Douro Wine Valley Tour

Visit Porto, Wine lodges and the Douro Valley - PO4

Northern Portugal Fly-drive
7 Nights From £1,100
Wine tours
Tour Highlights
  • Fascinating Porto with its World Heritage Old Town

  • Port Wine Lodges, hop across the Dom Luis I bridge

  • Captivating Douro valley – The world’s oldest DOC

  • Wonderful gastronomy at “adegas” taverns

  • Superb train ride from Pinhao to Pocinho

  • Lamego with its castle and ornate, tiled staircase

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Overview

Discover historic Porto and the Douro Valley, the world’s oldest, and possibly most picturesque, wine region.

Tour Highlights
  • Fascinating Porto with its World Heritage Old Town

  • Port Wine Lodges, hop across the Dom Luis I bridge

  • Captivating Douro valley – The world’s oldest DOC

  • Wonderful gastronomy at “adegas” taverns

  • Superb train ride from Pinhao to Pocinho

  • Lamego with its castle and ornate, tiled staircase

From bustling Porto, on the Atlantic coast with its Port wine cellars and historic old town, head inland to the lush, steep-terraced vineyards of the Douro and Alto Douro near Pinhao. Discover a region full of beauty.

Along the way you’ll find enchanting towns and villages to discover; Amarante, Peso da Regua or Lamego with its famous baroque stairs to the Nossa Senhora dos Remedios church, as well as delicious local fare and unique, friendly atmosphere in the family run “Adegas” – taverns.

Of course the Douro river is the star of the tour with fantastic boat rides, scenery and walking as it meanders through the vineyards.

Holiday Code: PO4


Itinerary

Day 1 to 3– Porto

  • Ribeira, Porto’s fascinating historic centre, a World Heritage site

  • Cross the impressive Dom Luis I iron bridge to the Port Wine Lodges

  • Art for all from finest museums to simple galleries

  • Walk the lanes, sail the river, live and breathe Porto

  • Ferry to Afurada and the golden beach of Estrela

Day 1 to 3 – Porto

Day 4 & 5– Douro Valley

  • Fabulous Douro scenery – World Heritage site

  • Visit some of the wine lodges “quintas” to sample Portugal’s premier wines

  • Lamego – famous stairs of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios

  • Amarante – charming town on the river Tamega

  • Wonderful walking among the vines

Day 4 & 5 – Douro Valley

Day 6 & 7– Alto Douro

  • Take an unforgettable boat trip from Peso de Regua upriver to Pinhao

  • Pinhao and its delightful train station, decorated with beautiful azulejos – tiles

  • Stunning Douro vineyards, the World’s oldest!

  • Picnic at the beauty spot of San Salvador do Mundo

  • Superb gastronomy in the atmospheric “adegas” taverns

Day 6 & 7 – Alto Douro


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What's Included

  • Accommodation in our listed hotels – 2 sharing 1 standard double ensuite, B&B (unless specified)

  • Economy 4-door car hire (talk to us about upgrades)

  • Regional guide book to Portugal

  • Personal Travel App including highlights, weather forecast and restaurant suggestions for all areas en-route

  • Instructions to find all accommodation

What's Excluded

  • Flights – but we are able to advise

  • One-way car hire charges, where applicable (see your quote email)

  • The following car hire extras – these can be added at pick-up point

    • extra driver, child seats, GPS

  • Garage parking where applicable (mostly city stops) – please ask us about parking charges

  • Local tourist taxes (where applicable)


Travel Details

Getting There

A circular itinerary, this route is best enjoyed flying into Porto airport, which offers several direct connections with the UK.

Santiago de Compostela (2hr-30min drive) in Spain is also a good entry point for northern Portugal tours. Alternatively, you could fly into Lisbon (3-hour drive).

See your flight options in the table below:

PLEASE NOTE Flights are not included and some flights are seasonal.


Flight Options

Choose your preferred UK airport and then select from possible destinations to see airline providers.

Getting Around

For passengers travelling by air we will include a hire car as part of the package. Normally we include a 4 door economy class car but please let us know if you would like something different.

For those coming on the ferry you will use your own vehicle but in either case we will provide full instructions to arrive at each hotel, complete with GPS, as well as a map of the area.


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