15 Best Douro River Cruises

“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.”

“This was a really great tour, one of the best I've been on. We had Pedro and Nuno and they were both fantastic with Pedro giving great color on the history of Porto, the Duoro, and Amarante, and Nuno driving amazingly. Can't recommend this enough!”

“Nice trip along the river giving a different view of the city and bridges. Boat was packed so if you want outside seating need to be there early!”

“Was amazing! Slimmy and Pedro made our trip better. They have energy, are friendly, patient, and passionate about doing. We were scared before, but after that it was incredible. Was 2 official wines with one lunch and another to complete the travel. Thank Slimmy and…”

“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 lunch- wine pairing was the best! We also enjoyed learning about the history of the region.”

“our guide, Lukash, was very friendly and he knew the city very well. he gave us many interesting trivia about Porto.”

“All caps AMAZING experience! The people were great. The wine was great. The food was great. The company was even better. Would recommend this trip 1000 times over!”

“Porto is one of the most beautiful wine growing regions in the world. It is a place that I have marked where my retirement home should be. .Having travelled to many countries, this is a strong validation of how much I love this place ;…”

“Fabulous wine tour! Brahim was knowledgeable, funny, energetic and kind! Even with bad stormy weather, we enjoyed every minute. The wineries were each unique, wines delicious, the lunch was delicious. Communication was professional and efficient, pick up and drop off were easy. I highly recommend…”

“Lovely to be out on the river and see Porto from a different angle.”

“Its a great trip for an hour, as well flexible timings you can take the cruise as goes every hour. We get into last trip at 7 pm and it was great”

“The drive into Douro had a bit more traffic than expected in Porto which put us about 30 minutes behind but our driver did all he could without driving aggressively. He was very knowledgeable about the entire area. The boat ride was one of the…”

“We went in mid-january 2026 and the tour was just us and one other lady! It seems that even the biggest tour would be just one van full of about 10 people. We learned a lot about both Porto and Wine - it seems like…”

“Porto is a hilly city so be prepared to walk up and down some hills, but it is all manageable. I had recently hurt my knee but the tour was no trouble. Our guide Santiago was great and very knowledgeable around both Porto and Portuguese…”