Enjoy a one hour traditional Douro rabelo boat tour, on a breath-taking stretch of the Douro river, between vineyards in wonderful terraces.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 1 hour
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Instant confirmation
- Host or greeter
- English, Portuguese
- Audio guide/headphones
- Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, German
- Wheelchair accessible
Experience
Highlights
- Sail on a traditional Douro river boat
- Enjoy the quietness of the valley
- Admire the UNESCO world heritage site
Full description
Navigate on a unique river, in the heart of the oldest wine demarcated region in the world and also a UNESCO world heritage site.
You start from Pinhão, pass under the Eiffel iron bridge going up stream until the Roncão area where you turn around and return to Pinhão.
Along the way you’ll see hills of terraced vineyards until the river, with no national roads or traffic in sight. Although you do the same stretch up and down, it could very well be a different one, because seeing it in one direction and then on the other creates two completely different points of view and sights. The traditional rabelo boats have open and closed areas, so navigation can be comfortably made in all kinds of weather, all year long.
Includes
- Rabelo boat tour
- Downloadable audioguide app in five different languages on your smartphone (available on Play Store and Apple Store)
COVID-19 precautions
Safety measures in place
- All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
- Customers must keep distance in vehicles
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Traveler requirements
- Customers must bring their own headphones
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
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Participants
Date
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Meeting point
Magnifico Douro Pier, in Pinhão, near the iron bridge, in front of the Vintage House Hotel garden gate. Enter by the bridge.
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