Porto City Tour Half Day – Private
Why we love it?
The Porto City Tour Half Day offers a personalized exploration of Porto, Portugal, over a four-hour period. Ideal for those seeking an intimate experience, this private tour includes a guided visit to a Port Wine Cellar in Gaia, where participants can taste a variety of Port wines. With professional guidance and private transportation, guests enjoy a tailored journey through the city's rich history and vibrant culture. The tour is particularly suited for wine enthusiasts and travelers looking for a deeper understanding of Porto's renowned wine heritage.
Inclusions
- Guided visit to a Port Wine Cellar/Lodge in Gaia with tasting of different Port WinesProfessional guideHotel pickup and drop-offPrivate tourPrivate transportation
- Porto City Walking Tour (available from the day after your experience)
Exclusions
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Itinerary
Step 1
Welcome to Porto!!
At the designated time and place our private guide will be there to welcome you to Porto and show you the incredible sites of this one of the oldest cities in Europe.
This private half day city tour of the city of Porto will be guided by an expert guide which will drive you through the historical center, giving you explanations of the most important sites and will take you to a renown Port Wine Cellar in Gaia for a guided visit (shared with other passengers) including a tasting of different Port Wines.
Steping down of the transportation
your private guide will take you to famous train station São Bento to admire the incredible lobby filled with titles with representation of the Portuguese history through the centuries.
Step 3
Other stop will be at the entrance of the Cathedral of Porto.
This incredible building is dated as one of the oldest in town and its located at the birthplace of the city. From that location you will be able to see the historical city center, the douro river and the south shore of the River and its wine lodges.
Step 4
Lello bookshop is consider to be one of the most beautiful libraries in the world. It is also very famous as it inspired the writer JKRowling on her process of creation of the universe of Harry Potter.
Entrance is not included as theirs always a huge queue, but the guide will give you all the explanations from the exterior, giving the perfect appetizer for you to enter and visit later on your own.
Step 5
Your guide will drive you to Vila Nova de Gaia, where the Wine Lodges are located, where you will join a guided tour of a renown Wine Logde with a local expert guide and enjoying a tasting of different Port Wines.
Please note at Wine Cellar might be changed to other similar one with the same experience. The guide visit to the wine cellar is shared with other passengers.
Please Note
- Stroller or pram accessible
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Driver/Guide
- Luggage support non aplicable - if you carry any bags or so please contact supplier before booking
- Itinerary might be amended in case of need
- Not suitable for pets
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Guide visit to the Port Wine Cellar/Lodge is not private for there group and therefore shared with other passengers.
- We pick up from any hotel in Porto or Gaia city center. In alternative, we can collect you from the Tourist Service/Living Tours located at Rua Mouzinho da Silveira, 350, Porto - next to Porto - São Bento train station.
- Discover Porto in a unique way with a Free Walking Tour with Living Tours, available to all customers who book this activity. Free Walking Tour departs daily in English and Spanish at 9:30 a.m. from Cordoaria (Campo dos Mártires da Pátria 31, Porto) and 4:30 p.m. from Batalha (Rua Alexandre Herculano 412, Porto).
Know Before You Go
- Infant seats available
- Public transportation nearby
Cancellation Policy
Fully refundable until 2 days before start
