About Us

 

We are a passionate couple, passionate about each other and our beautiful country. It’s quite funny how this all started, it was more a less a year and a half ago when Manel, took me on a romantic boat ride trough the Douro River.

 
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The plan was for us to meet up at the boat’s Marina and sail trough the day till we reached the Hotel. I must confess, I was terrified! First I wasn’t very fond of boats plus this was our first weekend together! But he just made it the most amazing day of my life! The boat was love at first sight, this perfect, classic wooden boat! I felt like I was in a J. Bond movie… The ride was breathtaking, a journey of freedom, loving every bit of Douro’s landscape.

MARMA slow tours is a life project. The union of Both our names, (Maria & Manel), and our strengths.

I hope we can provide you an amazing experience in our vintage wooden boats and that, by the end of this ride, you feel the same way we do about Portugal and our magical places.