Great cruise up the Douro - The cruise was great — we were created by the captain and served a glass of sparkling wine; our guide joined us soon after after setting up the boat cushions. Our guide, Jesus, explained what we were seeing g in both Portuguese and English. He stayed us during lunch and then made sure we were able to get on the train back to Pinhão— a great experience!

2025 Portugal Vacation - Everything went smoothly and the tour started on time! Maria was amazing! She did a wonderful job telling us of the sites we were seeing in the Douro area where she grew up. Lunch at phenomenal restaurant exceeded our expectations!!

Great experience - Fabulous! Small group with a guide who encouraged conversation and questions rather than a canned speech. So engaging and enjoyable. The lunch and the train ride home added even more interesting experiences to the day! Highly recommend!

Exceeded Expectations - Good Value - The whole experience exceeded our expectations. The young crew were fun, well-informed, and helpful. The restaurant was very good and there was plenty of food and drinks on offer. The rail trip back seemed to take no time. The length of the tour was just right.

Great mix of boat, food, wine and train. - The whole trip was great. Location found easily. Nice boat and small group. The 2 boys on the boat were fun and informative. Amazing scenery. Food at lunch full service and great with nice wine. Restaurant staff welcoming. Train trip back an extra experience. Marie our host for the trip was brilliant.

Scenic Cruise, Amazing Guide, Delicious Lunch! - Our Douro Valley cruise was unforgettable! We went the day after my wedding with 9 family members and it was the perfect way to celebrate. Our guide, Rui Jesus, was incredible. He was so kind and helpful. He answered all of my family’s questions about the vineyards along our river cruise route. The cruise itself was beautiful, and the authentic Portuguese lunch afterwards was absolutely delicious! This was definitely a highlight of our trip!

A lovely way to spend the day - We had a fantastic day with Ariel, our guide for the day. He never allowed the sparkling wine to empty. The boat trip was relaxing and really scenic. Lunch was amazing, so much to eat! The train trip back to Pinhao was a lovely way to finish the tour. Highly recommend it

Douro /boat/lunch - We chose this excursion because it was 3 hrs, thought the boat portion would have been longer and more informative. I think the other 4 people had to catch train back to pinhao so we rushed to the train stop so they could catch that train. The lunch was needless to say long and over the top too much food. It was a traditional lunch, sausages ( seemingly undercooked), small fried fish that looked like large sardines - we were told to eat all of the fish meaning head tail and bones! The usual bread, cheese , olives and dried meat. A salad, and the main course, I had the cod and husband had the lamb. Ridiculous amount of food. We weren’t aware of any lunch details, but had we known it was a traditional lunch we would not have included it. The other four people on the river boat excursion obviously did not include the lunch so it was possible. The people were very friendly and proud, but just not our scene. We then took a short train back to Pinhao. Maria was very friendly and accommodating. I feel as though she could speak more about the wine and the history, I think she wanted us to ask the questions, we had a lovely day and was enjoying the sunshine and being on the river. I suppose it wasn’t specifically a wine tour, however, it did include wine on the boat. I suppose I assumed the whole thing would be higher end, at approximately $110 per person. The lunch could’ve been reduced by an hour and the boat ride could’ve been increased by 30 minutes! And maybe something more special in the way of wine on the boat. The train ride back was very local and we enjoyed some local older men playing a harmonica next to us. Again, I thought Maria was very good, but could be more knowledgeable about the Douro valley wine industry in general … Didn’t really communicate with the boat captain. If I were to do it again, I would prefer an electric boat, which is more quiet and maybe would allow for more speaking.

Good trip bad Monday restaurant - Travel on the boat well in the restaurant wrong, and watch Mondays is NOT the tua restaurant. Food is NOT a la carte, hard meat and coffee only one coffee only..no option..NOT worth 85 euros of the cost

4 hrs. boat, train and lunch - Definitely not what was advertised. Boat ride and train combined was one and half hours and lunch was not on the boat and the restaurant had no view of the river. For the cost it was not a good value.