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Coimbra: Mondego River Kayaking Tour

4.6  / 5
146 reviews
Activity provider:O Pioneiro Do Mondego
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Coimbra: Mondego River Kayaking Tour

Activity provider:O Pioneiro Do Mondego
4.6  / 5
146 reviews

From US$ 31.51 per person

Kayak down the Mondego River Valley, Portugal's most famous kayaking river. Stop at natural river beaches and admire the scenery or go swimming.

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Duration 4 hours
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Instructor
Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Experience

Highlights
  • Enjoy a full-day kayaking tour to admire spectacular views
  • Stop at numerous river beaches for a swim and to relax
  • Discover the nature of Portugal from a different perspective
  • Take part in an a great activity suitable for family and friends
  • Enjoy easy kayaking with a gentle current to help you
Full description

After meeting your tour guide in the morning, you will be transported to Penacova and provided with the kayaking equipment and some instructions. Then, set off from the Carvoeira dam on a kayaking tour with a total length of 18 km (11 miles).  You'll be kayaking through the natural Mondego river valley, surrounded by extensive forests. As you travel downriver, you will pass by the small villages of Ronqueira, Rebordosa, Louredo, Foz do Caneiro and Casal. This part of the river is full of small beaches where you can stop for a picnic or go to go for a swim. On the river beach of Palheiros, you'll find a small bar where you can buy an ice cream or a cold beer. The river usually has a light current, which makes the kayaking easy and accessible to all ages. Finish in Torres do Mondego, after 3-4 hours of kayaking and breaks along the way. Expect to arrive between 15.00 and 17.00 pm.

Includes
  • Private parking place
  • Instructions in 5 languages (PT, EN, NL, ES, FR)
  • Guides on the more complicated parts
  • Use of kayak, life jacket, and peddles
  • Transportation between finishing and starting points
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Extra charge for longer tour, single kayak, or private tour

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What to bring

  • Passport or ID card
  • Swimwear
  • Change of clothes
  • Towel
  • Sunscreen
  • Water
  • Packed lunch
  • Water shoes

Know before you go

  • This activity is suitable for all ages and doesn't require previous experience
  • This activity has a great value-price relation and is very popular with locals, so expect to find some large local Portuguese groups on the river during weekends in the summer, and during high season between 20 July - 20 August
  • The provider does their best to organize things as smooth as possible and the Mondego is certainly a more relaxing and natural experience than most popular kayak rivers in Europe, but if you want to be the whole trip on your own in the nature, just don't travel in high season

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4.6 /5

based on 146 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.6/5
  • Value for money
    4.7/5

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This activity isn’t for the light of heart, it’ll be a challenge, physically! It is beautiful and a great way to get a new view of Portugal. Another very noteworthy comment is that our guides were incredibly accommodating. We didn’t realize the whole trip would be >4 hours and when mentioning that we had already booked a train, our tour guide made several phone calls to make sure that my friend and I back to our luggage (which they stored for us) in enough time to be at the train station.

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September 24, 2023

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Ashlyn – United StatesVerified booking

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A lot of fun kayaking along the Mondego river, even after we capsized in the first minute! Whoops! Make sure to listen to the guides, they are there to help, especially with a few spots where there are small rapids or stronger currents. We were a bit worried at these parts but our confidence built as we went along and they became very enjoyable.

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September 14, 2023

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Peter – GermanyVerified booking

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I really loved spending the day kayaking down the Mondego river. Everything throughout the day went really smoothly. Pick up in Coimbra was on time, getting organised to get on the water was efficient. The guides gave clear instructions on how to kayak and also on the water for the appropriate route to take. We stopped for late lunch / drinks which has a good menu of food and plenty of time to eat. You could also eat your own food if you brought your own lunch along. Then the transfer back to Coimbra at the end of the day was quick and easy. There was a friendly bunch of people on the tour so easy to make friends and chat throughout the day. I would highly recommend this tour. It is great value for a fun and mostly relaxing day out on a river that would be otherwise a lot more difficult to access as an international tourist.

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