Porto Suspension Bridge and Walkways

Experience the thrill of crossing the 516 Arouca Suspension Bridge and exploring the Passadiços do Paiva in northern Portugal. Join a guided trip from Porto and enjoy breathtaking views of the wild river gorges. Indulge in traditional Arouquesa veal and visit a historic pastry shop.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Largo Actor Dias - Located near the Fernandine Walls in Porto
  • Alvarenga - Transfer to Alvarenga
  • Alvarenga - The journey starts here, taking about 4 hours along the Passadiços do Paiva, including the Suspension Bridge 516 of Arouca
  • 516 Arouca - Ponte Suspensa - Crossing the 516 Bridge
  • Passadicos do Paiva - Begin the walk to…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Lunch (When selected)
What's Not Included
  • Other extra expenses from customers
  • Gratuities
  • Minimum age 6 years
Additional Information

Join a guided excursion to the Suspension Bridge 516 Arouca and the Passadiços do Paiva from Porto. With a local guide, traverse the 175-meter-high bridge over the Paiva River and explore one of Portugal’s most stunning landscapes.
The journey starts in Porto, with transportation provided to the UNESCO Geopark in Arouca. Following a safety briefing, get…

Location
Largo Actor Dias
Meet us at Largo do Actor Dias, next to the historic Fernandina Wall https://maps.app.goo.gl/6FYge1go2hr2YHCNA
Cancellation Policy

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

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Bev_r
Jul 19, 2025
Wonderful Day in the Geopark!!! Loved it! - Amazing day in nature, highly recommend!!! Driver was excellent and guide Chris was amazing - attentive, full of information and very helpful. Sergio was an absolute delight, and really enjoyable to be around. Everything was perfect and scenery was awesome. Fabulous day!
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Alinabe724vv
Jul 9, 2025
An unique trip - The view was amazing. It is a trip that should not be missed when visiting Porto. The road was not difficult because we skipped the first part of the staiirs and started from the top because of the group members.
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Bunnytamesis
Jul 6, 2025
Amazing!! - The tour was well organized. Our driver Sergio was excellent on the road and accommodated our limited Portuguese language by making use of Google translate to our own language. Our tour guide thru the suspension bridge and Passadiços do Paiva was knowledgeable of the eco park and patient with our pace. We appreciated that we were provided mini backpacks with snacks and bottled water for the trek. We loved it!!
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Jeannie_m
Apr 10, 2025
Highly recommend this tour - We wanted an adventure on our last day in Porto and chose the Paiva Walkways & 516 Arouca Bridge from Just Come through Viator. We met in Porto and drove towards Arouca. We walked 25 minutes to the Suspension Bridge. It was a little intimidating but once we started walking, the sights from high up were exhilarating. We then started walking towards the 8k Paiva walkways. It was mostly down stairs or flat walking with 2 short but a little steep hills (just 25-30 meters). We were rewarded with a nice lunch afterwards. Then drove to a small town for some Portuguese sweets. It was a long day but so glad we opted for this day tour. Participants have the ability to stop walking and get driven to the lunch spot if that is a concern (1 participant stopped at the 4k marker but we met up with him at lunch). Ines, our tour guide, did a great job explaining the history, the nature elements and terrain of the land. Sergio, our driver, was wonderful driving us there, to our desserts, and back to Porto. We highly recommend this tour with Just Come!
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Mitchdwn
Nov 2, 2024
Perfect trip to escape the city - Perfect trip to escape the city. The bridge is amazing. The walk is easy for all people, within a beautiful environment. Good lunch to finish the day. Everything arranged very good.
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Soobedo
Oct 1, 2024
A wonderful day trip in nature. - A great trip to do from Porto. The trip was well organized, guides were very friendly and knowledgeable. A great small group of people from around the world. Highly recommended.
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Alison_v
Sep 14, 2024
A bucket list outing!,, - This tour was very professionally run. We were picked up from the allocated point of departure on time. Transported with wonderful commentary and information from our driver to the point of departure for our walk. Innes was our guide for the suspension bridge and wooden pathway walk. She stopped all along the way giving us interesting information and showing us interesting sights. On our drive back to Porto we stopped in Arouca for coffee and special cakes from the area. A wonderful day spent in nature.
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Trek12513982212
Sep 8, 2024
Beautiful view - Very enthusiastic and interesting Guide. Coming from the region he gave us a lot of information. I would do it again without hesitation!
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Jhirschi
Sep 6, 2024
Great Hike! - Arouca suspension footbridge and the Passadiços Do Paiva elevated boardwalk along the Paiva River made for a great day hiking trip to the mountains from Porto. Meetup in Porto was easy, next to the Cathedral. 14 persons, 2 vans. Drive to Areinho was comfortable & pleasant. At Arouca we hooked up with our guide Inês ("John"), with Just Come tours, which thoughtfully provided day packs with plenty of water, juice, and snacks. Inês kept a good pace for everyone, with rest stops, and he entertained us with lots of information about what we were doing and the trees we were seeing. We had a beach swimming stop about half way--bring a swimsuit & small towel to dry off. Lunch was at a river cafe at the end of the hike--just okay, but whatever we wanted to drink; lunch is a tour option, but you're going to want it--no other options at the Espiunca trailhead. It was 6.5 miles in total, mostly downhill, but requiring moderate fitness, and of course you must be okay with the suspension bridge, 1/3 mile long & 57 floors high over the river. Inês took photos along the way had had them uploaded for the group within a couple of hours. To top off the return drive, we stopped at the Doces Conventuaius shop in Arouca for a very nice sampling of pastries from recipes handed down from the Monastery nuns, and whatever we wanted to drink. Great team of drivers & guide made the day seamless. Highly recommend!
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Juliede6556ke
May 25, 2025
Great day out of Porto - A great way to get out of Porto and see the natural areas. The guide was great and the small group made it a nice day. The suspension bridge is an experience!
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From $110
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).