Douro Valley Region

"My experience with João was one that I will never forget. He was so extremely charismatic, laid-back and knowledgeable. I immediately felt as ease when he picked us up right outside of our hotel. His English is perfect and he is a great conversationalist. The trip itself was magnificent. I am so so glad I found this experience. João picked us up and we went to the Mateus palace. I learned so much just from talking with João. He went with us to do everything all day. From the private tour, to a great home cooked meal (that was one of the best meals of my life), to Port tasting in the Douro Valley, to going out on the river — João with us and made sure we were having a great time. It would not have been the same without him there! He was such a pleasure to be around. He brought us port and homemade custard pasteries that his family made. And was talk photos of me and my dad the entire time!! I had such a great time the entire day and I felt so taken care of and at ease. Every single penny was well worth it. I will never forget this day. And it was unforgettably amazing in a large part due to Joao. Thank you for everything. I cannot wait to return and have another tour! I cannot recommend this company and João enough!!!"

"We were picked up promptly by our great tour guide who informed us of the itinerary for the day. We spent time at two wineries which were both interesting with tastings. Lunch was excellent at a local restaurant and the river trip was lovely. Would recommend this tour, it was very enjoyable."

"Nous avons passé une excellente journée, avons beaucoup appris grâce à Cristian sur la vallée du Douro, le vin de Porto, le Portugal. Merci beaucoup à lui. Le petit groupe de 8 personnes était très agréable."

"We had great day in Douro Valley expertly driven to by Célia !!!! Initially we were supposed to visit 3 wineries but the tour operator was flexible enough to allow us to switch the visit of the 3rd winery with a cruise on the Douro. Very happy of our day in the Valley !!!"

"Excellent tour with Andrade, he was informative and spoke perfect English I felt we learned a lot about the region and also about the culture. The lunch was great. The boat tour was beautiful and relaxing."

"Organisation au top, nous avons été pris en charge à l’hôtel et ramenés là en fin de journée. Notre guide Christian nous a vraiment appris beaucoup de choses sur le Portugal, son histoire et ...ses vins ! Merci à lui! De plus,groupe très sympa, bilingue français -anglais ... bravo au guide, again ! Allez y les yeux fermés ... quoique yeux ouverts c’est mieux !"