Douro Valley Tour: Wine Cultivation and Tasting with River Cruise
4.9
11.2k Ratings
Porto

Embark on a captivating Douro Valley tour, exploring wine cultivation and tasting while enjoying a scenic river cruise. Discover the birthplace of Porto Wine and indulge in 6 wine tastings amidst UNESCO World Heritage landscapes.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Porto - Your expert guide will collect you from your hotel/accommodation or meeting point and will drive you to the renown Douro region. On your way to the Douro, the guide will give you insights regarding the Portuguese history, development and cultural facts of portuguese heritage. Half Way through the drive to the Douro Region we will do a…
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What's Included
  • Professional Guide & Transportation
  • Porto City Walking Tour (available from the day after your experience)
  • Guided visit to 2 wine estates with tastings of different wines and port
  • 50 minutes - Traditional Rabelo cruise departing from Pinhão
  • Lunch (Vegetarian & Gluten-free options available if informed in advance)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses
  • Hotel pick up and drop off (included if you choose the option ‘’English Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off’’)
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in viticulture with a comprehensive day-long journey through the Douro Valley. This outstanding tour allows you to explore two of the region’s top wineries, absorbing the ambiance of this key wine region. Enjoy the chance to gather insights about the history of the vineyards and witness the end-to-end wine production process, all in the…

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Location
Living Tours
Rua de Mouzinho da Silveira
The meeting point is from Living Tours/Tourist Service located next to São Bento train station, at Rua Mouzinho da Silveira, 352 Porto. The drop off is at the same place
Cancellation Policy

