Portugal · CRUISES & BOAT TOURS
The Tagus at sunset, the six bridges of the Douro, the caves of the Algarve and the whale grounds off the islands. These 15 boat days are compared on length, boat size and price.
Review of Porto’s Douro Valley tour with vineyard visits, Port tastings, lunch, N222 scenery, and a one-hour river cruise.
“Despite pouring rain and flooding leading to the cancellation of the boat trip, Miguel was the perfect guide and the venues for our three wine tastings were varied and interesting.”
Review of a full-day Douro Valley tour from Porto with two wineries, six tastings, Portuguese lunch, scenic cruise, and guide tips.
“Well planned and executed day trip in beautiful Douro valley! And a lots of wine to go with it. Jose was awesome. Very knowledgeable and friendly.”
Cruise Porto's Douro River aboard a traditional rabelo boat, passing six bridges with city views, multilingual commentary, and easy 50-minute pacing.
“A great way to see a different view of P Porto. Would recommend.”
Lisbon sunset boat party review with DJ, open bar, Tagus River views, practical tips, itinerary details, value, and who should book
“The activity was amazing the staff really helpful good music good views of the surrounding definitely worth it🔥💯”
Review the Portimão Benagil Caves speed boat tour, with coast views, cave visits, dolphin chances, sunset trips, pricing, and practical tips.
“Captain Carlos and tour guide Simon were excellent! Simon was informative, funny, and offered to take photos of us, and the other passengers during the trip. We were able to enter several caves and stayed in each long enough to get some great photos! We would highly recommend this excursion!”
Review of Porto’s 50-minute Six Bridges Douro cruise, with practical tips on boarding, views, commentary, timing, and value.
“This offered a 360 degree view of the river that flows through Oporto! I discovered 3 additional adventures through this cruise, the castle, a port winery that was visible from the boat and a gondola lift. The tour guide spoke about 4 different languages over the speaker so everyone listened to the history. The bridges were stunning and the weather was nice! Super easy to find the cruise and plenty of comfortable places to sit! You could freely move about the cruise once it took off.”
Review of Albufeira’s Benagil Caves and dolphin speed boat tour, with swimming, coastal views, practical tips, value, and honest drawbacks.
“Fab experience, speedboat was definitely the way to travel and good tunes were played as we sped out to sea! Tried their best to find us some dolphins but sadly the dolphins were having non of it. Caves were stunning, our guide was so engaging and maintained everyone's attention. Definitely recommended!!”
Review of a full-day Douro Valley tour from Porto with two winery visits, six tastings, lunch, Amarante, and a river cruise.
“Ricardo was a fantastic guide, helped start the day off perfectly and gave us loads of facts about Porto whilst getting our energy up. The stop for coffee and pastries was good, lovely little town even if only there briefly. The two wineries we visited were lovely and very different, the first had great views and the second were we had lunch was so friendly, the staff were incredible and the food and wine brilliant, top ups included! just the most wonderful fun day, would recommend to everyone. oh the boat trip! just nice to have a little relaxing time and take some pictures before lunch.Read more”
See Porto’s historic center by electric tuk-tuk, then cruise beneath six bridges on the Douro with an optional boat ticket.
“I would've liked to go further with the tuk tuk like to the beaches or along the river after going over the bridge. I lived the boat ride”
Review of Madeira’s eco catamaran dolphin and whale tour, with hybrid engines, Cabo Girão views, swimming, tips, access, and value.
“The whole trip was great. We saw few delfins. Had a good time.”
Cruise Madeira’s coast from Funchal, spot dolphins and whales, swim beneath Cabo Girão, and enjoy a comfortable three-hour catamaran ride.
“A good experience. The guide made no effort for everyone to hear what he was saying and only covered half the boat. We saw plenty of pilot whales and had a great swim. Timings were good too.”
Review of Living Tours’ Douro Valley day trip from Porto, with Amarante, scenic viewpoints, lunch, wine tasting, and a Rabelo boat cruise.
“Despite the rain our guide , Simmy was great , very knowledgeable and friendly. We learnt slot alot about the Douro valley and tasted many great wines . Saw alot of beautiful sights.”
Review of Porto’s small-group Douro Valley tour with two winery tastings, Portuguese lunch, scenic N222 drive, and a one-hour river cruise.
“I had José as my tour guide - and it was so much fun. José is a great tour guide and very professional. The others in my group were great as well. Very fun and honestly a must have experience in Porto / Duoro Valley. It’s a great mix of making friends and learning and trying great wines!”
Cruise Porto’s Douro River beneath six historic bridges, with fine city views, flexible departures, and a relaxing 50-minute ride.
“The Porto Eats vintage tour was the best thing we did in Porto! Miguel was so kind of knowledgeable and we enjoyed getting to know our tour mates. Food was incredible. Vendors were kind. Highly recommend.”
Cruise from Albufeira to Benagil by catamaran, with coastal caves, hidden beaches, local guides, music, and a sea swim stop.
“this was the most amazing activity of our trip .. we saw the iconic banegil caves .had the best tour guide ✨️ and best boat 🚢”
From the cave boats to the cellar tastings, and the best of each.
