MORNING HIGHLIGHTS OF PORTO

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Amber

November 24, 2025•

Unforgettable Douro day with Bernardo We had a private Douro Valley tour with Bernardo and it was outstanding. He has a warm, easygoing personality and speaks perfect English, which made the whole day smooth and fun. He was incredibly accommodating with our pace and preferences, and his driving was excellent the entire time: smooth, safe, and relaxed on those winding valley roads. Bernardo is also very knowledgeable about Portuguese history, wine, and local culture, and he is genuinely open-minded and curious about other cultures. We learned a lot, never felt rushed, and enjoyed thoughtful stops and great conversation. If we return to Portugal, we will book with Living Tours again and ask for Bernardo by name. Highly recommend for anyone who wants a stress-free, informative, and memorable Douro experience.

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Maria

November 23, 2025•

We have been on 4 tours with Living Tours and even though the weather was against us, all the tours were great. Our guides were Dioggo in Santiago de Compostela, David in the Douro Valley, Diego in Braga and Guimaraes, and Miguel on the Aveiro tour. The drivers were very careful and attentive, sometimes in a scary torrential rain. Each trip had its own specifics and charm, the one in Santiago with religious themes in which Dioggo told us with great charm and of course the history of Saint James. On the trip to the Douro Valley we must remember the place where we had lunch, the special location in a former ancient mansion so picturesque and with delicious food and wine. On the trip to Braga and Guimaraes it rained the hardest of all, and even though the bus had some problems with the air conditioning system, it was quickly changed to another one at Diego's firm request. We would like to thank Diego in particular for his dedication. He was not discouraged by the bad weather, he completed the trip without skipping a single thing, he motivated us with his optimistic attitude, and his explanations were clear, precise, and absolutely unforgettable. The last trip to Aveiro was the beautiful, the weather improved, Miguel was attentive to everyone's questions, too bad it lasted so short. 4 hours is a lot, far too little for this destination, considering that it takes 2 hours to get there and back to Porto! We only spent 15 minutes in Costa Nova, only 30 minutes in Aveiro for a very short walk, plus the 50 minutes on the river cruise. The program should be modified with at least another 2 hours to visit these beautiful places. We will definitely recommend Living Tours services and book with them again, maybe in Spain next time.

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Anthony

October 21, 2025•

Duro valley historical sites cruise and wine tasting Tour guide and driver Paulo and Idalino Lovely taste of the Duri valley with living tours. The meeting place is easy to locate. Expect it to be busy and arrive ly a little early. You will need to book, best to use your smart phone on arrival. This will give you your bus number. There is no cover so if its wet bring a brolly. The tour is easily paced, there was a lot of time on the road, which you should expect that given we are heading out into interior. Comfort breaks were well positioned and in good location. The highlights of the tour are the cruise, vineyard visit and lunch. The views from the bus as you pace through the countryside are lovely so the bus time passes quickly. The driving was smooth and measured, 'you felt you were in a safe pair of hands.' Our tour guide was knowledgeable, funny and helpful a really likeable chap. Thanks living tours, the weather you could do nothing about, the tour was excellent.

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Max

October 04, 2025•

We took a small group Duoro Valley wine tour with Living Tours and had a great time. I have to mention our driver/tour guide Vasco Oliveira. He is very passionate, informative, funny and clearly loves what he does. The two wineries we stopped at had spectacular views and the wine was great. The lunch they served at the second winery was very good and by far the best I've ever had from a tour with food included in the price. On the way back he even took us to an extra destination, Amarante, which was a really cute town. We got to walk across a bridge that Napoleon crossed when he was in Portugal. We then had coffee and delicious local pastries at a bakery along the river that had a perfect relaxing atmosphere

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Hayden

July 23, 2025•

We did the Douro valley wine tour with Cuber as our tour guide and Silvino as our driver. Both were great! Cuber was very knowledgeable about every town we drove by and kept even the longer stretches in the bus entertaining and fun. Silvino was very friendly, kept the bus ride nice and smooth and navigated the tight turns expertly which as someone who gets motion sickness was amazing. Port certainly wasn’t our favorite drink in the world, but seeing the Douro valley is a must when in Porto. The river cruise was amazing and the viewpoints we stopped at were incredible. Our only knocks were the stop in Amarante was very short because we left a bit late and you don’t get lunch until about 2:00 so we had to eat a couple snacks we packed to hold us over.