Boat trips · PORTUGAL BOAT TOURS
The Douro under its six bridges, the Algarve caves at first light and the Tagus at sunset. These 15 trips are compared on price, how long you are aboard and which include a tasting or a swim.
Review of a Douro Valley day tour from Porto with wine tastings, lunch, scenic N222 drive, river cruise, and practical tips.
“Amazing tour, if I’ve a time again I’ll take again. Nice driver nice tour guide (Americo), food, wine pretty nice.”
Review of Porto’s Douro Valley wine tour with two winery visits, lunch, six tastings, a Rabelo cruise, and practical booking tips.
“We loved this tour! Our guide Jose went above and beyond to make sure we had a great experience. Beautiful views, delicious wine tastings, would highly recommend :)”
Cruise Porto’s Douro River on a traditional rabelo boat, see six famous bridges, and enjoy city views with multilingual audio guidance.
“It was a great trip except the end where we had to walk through the water to got off the boat”
Review of Portimão’s 90-minute Benagil Caves speed boat tour, with coast views, small groups, sunset trips, guides, price, and practical tips.
“What a fun way to spend Christmas Eve afternoon and my 60th birthday. Funny informative guide who made the experience memorable. The joy of being able to see this beautiful part of Portugal's coast and the Benagil Cave will stay with me forever.”
Review of Lisbon’s Tagus River sunset boat party with DJ, open bar, landmark views, practical tips, and honest advice on who should book.
“Was fun and great value for money! Saw the Lisbon coastline at sunset and all the attractions! The open bar was fanatic and music nice …awesome experience!”
Review of Madeira’s eco catamaran whale and dolphin cruise, with wildlife tips, onboard features, value, access, and booking advice.
“A lovely afternoon and highly recommended. The highlight was seeing pilot whales 🐋”
Review of Porto’s Douro Valley day trip with winery lunch, six tastings, river cruise, Amarante stop, and scenic N222 drive.
“We really enjoyed the trip, however the bus ride was long and it would have been more comfortable with only 2 people in a row, as the middle row person could not enjoy the beautiful views from the bus. My daughter and I had a very good time seeing all the wonderful stops. The tours at the wineries were very informative and the food was excellent. The wines at both vineyards was exceptional. Our driver was very friendly and informative. I would highly recommend this tour. 5starts.”
Review of Porto’s 6 Bridges Douro River Cruise, with practical tips on boarding, views, commentary, timing, price, and overall value.
“Saw so much from the river, a very pleasant journey.”
Review of Albufeira’s Benagil Caves and dolphin speedboat tour, with swimming, coastal views, practical tips, price advice, and honest drawbacks.
“We enjoyed the tour of the caves and the dolphin watching off the coast of Albufiera very much. Our guide was very knowledgeable and made our experience very enjoyable. I would recommend this 2 hour boat tour to anyone!”
Review of Porto's electric tuk-tuk tour and optional Douro cruise, with sights, timing, value, practical tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Daniele was super friendly and informative. I enjoyed the experience and his explanation of so many artifacts of the region.”
Explore Vinho Verde and the Douro Valley from Porto with wine tastings, farm-to-table food, a fire-opened Vintage Port, and a private cruise.
“Very organized & beautiful day trip from Porto. This is highly recommended.”
Review of Madeira’s 3-hour Seaborn catamaran cruise, with dolphin and whale watching, Cabo Girão views, swimming, tips, and honest advice.
“We enjoyed a cruise along the coast in an Easterly direction. We were very lucky to spot a pod of Pilot Whales including a mother and baby swimming along together. This put the icing on the cruise cake! We celebrated with a small glass of beer and wine from the onboard bar on the way back! I can recommend this 3 hour activity to anyone looking for a shortish trip out on the ocean. I should also say that we had very calm weather which helped make the trip comfortable.”
Review of Porto’s Douro Valley day tour with Amarante, scenic viewpoints, lunch, Rabelo boat cruise, and three-wine tasting.
“I think this day trip is very good if you only want to go to one winery (three tastings) versus three wineries and don't feel confident driving yourself or hiring a personal driver / tour guide (where you could customise your trip and visit more townships etc). Be aware the cruise requires you to download an app and listen to an audio recording. It would be helpful if the link to the app / recording was sent to participants before the tour commenced (in the confirmartion email) and suggest bringing your own headphones. I did not enjoy having the tour guide speak in two languages (e.g. French then English or…”
Explore the Douro Valley from Porto with two winery tastings, a traditional lunch, a Rabelo boat cruise, and small-group transport.
“We did the Douro wine tour with lunch and river cruise, it was perfect! Even though it was on a rainy and gloomy day, everyone had the best time. Luis was an excellent guide, lunch was delicious, wine was great, and the views were amazing. We especially liked Quinta Santa Eufemia. Highly recommend this tour!”
Review of Albufeira’s dolphin and Benagil Cave cruise, with practical tips on waves, wildlife, guides, value, and what to expect.
“This trip was super awesome!!! I have zero complaints whatsoever. Worth every penny. Saw dozens of dolphins and the beautiful caves and cliffs of the Algarve.”
River hour, cave run, whale ground or a deck with lunch on it.
