Our top pick23,168 reviews
7 - 10 hFrom Porto: Douro Valley w/ Boat Tour, Wine Tasting & Lunch
★ 4.7 · 23,168 reviews
- 7 to 10 hours, Douro Valley with a boat trip, tastings and lunch
- Hotel pickup included
- Likely to sell out
- Free cancellation
Every boat here
Porto boat tour: every trip with a boat, on two different waters
A Porto boat tour on this site always means a day out of the city, and the water is not always the same water. Ten of the thirteen trips here name a boat in their own description: seven on the river in the valley, two on the canals at Aveiro, and one that names a cruise without saying which river. Fares run from $39 to $140. This page lines up every Porto boat tour in that list and says which kind of water each one puts you on.
Quick answer
The short answer. There are two kinds of boat here and they are not interchangeable. Seven trips put you on the river between terraced hills, from $56 upwards. Two put you on a flat painted canal boat at Aveiro, from $39, where one of the two marks the cruise optional. The most booked Porto boat tour of them all is $62, with 23,168 reviews at 4.7.
Every Porto boat tour on this site, at a glance
- Day trips bookable here
- 13half days and full days
- Descriptions naming a boat
- 10 of 13one of them calls the boat optional
- Boats on the river in the valley
- 7all seven name the valley by name
- Boats on the canals at Aveiro
- 2a flat painted Moliceiro boat
- Cruises with no river named
- 1the two wine regions day
- Trips with no boat at all
- 3towns, a national park, a walkway trail
- Lowest fare with a boat
- $39cruise marked optional
- Highest fare with a boat
- $1402,587 reviews at 4.9
- Most reviewed of the ten
- $6223,168 reviews at 4.7
- Reviews behind the ten
- 57,433 of 62,761the other three carry 5,328
- Weighted rating, all 13
- 4.7across 62,761 reviews
- Only stated time on the water
- 1 houron the $130 day
Two waters
The river in the valley and the canals at Aveiro
Seven days on the river between the hills, two on the painted canal boats, one that does not say.
These are the two things a Porto boat tour can mean on this site, and people book one expecting the other. The river version is the valley: terraced hillsides planted to the top, the water between them, estates on the slopes. Seven descriptions name it, and on all seven the boat sits in the middle of a day of tastings and lunch.
The canal version is Aveiro, a town south of the city built around channels. The boat there is a Moliceiro, a long flat painted craft that works the channels rather than open water. Two descriptions name it, and one of those two days goes on to the coast at Costa Nova afterwards. It is a different landscape, a different kind of day and a lower fare.
A tenth listing names a scenic river cruise in northern Portugal without naming the river at all, alongside ten different wines from two wine regions. It belongs in any honest count of boats here, but not in the valley column, because its own description does not put it there.
Ten listings
Every Porto boat tour here, in the words of its own listing
Each line is taken from the listing description. Where a description is silent, this page is silent too: departure times, meeting points, what is included in the fare and how long you spend on the water are not in this data, with a single exception noted below.
- The most booked of all: $62
A 7 to 10 hour day in the valley with port wine and olive oil tasted, a traditional lunch and a cruise along the river. With 23,168 reviews at 4.7 it has more than twice the reviews of any other listing here; the next one has 9,281. If you want the version most people actually booked, this is it.
- The lowest fare in the valley: $56
Two wine estates for tastings, a stop in Amarante and a river cruise past scenic landscapes, over 6 to 10 hours. The listing marks lunch optional in its title while the description calls it an all-inclusive winery lunch, so settle that before you pay. It carries 9,281 reviews at 4.7.
- Two more valley days at the same fare: $62 and $62
One names historic estates, award-winning wines and olive oil, a traditional lunch and a cruise along the river. The other is a guided tour of two places with port wine sampled, a Portuguese lunch and a scenic river cruise. Both run 7 to 10 hours and both sit at 4.6, on 3,104 and 3,065 reviews.
