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Porto lies beside the Douro River and borders Vila Nova de Gaia. The tours below are sorted into four groups: walks and food tours, rides by tuk tuk, sidecar and bike, trips on the river, and wine tastings with an evening tour. Each sheet gives its own starting area and what is included.
Five tours on foot through the historic centre with a local guide, three of them walks through the old streets and two of them food tours with tastings along the way. More about the city is on the page for Porto.
Three hours for no more than eight people, passing the Lello Bookstore and the Dom Luís I Bridge, ending in the Ribeira district beside the river. The guide leads in English.
Three hours past the medieval cathedral and the Clérigos tower, past the main squares and stretches of the old walls, with a stop at São Bento station to look at its tile panels.
Four hours through narrow lanes, stairways and viewpoints, from the upper deck of the Luís I Bridge to the Barredo neighbourhood and the Jewish quarter, then down to the Douro waterfront at an unhurried pace.
Four hours and ten tastings at five venues, from the francesinha to wood-fired barbecue, on a route that passes the Lello Library and the Cordoaria garden before descending to the Ribeira.
Three hours of petiscos and regional wine at family-owned places that have been open for at least three decades, among them an old coffee shop and a traditional bakery. The route follows your group's eating habits, and vegetarians are catered for.
Four ways to cover more ground than on foot: a tuk tuk across the river, a sidecar through street art, a bike ride to the coast and an e-bike day to the fish market of Matosinhos.
Two hours through the oldest lanes and past the Romanesque walls, then across the Infante Bridge to Vila Nova de Gaia and the Serra do Pilar viewpoint, where a glass of port is served.
Three hours for two passengers in a vintage sidecar, with stops at murals and other street art on both banks of the Douro, and a coffee and a pastel de nata along the way.
Three hours in a small group, from the cobbled streets and the Ribeira waterfront to the Atlantic path through Foz do Douro, ending in the city park.
Seven hours with a private guide along the Douro and the Atlantic coast, mostly on dedicated cycling lanes, with lunch at a seafood restaurant beside the fish market. Vegetarian, vegan and coeliac options are available.
Three ways to see Porto from the water, from a short cruise to a half day that adds a boat ride to a tour of the city.
Fifty minutes on the Douro under six bridges, from the nineteenth-century Dom Luís I to the modern Freixo Bridge, with the Ribeira, the Stock Exchange Palace and the Port Wine Museum in view as far as Foz do Douro.
Two hours on a sailing yacht along the river past the Ribeira, Cais de Gaia and Foz do Douro, with a tourist guide on board and sparkling wine to toast the sunset.
Four hours for up to eight people: the mouth of the Douro, Avenida da Boavista, the Palácio de Cristal, the Clérigos tower, São Bento station and the cathedral, then Vila Nova de Gaia across the Infante Bridge and a cruise in a traditional rabelo boat in view of the six bridges. The guide meets you at your accommodation.
Two tastings that leave the usual port cellars aside, and a private tour of Porto after dark.
An hour and a half with a producer and five bottles beyond the famous port label, among them a ten-year-old white port, a ruby, a ten-year-old tawny and a Moscatel de Setúbal, served with Portuguese sweet pastries.
Four hours in a private sidecar with hotel pickup: four tastings of Portuguese table wines, liqueurs and cocktails with small bites, viewpoints in Porto and Gaia, and a toast of sparkling wine at the last stop. No port is included.
Three hours with a private guide through Porto after dark, planned around your interests: the lit Ribeira district, São Bento station and the Clérigos tower, and a drive past the illuminated Dona Maria Pia Bridge.
Five are private: the e-bike day, the half day with the boat ride, the street art sidecar ride, the sidecar wine tour and the night tour. The tuk tuk sheet also describes a private vehicle. The other tours are small-group tours.
Some are. Six list Spanish and Portuguese as well as English: the essential walk, the food walk with ten tastings, the tuk tuk tour, the sunset sail, the fortified wine tasting and the night tour. The secret walk lists French and Portuguese, and the bike ride lists Spanish, French and Portuguese. The remaining tours list English only.
Both food walks include their tastings. The tuk tuk tour serves a glass of port, the sunset sail sparkling wine, the fortified wine tasting five bottles and the sidecar wine tour four tastings. The e-bike day includes lunch.
Yes. The Six Bridges cruise lasts fifty minutes and the sunset sail two hours, and the private half day includes a boat ride with views of the six bridges.
Mostly in Porto. The sunset sail starts in Vila Nova de Gaia, and several tours offer pickup at your hotel or accommodation. The starting area is on each product sheet.
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