Boat trips · WINE TOURS
The 15 best wine cruises 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.
Cruise Amsterdam’s canals on a covered electric saloon boat with live guiding, optional unlimited Dutch cheese, wine, beer, and soda.
“Guides were great and the wine flowed, they never let the glass get empty! They were friendly and knowledgeable and all round great hosts. The boat didn’t look anything like the picture but was fine nonetheless. All round definitely worth it.”
See Amsterdam glowing after dark on a 90-minute canal cruise with multilingual audio, optional wine and snacks, and wheelchair access.
“I felt like the cruise was 5/5 what the description explained it was, the snack box was good but not anything special, if you have dinner planned before the cruise then you won’t need to snack box. The tour shows you the main parts of Amsterdam that can be seen by boat, the tour is lead through headphone audio mainly and there was like 25 languages to choose from! It lasted just over 90 minutes, I like that the check in is very easy. My advice would be to show up approx 20 minutes before your scheduled time so you can get a forward facing seats, we had our backs…”
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.”
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 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 Porto’s Douro River bridges cruise, sunset option, Burmester cellar visit, wine tasting, timing, value, and practical tips.
“Great boat ride to see the bridges. No issues locating right boat operators.”
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!!!”
Review of Bordeaux’s 90-minute Garonne cruise with local wine, canelé, bilingual guide, rooftop views, and historic riverside sights.
“It was nice viewing the left bank from the river and a bit of history. Boat was clean and well maintained.”
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.”
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 Lisbon’s two-hour sunset sailing tour, with wine, Belém landmarks, practical tips, pricing, boat details, and who should book.
“We really enjoyed our time sailing with these guys on a cool night. They were attentive to our wine glasses as well as blankets for those who needed them. The meeting point is a little hard to find in the huge marina even with the detailed instructions they provided. Give yourself some time to find them, its worth it.”
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.
