Porto Boat Rides

Excellent organisation, group was not too big, 25, minibus, Silvinho was driving like Carlos Sainz senior, not only because he stopped at Repsol, and Thiago was making a good atmosphere between the group keeping us awake with his jokes, wuips and subquestions. We’ve tried some divine taste wines, lunch was very good, we could make a pictures of a wonderful Douro Valley native and landscapes. River cruise didn’t took us too much time… Thiago gave us advices for other things to do in Porto, tips and hints… We’ve learned a lot abot Portugal and this region of a country. That was absolutely value for money experience!

My fiancé and I had a fantastic time on this wine tour. Our guide, Delfina, was hilarious, knowledgeable about the Douro valley, and an incredible person to have lead our journey. Our driver was also great. He was timely and very professional. We thoroughly enjoyed the boat cruise but I would say that a large portion of it was directly in the sun, so it would be advisable to tell customers to bring sunscreen or a hat in the future so everyone is aware. The port tasting portion of the trip was also enjoyable and we learned a lot from the vineyard guides. Also, definitely want to note that the food at The River delicious and the meal portions were decent. We all enjoyed a three course meal along with unlimited red or white wine. The entire journey was around 10 hours but definitely worth checking out!

This was a great tour. I highly highly recommend it if you have a free day while in Porto. They pick you up on time in a nice AC Wifi van. The tour guide wade funny and accommodating for those with mobility issues. They give two two very different wineries to see which is good. The lunch is not an ordinary lunch. It’s a three course meal with unlimited wine. It was amazing! Only caution it is very hot. The tour makes it as cool as possible but just to be aware when traveling. We would do it again!

We had an amazing day, starting with our guide Rodrigo being right on time to pick us up. There was a total of 8 people on the tour - a full van, and so much better than a large tour bus. Rodrigo provided a lot of interesting commentary on the way out to the Douro Valley. The first stop of the morning was at a beautiful little vineyard where we had a "second breakfast" (as the tour operator will tell you, eat breakfast before getting picked up because it takes about 90 minutes to get out to the valley). The "second breakfast" included a tasting of some olive oil, red and white wine, and some olives, bread and sausages. We also got to visit the vineyard's operations and cellars, which were beautiful. The views were amazing! From there, we had a short drive to a village along the river where we embarked on a boat tour. Seeing the Douro from the water was majestic! The last stop was in another village in the hills where we had an amazing meal and tastings. Great value for the money!

We had Paulo Gonçalves as our guide. This was the BEST tour that we had in Portugal. I would do it again if I get the chance. Your spending your money well on this tour. The view was amazing and the first winery we visited was so sweet and wonderful. We got to taste plenty wines and they gave us an amazing lunch with the options of extra and wine. We then got to see a bigger winery. We got to go on a nice boat ride after which was must needed after all that wine. Our tour guide was very kind, funny and also offered us any advice we needed. I would definitely recommend this tour.

Our guide and bus driver were fantastic ( Caterina). However , i was double charged and need the charges removed. I also told our guide to let you know. Please remove those charges if you want me credit card company to pay you for the one reservation for two people only

Ivo was very friendly and tried to make us comfortable even if there are complaints from other passengers regarding the mic making a sound when not in use. The tour itself was great, the view amazing as well as the experience of tasting different wines and learning how dedicated the people of the wineries. Lunch was good too and the staff of The River was accommodating too. Overall I would recommend this tour! Oh and Andrea the driver was also kind to give us free bottled water.

An absolutely amazing daytrip to the Douro Valley. We were a private group of 19 colleagues. Our guide Milena did en exellent job and was both informative and helpful, and had lost of funny histories to tell. We can strongly recommend CMTOUR and Milena as a guide.