3-Hour Tour to Discover Pinhão, Moment of Discovery

What you pay for

Quinta tasting and 50 minutes by boat with a guide and road transfers; lunch is outside the price

Douro Tours combines a quinta visit and tasting with a boat trip from Pinhão. The tour lasts 3 hours and costs from €58 per adult. Meet at the Douro Tours quay kiosk 30 minutes before departure. Departures run daily at 10:00 and 14:00. You taste three wines and spend 50 minutes afloat, with a minivan or minibus taking you to the quinta.

The catch: The group can reach 24 travellers; the quinta transfer is shared.

Duration

3 hours

Price unit

Per adult; lower child rates

Departures

10:00 and 14:00 daily

Meeting point

Douro Tours kiosk on Pinhão quay; arrival 30 minutes before departure

Quinta visit

One quinta with three wines to taste

Boat trip

50 minutes on the Douro

Transport

Minivan or minibus between activities

Main trade-off

Shared tour with up to 24 travellers

In the price

Visit to 1 Quinta + Wine Taste; In-vehicle air conditioning; Local Guide; Boat tour 50 minutes

Not in the price

Lunch

Guide languages

English, Spanish, French, Portuguese

Cancellation

free cancellation until 24 hours before

Itinerary

You take a boat trip and travel to a quinta by road, with the order explained at the quay.

1. 1
   Douro Tours kiosk 15 min

   Your guide explains the order at the kiosk; the boat trip and quinta visit can switch places.

2. 2
   Rio Douro 50 min

   You see the valley from the river.

3. 3
   Pinhão quay 5 min

   Meet your guide again after the boat trip for the vehicle transfer to the quinta.

4. 4
   Pinhão 90 min

   The quinta visit includes a tasting of three wines, with time on the estate.

5. 5
   Douro Tours kiosk 15 min

   After the activities you return to the kiosk where you met the guide.

The boat trip takes 50 minutes and the quinta visit has 90 minutes, within a total of 3 hours. Your tour ends back at the meeting kiosk.

What is included

Options and departures

The option includes a quinta tasting and boat trip. It runs daily at 10:00 and 14:00.

Means: Choose 14:00 if you want lunch beforehand; 10:00 leaves the afternoon free.

Meeting point and pickup

Meeting point

Find the Douro Tours kiosk on the river quay in Pinhão. Arrive 30 minutes before your chosen departure.

From the station

The quay kiosk is a 5 minute walk from Pinhão railway station.

Who it is for

Book Discovery if you want a boat trip and a quinta tasting within 3 hours, with transfers between them arranged. You arrange your own lunch. The group can include 24 people.

Choose Visit Pinhão if you can walk between activities, from €42 per adult; lunch stays separate. For lunch arranged, take the Tua day tour from €130 per adult if you can spare 7 hours.

Means: Take the 14:00 departure to eat before the tour; choose 10:00 if you need the afternoon for other plans.

Not for

• Anyone needing lunch included
• Travellers who want a private group
• Visitors unable to reach the quay independently

In harvest: book the boat and tasting together ahead of September or October travel; grape picking isn't 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

The bars split the 92 reviews counted on the booking page when it was last read; the total above is live and adds Tripadvisor.

Counted on two sites: 67 on Tripadvisor at 4.8 and 25 on the booking page at 4.6, updated 22 October 2026. We show the numbers, not the texts.

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