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River Douro


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 20 attractions in Porto
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Attraction type: River
Address: Ribeira
Arrabida Porto
Portugal

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4 of 5 stars
Charles2108   14 contributions
England
Sep 2, 2009
4/4 found this review helpful

Just got back from seven days on the Douro Prince. Very well presented boat. We had cabin 102 on the lower deck with a balcony. Recommend the balcony as it is definitely worth the extra money especially when you are on the side facing the river. Not so good when you are facing the quay, but then none of the... more

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5 of 5 stars
toppgm   2 contributions
u.k
Aug 2, 2009
3/3 found this review helpful

i cannot recommend too highly the staff of the douro prince .sophia and her team are splendid. food varied ,plentiful,fresh.restful .superb scenery/unique.staff eager to make holiday above expectation/they succeeded.excursions well organised /interesting.highlights for me/dinner at monestery,barbecue on board,but above all the medieval village of castel rodrigueo more

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4 of 5 stars
OverseasCat   6 contributions
Cork City, Ireland
May 27, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

We did a 55min boat ride down the river as part of a package bus ticket. The ticket itself was good value 24 euro for a 48 hour pass on three bus loops, a port tasting and a trip down the river. The river cruise was a great way to get a feel of how important the river was/is to... more

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4 of 5 stars
keentraveller61   11 contributions
london
May 7, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

we did the 5 bridges tour (part of the sightseeing ticket cost that the tourist office told us about) and it was great. gives you an update on the histories of the bridges and also lets you see the old town more closely. tour last 1 hour and great to do if the weather is good and you can then... more

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5 of 5 stars
Pascal100   9 contributions
Leuven
Apr 6, 2008
14/14 found this review helpful

We made a 6 hour boat trip on the Douro from Porto to Regua, at the western border of the Port wine region. You can forget the first 90 minutes of the trip as the scenery is quite average but what follows after that is really superb. The river winds through a spectacular green canyon-like landscape (we made the trip... more

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River Douro Address

Ribeira | Arrabida, Porto, Portugal