Experience the romance of the Douro Valley wine region on a 9-hour tour. Visit 2 wine producers to sample red, white, and port wines, enjoy a lunch of local produce and cruise along the Douro River. Tour available in: English - French
Posted By : bluekiteboard
So much to love about this tour but some disappointments. The Duoro Vkaleyvwas amazing and the guide Igor was personable and fun. The driver was incredible. There are some right turns and he did it with ease. The lunch was good without being great and the wine was free flowing. The downsides were the organisation at the beginning. All the tours left from the one spot and it was mayhem. After finally getting on the bus (not the minibus or van as advertised) we stopped 1/2 hour in for morning tea. The problem was so did every other company and in the same place. It wasn’t relaxing. Our wine tasting at the first place was ok as half the group went in the boat ride. Our guide at the winery was very inexperienced and it showed. We also had to wait 1/2 hour or more the bus to come after we had finished. Also note the tour took 11 hours with many hours driving.
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 03:44:45 
Posted By : Susan_C
Only two wines tasted and two ports all day
Too much information at first stop
Lunch basic
Boat trip poor
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 12:51:01
Posted By : Joanne_S
Guide Igor and driver Albano gave us a fun and memorable day in the vineyards of the Douro Valley. There was an awful lot of wine, much of it before a late lunch, so make sure you eat a big breakfast beforehand otherwise you’ll have to be carried back onboard the bus!
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 02:34:52
Posted By : Sherie_R
I attempted to reach the tour operator, as instructed on my receipt 4 different times, beginning 6 days before the tour date. I did not receive a reply until less than 24 hours before our departure time. Because of the delay in their response, we were unable to make the tour. I have used TripAdvisor and Viator many times before and never had issues. In the end, they refused to refund our money. What a huge disappointment and now a battle to get a refund for the 4 of us.
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Posted On : 2024-05-22 14:50:06
Posted By : Marie J
Marni did a tremendous job! Great tour, beautiful tour very informative. She was fun and interacted with each of us to make sure everyone was enjoying themselves. Port tasting was my favorite but I love port! Great explanation I learned lots. Lunch was good, plenty of food and wine. Wine tasting was great! Then a very relaxing boat ride before we drove back to Porto. Do this trip, don’t miss out on the amazing wine, views and fun!
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 06:34:56 
Posted By : Milton_L
Excellent guide. Melina made the day fun and informative. Lunch and tastings were great. Beautiful scenery. M &D Canada.
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Posted On : 2024-04-17 05:55:11
Posted By : Kevin_M
Had an incredible day! Good weather made the day even better. Forgot the name of our tour guide but she was great - knowledgeable, fun, energetic and a good communicator. Highlights of the trip:
- winery tour and tasting - beautiful location and great, great tasting wine
- Douro River cruise was lovely. 1 hour is plenty and there were plenty of seats
- morning coffee break was timed well and gave us a chance to souvenir shop
Other parts
- lunch was OK. Nothing special. Would’ve been nice to be at a restaurant with a view or better food
- second wine tasting was also just OK. It was a tight space and not a winery but more of a wine shop. Would’ve preferred a second winery or more of a focus on olive oil
- wished we would’ve left sooner and gotten home sooner so it wasn’t such a long day
All in all a great time.
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Posted On : 2024-03-21 22:31:04
Posted By : Lynn_M
Our guide, Igor, was knowledgeable about Portuguese history, enthusiastic about the wine tours and considerate of the tour participants. Enough time was allocated at each site so adequate explanations could be given.
The driver was very competent.
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Posted On : 2024-01-22 12:24:09
Posted By : Lena_S
Our tour guide, Igor, was fabulous—experienced, knowledgeable, kind and with a great sense of humour. Great introduction to the Douro valley and its wine.
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Posted On : 2024-01-22 12:07:59
Posted By : nagorerem
It was a very rainy day but they split the group up so we had a tour on a smaller boat under cover which was nicer than being on a big group. Milena, the tour guide was friendly and made the trip fun. The food was homely and authentically Portuguese and the wine glass did not stopped getting filled during the lunch. Worth doing, even in the pouring rain the Douro valley is beautiful and the guides at the quintas were very knowledgeable.
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Posted On : 2023-10-26 15:01:55
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