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: Check availability to see starting times.
Host or greeter: English, Portuguese
Audio guide included: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, German
Wheelchair accessible

Highlights

Sail on a traditional Douro river boat
Enjoy the quietness of the valley
Admire the UNESCO world heritage site

Full description

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.

Includes

Rabelo boat tour
Downloadable audioguide app in five different languages on your smartphone (available on Play Store and Apple Store)

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You must bring your own headphones
You are required to bring and wear a mask

Meeting point

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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Overall rating

4.3 /5

based on 173 reviews

Review summary

Guide
3.9/5
Transportation
4.6/5
Value for money
4.4/5
Safety
4.5/5

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I was visiting Pinhao with a girlfriend and we booked a 1 hour boat ride up river. It was lovely to be out on the water and see the valley from a different perspective. We got some good information regarding both the past and present stae of the different quintas.

May 18, 2022

A nice short ride on the river

This is a good tour, but I simply did not know that the 'audio guide' was in the form of an app which needed to be downloaded. My American guests did not have access to wifi on the boat, so I asked a staff person to tell us about what we were seeing as we did not have the app. I will know for future reference. It could have been better, but that may be my fault.

October 14, 2019

A pleasant moment in a magnificent environment. Too bad the Rabelo is not powered by an electric motor to preserve our nature. Do not expect a guided tour but only a simple visit since the guide was nonexistent along the journey. I would have appreciated some comments and / or stories considering the place where we were!

September 26, 2019

Pinhão: Rabelo Boat 1-Hour Guided Tour

Pinhão: Rabelo Boat 1-Hour Guided Tour

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A nice short ride on the river