tours’ rabelo costs from €15 per adult for 50 minutes.

Means: The 10:30 departure suits you if lunch ashore is useful; budget separately for the train ticket back to Pinhão.

Not for

• Visitors with separate lunch plans
• Anyone expecting three hours on the boat
• Travellers who need the return rail fare included

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 15 travellers per booking.

Reviews

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Counted on two sites: 25 on Tripadvisor at 4.7 and 17 on the booking page at 4.2, updated 22 October 2026. We show the numbers, not the texts.

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