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Douro Valley Cruise: Boat Trip from Porto to Régua with Meals Included
4.3
74 Ratings
Porto
Embark on a sublime boat ride from Porto to Régua and discover the beauty of the Douro Valley. Experience the wonders of the demarcated wine region and indulge in the essence of pure wine.
Embark on a sublime boat ride from Porto to Régua and discover the beauty of the Douro Valley. Experience the wonders of the demarcated wine region and indulge in the essence of pure wine.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Porto - The meeting point will be in Estiva Quay (Porto) or Gaia Quay. You need to present your ticket in the begining of the journey.
- Barragem de Crestuma-Lever - After breakfast you will cross the Crestuma–Lever Dam which is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro. It is in the municipality Vila Nova de Gaia, in Porto District, Portugal….
- Porto - The meeting point will be in Estiva Quay (Porto) or Gaia Quay. You need to present your ticket in the begining of the journey.
- Barragem de Crestuma-Lever - After breakfast you will cross the Crestuma–Lever Dam which is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro. It is in the municipality Vila Nova de Gaia, in Porto District, Portugal. Crestuma –Lever Dam is 14 m tall.
- Barragem do Carrapatelo - Carrapatelo Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Porto and Viseu. It is located in the municipalities of Marco de Canaveses, in Porto District, and Cinfães, Viseu District, Portugal.
Construction of the dam began in 1964. The dam was completed in 1972.
- Peso Da Regua - You will have free time after the amazing cruise in Régua, a charming city located within the district of Vila Real and it lies in the Douro Valley. Here you can enjoy the amazing landscapes and you can even buy a souvenir!
- Porto - After the free time, a trip by bus returning to Porto, where you will finish your tour. (the presumed ending time for the visit will be around 6 pm / 6.30 pm)
What's Included
- Panoramic River Cruise
- Assistant on board
- Boat Trip from Régua to Porto
- Transportation by Bus from Porto to Régua
- On-board restrooms
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- Panoramic River Cruise
- Assistant on board
- Boat Trip from Régua to Porto
- Transportation by Bus from Porto to Régua
- On-board restrooms
- Lunch
- Breakfast
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
- Hotel drop-off
- Gratuities
- Personal expenses
- Hotel drop-off
Additional Information
The cruise that’s on everybody’s lips! Join us for a splendid journey by boat, setting sail from the city of Porto and marvelling at the splendour of the Douro up to Régua. Experience this fantastic voyage, conducted every day to showcase the best the Douro region can offer!
Consider this day tour a voyage from Porto to Régua, featuring an unforgettable…
The cruise that’s on everybody’s lips! Join us for a splendid journey by boat, setting sail from the city of Porto and marvelling at the splendour of the Douro up to Régua. Experience this fantastic voyage, conducted every day to showcase the best the Douro region can offer!
Consider this day tour a voyage from Porto to Régua, featuring an unforgettable experience.
The Alto Douro Wine Region, is among the most emblematic and best-preserved designated wine-producing areas globally.
Avail of this excursion to uncover every treasured secret held within the Douro wine region, the essence of wine in its most untouched form.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The cruise is subject to availability, weather and sailing conditions
- The return or departure is done by bus.
- Panoramic cruise
- The cruise requires a minimum number of participants
- No refunds for late passengers
Location
Cais da Estiva
The meeting point departure is from the Estiva Quay, Our reservation team will give you the exact location when you confirm your booking.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(74 Ratings)
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Sunshine25730267502
Jun 14, 2025
Douro tour full day - Lovely places and very relaxing. The guide Rita T. And all the very professional staff. Also excellent wine tasting and lunch. I recommend it.
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Jason_b
Jun 3, 2025
Very relaxing way to... - Very relaxing way to spend the day cruising along the river. Traversing through the locks were worth the adventure!!
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Sally_b
May 9, 2025
Fantastic day - Brilliant experience from beginning to end. Crew couldn't have been more pleasant or helpful. Lots of fun. Started off with breakfast if orange juice, croissant, bap butter and jam and coffee. Followed by a glass of white port as approached the dam. Then a lovely 3 course meal. A lovely day, the tour was exceptional value. On arrival at Regua we were late due to problem with conditions before final dam so had to get straight onto bus for journey back to Porto (about 1 1/2 hrs
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Daydream133322
Nov 30, 2024
To be redone - Very nice excursion with Mario Pinto for guide. Excellent reviews, good friendliness and excellent playlist for the road. Thank you Mario..