- The one with a train as well as a boat: $137
Seven hours following how the wine was carried in wooden barrels, by boat and by train, down to the cellars at Vila Nova de Gaia, with Douro wines tasted on the way. It is the only listing here that names a train, and it has 1,878 reviews at 4.7.
- The only listing that times the boat: $130
Nine hours, small groups capped at eight, a 1 hour river cruise, port tastings at boutique wineries, a regional lunch with wines at a family estate and van transport with air conditioning. One hour is the single stated figure for time on the water anywhere in this data. Rated 4.9 on 1,758 reviews.
- The highest fare: $140
Nine hours with a cruise in the valley, two family winemakers, a walk through vineyards, eleven wines and a farm-to-table lunch. Eleven is the largest number of wines named in any description on this site, and the listing is rated 4.9 on 2,587 reviews.
- A boat without a river named: $101
Nine to ten hours across two wine regions in northern Portugal, with ten different wines sampled, a walk through vineyards, traditional food and a scenic river cruise. Its description never says which river, so this page does not say either. It holds 9,184 reviews at 4.8, the third deepest count here.
- The canal boat and the coast: $42
An 8.5 hour day to Aveiro, Costa Nova and the Capela do Senhor da Pedra, with a ride on a typical Moliceiro boat in the town and ocean views from the coast. It is the lowest fare whose description states a boat outright, on 1,826 reviews at 4.7.
- The half day, boat optional: $39
Four to seven hours around the channels of Aveiro, with an optional cruise on a traditional Moliceiro boat past the tiled facades. Optional is the word the listing uses, so this is the one entry in the list where the boat is a choice rather than a given. It is the lowest fare on the site, at 4.4 on 1,582 reviews.
- And the three with no boat at all
The $44 day is three northern towns over 10.5 hours. The $118 day is a national park with a waterfall and a lagoon. The $121 day is a wooden walkway trail and a suspension bridge you cross on foot. None of the three names a boat, and between them they hold 5,328 reviews.
Every trip, current fare
Every day trip on this site, by fare and by length
All thirteen, boats and no boats together. The cost-per-hour column is worked out from the listed length and left empty where the operator gives a range instead of one figure, which is most of the valley days.
| Trip | Length | Price | What is included | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Porto: Douro Valley w/ Boat Tour, Wine Tasting & LunchThe most reviewed trip on this page: 23,168 | 7 - 10 h | $62 | Douro Valley with a boat trip, tastings and lunch | — | 4.7 · 23,168 |
| Porto: Douro Valley with Lunch (Optional), Tastings & CruiseTwo estates and a stop in Amarante | 6 - 10 h | $56 | Two wine estates and Amarante | — | 4.7 · 9,281 |
| From Porto: 2 Wine Regions, Farm-to-Table Lunch & BoatTen wines across two regions, as listed | 9 - 10 h | $101 | Two wine regions and a farm-to-table lunch | — | 4.8 · 9,184 |
| Porto: Douro Valley Tour with Lunch, Boat Cruise & TastingsHistoric estates and a river cruise | 7 - 10 h | $62 | Historic estates and a Douro cruise | — | 4.6 · 3,104 |
| Porto: Douro Valley Tour with Wine Tasting, Cruise and LunchTwo stops, port tastings at both | 7 - 10 h | $62 | Two stops in the valley with port tastings | — | 4.6 · 3,065 |
| Porto: Aveiro, Cruise, Costa Nova & Capela da Pedra Full DayA moliceiro cruise and the striped houses | 8.5 h | $42 | A Moliceiro cruise and the striped houses | $4.94 | 4.7 · 1,826 |
| Aveiro Half-Day Tour from Porto with Optional CruiseThe lowest fare on this page | 4 - 7 h | $39 | Aveiro in half a day, cruise optional | — | 4.4 · 1,582 |
| From Porto: Viana do Castelo, Braga and Guimarães Day TourThree northern towns in 10.5 hours | 10.5 h | $44 | Viana do Castelo, Braga and Guimarães | $4.19 | 4.7 · 1,755 |
