DOURO CRUISES

2 day Douro river cruise to Pinhao from Oporto and return by train

Leaving Porto, the boat passes under some of the famous high level bridges. The urbanisation of Porto is quickly left behind and the steep banks have villages and riverside homes.

Porto Pinhao - Douro river Cruise

As the journey takes place, the boat is raised by a series of locks, some being the highest in Europe. These locks and the dams through which they go have tamed the river from the dangerous rapids which sank many yachts when the river was used for wine transport.

Later the railway line runs alongside the river for its jouney upstream. The arrival of the raiilway resulted in all the wine being carried by train and the carriage downriver by ship stopped. In recent years, the wine has been moved downstream by road tanker.

The river passes through the demarcated port wine region of steeply terraced hills and mountains and white painted quintas past Regua to Pinhao where we stay the night.

Next morning, there is a visit to a port wine cellar and return by train after lunch.

Index of Douro cruises

Accommodation in the Oporto (Porto) area

Pousada de Porto - Palacio do Freixo

Hotel Infante Sagres

Pestana Porto Hotel

Price per person sharing a double/twin room: € 235
Single room suppl.: € 30

Children:
up to 2 years old: free
3 to 11 years old: 50% off

RESERVATION

2 days Porto/Pinhao/Porto - Boat upstream and train downstream

1st day
	08h00	Meeting at Freixo or V. N. de Gaia Quay
		Departure to Pinhao
		Arrival at Crestuma-Lever Dam (Height 14 meters)
		Porto wine on board
	12h30	Lunch on board
		Arrival at Carrapatelo Dam (Height 35 meters)
		Arrival at Regua
		Arrival at Bagauste Dam (Height 27 meters)
	18h00	Arrival at Pinhao
		Transfer to a Port Wine cellar with Port wine tasting
		Transfer to a hotel in the region
		Check in, dinner and overnight
2nd day
		Breakfast at the Hotel Solar dos Canavarros
		Free time
		Lunch at the Hotel
		Transfer to the train station
	17h00	Departure by train to Porto
	19h00	Arrival at Sao Bento/Campanha railway station
		End of the cruise

Guests' Comments

Comment posted by Carlos Melo
2011-10-25 03:01:22

We went for a cruise from Regua to Porto and everithing works perfect, your representatives, they did a very good work, they were there wend you needed them, they were a very good professionels. I hope I will be back for the same or another cruise with yor company. Thank You.

Comment posted by Y. P.
2011-10-07 09:23:55

We found the trip to be in full compliance with our expectations.