Boat trips · RIVER CRUISES IN PORTUGAL
The 15 best river cruises in Portugal you can book today, with what each costs, how long you are aboard and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
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 :)”
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 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.”
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!”
Porto’s 50-minute Douro cruise passes six historic bridges, Ribeira, Gaia, and Foz, with flexible departures and excellent city views.
“No tour guide / commentary but a nice little activity that doesn’t take up too much time of your day!”
Review this affordable 90-minute Lisbon Tagus River cruise, with a welcome drink, Belém Tower, Alfama, the 25th of April Bridge, and audio guide.
“Highly recommend this river cruise, a very pleasant experience , a must for visitors to Lisbon. Good value tour with lovely crew onboard .”
Review of Porto’s Douro Valley small-group tour with two wineries, lunch, river cruise, hotel pickup, and practical value advice.
“Our driver was incredible (nuno). The wineries were wonderful. Our favorite was the family winery. We could have stayed there for hours and absorbed the quant venue and excellent wine and food. The Douro valley is exquisite. The whole process was seamless. Highly recommend!!!”
Taste Douro wines, enjoy a winery lunch, cruise from Pinhão, and see Portugal’s terraced vineyards on a full-day trip from Porto.
“This was a great day!! Just the right blend of information, scenery, wine and food!! The beauty of the Duoro Valley is timeless! If you can request Pedro as your guide, you’ll be blown away! He shares his incredible knowledge easily and his obvious love for the area is contagious.”
Cruise from Lisbon to the Atlantic, spot wild dolphins, enjoy open-bar drinks, and see Belém, Trafaria, and Tagus landmarks from the water.
“The ladies were just great! They welcomed us with drinks and gave us a guided run down on everything we was passing along the river. Even though we didn’t see any dolphins, it was still a lovely experience”
Review of Lisbon’s 90-minute Tagus River cruise, with landmark views, onboard snacks, audio guide, practical tips, and honest value advice.
“The bar ! No obvious guide / staff assistance on board to answer queries”
Review of Porto’s Douro Valley day tour, with vineyard visits, port tastings, Portuguese lunch, river cruise, transport, and practical tips.
“I had a fantastic time! Milena was hilarious and made the tour so fun! It was gorgeous and delicious 😋”
Review of Porto’s Douro Valley day tour, with Port tastings, lunch, a one-hour cruise, viewpoints, transport, and practical tips.
“Very informative not only on the wine country and the wine, but very informative on the areas we were traveling through ! Rueben and Raquel were excellent hosts .”
River hour, cave run, whale ground or a deck with lunch on it.
