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Pinhão: Rabelo Boat 1-Hour Guided Tour

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Activity provider:Magnifico Douro
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Pinhão: Rabelo Boat 1-Hour Guided Tour

Activity provider:Magnifico Douro
4  / 5
461 reviews

From US$ 13.24 per person

Enjoy a one hour traditional Douro rabelo boat tour, on a breath-taking stretch of the Douro river, between vineyards in wonderful terraces.

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Duration 1 hour
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English, Portuguese
Audio guide included
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, German
Wheelchair accessible

Experience

Highlights
  • Sail down Douro River on a traditional rabelo boat
  • Start from Pinhão and cruise under the Eiffel bridge
  • Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site from the boat
  • Use a smartphone app for multilingual commentary
  • Admire the valley overlooking vine-covered terraces
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Navigate on a unique river, in the heart of the oldest wine demarcated region in the world and also a UNESCO world heritage site. You start from Pinhão, pass under the Eiffel iron bridge going up stream until the Roncão area where you turn around and return to Pinhão. Along the way you’ll see hills of terraced vineyards until the river, with no national roads or traffic in sight.  Although you do the same stretch up and down, it could very well be a different one, because seeing it in one direction and then on the other creates two completely different points of view and sights.  The traditional rabelo boats have open and closed areas, so navigation can be comfortably made in all kinds of weather, all year long. Use our free app (Magnifico Douro - Passeio de Barco) to have geo-localized commentary about what you are seeing at the moment, the wine farms, the wine, the river, and much more. Do not forget to bring your phones.
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  • Rabelo boat tour
  • Mobile app with geo-localized multilingual commentary
  • Drinks

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Magnifico Douro Pier, in Pinhão, near the iron bridge, in front of the Vintage House Hotel garden gate. Enter by the bridge.

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4 /5

based on 461 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.1/5
  • Transportation
    4.2/5
  • Service
    4.3/5
  • Organization
    4.4/5

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We had a great 1-hour cruise along the Douro river. The boat was comfortable and the guide/sailor was really nice. He shared with us his knowledge about the place and other facts about Portugal. For us this 1-hour cruise was the right way to enjoy the Douro valley.

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July 31, 2023

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Ron – SpainVerified booking

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It was a very pleasant way to spend an hour in Duoro. it is unquestionably some beautiful scenery and an enjoyable way to see it. The audio guide, which was VERY difficult to get working (mine kept just stopping and not giving the info, but my partner's did work so we shared. As far as I could see everyone else gave up on it) actually had very good info about the various Quintas and the region. it was well put together and interesting. For most of our fellow passengers this was just a boat ride with beautiful scenery and no guide - and they still very much enjoyed it. If you do want the audio guide, you first must download the app and then you have to actively go and find the captain, who gives you a QR code and then adjusts the settings to be "always on" and sets you on your way. there was no announcement or info about the guide made publicly, so maybe not everyone knows about it?

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May 11, 2023

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Johanna – CanadaVerified booking

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We wanted a boat cruise down the Douro River but no boats go from Peso da Regua (where we were staying) but found only a few companies going from Pinhao. Booked online which was very straightforward. We went for the 1 hour ride which goes down the river and then back. It goes every hour and each boat is normally packed with coach trips or tourists. By the time everyone got on and we got back, it was probably only a 45 minute round trip. There is limited spaces outside at the front which taken very quickly but have the best views and cooler. Inside is much warmer and noisier but more seats. There is a small bar (Port & Beer and maybe soft drinks) and toilets. You can definitely bring your own drinks and food onboard. No one used the audio guide (downloaded from an app) and was quite noisy to listen to it anyway. But it was very lovely just going down the river and enjoying the sun and views with a drink. So would recommend for a break between port houses!!

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