Full Day Tour from Porto to Coimbra and Aveiro with River Cruise

Explore Aveiro’s canals and Coimbra’s historic treasures on a full-day tour from Porto. Enjoy a river cruise, iconic landmarks, and local delicacies.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • University of Coimbra - Visit the University
  • Old Cathedral of Coimbra (Se Velha de Coimbra) - Visit the Historical Center of Coimbra
  • Mercado Do Peixe Da Costa Nova - Visit this typical fishman centre village
  • Ria de Aveiro - Typical Cruise in a traditional Moliceiro boat
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • River cruise in Aveiro
  • Surcharges on fuel
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Personal Expenses
  • Coimbra University Complex
Additional Information

A 9-hour tour to Aveiro, the Portuguese “Venice,” and Coimbra, one of Portugal’s oldest capitals.
Starting in Aveiro, a museum city known for its Art Nouveau, birdlife, and salt pans, you’ll encounter some of the country’s most stunning buildings. The tour includes a traditional “moliceiro” boat ride along the canals. After sampling the typical regional…

Location
R. de Cândido dos Reis 105
Rua de Cândido dos Reis
Please meet us at Rua Cândido dos Reis 105 Porto. Have a lovely tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Christine_r
Nov 15, 2025
Good combination of 3 cities - It is very nice to combine in one day Coimbra + Aveiro + Villa Nova. Tiago was a perfect guide, thank you and congratulations.
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Havingfunagain
Nov 8, 2025
A Worth it Tour - Enjoy a full day exploring two of Portugal's historic gems on the Coimbra & Aveiro Tour. The trip was highlighted by our guide, Tiago, who did a wonderful job providing continuous historical context during the drive from Porto, even facilitating translations for a mixed-language group of three. The first stop, Coimbra, home to the oldest University in Portugal, offered superb architecture and a rich history. After a guided visit, the city was easy to explore independently before heading to Aveiro. This second, quaint and manageable city provided a lovely setting for lunch and a scenic boat ride on the river, where additional historical insights were shared by the onboard guides.
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Michael_p
Oct 28, 2025
obrigado Vasco. - our tour guide Vasco Praca is the best. He’s incredibly friendly and informative. Ask for him by name.
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Adventur0ustraveler3
Oct 24, 2025
Amazing Day in Coimbre and Aveiro - Our tour guide gave us both historical and cultural perspectives to fully appreciate each of our stops. He was kind, helpful and flexible. It was a day well spent exploring Portugal beyond the city life. I will definitely recommend this tour and our guide, Nunu to all our friends.
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Travelfeet3
Oct 14, 2025
Coimbra tour with the best guide Vasco - Wow amazing experience. It was our first time visiting Porto and we booked this tour. Vasco our guide showed us around the sights, told us about the area. He gave us so much information, showed us photo spots. He gave us enough time to see around. The library wasn’t included in this trip and we wanted to see it. He made it happen. He even helped us get tickets since site was in Portuguese and we couldn’t understand it. The small group tour made us interact with other passengers and was a very lively time in the van. The van was very comfortable too. We have done many tours and this is so far the best We will highly recommend Vasco the guide. He’s the best. Seven stars to him
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John_b
Oct 7, 2025
Maria was an outstanding... - Maria was an outstanding tour guide combining her love of history with her passion for telling the political story of Portugal over the last two centuries.
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Roxanne_b
Nov 6, 2025
Really interesting tour - Great guide, Coimbra reallly interesting city. Well worth a visit. Aveira is in parts very attractive. Thought the boat ride was a waste of time. Not much to see
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Steven_s
Oct 25, 2025
A Tour Worth Doing? - It was good overall. Made for a very long day. David is fantastic. Don't worry if it is raining, you won't melt.
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John_c
Oct 7, 2025
This was a long day tour,... - This was a long day tour, but very satisfying. Our guide was helpful and knowledgeable. I would have skipped the college museum exhibit.
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Josepht_s
Oct 22, 2025
Unhappy - Unfortunately our guide was a disaster. He was over 30 mins late. Was very dishevelled. Drove erratically - taking both hands off the steering wheel and looking back or at his phone. He did not guide at all - was just a taxi driver and did not offer any structure to the day or information. We did not get our bottle of water as he did not buy it. Very disappointed with the day.
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up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).