Full Day Douro Tour: Wine Tasting, Lunch, and Rabelo Boat Ride in Breathtaking Landscapes

Experience a full day of wine tasting, lunch, and a Rabelo boat ride in the stunning landscapes of the Douro Valley. Discover the production method of Douro wines, enjoy breathtaking views, and indulge in local gastronomy.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Peso Da Regua - The meeting point or pick-up can be anywhere in the Douro Region (Peso da Régua, Lamego, Sabrosa, Pinhão, Vila Real). You will start your tour with our guide, a local from the region, who will be able to give you a pure perspective on what you will see throughout the day.

  • Sabrosa - Sabrosa, where you will make your first stop, is one of the many municipalities bordering the Douro, which have seen their landscape worked and shaped by the strength and determination of man, and which has now been declared a World Heritage Site. Here you will visit a Wine Estate, learn about its history and do a wine tasting. You will also be able to learn about the traditional methods of producing Douro wines side by side with a landscape made up of vineyards, olive trees and terraces. Here, it will also be possible to learn about the traditional production methods of Douro wines in the course of a vineyard landscape made up of its vineyards, olive trees and terraces.

  • Guiães - The next stop will be for lunch. We have organized a traditional lunch for you at a local Wine Estate. Here you can regain your strength while tasting the traditional flavors of the Douro and getting ready for the rest of the adventure!

  • Miradouro Torguiano De Sao Cristovao Do Douro - After lunch, you will continue your journey to the Miradouro de S. Cristóvão do Douro, located on the road between Sabrosa and Pinhão. It’s a place distinguished by Miguel Torga for its extraordinary landscape, which results from the magnificent view of the vineyards and terraces typical of the region, but above all, from the perfect and defined view of the meeting of the Pinhão River with the waters of the Douro River.

  • Cais do Pinhão - It’s time to set sail in a typical rabelo boat, in what is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful areas in the region. The view of the river on both banks, in areas where there are only vineyards and wine estates, it´s a unique landscape.

  • N222 - On your way to the next place to visit, enjoy what was once considered one of the best and most beautiful stretches of road in the world! National Road 222 (Pinhão-Régua), which is one of the most mythical roads in Portugal.

  • Miradouro de Sao Leonardo de Galafura - The last visit will be to a rustic Wine Estate located on the outskirts of the magnificent Miradouro de São Leonardo de Galafura, perhaps the most renowned viewpoint in the Douro, with a breathtaking scenery. Here, you can enjoy a wine tasting in an emblematic space steeped in history and tradition.

What's Included
  • Panoramic cruise on the Douro river in traditional rabelo boat in Pinhão
  • Guide and comfortable minivan for small groups
  • Pick-up and Drop-off in the Douro Region
  • Traditional Lunch in a Wine Estate
  • Visit and Wine Tasting in two rustic Wine Estates, away from mass tourism
  • São Cristovão do Douro, Pinhão and National Road 222
Additional Information

Come and discover what the Douro has to offer in the purest possible way.

On this fantastic tour, accompanied by our local guides, you’ll be able to enjoy Douro wines and learn about their production method. We’ll visit rustic Wine Estates, far from mass tourism, where you can see the real work behind the production of the wines that give the region its name.

Visit fantastic viewpoints with breathtaking views and get to know the region’s gastronomy. Note that lunch will be served in an old manor house, accompanied by excellent wines from the region, an experience that takes you back in time.

Allow yourself to sail on the Douro River in a traditional Rabelo boat and admire one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Douro Valley.

We look forward to providing you with an unforgettable experience!

