Five Days in the Douro Valley (Luxury Wine & River Journey)
Private transfers from Porto, 5 days of cruising on a vintage wooden boat, boutique stays & iconic wineries
Duration: 5 days / 4 nights
Start & end: Porto (airport or hotel)
Max. passengers: 2
Type: Fully private luxury journey (car + boat)
Vessel: Vintage wooden boat (Mary)
This five day Douro Valley tour is a luxury Douro wine journey designed for travellers who want the most complete and immersive private experience in the region. Combining private transfers from Porto, a 5-day cruise on a vintage wooden boat, stays in carefully selected hotels and exclusive visits to iconic wineries, this itinerary reveals the history, terroir and gastronomy of the Douro at a refined, slow and highly personalized pace.
What’s Included
• Private transfers in a deluxe vehicle
• 5 days private cruising on a vintage wooden boat
• 4 nights in boutique hotel or quinta
• 4 breakfasts
• 4 lunches (preset menu with drinks)
• 4 dinners (preset menu with drinks)
• 3 guided visits with premium wine tasting at renowned Douro wineries
• 1 exclusive Port wine tasting visit
• Guided visit to Taylor’s Port Cellars & Museum
• Visit to Ilha dos Amores
• Guided visit to Fundação Eça de Queiroz
• Guided vineyard walks
• Visit to Távora Valley
• Welcome drinks & waters
• Fuel, qualified crew, insurance, VAT and beach towels
Itinerary
DAY 01
Porto → Gaia → Douro River → Crestuma → Douro41
• Private transfer from Porto (or OPO airport) to Cais de Gaia
• Taylor’s Port Cellars & Museum — guided cultural and wine heritage visit
• Lunch at Yeatman (O Orangerie) — panoramic dining over Porto and Foz do Douro
• Boarding on a vintage wooden boat (Mary) — begin your private river cruise
• Navigation past Porto’s six iconic bridges • Crestuma Dam lock (14m) — engineering landmark of the Douro
• Stop at the mouth of the Inha River for a swim and riverside snack
• Check-in at Douro41 Hotel & Spa (5★)
• Dinner at Raiva Restaurant — contemporary local cuisine
• Overnight: Douro41
DAY 02
Douro Verde → Paiva → Carrapatelo → Bestança → Covela → Quinta S. Bernardo
• Breakfast with river views
• Visit to Ilha dos Amores (Love Island)
• Navigation along the Paiva River, one of Portugal’s cleanest rivers
• Passage through Carrapatelo Dam (35m)
• Visit to Bestança Valley
• Quinta da Covela — guided visit, wine tasting & lunch
• Cultural visit to Fundação Eça de Queiroz
• Check-in at Quinta S. Bernardo (boutique hotel)
• Dinner at the hotel
• Overnight: Quinta S. Bernardo
DAY 03
Régua → Murças → DOC → Ventozelo
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Passage through Régua Dam (28m)
• Quinta dos Murças — guided visit & premium wine tasting
• Lunch at DOC Restaurant (Chef Rui Paula, Michelin)
• Cruise to Quinta do Ventozelo
• Guided walk through vineyards + cellar visit + Port & Douro wine tasting
• Dinner at Cantina do Ventozelo — seasonal, terroir-driven cuisine
• Overnight: Ventozelo
DAY 04
Pinhão → La Rosa → Panascal → Tua → Calça Curta
• Breakfast at the hotel
• Visit to Pinhão village (historic train station + traditional butcher)
• Lunch at Cozinha da Clara (Quinta de la Rosa)
• Cruise to Quinta do Panascal — Port wine tasting
• Navigation toward the mouth of the Tua River
• Dinner at Calça Curta — traditional Douro cuisine
• Night cruise back to the hotel
• Overnight: Ventozelo / Quinta S. Bernardo (according to logistics)
DAY 05
Douro → Porto • Breakfast and check-out
• Private transfer to Porto or Porto Airport (OPO)
End of journey
Note: Please make your reservation 30 Days prior to your intended departure date.