| From Porto: Peneda-Gerês National Park Tour with LunchThe national park, lunch included as listed | 10 h | $118 | Peneda-Gerês National Park with lunch | $11.80 | 4.9 · 1,407 |
| From Porto: Aveiro, Paiva Walkways, & Suspension Bridge TourWooden walkways and a suspension bridge | 10 h | $121 | Aveiro, the Paiva walkways and the bridge | $12.10 | 4.9 · 2,166 |
| Porto: Douro Valley Tour with 2 Wineries, Lunch and CruiseTwo wineries, lunch and a cruise | 9 h | $130 | Two wineries, lunch and a cruise | $14.44 | 4.9 · 1,758 |
| Porto: Douro Valley Full-Day Boat, Train, and Lunch TourBoat, train and road in one day | 7 h | $137 | Douro by boat, by train and by road | $19.57 | 4.7 · 1,878 |
| From Porto: Tastings at 2 Wineries, Chef’s Lunch & Boat TourA chef-cooked lunch between two wineries | 9 h | $140 | Two wineries and a chef-cooked lunch | $15.56 | 4.9 · 2,587 |
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The ten trips whose description names a boat
Nine state the boat outright and one offers it as an option. Between them they carry 57,433 of the 62,761 reviews on this site, at a weighted 4.7.
Two estates and a stop in Amarante9,281 reviews
6 - 10 hPorto: Douro Valley with Lunch (Optional), Tastings & Cruise
★ 4.7 · 9,281 reviews
- 6 to 10 hours, Two wine estates and Amarante
- Hotel pickup included
- Two estates and a stop in Amarante
- Free cancellation
Ten wines across two regions, as listed9,184 reviews
9 - 10 hFrom Porto: 2 Wine Regions, Farm-to-Table Lunch & Boat
★ 4.8 · 9,184 reviews
- 9 to 10 hours, Two wine regions and a farm-to-table lunch
- Ten wines across two regions, as listed
- Meal included
- Free cancellation
$101
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Historic estates and a river cruise3,104 reviews
7 - 10 hPorto: Douro Valley Tour with Lunch, Boat Cruise & Tastings
★ 4.6 · 3,104 reviews
- 7 to 10 hours, Historic estates and a Douro cruise
- Hotel pickup included
- Likely to sell out
- Free cancellation
Two stops, port tastings at both3,065 reviews
7 - 10 hPorto: Douro Valley Tour with Wine Tasting, Cruise and Lunch
★ 4.6 · 3,065 reviews
- 7 to 10 hours, Two stops in the valley with port tastings
- Hotel pickup included
- Two stops, port tastings at both
- Free cancellation
Rated 4.92,587 reviews
9 hFrom Porto: Tastings at 2 Wineries, Chef’s Lunch & Boat Tour
★ 4.9 · 2,587 reviews
- Nine hours, Two wineries and a chef-cooked lunch
- Skip the line
- A chef-cooked lunch between two wineries
- Free cancellation
$140$15.56 / hour
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Boat, train and road in one day1,878 reviews
7 hPorto: Douro Valley Full-Day Boat, Train, and Lunch Tour
★ 4.7 · 1,878 reviews
- Seven hours, Douro by boat, by train and by road
- Boat, train and road in one day
- Likely to sell out
- Free cancellation
$137$19.57 / hour
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Rated 4.91,758 reviews
9 hPorto: Douro Valley Tour with 2 Wineries, Lunch and Cruise
★ 4.9 · 1,758 reviews
- Nine hours, Two wineries, lunch and a cruise
- Skip the line
- Two wineries, lunch and a cruise
- Free cancellation
$130$14.44 / hour
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A moliceiro cruise and the striped houses1,826 reviews
8.5 hPorto: Aveiro, Cruise, Costa Nova & Capela da Pedra Full Day
★ 4.7 · 1,826 reviews
- 8.5 hours, A Moliceiro cruise and the striped houses
- Skip the line
- A moliceiro cruise and the striped houses
- Free cancellation
$42$4.94 / hour
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Lowest price here1,582 reviews
4 - 7 hAveiro Half-Day Tour from Porto with Optional Cruise
★ 4.4 · 1,582 reviews
- 4 to 7 hours, Aveiro in half a day, cruise optional
- Hotel pickup included
- Cheapest here
- Free cancellation
Want only the valley days, with the cruise on the Douro compared side by side?
