Port Wine Lodges Tour Including 7 Port Wine Tastings (English)
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Porto, Portugal
- 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
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- Offered in: English
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Overview
Appease your thirst for Port wine and learn about its production during this half-day walking tour in Porto. With your wine expert guide, visit multiple wine lodges and taste various Ports; learn how to identify the difference between Port families and how to taste them like a professional. Visit an interactive museum and a traditional wine cellar to learn about the history, harvest, and production of the wines of the Douro Valley. All tastings included.
- Half-day Port wine tasting walking tour in Porto
- Visit Port houses, including cellars and an interactive visitor center
- Taste different types of Port and learn how to distinguish them
- Learn about the history and production of Port in the Douro Valley
What's Included
- 7 port wine tastings
- Local guide (speaking in English)
- All Fees and Taxes
- Wine lodge entry tickets
- 4h Tour (all walking) - Farthest walk is 800m
- visit to 3 port houses
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food
- Snacks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Pilares da Ponte Pênsil D. Maria IIRibeira, 4000-509 Porto, Portugal
Address: Rua da Ribeira Negra, 4050-321 Porto, Portugal, 41.140890, -8.609970 By the pillars of the old Pensil bridge, next to the D. Luis Bridge (lower level), on Porto's side. Look for the guide with a red jacket/t-shirt saying "Porto Walkers".
End point
- Av. de Diogo Leite 135, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
it ends on a port tasting venue on Gaia side
Start time.3:00 pm
Itinerary
Meet your wine-loving tour group and guide on the east side of Porto, near the D. Luis Bridge. On foot, head for the shady cellars of the Vila Nova de Gaia, getting an orientation to Port and its history while you walk.
Upon arrival at Vila Nova de Gaia, one of the most prestigious Port producers in the world, get a guided tour of the museum and the cellar. Follow the tour up with a guided tasting of Reserve White and Reserve Tawny Ports. Learn about the difference between Port wine families and what makes Port so different from other wines.
Next, visit an old cellar that has been transformed into an interactive visiting center. Learn about the barrels where Port wine is stored and how the cork is produced. Taste a young Ruby Port.
Continue to an interactive Port wine interpretation center, dedicated to teaching visitors about the Douro Valley, the oldest wine region in the world. Participate in an exclusive wine tasting workshop featuring different wines; you also learn how best to pair Port with food. End your tour with scenic views over Porto from the center's terrace.
Upon arrival at Vila Nova de Gaia, one of the most prestigious Port producers in the world, get a guided tour of the museum and the cellar. Follow the tour up with a guided tasting of Reserve White and Reserve Tawny Ports. Learn about the difference between Port wine families and what makes Port so different from other wines.
Next, visit an old cellar that has been transformed into an interactive visiting center. Learn about the barrels where Port wine is stored and how the cork is produced. Taste a young Ruby Port.
Continue to an interactive Port wine interpretation center, dedicated to teaching visitors about the Douro Valley, the oldest wine region in the world. Participate in an exclusive wine tasting workshop featuring different wines; you also learn how best to pair Port with food. End your tour with scenic views over Porto from the center's terrace.
Dom Luis I Bridge (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- MEETING POINT: By the pillars of the old Pensil bridge, next to the D. Luis Bridge (lower level), on Porto's side. Red jacket saying porto walkers
- if you would like to bring a child over 6 years old, please contact us (paid entrance as well)
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 18 travelers
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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
The best part of Porto! The tour and guides were amazing (special shoutout to Lara!). She was great at sharing the history of the wine and the city—I definitely info-dumped on a lot of people afterward with everything I learned. Some of our group even joined the pub walking tour with the same company right after, and I’d highly recommend that too! Can’t get better than great wine and an amazing time!
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A really interesting experience. Francesco clearly knows his stuff and made the port tour interesting. A great way to understand how port is made (& marketed).
Walking tour that is very manageable for the average guest. Great information about the area and port wine. Lucas was awesome!
Great experience. The tour guide was very enthousiastic and knew a lot about port and the city of porto.
Lucas was Knowledgeable, funny and a great guide throughout. We had a great time. I would highly recommend. The group was great. And lots of port!
Lara was very good and did a good job keeping the relatively large group together and moving through our stops. Lots of port to try and a good variety of types to taste. Wish we could have started on time.
Bring water and snacks as these are not always offered at each tasting. Useful to cleanse your palate between tastings and to offset some of the alcohol!
It was a great experience. Alec was great entertaining and funny. Would highly recommend the tour.
