Douro Valley Tours from Porto

This trip was the best thing we did visiting Porto. We learned so much from our guide, Nuno, the history of wine making going back to Roman days up until current days. Our visit to 2 wineries included a guided tour of the winery, wine tasting, and a very nice meal at one of the wineries. If you do anything, do this tour.

The tour was very well organized. We were picked up at the hotel perfectly on time. After a short stop for a coffee it went to the first wine estate, where we could taste 2 Rosé, white and red wines. Also the olive oil and 3 kinds of honey were delicious. As an added bonus, we were able to taste 2 port wines, which was actually not foreseen, but was still heartily offered. Along the way, the very friendly guide Felipe had shared interesting information about the Douro Valley. The welcome at the winemaker was professional, but above all cordial. Then we took a boat trip of about an hour on the Douro along the vineyards. Then it went to the 2nd wine estate where we were served white and red wine for lunch and after a short tour we could taste 5 port wines. The visitors always get the opportunity to buy, but without pressure. Overall a very nice and relaxing tour well worth the money.

The tour guide and driver were both very good, and the guide Ivor was very knowledgeable and made sure we got the best experience. The tasting at the vineyards was very informative and we purchased a few bottles. We had our grandchildren with us and they loved the river cruise. It was a most enjoyable day.

My friends and I did this tour to celebrate my birthday, and our tour guide, Milena, and winery managers definitely helped make it an experience to remember! (definitely make sure to ask about the city of Amarente lolol) Milena made sure we had breakfast/snack/viewpoint stops and helped to explain the history and other information as we passed by them. There was only 2 port tastings at the first winery but at lunch the wine was definitely more unlimited there. Views were gorgeous and I highly recommend!

It’s a long day but if the weather is good then the views and scenery are amazing. The experiences en route are well planned and interesting. The only thing I would say is that if you are not as nimble as you once were then getting in and out of the mini bus is not the easiest.

Felipe was outstanding guide for From Porto Douro River Tour 9 hours. Knowledge expert professionally relevant to being a guide, safe efficient driver, personable, sense of humour. 9 of us in group was perfect size. Best ports, wines, lunch, 1 hour cruise on Douro River, best and different tasting olive oil tasting and honeys. Had the best wine ever not available in Canada but can purchase on site. Amazing products and informative education. In addition Felipe arranged for me to attend 1 hour Fado show in Porto before leaving for my restaurant dinner reservation. Thank you Felipe. We were all so grateful you were our guide.

This was one of the best tours I have done. Our guide Delfina was amazing and her knowledge and information she shared was invaluable. I would highly recommend this to anyone that would like to explore the Duoro river valley.. It is great value for money and gives you a great oversight of what this region has to offer.

This was the highlight of our stay in Porto. Our guide/driver met us and we joined six others for the trip inland on the minibus stopping for coffee en route. We visited the Sandeman's winery and had a wonderful tour with a knowledgeable guide followed by a tasting. Then we drive on to a place for lunch where we could converse with our fellow travellers. Then we enjoyed an hour's boat trip on the Douro to enjoy the sights of this beautiful valley. After this, we visited another winery that was smaller and produced wine, olive oil (the best I have ever tasted), and honey. Then it was the drive home! It was an excellent day and our driver was lovely, kind, and unhurried. Thank you. Highly recommend this.

Our bus driver Pedro is from the area and had great insight into the valley. He agreed that full boat ride from Porto misses out on hilltop views and not much to see for first hour. Long bus ride with 40 people but we all interacted well with guide Caterina. excellent port stops at large and family operations. Full lunch with wine and more wine at river walk was great.

Guide Needs to be more interactive with the clients. Very little info and with the long bus ride he could have given lots of info on the area and Portugal. Never really ever knew what the next agenda was as he never gave a good overlay of what we were doing and time spent on each. Noticed a couple of the guides from other tours were very involved with their groups. Our guide acted like he didn't really wanted to be there.

We had a great time with Carla who was our our private guide. She was passionate, very friendly, and knowledgeable about the Douro area and Porto in general. Douro valley is beautiful and a must visit if you are going to Porto. We went to Sandeman winery which was very enjoyable - the 30 year tawny is a must try! Pity we couldn’t visit more wineries! Carla introduced us to a fisherman village in Porto for seafood where we went the next day and was amazing. Great experience in general!

Four of us took the tour on October 15, 2021 through the Douro Valley. We met two other couples who were in our van on the same tour and we had a tremendous day together. Our guide was Patricia and she was absolutely amazing. Her English is impeccable and she is very informative and entertaining. It was a perfect mix of wineries, the lunch was excellent, the boat cruise was lovely and the views were fantastic. Two of us have spent lots of time both in Portugal and also in the Douro Valley. We (and our guests) thought this was a perfect day to get a flavour of this part of Portugal.

