Douro Valley Tour: Wine Tastings and Scenic Boat Ride
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Pinhao

Embark on a private wine tour in the Douro Valley, with private tastings, lunch, and a boat ride. Explore vineyards, enjoy breathtaking landscapes, and learn about the region’s history and gastronomy. A memorable experience awaits!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

This private tour offers some of the best experiences in Douro Valley.
We pick you up in Porto or other locations around 8:30 am and drop you off around 7:30 pm. This day trip includes several Douro DOC and Port wine tastings, a boat ride at the small village of Pinhão and a three-course meal with wines at one of the best restaurants in Douro Valley….

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What's Included
  • Boat cruise in the Douro River
  • Pick up & drop off at your accommodation in Porto or Douro Valley
  • Visit to the Pinhão railway station
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Specialized tour guide
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Personal expenses.
Additional Information

We kick off the day by collecting you from your lodging in Porto or the Douro Valley at either 8:30am or 9:30am. Throughout the course of the day, you get to sample various Douro DOC and Port wines during our guided tastings, enjoy a scenic 50-minute boat excursion at the charming village of Pinhão, and relish a delightful three-course meal paired with…

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Location
The Douro Valley
Lugar Da Ponte
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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X1516injaneb
Mar 19, 2025
Fantastic tour of the Douro Valley with Alfredo - Today was a perfect day! Our personal tour guide - Alfredo - was amazing. Rob and I learned so much from him. From the most simplest thing as how to hold your glass properly to how wine and port are made. Could not have asked for a better guide. Lunch was fabulous! Beautiful wineries! We would highly recommend taking a tour with Alfredo.
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Curiosity550002
Jan 24, 2025
Great private wine tour in Douro Valley - Alfredo was well informed and had great contacts with local winemakers and producers. Everything about the tour was amazing, couldnt reccomend a better experience
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Gerrymk7386sw
Nov 24, 2024
Day tour of Douro Valley with Alfredo Santos - Alfredo Santos is a great tour operator. My compliments are reflected here in other reviews. Alfredo is very professional, but has a warm charm that make you feel as though he is a close friend. He has close connections with very unique producers in the valley which also makes each experience quite special. As mentioned elsewhere, Alfredo's van is immaculate and he is a very good driver ~ better than most. My wife and I travelled with our daughter and her husband. We all enjoyed the time spent with Alfredo and appreciated his insights to the country, the region, and the people in the valley.
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Cszkarad
Oct 27, 2024
Excellent Private Tour of the Douro Valley - We had an amazing private tour of the Douro Valley with Alfredo. There were 4 in our group and every one of us enjoyed the whole day. Alfredo is very nice, very accommodating, and very knowledgeable about the Douro Valley, wine, and Portugal. Alfredo’s van is spotless and very comfortable. Alfredo is a great driver and we felt safe the whole time even though the roads are sometimes narrow and curvy. Our first stop was at a small vineyard where the owner took us on a tour of the vineyard and taught us all about growing grapes and making wine in the Douro Valley. We also had wine and olive oil tastings there and all the wines and olive oil were excellent. We went to a second vineyard for a tasting and a delicious lunch. This was a really beautiful place with nice views and excellent service in the restaurant. After lunch we went on the river cruise. There were other people on the river cruise, which we expected from the description of the tour. Alfredo accompanied us on the boat and explained about the area while we were going down the river. Our last wine tasting was at beautiful vineyard with a hotel on the property that overlooks the Douro Valley, again beautiful views and great wine. Alfredo’s tour exceeded our expectations and I highly recommend this tour! You will be missing out if you pick any another tour company.
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Eleanorclarejones
Oct 3, 2024
Private Wine Tour - My husband and I had an incredible tour of the Douro Valley with Alfredo. He picked us up from our hotel, and we travelled to 4 different spots for wine and port tasting. Alfredo was very knowledgeable and gave us a great history and overview of port and wine within the Douro region. Each stop had amazing views and the wines were outstanding. As we were here on our honeymoon, Alfredo made our day extra special by asking one of the wineries to open up a bottle of their vintage port for us to try. Overall, an exceptional day that we will be talking about for years to come!
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Gbflorida29
Sep 24, 2024
Top Shelf Private Tour - Alfredo was an incredible host.His knowledge of the douro valley is superior and very informative. From meeting vineyard owners dining in five star restaurant.This was the best wine tour that we have been on around the world, thanks Alfredo
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Mj_d
Sep 12, 2024
Great Experience! - Lovely experience through the Douro with Alfredo. He is a very knowledgeable host regarding viniculture and it’s historical influence in Portugal. We enjoyed the wines and loved experiencing the passion and enthusiasm of the wine makers. We highly recommend this tour!
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Tracy_f
Sep 6, 2024
Dazzling Delightful Douro Valley - Wonderful day touring wineries: Guedo, Pacheco (fabulous 3 course lunch included), and Quinta de Pego. All amazing in their own way and we loved the wines / port. Alfredo was instrumental in keeping us entertained and on track all day. He is a gem!! His English is perfect - we would love to see him again. 45 min boat ride on The Douro River was a bonus. Long day but so worth it!
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Davidkb2496zs
Aug 31, 2024
Private wine tour - Everything about this day blew my partner and i away. The tour selections from Alfredo were all fantastic, we especially loved the experience with Gueda wines and Luis. The trip had 4 main stops and lasted roughly 11 hours + ~16 tastings. We never felt rushed or tired throughout the experience. The lunch was on a very beautiful upstairs terrace and featured some delicious courses. And most importantly we never felt pressure to purchase wines or any specific brands. There was never any selling or nudging throughout the tour. We purchased around 6 bottles combined regardless, so clearly there was no need! Alfredo offered some incredible amounts of wisdom on the region and always had the answer to any questions or thoughts we had. On top of that he was a very friendly person to spend that significant amount of time with (I’m including in this review at his request that he loves all things benfica and football as we could have talked for hours longer about those subjects apart from wine 😁) Overall just a top top experience for any level of wine enjoyers I would say. Wholeheartedly recommend and will be telling friends. Obrigado Alfredo!
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Diana
Aug 18, 2024
Magical day in the Douro Valley - The way in which Alfredo organized this tour was absolutely magical! (but I don't want to give anything away!) He is such a kind and thoughtful person. We learned so much, every step of the way. This is a day to remember!
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