Great tour
The tour was informative and well-paced. Alex was a great guide with a sense of humor, a wealth of knowledge, and a sincere desire to share this knowledge not only of wine but iif his home town of Porto , his new home of Gaia, and the Douro valley.
An enjoyable afternoon learning a bit about port and sampling a good range of port wines. Our guide Alex led us smoothly through the tastings, answered our group’s wide ranging questions and provided a light hearted and engaging session.
Francisco was amazing!!! He was very informative and added some interest and humour into the trip . Great fun
Tour guide was wonderful- some how he remembered every one’s name. Ports we tried were very good. Pace was easy enough - did not feel rushed
Francisco was deeply knowledgeable, and I had no idea going into it how much I would learn about grape cultivation and port wine production.
Alex the guide was very entertaining and informative. He really made the whole experience. The wines were well chosen and gave a good introduction to Port production. Loved this tour!
The experience was really fun, Cyril was hilarious and also very knowledgeable about Porto and the Port Wines.
This was a fabulous experience from start to finish. Alex, our tour guide was very knowledgeable and lots of fun too. It was so great to talk with a lovely group of people we were on the tour with. Would totally recommend.
This is a walking tour, but it is not hard. Plenty of wine and there was no pressure to purchase. I recommend bringing some crisps or nuts, or buying some on site. It's truly a lot of wine. I met lovely people in my group and was pleased that there were a few other solo travelers on the tour.
Amazing experience, Francisco was a fantastic tour guide super knowledgeable, funny and friendly. Was nice to have an experience that not only included port and its history but the history of Portugal and the city of Porto, found out so many interesting things and Francisco even gave us all his local recommendations of food / places to go after - really impressed would happily go again :)
Be prepared to drink a lot of port. As usual, alex was amazing and made the entire experience.Very special special for everyone involved
This Porto port lodge tour was an absolute highlight of our trip and I’d highly recommend it without hesitation. What made it so special was the great variety — we visited three distinct lodges, from a small boutique producer with a fascinating operation and incredible wine, to a newer up-and-coming spot, to one of the grand old historic caves that really shows you the scale and tradition of port production. There was no shortage of wine to enjoy throughout, and the final stop even treated us to a lovely charcuterie spread to finish things off perfectly. Our guide Alex was absolutely fantastic — knowledgeable, engaging, and genuinely made the whole experience come alive. If you’re in Porto, this is a must-do.
This was a great way to visit several port houses and receive the VIP treatment. Because we were on tour everything was set up and ready for us when we walked in!
The walking is not difficult. Porto and Gaia may be hilly but the tour was mostly down near the river. I would recommend having a bite to eat before you start because port is strong. Our guide, Alex was fantastic. High energy, great English, and full of humor. He is very knowledgeable of the port making process.
Our guide, Cyril, was extremely knowledgeable about Porto and Port wine. We learned a lot! It was great share Port and conversation with people from around the world. The tastings were wonderful. Glad we chose this tour!
Our tour guide was exceptional. He was extremely knowledgeable and engaging. Not only did he provide information about Port wine, he also provided information on where to eat from a local’s perspective and things to do in Porto and Gaia. We couldn’t believe he had only been doing this for a little over a year. I would highly recommend.
Alex was an incredible tour guide . The port wine tour was the last thing we did in Porto . He has made us leaving Portugal with a big smile and a lots of knowledge of port wine .
Our tour guide was Alex and he was amazing. So knowledgeable, friendly and fun. The port was lively - pace yourselves as generous measures!
Fun experience. Not sure I would recommend if you have toured any of the port houses in your own or if you have done the Douro Valley trip as it is repetitive
It’s a lot of walking, but you get to rest while in the cellars, tasting the wine. Check the weather first ro dress appropriately. Wear good walking shoes.
It was really really wonderful. Our guide, Cyril, was amazing. He knew so much about port wines, how they are made, what flavors we were tasting, how they aged, tons of history etc. He was able to answer all our questions. He had us all give our names and where we are from before we started. That made it nice when we sat to drink our port. We were able to chat with other members of the tour. He made the tour very informative and fun, too. We were lucky he was our guide.
This is a great activity to spend your afternoon though I've been told to skip it if you have a day trip to Duoro planned, which I did not. I don't even really like wine but this was fun and informative. Alex our guide was fun who got more fun as the wine flowed (for everyone else) and time went on. I'm always the type to ask questions on a tour, and he welcomed them from me and others easily. I think this kind of excursion is dependent on who is in your group, which you can't control, but I suggest going!
Very informative, however far too long. Nearly 2 hours from arriving before first tasting. Port tasting great. Could be done in 2.5 hrs.
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