Douro Valley Cultural and Wine Tour
If you are looking for a low-cost cultural guided holiday to Portugal, this tour captures the best of the Douro Valley, including time spent in trendy Porto. From medieval mountain towns to vineyard-clad valleys, journey into the heart of Portugal’s historic wine-growing region to witness scenes of everyday pastoral life that have hardly changed over the centuries. Look forward to a two-night stay in vibrant Oporto, a railway journey through the Douro Valley and a leisurely cruise along the scenic Douro River.
Your Tour Includes
TRAVEL
Return flights and transfers
Included travel insurance
ACCOMMODATION
7 nights in hotels
Porterage at all hotels
EXPERIENCES
Tour Manager
Visit a port wine cellar in Vila Nova de Gaia
Railway ride through the Douro Valley
Highland experience in Castro Daire
Lamego town tour and visit to the baroque sanctuary Nossa Senhora dos Rémedios
River cruise from Régua
Fine wine tasting at Quinta da Padrela
FOOD & DRINK
Welcome drink reception
14 meals: 7 breakfasts (B) and 7 dinners (D)
Day 1 UK to Oporto to Termas de Sao Vicente
Fly to Oporto and transfer to Sao Vicente (28 miles, 45 minutes). Stay two nights at the 4-star Palace Hotel and Spa (3Q).
Meals included: Dinner
Day 2 Oporto
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 3 Oporto to Amarante to Lamego to Tabuaco
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 4 Douro River Cruise
Travel to the quayside in Pinhao and board your Douro riverboat.
Enjoy a short cruise.
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 5 Tabuaco to Regua to Pocinho to Carvalhal
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 6 Highlands Experience
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 7 Carvalhal
Meals Included: Breakfast | Dinner
Day 8 Oporto - UK
Travel to Oporto airport (95 miles, two hours) for your return flight to the UK.
Meals Included: Breakfast
