DOURO VALLEY RIVER CRUISE (only 7 cabins left)

THE HOME OF PORT WINE, THE DOURO VALLEY IS SPECTACULAR WITH THE HILLS COVERED WITH TERRACES OF VINES FALLING STEEPLY DOWN TO THE RIVER BANKS. THE DOURO RIVER ORIGINATES IN SPAIN AND FLOWS WEST IN THE NORTH OF PORTUGAL UNTIL IT REACHES THE OCEAN IN PORTO.THERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO DISCOVER PORTUGAL’S LUSH VINEYARDS, STORIED CULTURE AND STUNNING NATURAL BEAUTY THAN ON A DOURO RIVER CRUISE. ON A DOURO RIVER CRUISE, YOU’LL SEE RESTORED PALACES IN MODERN CITIES AND LOVELY RURAL VILLAGES ALONG ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST CHARMING RIVERS. DOURO RIVER CRUISE VISITS PORTO, FOUNDING PLACE OF PORTUGAL’S FAMOUS PORT WINE. VISIT A LOCAL CELLAR AND ENJOY A GLASS WHILE LEARNING ABOUT MAKING AND TRADING PORT. ON YOUR DOURO RIVER CRUISE, YOU’LL SAIL THROUGH TOWERING HILLS LINED WITH TERRACED VINEYARDS.

YOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1 FRIDAY CHECK-IN AT VILA NOVA DE GAIA -FRIDAY
Welcome cocktail
Dinner on board
Stay on board in Vila Nova de Gaia

DAY 2 BREAKFAST SERVICE – SATURDAY
Optional tour to Porto
Lunch on board
Departure to Bitetos
Dinner at Mosteiro de Alpendurada
Stay on board in Bitetos

DAY 3 BREAKFAST SERVICE – SUNDAY
Departure to Régua
Lunch on on board
Arrival at Régua
Optional tour to PalÁcio de Mateus
Invicta departs to Pinhão
Dinner on board
Typical Portuguese Show on board
Stay on board in Pinhão

DAY 4 BREAKFAST SERVICE – MONDAY
Free time
Visite to Wine Academy at Vintage House Hotel
Departure to Vega Terron
Dinner on board
Flamenco Show on board
Stay on board in Vega Terron

DAY 5 BREAKFAST SERVICE – TUESDAY
Optional tour to Salamanca with typical lunch
Dinner on board
Stay on board in Barca d’alva

DAY 6 BREAKFAST SERVICE – WEDNESDAY
Optional tour to Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Departure to Pinhão
Lunch on board
Captain dinner at Vintage House Hotel
Stay on board in Pinhão

DAY 7 DEPARTURE TO RÉGUA – THURSDAY
Breakfast Service
Optional tour to Lamego
Lunch on board
Departure to Porto
Navigation through Ribeira until Foz do Rio
Farewell cocktail
Dinner on board
Stay on board in Vila Nova de Gaia

DAY 8 BREAKFAST SERVICE – FRIDAY
Check-Out

We run these cruises year round, but they have to be booked almost one year in advance,