See the valley days→Choosing
How to pick a Porto boat tour without overpaying for the wrong day
Pick the water first, then the length of the day, then read the counts behind the scores.
Start with the water, not the price. If the picture in your head is terraces going up out of the river, you want one of the seven valley days and your entry fare is $56. If it is painted boats on narrow channels and striped houses by the sea, you want Aveiro, and the entry fare is $39 with the cruise optional or $42 with it stated.
Then look at the length. The Aveiro half day is 4 to 7 hours, the shortest thing on this site. Everything in the valley is 6 to 10 hours, and three of those days are 9 hours exactly. A Porto boat tour here is a day of your holiday either way, and the boat is one part of it.
Last, read the review counts. The $62 day holds 23,168 of the 62,761 reviews on this site. Four listings show a higher score of 4.9, standing on between 1,407 and 2,587 reviews each. Both numbers are worth having; neither is worth having on its own.
Not here
The one kind of Porto boat tour this site does not sell
The short circuit between the quays is a different product, and it is not on this site.
Everything above leaves the city. Nothing on this site is a short loop from the quays and back, and no listing here names the bridges. If that circuit is what you are after, you will book it somewhere else, and none of these fares is a guide to what it should cost.
It also means the boat is never the whole purchase. On nine of the ten listings the time on the water is simply not stated, and on the tenth it is one hour inside a nine-hour day. A Porto boat tour bought here is a day trip with a boat in the middle, and the fare is the price of the day.
Before you pay
Three things people get wrong about the boats here
Treating the two waters as one. The valley and the canals are different places, different distances and different fares. The $39 half day is not a cheaper version of a valley day, and the $140 day is not a longer version of Aveiro. Book the one whose landscape you actually want.
Assuming optional means included. One listing of the ten says optional in its own description, and it happens to be the lowest fare on the site. If the boat is the reason you are booking, the lowest fare that states a boat outright is $42, and in the valley it is $56.
Expecting a stated time on the water. Only the $130 listing publishes one, and it is an hour. The other nine name the boat and leave the length out. That is the operators being honest about a day that varies, and this page passes it on as it is rather than filling the gap.
Common questions
Porto boat tour: common questions
What counts as a Porto boat tour on this site?
A day trip that leaves the city and names a boat in its own description. Ten of the thirteen trips here do, with fares from $39 to $140. None of them is a short circuit inside the city.
What is a Moliceiro boat?
The flat painted boat used on the channels at Aveiro. Two listings name one: the full day at $42, which states the ride, and the half day at $39, which offers it as an option.
How long am I on the water?
Only one listing says. The $130 day states a 1 hour river cruise. The other nine name a boat without giving a length, so treat it as unstated.
Which boat day has the most reviews?
The $62 day, with 23,168 reviews at 4.7. It is the most booked trip on this site, and the next listing has 9,281 reviews.
What is the cheapest day with a boat?
$39 for the Aveiro half day, where the cruise is optional. The cheapest that states a boat outright is $42, a full day at 8.5 hours with 1,826 reviews at 4.7.
Do all of them go to the valley?
No. Seven of the ten name the valley. Two are at Aveiro on the canal boats, and one names a river cruise in northern Portugal without saying which river.
Which trips have no boat?
Three: the northern towns day at $44, the national park day at $118, and the walkways and suspension bridge day at $121. Their descriptions name no boat.
Is lunch included on the boat days?
On most of them. Seven of the ten name a lunch in the description. One marks lunch optional in its title while describing an all-inclusive winery lunch, and where a description says nothing about food, neither does this page.
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