3 days over Douro Wine Region
Douro Valley ExperiencesWine tour and food experience from the Lower Corgo region to the Douro Superior by train and traditions!
1st day tour - Pinhão
In this day you will meet two wine estates, and taste their most exclusive wines at the cellar, that are in the family since ever.
So your day starts with a short presentation of Douro River and then we will visit a special wine producer, a family wine estate with unique characteristics. Here you can taste some regional products as well as taste very old Port wine.
After that, we will go down the river to see the road that was naturally designed on the banks of the Douro. We will have a unique gastronomy experience with a privileged view over the Douro in DOC Restaurant.
In this small village we will visit a producer who will let us know the family history and his legacy by tasting the most exclusive wines.
2nd day tour - Vila Real
Typical Gastronomy – Conventual Pastry – Palácio de Mateus
Your day starts in a special vintage car through the old streets of Vila Real.
During this morning you will have a special visit to a very old fabric of conventual and regional pastry where you will learn how to make it in a cooking class. The best part will be for you too…
After some good work is time to see some parts of the city circuit race that have started in 1931!
The lunch will be in a very modern cousine plenty of traditions.
During the afternoon you will see something unique in our region, the Palácio de Mateus is a house with more than 300 years full of secrets, traditions very important for our region and wine!
3rd day tou - Douro Superior
The biggest winery – Vintage Port – Historical Legacy
Vesuvio estate is a unique and exclusive place in Douro Superior!
This experience starts with a unforgettable train trip between Régua town and Vesuviu station, which takes almost 45 minutes. This trip goes from lower corgo wine region to douro superior and it will look like a very antigue day trip.
Once in Vesuvio you will have a welcome drink in the hall of Antónia Adelaide Ferreira.
This guided visit starts with a 4x4 drive through the vineyards until the top of the biggest wine estate in the valley. At the top you will understand why is this place so special.
After this inspirational moment you will have a special wine and vintage port tasting in the house, followed by a lunch fulfilled with various flavors and prepared in a very special room.
The day will continue through the old cellars and lagars where you will find new technology from the past!
This experience is something different that Symington family is open to offer, this place is full of history and important facts of our valley as a wine region. It was the house of Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, the Lady from XIX century that was more powerful than the portuguese king…
1st day tour - Pinhão
The tour start at 10am and finish at 16:30pm.
- Private tour in classic or premium car
- Exclusive wine and Port wine tasting
- Two wine estates guided visit
- Restaurant DOC lunch
- Privat boat trip
2nd day tour - Vila Real
- Tour in a vintage car that begins in Vila Real at 10am
- Cooking class in a fabric of conventual pastry
- Guided visit to Palácio de Mateus
- Cais da Villa restaurante
- Sightseeing tour in Vila Real
3rd day tour - Douro Superior
- Special day
- Private tour in Quinta do Vesuvio
- Lunch and Vintage wine tasting
- 4x4 sigthseeing tour in the vineyard
- Train trip between Régua and Vesuvio station
Train trip stars at 10:20am from Régua to Vesuvio station and it last almost 45 minutes. The return will be at 3:50pm or 5:30pm.
Hotel and transfers.
Luxury Douro Tours is managed by an experienced team and the safety of our customers is vital to us. So in the reservation process you will have to give your data, according to Data Protection, to make sure of the customer registration issues at our insurance agency.
Yes, Luxury Douro Tours have adjustable tours for each client and you can always make changes to your tour. Our tours are flexible and made according to the preferences of our customers. You can add or delete activities, visits and shorten or lengthen your tour, talk to us.
There is no maximum age for booking a tour. Our tours are adapted to all ages and physical conditions. The minimum age to book a tour is 18 years and minors, as long as accompanied by parents, can always be part of an experience with us.
Yes you can start your reservation by phone, Facebook or Instagram. In this way we will redirect all your process to our reservation platform to make your reservation. We are available 24 hours for any doubts clarification through any social network, email or telephone.
The reservation through the email is made after choosing the tour that best suits you, and to finalize the reservation you must make a prepayment of 30% of the total amount of the tour. The remaining payment is made on the day of the tour.
The booking through the website is carried out through the following steps:
- Choose the tour;
- Choose the means of transport with which you want to make your tour;
- Choose some products that can be chosen by you;
- Make the reservation with payment of 30% or 100% by our methods of payment.
The clothing depends on the season of the year chosen, in general we advise a comfortable clothing. If it is summer we always advise a hat and sun protector due to the high temperatures, and if it is winter we advise a warm jacket and scarf.
Yes, Luxury Douro Tours offers tours for just one person. What can not even happen is to stop touring just by being alone.
Transportation during the tour will be done with an experienced and certified guide with the European first aid course. The transportation is always chosen by the client and the tour will be carried out with the utmost care and rigor.
You may do it by our website, email and contacts available, always under the terms and conditions governing our company.
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