Enjoy a tour of the Douro Valley
Douro Valley Tours
Region: Porto and North
Douro Valley Tours.
Take a tour of the Douro Valley in the capable and knowledgeable hands of a Portuguese tour company.
What and where is the Douro valley.
The Douro Valley is a beautiful wine region of Portugal classified as World Heritage by UNESCO in 2001.
The Douro river, born in Spain, sculpts the valley from its birth in the region of Soria until its mouth in Porto.
With beautiful landscapes, over 26.000 hectares of vineyards and more than 2000 years of wine production (yes, it is that old), the Douro region became one of the most visited of Portugal and the majority of the credit has to go to port wine.
This brought the attention to the valley and now their dry wines are also beginning to be very famous worldwide.
Why choose a local Douro Valley tour guide.
Now, who am I? My name is Patrícia,
I’m a tour guide from Porto who’s currently working for a company called Portugal Excellence Tours that provides tours across the north of Portugal.
And yes, Excellence is our middle name and a very accurate one.
We’re not a lot! Two vans and three tour guides, as easy as that.
Our focus? Smaller tours, to run away from the massified tourism that is invading Portugal and to provide a much cosier approach to whoever chooses to see our country and landscape by our hands and with our eyes.
We want people do, see and feel what it is the Portuguese culture and, above all, to learn from it because, despite us being small, we’re a very old country with a lot to teach.
Our roads
What is included on your Douro Valley Tour.
What will you do with us in the Douro Valley?
Visit two farms (one of Port and another of Douro wine), taste the best the region has to offer to you like olive oil and wine, enjoy a very delicious lunch cooked by a local lady, see breath-taking views and enjoy a very relaxing one hour river cruise.
The best part is company of course! You’ll be guided by us during the whole day in our van, we’ll pick and drop you up in Porto and share our experience of what it is to be Portuguese with you.
Photos taken during our tours.
How to contact Portugal Excellence Tours
If any of this called your attention (or even if it didn’t) send us an e-mail, send me a message, whatever makes you happy. I can be contacted via our website or on Instagram.
Above all, be very welcome to Portugal. Our people, our food, our wine, our culture and our traditions are extraordinary. Take the best of them.
Author Bio:
Patrícia Machado is a "true born and raised citizen of Porto". Able to speak in different languages, she makes an excellent tour guide. You can also find her on Instagram, @notjustatourguide. For more information on Portugal Excellence Tours, just click the link.
