Douro cruise - Porto to Regua (Week days) - Boat upstream and train downstream

Leaving Porto, the boat passes under some of the famous high level bridges.
The urbanization of Porto is quickly left behind and the steep banks have villages and riverside homes.
As the journey across Portugal 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 along the river for its journey upstream.
The arrival of the railway 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 tankers.
The river passes through the demarcated port wine region of steeply terraced hills and mountains and white painted quintas to Regua, the important Port Wine town.

Porto/Regua/Porto (Monday to Friday) - Boat upstream and train downstream - BD

08h00

Shipping at Vila Nova de Gaia Quay

RESERVATION

Rates per person

Mar / Apr / May / Jun / Oct: 62.50 euros
Jul / Aug / Sep: 67.50 euros
Public holidays: 72.50 euros

Children up to 3 years old: Free
Children between 4 and 11 years old: 50% off

On public holidays the return to Porto will be made by tourist bus

Frequency
Monday to Friday from March to October

Accommodation in the area
	Pousada in Porto Location: Freixo
	Hotel Infante de Sagres Location: Porto
	Pestana Porto Hotel Location: Porto

Index of Douro cruises

Departure to Regua

Breakfast on board

Crestuma-Lever Dam (height 14 mts)

Lunch on board

Carrapatelo Dam (height 35 mts)

14h45

Arrival at Regua - free time

16h30

Meeting at Regua Railway station

16h50

Return by train to Porto

18h50

Arrival at Porto

End of the cruise

Douro Cruise's Season is from March to October if there is a minimum number of participants and suitable river conditions;
Train timetable subject to confirmation by the Portuguese Railway company (CP);
If the Portuguese Railway company is unable to provide the service, the journey will be made by bus;
Children must always be accompanied by their parents;