Being born and raised, besides living in Porto, allows us to show you places that only a local would know.
Since this is a private tour, you can customize it to suit your interests. Your guide will also give you some tips of places you can discover later on your own, like museums, restaurants and events.
Porto`s narrow and twisting streets, its medieval houses in slopes and its tile work will surely make up for a unique architectural framework. Within the city lies an undeniable historical wealth with genuine baroque churches, along with large boulevards and modern masterpieces of the most significant contemporary architects. Discover its wide green spaces as well as romantic gardens and observe the great variety of trees and flowers, like the camellias. Appreciate our granite buildings with its filigree steel balconies and our hidden skylights, trendy street art and traditional stores, where you can discover local curiosities and more.
Live more. Discover more!
Posted By : BethM1807
From the moment Sara, the passionate owner of Oporto & Douro Moments, met us at our hotel, our day was filled with wonderful surprises and interesting cultural insights. Despite our mix-up with the start time (we were an hour late), Sara greeted us with patience and a warm smile, ready to take us on for the day.
We began with a stroll through Porto's charming local shops, where Sara shared fascinating stories of the city's commitment to historic preservation. Learning about the protected shops passed down through generations was a testament to Porto's dedication to its heritage. The city's tagline, "Porto.", truly resonates after witnessing its rich culture and proud history.
The highlights of our tour were many, but visiting the Bank of Materials, Igreja dos Carmelitas, Jardim da Cordoaria, and Clerigos Church and Tower offered unique glimpses into Porto's architectural beauty and its community's efforts in preserving it. The olive oil and wine tasting at Fábrica do Azeite, port tasting at Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto, and the delightful jam and chocolate tasting at meia.dúzia were exquisite, showcasing the best of Porto's local dining treats.
Our visit to the bustling Mercado do Bolhão was a culinary revelation. Trying sardines, wine, salted cod, and even a sea urchin was an experience like no other. The Pasteis-de-Nada tarts were a sweet treat we couldn't get enough of. Our meal at Venham Mais 5, featuring steak and cheese sandwiches and the spicy francesinha sandwich, was the perfect culmination of Porto's culinary offerings.
Saying goodbye to Sara as we crossed over to Gaia was bittersweet. Her expert guidance, deep love for and knowledge of Porto, and personal touches (literally saw the hospital when she was born) throughout the day made us feel not just like tourists, but like friends being shown the heart and soul of her city.
To anyone wishing to discover the real Porto, away from the well-trodden tourist paths, I cannot recommend Oporto & Douro Moments enough. Sara's knowledge, hospitality, and the genuine experiences offered are what make this tour truly five stars. Thank you, Sara, for an unforgettable day in Porto. Your tour is a must-do for anyone wanting to connect with the city on a deeper level.
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 19:30:25 
Posted By : JaneM4566
Sara was an amazing guide. She provided insights into the history of Porto that we never would have learned in other tours or through reading. She provided dinner recommendations at restaurants that only locals go to and shops from local artisans. In addition she provided a great recommendation for another guide for our next leg of the trip in Lisbon
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Posted On : 2024-02-02 12:04:38
Posted By : Go607680
Simply the best walking tour with a wonderful guide, Sara. She is knowledgeable, friendly, relatable and passionate about her city. Her enthusiasm is infectious.
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Posted On : 2024-01-25 12:42:17
Posted By : N1250LYronaldc
The most fantastic way to get to know the wonderful city of Porto is by starting the first morning with a guided tour by Sara of Oporto & Douro Moments. Sara is knowledgeable, fun and kind. She knows Porto inside and out, and she offers insights, visits, and tips that you cannot possibly find or do from reading a guidebook or an online article, or from doing a self-guided walking tour. She tailored her tour to us as travelers, focusing on our interests and our needs. We seriously could not have had a better experience or felt more fulfilled at the conclusion of a city tour. Sara is amazing. Her Oporto & Douro Moments touring business is exceptional. Everyone should hope that Sara or a member of her team is available to tour them upon arrival in Porto.
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Posted On : 2024-01-25 08:00:38
Posted By : JerIJones
Sarah was an incredible tour guide and anticipated exactly what we would like to see. Very friendly, knowledgeable, and humorous too. She arranged tours, drivers, transfers, cooking classes, coffee breaks, and learned our likes and dislikes quickly. She quickly picked up that I never like to pass up a bathroom break so started pointing them out for me ha ha. Highly recommend this tour company. Her son does the Douro Vally tours, she does the Porto walking tours, and her husband man’s the car she doesn’t have to worry about parking. She also took us to Braga and Aveiro and her son took on wine tours.
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Posted On : 2023-07-22 18:53:51
Posted By : vvv4669
We recently had the pleasure of taking two tours - a private city tour and a private Douro valley wine tour with Sara and John and it was a truly unforgettable experience. My wife and and I cannot wait to come back and do it again. We highly recommend this family owned business! 🍻!
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Posted On : 2023-05-18 17:16:07
Posted By : j312vw
Sara was a wonderful host who made our morning in Porto very memorable even in spite of the rain. We had a limited amount of time in Porto and we felt like the walking tour experience with Sara allowed us to maximize the time we had and see a lot of the city with local insight and guidance. It was our first time in Portugal and she made sure that we got both the essentials as well as some unexpected gems during our walk.
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Posted On : 2023-04-26 12:48:05
Posted By : Odyssey39167762193
We spent three absolutely wonderful days with Sara. The first was our scheduled walking tour, which was fascinating. Sara brought Porto to life for us, telling about the history and the architecture and providing recommendations for shopping and eating (post tour), as well as steering us clear of some other choices we’d made, and was delightful to be around.
The next two days were unscheduled, but Sara rescued us when another tour company let us down miserably. She drove to Guimarães and took over not just one tour, but also took us to Coimbra and Aveiro the following day, creating wonderful experiences each day, adding her knowledge to the official guide at Braga and in Coimbra to make sure we didn’t miss out on any interesting insights.
Thank you Sara for making our holiday in Porto so wonderful.
Robin and Joe
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Posted On : 2022-12-29 16:49:41
Posted By : staci_epstein
Sara was absolutely wonderful -- my husband and I read so many wonderful reviews before we came to Porto! Sara knew all the hidden gems, all the sites we should see, the food to try...she knows Porto and Portugal so well. It felt like we had a friend for hours and the funniest thing is....we kept seeing her on our days following in Porto. We learned a ton of history which helped us for the rest of our stay all over Portugal. We would recommend this tour to ANYONE!
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Posted On : 2022-10-19 09:51:36
Posted By : nigelsY5296IW
We took two trips with Sara in Porto, based on a recommendation. One was walking in the city and the other was the food and wine tour. Both were excellent and took us to places we never would have found on our own, and Sara was great company as well as being a mine of information. These tours were in a heat wave and Sara readily made some adaptations to stop us getting overdone! Strongly recommended.
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Posted On : 2022-08-11 10:56:29
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