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

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Jandjlm
May 6, 2025
A memorable day in the Douro Valley - We enjoyed a memorable day with our guide, Luis Matus. Luis was professional and very knowledgeable. On our way to the Douro Valley, we stopped in the charming town of Adamente for a look around before arriving at our first winery and lunch. Lunch was absolutely delicious with the different pairings. After lunch we drove to the Douro for a 50 minute boat ride on the Douro and two more tastings. We then drove to the Quinto do Val Moreira. Quinto do Val is a unique winery in the most beautiful setting. We learned a lot about port wine during the tastings and why Quinto do Val is such a special place. We highly recommend this tour. It will be even better with Luis as your guide!
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Karenmr4876rd
May 5, 2025
Fabulous day with an excellent host Luis - The whole day was a fabulous experience. The driver Luis was an excellent host, very knowledgeable, a courteous and experienced driver. We would definitely book with Living Tours again and hope Luis is our host
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U4369bpsharonm
Apr 29, 2025
Best Douro Valley tour! - Our group of 11 had a wonderful day with Slimmy- rock band star by night and tour guide by day! Started our day with a winery tour at the oldest port wine location -Quinta sau luz with 3 tasting, then a one hour boat ride on the duoro river followed by a lovely and entertaining local lunch at another winery. More wine and port. Grilled meats. Eat and drink as much as you like. Slimmy then learned each of names and played our fav songs. On the way back after our Power Nap? Did a singalong with Slimmy! Wonderful guide and David was an excellent hairpin driver! Weather was perfect with blue skies! Run by living tours. Thank you for a great day- right balance of things to see and do! Would highly recommend! Added plus the tour bus had free wifi and usb and c chargers for each seat! Bring your charger cord!
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Homebodytwo
Apr 16, 2025
Must-do Porto Tour - This tour was the highlight of our visit to Porto. Luis drove us and three other couples to the wine region where we visited wineries, sampled Porto and the wine, and enjoyed a delicious lunch Luis offered information, explanations and descriptions of everything along the way. We also enjoyed a brief Douro River cruise. I highly recommend this tour.
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217leanneg
Apr 29, 2025
Mixed feelings - Just wanted to make people aware that even though you booked the same tour as others because they have multiple buses the experience is not the same. Our trip was a little disappointing, on our river cruise we didn't get a commentary actually we didn't get a hello or good bye while others were greeted and had a full commentary. We weren't told about the walking tour the next day while others were. Due to the power outage we didn't get the advertised lunch or tasting and No mention of renumeration for this. So while our experience was disappointing, others were given the full tour.
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Jodi
Apr 27, 2025
opportunity - guide was a delightful person however his english was limited. he was very difficult to understand. river cruise was too crowded to enjoy
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Lgelderman4312
Apr 17, 2025
Long day with beautiful views but did not meet expectations - I was really excited for this tour but it did not meet my expectations. We left Porto at 8 AM and headed into the Duro Valley. We stopped at a beautiful small town, Amaranthe, on the way to the first estate to grab coffee and snacks. I brought my own food too because of how long the day was. The first winery was beautiful but the tasting was rushed and honestly not the best! I wanted to spend time in the winery shop to potentially ship home some port but we did not have the time. After the first estate, we took a boat cruise through the Duro valley which was the best part! We could buy wine on the boat for about 3 Euros a glass. We then got to the 2nd winery and didn't eat food again until about 2 PM. By this time, many of the tourists were very intoxicated, loud, and took away from the whole experience. After that tour we headed home which was about a 2 hr bus ride. It was a very long day and I would book a different tour if I did it again. Our tour guide Ricardo was really great. friendly, helpful and I learned a lot about the Duro Valley and wine. The other issue I herd from other tourists on the tour is that they thought we were going to 3 wineries but we only went to 2.
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29_c_p2014
May 1, 2025
Not much interest even if the area is pretty - An almost entire day spent in a very uncomfortable small bus (very tight squares). A stop for a “cruise” that takes us from A to B then U-turn and takes us back to À to take the bus that drops us off at .... B! A very friendly guide but who does not accompany us either in the small town of Amarante where we stop before 9am for 45 min, neither in the wineries nor on the small boat. In the 1 st area we are accompanied by 10 minutes by a guide of the area of which we do not understand a word. He explains almost nothing and directs us to a table where 3 wines are already served and goes! Then we wait 35 minutes, in the lobby of the estate, because pouring rain impossible to put our nose outside, because the schedule of the bus must be respected. In the second area, a semblance of a meal (don’t expect anything exceptional) served lukewarm and with unlimited wine but so bad that you won’t help yourself (there are very good Portuguese wines though). Half an hour for a presentation and tasting of port wine: finally we have a good time and we learn something about this famous wine. Half an hour for a day from 7:40 to 17:30 and 105 euros, sincerely pass your way.
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Ally44
May 1, 2025
Disappointed - This was the day of the big powercut and so it abruptly came to an end at lunch time, therefore I can only comment on the first part of the day of which I was disappointed. I didn't realize just how much of the day is sitting in the bus as the distances are far from Porto. I hated the cheesy American party music played during the most of the journey. I would have loved to hear Portuguese music instead. I hated the "entertainment" gimmicks including playing Titanic music just before the boat trip or Mission Impossible music for driving up a steep windy road. It all felt cheap and tacky. I would have loved to have learnt more about Portuguese culture during the long bus journey, more about the wine and food culture, but we only got a few "show and tell" explanations suitable for children. I wanted the trip to be fun but not dumb! Maybe this trip was dumbed down for the young American audience? I have done similar trips in other countries and this fell way short. I came away without the promised lunch, afternoon wine tasting and with no additional knowledge at all.
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Cubillan2511
Apr 15, 2025
Go in a private vehicle and enjoy yourself. - We request the guide in Spanish. The guide we were assigned didn’t speak Spanish at all well, plus English speakers were assigned to the tour. The guide also did not speak English well. So between trying to speak two languages and none well, few stories, little emotion in the stories, and very low enthusiasm, it was a very poor script for the price paid. On the other hand, we left late and we were rushed too much at the first stop. Very little chance to enjoy the tasting and the scenery... a slide. The lunch restaurant was great. He ate and drank well and the restaurant guide was very good and spoke good English and Spanish. 5/10
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