Great activity, entertaining and the guide made everything very easy for us. Thank you Raquel, the "terrible", for treat...
Juan
Discover Portugal with this Guimarães Private Day Trip. You can visit Porto, the Douro region, local wineries or the Peneda-Gerês National Park - enjoy the beautiful northern landscape!
Free cancellation up to 48 hours before the activity starts. Any cancellations after this time or no-shows on the day will not be refunded.
If you have other questions, contact us
Juan
SpainGreat activity, entertaining and the guide made everything very easy for us. Thank you Raquel, the "terrible", for treating us so well. Greetings.
Discover Portugal with this Guimarães Private Day Trip. You can visit Porto, the Douro region, local wineries or the Peneda-Gerês National Park - enjoy the beautiful northern landscape!
If you're staying in Guimarães and want to enjoy some locations in the surrounding area, don't hesitate in booking one of our private tours. They last between 9 and 10 hours and all of them include hotel pick-up, minibus transport, English speaking guide and lunch. Below, you can see all the details of each:
As we explore the centre you'll see the Cathedral, the Clergy Tower and the San Bento Station, with its 20,000 blue tiles. We'll stop for a traditional lunch at a local restaurant and then cross the Don Luis I Bridge to reach Vila Nova de Gaia. Did you know that this town has the best Port cellars? We'll visit one and have the opportunity to taste the delicious wine. Next, we'll take a boat ride across the six bridges and finish the day sampling some local wines.
If you book this tour, you can enjoy 2 types of optional tastings:
There are 2 types of lunch:
If you wish, you can also book the cultural package. It is worth 50EUR adults, 32.50EUR children from 4 to 12 years old and free for children under 4 years old. This package includes: 1-hour boat ride on the 6 bridges of Porto, entrance and guided visit to the Cathedral of Porto and entrance and guided tour of the Stock Exchange Palace.
You can also choose a family package which costs 35EUR and free for children under 3 years old. It includes entrance and guided tour of an interactive museum for children, and entrance and guided tour of the WOW (World of Wine) complex, located in Vila Nova de Gaia.
Once we arrive at Peneda-Gerês National Park, we'll walk among waterfalls and streams to discover Celtic and Roman remains. We'll learn more at the Interpretation Museum and then go on a horse-drawn carriage ride. Next, we'll enjoy lunch at a local restaurant and then head to the San Bento Sanctuary, the second-largest pilgrimage in Portugal! Finally, we'll stop to taste the most popular local products.
Our first stop in the Douro region will be a local winery where we'll taste a glass of port, and experts will show us the winemaking process. Then, we'll take a ride on a Rabelo boat along the Douro River. Back on the road, we'll go to a winery for a traditional lunch with views of the vineyard. Then, we'll visit another winery where we'll participate in a tasting!
If you book this tour, you can enjoy 2 types of optional tastings:
There are 2 types of lunch:
There are 2 types of boat trips:
You can also choose a family package of a visit to an interactive museum and blind juice tasting for children, paired with wine tasting for adults: 25EUR adults, 17.50EUR children from 3 to 12 years old and free for children under 3 years old.
On arrival in Coimbra, we'll visit the oldest university in Portugal, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We'll get lost around the faculties while we learn the ins and outs of their history. Then we'll walk through the old part of the city to see some monuments such as the Old Cathedral, the monastery of Santa Cruz. We'll enjoy a regional meal in the city centre.
Afterwards, we'll travel to Aveiro, the 'Portuguese Venice'. This municipality is known for its famous coloured houses and the moliceiros boats that move along its canals. We'll enjoy a 45 minutes ride on this boat.
There are 2 types of lunch:
You can also enjoy a boat trip for 15EUR adults and free for children under 3 years old.
Another option is a cultural package for 35EUR adults and free for children under 3 years, which includes: entrance and visit to the interior of the University of Coimbra, the chapel of São Miguel and the Joanina Library; entrance to the interior of the Monastery of Santa Cruz; entrance and guided tour inside the Sé Velha.
If you prefer, you can opt for a family package for 35EUR adults, 17.50 children from 3 to 12 years old and free for children under 3 years old which includes: visit to the children's museum “Portugal dos Pequenitos” and visit to a sweet “ovos moles” factory.
This tour will take you to of the most important pilgrimage cities in the world: Santiago de Compostela. Upon arrival, you can visit the Gothic, Romanesque and Baroque place of worship that houses porticoes, chapels and altarpieces of great historical relevance. Don't miss the characteristic botafumeiro.
When we leave, we'll walk through the medieval streets and have a traditional Galician lunch. Then we'll set off to Portugal. Just at the border, we'll stop in the historic town of Valença do Minho for a guided tour of its fort and narrow streets, where we'll try some of the best regional products.
We'll leave in the direction of Braga and, after about a 50-minute drive, we'll arrive at the first visit of the day, a town with more than 2,000 years of history! We'll walk along the Souto shopping avenue and the Garden of Santa Barbara. We'll visit the Cathedral, the oldest temple in the country, and hit the road again to see the emblematic Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte. Afterwards, we'll have lunch in a local restaurant. The menu will consist of a starter, soup, a main course, a drink, dessert and coffee.
With our batteries recharged, we'll head to Guimaraes, the cradle of Portugal! We'll explore its Castle and the Chapel of St. Michael before admiring the façade of the Palace of the Dukes of Bragança.
There are 2 types of lunch:
You can also opt for a cultural package for 25EUR adults, 17.50EUR children from 4 to 12 years old and free under 4 years old that includes: entrance and visit to the Cathedral of Braga, ticket for the funicular to the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus and Sanctuary of Sameiro, entrance and guided visit to the Castle and Palace of the Dukes of Bragança.
Another option is a standard tuk tuk tour for 25EUR adults and free for children under 4 years old, or a private tuk tuk tour for 150EUR up to 4 people.
We'll start discovering the historic centre of Barcelos, with its 14th-century bridge and the legend of the Portuguese ex-libris: the Galo de Barcelos. We'll taste the typical sweets and learn more about the local recipes. The green landscapes that house the vines of the exclusive Vinho Verde variety will take us to the village of Ponte de Lima, the oldest town in Portugal whose medieval historic centre will take us back in time. There we'll have a delicious regional lunch, accompanied by exclusive regional wines.
Next, we'll visit the magnificent and historic Viana do Castelo, home to the beautiful and captivating sanctuary of Santa Luzia. Here, we'll also sip on a delicious cocktail, the perfect way to round off the trip!
Timetable: daily at 9 am
By booking a private tour, you'll receive a much more personalised service. In addition, you can take the tour any day of the week, modify the itinerary to your liking and, if you're a large group, you'll save money!
If you have other questions, contact us
Juan
SpainGreat activity, entertaining and the guide made everything very easy for us. Thank you Raquel, the "terrible", for treating us so well. Greetings.
Free cancellation
Free cancellation