Douro River Cruise  (code POF / POB)

Porto - Porto 6 days

Porto

Regua

Vega de Terron 

(Spain)  

Salamanca

Pinhao

Porto

Day 1 PORTO Boarding from 5:00 pm. Settling in your cabins. Our staff will introduce itself, and you will be served a welcome cocktail followed by your first dinner aboard. In the evening, optional visit of the illuminated Porto by coach.

Day 2 PORTO - REGUA
After a buffet breakfast aboard, we will discover Porto (optional excursion), Portugal’s second largest town, as well as one of the most ancient towns in Europe: ancient areas which are kept intact, winding lanes , houses with archways,magnificent churches… Porto also represents the port wine with its vineyards along the Douro. We are going to visit one of the greatest cellars in Villa Nova de Gaia. You will have the opportunity to taste the
wines. Then, we will go back to the ship to have lunch, start the cruise and admire the wonderful landscapes up to Regua. We will pass the locks of Crestuma and Carapatello (the highest in Europe : 35 meters). Arrival in Regua around 8:00 pm. Dinner aboard and evening with a folk group or walk by night in Regua.

Day 3 REGUA - VEGA DE TERON
Buffet breakfast aboard followed by the visit of Vila Real. Later on, we will leave for
the most lovely walk (optional excursion) in the beautiful gardens of Solar de Mateus, and join the ship for lunch in Pinhao. For the others, the ship will start the cruise to Pinhao, where we will have lunch aboard.We are then going to cruise through the wonderful high hills, in the very heart of the most famous Porto vineyards, planted in stairs, up to 700 meters high.We will go through the lock of Valeria and will arrive in Vega de Teron in the
evening. Dinner and “Spanish” themed evening.

Day 4 VEGA DE TERON
(excursion to Salamanca)
Breakfast on board. Departure for the optional excursion of Salamanca. This town is Unesco World heritage site with its Roman, Arabic and Christian architectural treasures. Lunch in Salamanca. Back on board at Vega de Teron. Dinner and farewell evening.

Day 5 VEGA DE TERON - PINHAO- REGUA - BITETOS
Early cruise departure from Vega de Teron. Breakfast on board. While sailing, you will enjoy the wild landscapes. Lunch on board. We will reach Pinhao around 2:00 pm. Departure by coach for an optional visit of Lamego, during which you will discover the
Nossa Senhora Dos Remedios sanctuary, the medieval castle, the church of Almacave and the Cathedral. The boat will sail towards Regua, where we will join it around 5:00 pm. Continuation of the cruise towards Bitetos. Dinner and traditional evening on board.

Day 6 BITETOS - PORTO
Early in the morning, departure on cruise towards Porto. Lunch aboard. Disembarkation.
End of our services.

ruise

 Prices Include: Full board cruise from dinner of the first day to the lunch of  the last day in a double cabin with shower and toilets, welcome drink, entertainment, the Captain's Evening, the assistance of our hostess on board, and port taxes.

  Prices Do Not Include: Drinks, coffee with lunch and dinner, insurance and optional excursions.

 For reasons of navigation and passenger safety, CroisiEurope and the Captain of the ship reserve the right to modify the itinerary of the cruise.