Ready to experience a side of Porto like a local, with a local? This is a tour, unlike any other! If you want to take a step away from the touristy path, there's no better way than by diving into the city's alternative side. Welcome to Ribeira!
If you're done with the main highlights, why not step away and take a less-traveled path that will show you an unexpected side of Porto? Follow a local guide on a private tour full of surprises and check out Rua das Flores, Mercado Ferreira Borges, and more that let the true form of the city shine!
Withlocals Off the Beaten Track Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.
Posted By : Sarah_B
Bruno was awesome! This was so much better than being dragged along in a huge group. Bruno was very personable and had a lot of great info about the city, from both modern and historical perspectives. A great introduction to Porto.
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Posted On : 2024-07-03 06:26:20 
Posted By : Lisa_S
Carlos was delightful and showed us parts of Porto we would never have found on our own, including the museum in the old prison, the tile repository and the fabulous bakeries. We enjoyed the views over the water, the train station and the tips on local restaurants and how to get into the Lello bookshop. It was a great first day in Porto!
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Posted On : 2024-06-22 16:58:36
Posted By : Natalie_M
Carlos was a wonderful tour guide! He is so knowledgeable about Porto- its history and its present. We walked through areas I never would’ve seen if I had been in a car. Highly recommend!!!
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Posted On : 2024-06-01 09:37:04
Posted By : GillW841
It was a delight spending a late Sunday morning with Rosa. She’s insightful and knowledgeable about Porto, through the ages to the present day. We learnt a lot on the ‘Off Beaten Track’ tour of Porto and it differed from the ‘Highlights of Porto’ tour we took on the first day of our trip. We started from a quiet, high up spot, with an unfolding gorgeous view of the river. Rosa lead a peaceful, meandering tour through the tiny, sometimes cobbled, ancient streets, imparting history and stories as we progressed. She covered so many different aspects, from history, social issues, local tales and local people of interest, religion, royalty, architecture etc. She’s even inspired us to do the Pilgrim walk in the future! Rosa’s a calm, intelligent and relaxed, lovely lady who tells and pitches a story very well and without judgement. We were provided with interesting detail and information and given space to make our own judgements and conclusions. Rosa’s an exceptional storyteller and we really appreciated her style. We recommend highly that you take a tour with her. She also kindly gave us ideas about places to go and to eat, which was very generous of her. Thank you so much for the tour, Rosa!
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Posted On : 2024-04-29 04:32:23 
Posted By : Allison_J
Andre’ was fabulous! He customized my tour to fit my interests. He gave such unique insights into the history of the city. Things that most would not point out. Today was an incredible day due to him! Highly recommend this tour
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Posted On : 2023-01-14 19:53:48
Posted By : Maureen_M
What I hoped it would be
My guide was intelligent informed and enthused about showing off the more human and significant cultural side of Porto
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Posted On : 2022-05-01 14:00:22
Posted By : rles2209
Teresa you rock! We love all the stories behind the street arts - they
are all so unique and empowering. I'm so inspired by the free
spirited people in Porto . The bridge connecting Gaia and Porto was
beautiful tooo. We had so much fun and we laughed a lot cause Teresa
is such a cool guide !
😁😁😉 what a memorable day .
If you want to know Porto up close and personal this is the tour
indeed. THANK YOU xxx
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Posted On : 2020-03-12 14:07:27
Posted By : H7584FHbarbarag
Zero on Urban or Classic Art. We had already done a walking tour of Porto so had hit the tourist spots, so thought this would be off the beaten path, etc. Basically just walked around Porto. I wouldn't suggest this. Although I liked our guide, just didn't get much out of this.
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Posted On : 2020-03-09 10:51:11
Posted By : cosimaw388
I had a great tour through Porto! As a tourist you will not find those places we went to.
Bruno was a perfect guide who knows every corner of Porto.
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Posted On : 2020-03-07 14:46:17
Posted By : LawyerTraveler
We really enjoyed this tour. It covered all of downtown Porto, which is full of good street art. This tour was particularly good for a family with teenagers or 20 somethings, because I think our kids were kept enthralled throughout. I recommend this tour for anyone with a teenager or young adult in the group, and for anyone with an abiding interest in art and how it influences and is influenced by its environment.
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Posted On : 2020-01-05 18:23:31
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