Our guide, Luis, was great! Was very knowledgeable and friendly. Tour included a perfect variety of activities. Thoroughly enjoyed the port & wine tasting and the selection of both a large and small winery. Although the small winery with delicious wine & olive oil tasting is more our speed, the large port winery was very interesting and gives you the option to taste additional ports by the glass. The lunch was plentiful and tasty. The boat cruise was scenic & relaxing. Gives you a different perspective of the vineyards and chaparral. Highly recommend this tour.

We had a lovely trip out to the Douro Valley! Everything was well organised and ran smoothly- even in the rain! The food was amazing- best food of our trip! The port tasting was great and the setting in the valley is beautiful! Recommend this day trip to anyone who enjoys food and wine tours!

Our guide, Pedro (apologies for not knowing his name in Portuguese!) was knowledgeable, friendly, informative and good company. Even on a wet, grey day, the valley was beautiful and worth visiting. The tastings were high quality and generous, as was the typical Portuguese lunch. We would definitely recommend this tour.

We had an outstanding day on our tour. Our guide Ivo was knowledgeable and quite funny. He made us laugh during the travels. Our day started with a pickup at our hotel in Porto, followed by a van ride to Pinhao where we had a beautiful boat ride on the Duoro river. Next we were off to a port winery (Kopke) where we sampled port. The terrain was gorgeous and the terraced vineyards something to behold. Ivo then took us to lunch in a really nice restaurant in Regua where we filled up our tummies. The afternoon was spent at a smaller artisanal winery, Quinta Marrocos, which in my opinion was more interesting and had better port. Then we were returned home. The driving was safe despite the tortuous roads and, thanks to Ivo, we enjoyed the sites, including him pointing out a rare cork tree. Most highly recommended.

Ivo was the best! He is so informative and an overall awesome person! We felt really comfortable with him, and we just had the most amazing, beautiful day. I highly recommend this Boat tour/winery tour to anyone who will be in the area. Getting picked up from the hotel is also a fantastic plus!

We really enjoyed the journey to Douro Valley - the boat ride, the wine and port tasting, and olive tasting accompanied with almond and honey. Our guide was fantastic. The only downside was lunch - salad was sandy, fish was ok. Overall good except for lunch.

Thiago was a amazing tour guide. From start to finish the professionalism and execution of the whole day was flawless. His interaction with all guests no matter the language was great. Really bringing the whole experience together. Thank you and I’ll be come back for sure. One of the most beautiful places I’ve been in Portugal.

Our guide Luis was very charming. Thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Tour guides at the various places very knowledgable and entertaining. However don’t really feel that the cruise added any value to the tour. Even if there was a need to have a guide talking it would have been more enjoyable had we at least been offered a glass of wine

This trip was the best thing we did visiting Porto. We learned so much from our guide, Nuno, the history of wine making going back to Roman days up until current days. Our visit to 2 wineries included a guided tour of the winery, wine tasting, and a very nice meal at one of the wineries. If you do anything, do this tour.

The tour was very well organized. We were picked up at the hotel perfectly on time. After a short stop for a coffee it went to the first wine estate, where we could taste 2 Rosé, white and red wines. Also the olive oil and 3 kinds of honey were delicious. As an added bonus, we were able to taste 2 port wines, which was actually not foreseen, but was still heartily offered. Along the way, the very friendly guide Felipe had shared interesting information about the Douro Valley. The welcome at the winemaker was professional, but above all cordial. Then we took a boat trip of about an hour on the Douro along the vineyards. Then it went to the 2nd wine estate where we were served white and red wine for lunch and after a short tour we could taste 5 port wines. The visitors always get the opportunity to buy, but without pressure. Overall a very nice and relaxing tour well worth the money.

The tour guide and driver were both very good, and the guide Ivor was very knowledgeable and made sure we got the best experience. The tasting at the vineyards was very informative and we purchased a few bottles. We had our grandchildren with us and they loved the river cruise. It was a most enjoyable day.

My friends and I did this tour to celebrate my birthday, and our tour guide, Milena, and winery managers definitely helped make it an experience to remember! (definitely make sure to ask about the city of Amarente lolol) Milena made sure we had breakfast/snack/viewpoint stops and helped to explain the history and other information as we passed by them. There was only 2 port tastings at the first winery but at lunch the wine was definitely more unlimited there. Views were gorgeous and I highly recommend!