Porto: Douro Valley Wine Tour with Lunch Tastings & River Cruise

We enjoyed tour with variety of qine testing. Tour guide, Thomas explained history of Porto and economy and industry of Porto. It was insightful. Also a driver Carlos drives very gentle and make the long journey comfortable. Food was good and only thing I would like to mention about a quality of coffee. I didn't drink coffee after a bit of test the coffee and noticed other partisans didn't finish the coffee. Overall a good experience and worth to join the tour.

highly recommended tour. the itenerary is perfect for a day tour, not cramped. the tour offred a lot of time for us to explore rather than feeling rushing. there were only about 16 pax in each tour so the guide is in attention to all of us. lunch is exceptionally great too.

The tour, which guided by a nice and funny guide German, was absolutely great. It's a bit sad that the boat ride had been canceled due to the severe weather. However, I enjoyed the port wines tasting and Douro Valley very much.

Throughout the tour, you can taste 6 different wines from two wineries: Croft Port - Quinta da Roêda (the pearl of the Douro Valley, modern and elegant, a veteran brand in the Port wine world, with three classic Port wines), and Quinta da Avessada (an interactive museum dedicated to preserving the local winemaking culture, with humorous explanations, where lunch is also served, with Douro red and white wines, and a welcome sweet wine). These complement each other perfectly, completing the winemaking puzzle of the Douro Valley. The six wines have an alcohol content of approximately 10%-20%, with a sweet, smooth taste that makes it easy to drink too much without realizing it, so don't underestimate the aftereffects.

Very happy with this day trip from Porto. No communication from the tour company in advance but it turns out that the meeting point is a very visible tour office in the city centre and there are multiple branded tour buses leaving from the nearby street so it’s a large professional touristic company and easy enough to find. Our guide, Nelson, was friendly and ensured we had a happy day. The tour was as described with a short coffee stop on the way in the morning before we arrived at the vineyard for a tour and lunch. Note that contrary to some reviews, you get a quarter bottle each of red and white wine with lunch with two fortified wines so it’s not a freeflow boozefest. Our lunch was not a barbecue but a tasty cod and a pork dish. Also note that there’s no water given out contrary to the description so we bought our own at the stop. The boat trip is fine but nothing special and the port wine tasting could do with some snack or bread by this point in the afternoon. But no complaints. Was good value and we had a good experience.

Great tour featuring the most lovely and motherly guide, Marianna. She kept the mood light and funny despite a relatively quiet small group of about 11. The tour took us through amazing scenery of terraces upon terraces of vineyards. The port and wine tasting was excellent, as was the lunch. The boat tour broke up the day nicely and was a very pleasant experience.

the tour is well organized, it started on time, the bus is comfy and we our tour guide arnaldo is very knowledgeable, and speaks english well. Before reaching douro valley we made a stop in amarante which is a beautfiul town and went to the dam as well. douro valley is beautiful and im glad we have a river cruise which is the highligjt of the trip

A well-organized itinerary combined with a delightful guide named Susan makes for an absolutely perfect tour! It was fun and satisfying throughout the entire schedule. The bus, our transportation, was clean, and the bus driver's comfortable and safe driving was very good. This is a guide I want to meet again, and a trip I definitely want to recommend.

I like the tour. The tour guide and bus driver are very friendly. The scenery is beautiful and wines we tasted were so good. The tour can be exhausting. try to rest well before the trip.

Join the English tour group (find the meeting point and scan the QR code to check in when checking in). Don't worry too much. The whole group is made up of Europeans and Americans. They are all having fun on the road. The tour guide is very nice (the meeting time will be confirmed when getting on and off the bus). The weather was good on the day of departure. The scenery along the Douro Valley is beautiful. The elevated section of the valley is worth a look. Winery introduction & wine tasting & boat ride. Red and white wine are also provided for lunch. The portion is full. It is a relaxing and mindless visit. If Portugal is in the harvest season in September, it should be even more beautiful. Worth recommending.