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Amandalb7807td
Sep 29, 2024
GIVE SLIMMY THE WINTER GIG - Slimmy is the best! -if you get him as a guide please know you are BLESSED. Such a good tour, got to see so much stuff and encouraged as much wine as we wanted!
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Shirleyci4707it
Aug 13, 2025
Great trip up the river. Shame about the trip back to Porto - I would have awarded 5 stars, but the final part from Regua to Porto was not as good or well orgnised as the previous seven & a half hours.
This was because:
~ on disembarkation, there were no communications as to where & when the return transport would be, & there was very little shade or comfort while we waited on the quay in the sun for more than half an hour for the coaches to arrive. We eventually got underway around 4.30.
~ the End Point was supposed to be at a bus stop on "Avenida dos Aliados, 4000 Porto, Portugal", and estimated to be around 5.30. However, due to the late departure from Regua, the coach did not get into Porto until after 6 o'clock, and the drop off point was south of the Douro near the Ponte Luis 1. This was about half an hour's walk to Aliados, or around 15 minutes on the bus - not including the 17 minute wait for a bus to Aliados to arrive when the first scheduled bus did not arrive at all.
As a consequence, I was very late meeting my friends at Aliados, and we were all late for our dinner 7pm booking nearby.
It is a shame the final hour an a half of the day was not delivered as promised.
As regards the actual boat trip on the Rota do Douro, this was excellent, with breakfast, a hearty lunch with local wine, and interesting commentaries about the sights either side of the river
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Lynette_w
Jun 19, 2025
Basic tour - Staff extremely unfriendly and rude.
Take cash as they do not accept credit cards. Couldn't even purchase water and staff were reluctant to assist.
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Curt_a
Jun 14, 2025
Nice tour, but about 2 hours too long. - The crew was wonderful. The good was good. The boat was a bit dated, but nice. The views were astounding.
The tour left dock over 30 minutes late. When we finally arrived at Regua, we only had 30 minutes to walk around. Not enough time to see or explore or even get a drink.
The bus trip back to Porto also left late. It was 20 or more minutes sitting on the bus waiting. Probably not their fault, but still frustrating as we could have been exploring for an extra twenty minutes.
Overall, it felt like the tour was about 2 hours too long.
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Jonasseier_c
Jul 16, 2025
Nice staff. But never this again. - This turned out to be more or less a catastrophe. Maybe I didn’t do enough research. Let me start by giving applause to everyone in the crew who went out of their way to actually give people a nice experience. But that’s simply not enough!
‘Full day Douro river cruise’ is actually half way by ferry boat and back by bus. It does say so in the text if you interpret correctly. But since it says “From Porto to Régua by bus” and “Pick up in Porto harbour 08:30 by ship”, one can easily misunderstand.
‘Ship’ is actually something similar to a dilapidated cruise liner. ‘Breakfast’ is a white piece of dry bread / premade cake and black coffee from can. ‘Lunch’ is cafeteria kind of stewed sliced beef and oven potatoes with overcooked vegetables. Premade day before and heated up. I asked the crew. Yack. You also get 1/2 bottle of undrinkable 2€ red wine. Cannot recommend this if you like me, was expecting a nice local experience.
There’s NO SHADE on the cruise line! So, it’s either indoor in unbearable noise from hundreds of people, running and screaming children, or outside on top deck in 40°C unprotected sun. I couldnt really choose between crying or laughing.
Dropped of in Régua (most people was continuing on, don’t know how or why) we were waiting 1h30min in unbearable heat before big bus finally arrives and drive the group back.
I do at lot of these tours all over the world and it’s my 4th trip in Porto. I can find no reason at all to recommend this tour. You’ll be better off with a wine tasting tour by mini bus / maybe combined with a short river tour by small boat, and pay the difference.
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Eduardo_j
May 30, 2025
Too long too warm - Food was nothing special.
Service was fine.
The drop off is not as they indicated, they dropped us in Gaia instead of Aliados.
Bus is very Warm on the way back.
Felt the trip was too long. No port wine tasting. Have to take another bus to go to the wine area.
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