Location
Estação da Régua
Largo da Estação
Next to the Train station.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Eric_j
Oct 23, 2023
Spectacular scenery! - Paulo was an excellent guide. He provided lots of information about the Douro Valley as well as Portuguese culture. The wine tastings were a lot of fun and lunch was delicious. Our favorite part was just being driven around the valley and seeing the gorgeous scenery.
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Hotdoc85
Sep 17, 2023
Well organised, beautiful views, great tasting and good value 👍 - HUGELY RECOMMENDED! Well organised, incl. meals and travel to relevant places (winery, viewpoint). Meals are tasty and good value. Multiple views during travel, incl. 2 locks and explanations (PT, GB, FR). Winery visit and tasting and travel to beautiful scenic point before return to station.
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Adventure66960154989
Sep 7, 2023
Fantastic cruise - Simply fantastic and I advise everyone to do it. A unique experience in a wonderful place full of beautiful landscapes.
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Sharon_p
Oct 30, 2023
Great winery tours!!! - Each winery we visited was amazing! Loved the Douro river cruise. Our tour “guide” was more of driver, not informative. Nice man, good driver but didn’t converse with us.
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Explorer01979269108
Sep 6, 2023
Douro by boat and train - Interesting trip! With fantastic views! Tranquility and serenity that the boat trip, other visits and train travel provide! Maybe something will evolve, adapting the choice of meal on board when booking, that is, being able to choose a meat or fish meal to make it more comprehensive! Friendly tour guide! Comfortable transport on the way to Quinta as well as the Galafura viewpoint! Vintage train trip to São Bento maintaining the traditions and memories of yesteryear!
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Alvaro_g
Jun 8, 2024
Nice one-day experience - Nice experience to spend a day in the Douro river valley. Tour guide spoke little Spanish although the experience was booked with a Spanish tour guide.
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Kennybutler
Aug 12, 2024
Uncomfortable, false advertising - A quite unpleasant cruise overall which is a shame as we were supposed to be admiring the natural beauty. The biggest issue was the lack of shade options on the top deck and faulty working air con below deck. Two easy fixes for a 9-hour cruise to Pinhao in summer heat. The tiny space that was available on the top deck had several smokers - adding to the problem. The other issue is the audio. Not the actual music choice, but the antiquated speakers producing a 9-hour grating tinny sound with a repetit playlist which was a sensory overload. Because of the sound quality, the tour commentry could not be heard. For such a long journey, the chairs were uncomfortable, hard, wooden dining chairs below deck or hard plastic on deck. Food was ok, but serving a hot soup starter hot plate of roast pork in midday 35-degree heat is beyond me! Squash and terrible coffee served. The pomp and ceremony revolving the dining was unesseary and old fashioned. False advertising - the Porto-Pinhao boat in the website picture isn't the one you ride! The staff worked very hard in difficult conditions.
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163ignaciom
Oct 12, 2023
Good experience but very low quality - The overall experience was good due to the environment in which it takes place, but the breakfast and food left a lot to be desired. At breakfast, sachet juice, coffee that looks like water and no healthy options like fruit or similar. And then you watch later as the waiters serve eggs, bananas and other options in front of you. For lunch, an industrial and unknowing vegetable cream, a tough meat and, as a vegetarian/vegan option, a frozen and reheated lasagna. In addition, the rice accompaniment is served in a bowl in the center of the table to share without taking into account that the people you sit with are total strangers. But the worst of all was the hygiene and quality of the staff's service. The waiters passing plates over the entire table, keep the cutlery or glasses that have not been used during the service at the end of the day as clean despite people having been eating in the same place. Basically, a pretty expensive service for what they actually show you afterwards.
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920s_niat
Jun 7, 2024
Amateur service - when it goes wrong there are no solutions - Bad service. We booked a one-day boat trip regua- barca-de-alva and notified us 5 days in advance (with a weekend and a holiday in between) that the cruise was canceled without explaining the reason and giving us no valid alternatives. unless a full refund (as if it could be any other way) or enjoy the experience 7 days later..... We opted for a refund, and showed our displeasure at the lack of justification for the cancellation and for not being given viable alternatives (we have a 2 year old baby and are not close to us, which was not taken into account in the slightest). They responded that the cancellation was because they didn't have enough people (there were 5 days left for the experience) and worse, they didn't refund immediately, so I will only receive the amount over the weekend and public holiday, Tuesday. Poor customer service, amateurish and not prioritizing the customer at all.
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L4029eumarian
Oct 12, 2023
Disastrous. Terrible quality. - A disaster. If I went back in time I WOULD NOT GO BACK. The positives were few: the staff was very friendly, the views were beautiful, the train ride back along a very nice route and the winery experience was quite good. What we didn't like: - Continental breakfast with terrible coffee, powdered juice and jam that was gelatin with sugar. - The food is even worse, dry chicken, tasteless vegetables, dusty soup, terrible wine and hard rice. - The boat has capacity for 100 people, but not chairs for 100 people and the crew confirms this: it is planned that travelers will take turns in chairs, but on a 4-hour trip no one wants to stand, so the logistics It's quite complicated. - They distribute the tables according to their opinion and at the table you share everything with people you don't know and who are more or less polite and clean...
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