Private Tour to History of Porto & Porto Calem Cellars & Wine Tasting

Lisbon, Portugal

9 to 11 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Don’t let Porto’s distance from Lisbon stop you from visiting Portugal’s second city. Travel and sightsee with ease on a private full-day tour, ideal for visitors with limited time. Relax in an air-conditioned car throughout the journey before you embark on a whistle-stop tour of Porto’s main monuments, including the Ribeira District, Porto Cathedral, and the Clerigos Tower. Plus, cross the Dom Luis I Bridge and sample port wine in a historic cellar.

Enjoy the personalized attention of your private guide
Check off Porto's main highlights in just one tour
Sit back and enjoy the scenery while someone else does the driving
Hotel pickup and drop-off included for added convenience

What's Included

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Wine tasting
Driver/guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

This is a Private Tour please inform your Hotel / Port / Apartment Address for Pick-up and Drop Off in Lisbon region / Cascais / Sintra / Almada. We are flexible with tour/pick-up times from 7:30 am to 8:30 am. Please indicate your preferred time - 7:30 am is the norm.

Itinerary

Catedral do Porto

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Torre dos Clerigos

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dom Luis I Bridge (Pass By)

Douro River

50 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Sao Bento Railway Station

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cais da Ribeira

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Livraria Lello

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Praca Da Ribeira

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Infant seats available
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
Coronavirus Safety Measures - The safety and well-being of everyone who uses our services are always our priority. We are actively monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and are taking steps to help keep our customers safe.

We’re certified by the Official Tourism entity ‘Turismo de Portugal’ with the hygiene certification stamp ‘Clean & Safe’.
For our safety, we operate only private tour and pick-up/drop-off all passengers. We clean and disinfect our vehicles every tour and we provide hand sanitizer and masks to our customers.
Our guides are experienced professionals, courteous and drive defensive and safety with only one objective to ensure your safety and satisfaction.
We believe that every journey should be as unique as the traveler embarking upon it. That's why we're dedicated to providing private tours that are as flexible and customizable as they are unforgettable
Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or in a group, we'll create an experience that's as unique as you are
Please notify your hotel or accommodation to arrange a complimentary pick-up and drop-off at a time convenient for you
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Mrugendra_P

The guide was knowledgeable and helpful. The tour was conducted as promised and in timely fashion. We will try to book another vacation trip with viator in future

Reviews

4.0

based on 14 reviews

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Good tour if you need to rush back to Lisbon on the same day

LLai_HK, Dec 2018

We have joined the 6 Bridges Cruise at Porto which was recommended by our guide Diogo (at own expense). The cruise was nice but it did taken up our available time in Porto, especially when this kind of cruise tour was arranged in fixed schedule by local operator and you need to wait for the next cruise. Our guide did tried his best in bringing us to all the attractions we were interested in visiting. As it is a private tour, it is easy for you to forget about time management. For us, we spent too much time in Livraria Lello, and as a result, we needed to rush to other attractions for quick visits. So, if you are joining this kind of tour, do plan ahead the time you'll spend in each attraction!

Private Porto trip from Lisbon

Mrugendra_P, Oct 2018

The guide was knowledgeable and helpful. The tour was conducted as promised and in timely fashion. We will try to book another vacation trip with viator in future

From the very beginning we knew...

Nonnie_M, Apr 2018

From the very beginning we knew things were not going to go well. The guide showed up 30 minutes late as he had been stopped by the police and did not have the correct documents. He then apologized for his poor English, and said that he had never been to Porto where our tour was and that we would discover it together. About halfway through a terrifying, fast car ride, we learn that he does not even have a list of the sites he is supposed to show us. Relying completely on Google Maps which he was going too fast to follow, he was unable to find the location of the Port tasting which was supposed to take place in the afternoon- because who wants Port at 11:30am?. After I pulled out my Google Maps, I navigated him to the location for the tasting after being lost for an hour. However, we had missed the first slot, and wasted a further half hour for the tour to start. At this point we decided to take matters into our own hands and showed him a list of the sites we were supposed to see and plotted the points on Google Maps. During our time spent waiting, we called the office of the tour company and were hung up on while trying to explain the situation. We were eventually called back after several attempts, but the situation was not remedied. He followed us to these sites that we had planned, walking slowly behind us and asking locals randomly for directions that were nearly always wrong. The tickets for Calem the Port tasting were included, but none of the other sites were. This was very misleading from the Viator description. At some point during our day, he disappeared and popped up later and said that he was busy having lunch. We found this odd as we had not had lunch either. Our last stop of the day was the Stock Exchange, but were unable to tour as tickets were sold out for the rest of the day. This was a foreseeable circumstance that an experienced tour guide or tour company would have been able to foresee. While Porto was beautiful and highly recommended with another tour company, this was far from a relaxing, well organized day. We felt very unsafe due to our guide's reckless driving and were guiding ourselves throughout the day, which made him redundant.

My wife and I had a great day trip...

Rob A, Dec 2017

My wife and I had a great day trip to Porto! Although it was rainy, our guide showed us the major sites/churches of Porto. We had great views of the city and river despite the rain. Lunch was in a local restaurant with locals. we love that-simple meal at reasonable prices. Since we had spent much of our time in Lisbon, we really didn't need to have more cod recipes! After seeing the tower and three churches, we also saw the bookstore where Rowling wrote Harry Potter long line, we just peaked in. Then we had a Port wine tour for an hour, thanks to our guide! In the end we went home happy and tired. Because our trip was in December, we couldn't get out to the shore in time since it got pretty dark by 5:30. We recommend this tour!

Disappointing. The guide was a nice...

Martha H, Dec 2017

Disappointing. The guide was a nice guy who functioned more as a driver than a tour guide. He never once told us why he was dropping us at particular sites. Just said, okay, go look at this or climb that. I would have liked some more context. The only way I got any info was by asking, over and over. Also, he was not as knowledgeable as I would have liked. For example, we were walked to this beautiful train station that was filled with painted scenes. When asked what the scenes were, the guide had no clue. Well, why take us there if you don't know? Do your homework. This was a very expensive tour, primarily because of the Lisbon pick up and drive to Porto, I guess. I felt nickled and dimed, because everywhere we went I had to pay an entrance fee. The fees weren't big, but still, the tour cost a lot and I don't see why these fees were not included. The only thing included was the Port tasting, which was fun, but the guide had no idea we had paid for it, had to verify, and then scramble to find us a tasting. Why? All in all, not very professional. Had I known all of this, I would have taken a train to Porto and booked a local tour.

My experiece was excellent. My tour...

OLGA E R, Oct 2017

My experiece was excellent. My tour guide, Daniel, was knowledgeable, very attentive and willing to please. He was on time and informative. Made us feel relax and we were able to enjoy our tour. Thanks for a great experience!!

Excellent. It was a long drive from...

Pamela W, Sep 2017

Excellent. It was a long drive from Lisbon to Porto but Porto itself merits seeing. Our driver Daniel was great and informative once we got there. There was a problem getting in contact with the local company doing the tour as we did not have a phone to use and I tried 4 internet searches to contact them of our hotel for pick up. I had my fingers crossed that one of the messages got through and only heard the afternoon before our morning departure that they did have our hotel information. We rode in a comfortable and roomy van which was nice. Great visit at the Pinta ? distillery and wonderful guide there as well. One of the oldest Port distilleries in Porto and the tour allowed us to see the process as well as a liberal tasting of the different kinds of Port. 3 of the sites visited required @ 5 Euros each to visit which seemed , given the price of the tour, a little high and I felt should have been included. Beautiful churches and areas were visited.