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- 7 Days / 6 Nights
- Distance: 133 km
- Difficulty : 4/5
- Closest Airport: Aeroporto Sá Carneiro
- Min Age: 1
Douro Wine Bike Tour
"Easy" level tour - Cycling in the Dour Valley region
This cycling tour can be made for the entirety of the year. We recommend doing it between the months of September and October, especially during the wine production season. A cycling tour that combines the hospitality of wine making farms, with bike rides through the well known vineyards and olive fields of The Douro Valley. With a resting day, in order to visit the Paleolithic open-air paintings and its museum in Vila Nova de Foz Côa. If good wine, amazing sights and calm and relaxing cycling areas his what you are looking for, then you must take this journey along the incredible Douro region, considered natural heritage by UNESCO.
Douro region biking Route description:
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Mostly steep. Up and down route.
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100 % paved roads with very low traffic.
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1895 meters of cumulative ascents.
Douro Valley bike tour Itinerary:
- Day 1: Porto – Lamego (110 km, train transfer)
- Day 2: Lamego - Régua - Pinhão ( 15 km + train or 40 km)
- Day 3: Pinhão – Tabuaço (15 km)
- Day 4: Tabuaço – Penedono (36 km)
- Day 5: Penedono – Marialva (30 km)
- Day 6: Marialva – Vila Nova de Foz Côa (22 km)
- Day 7: Departure
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Itinerary
Day 1: Porto – Lamego
Travel by train following Douro's riverside. You shall attend at the hotel’s reception to get the bicycles you will be using through out the tour. The night will be spent in Lamego. You’ll have enough free time to visit Lamego.
Day 2: Lamego - Régua - Pinhão
Discover one of the best Douro Valley cycling routes from Lamego to Pinhão via Peso da Régua. Ride 15 km downhill to Régua, then continue 25 km by bike or take the scenic Douro train to Pinhão. Ideal for wine lovers and cycling enthusiasts exploring Portugal’s most iconic vineyard landscapes.
Day 3: Pinhão – Tabuaço
Cycling always on the road with an acceptable slope. You are going to cycle along the incredible view of the Douro River, entering through Portuguese World Heritage. Be marveled with the vineyards of the Douro Valley and its cultivation.
Day 4: Tabuaço – Penedono
Our cycling journey continues throughout the green landscape of the Douro region, constantly surrounded by vineyards. Our destination will be Penedono. You can visit the castle and explore "Sírigo", which holds a circular route that takes the traveler through the neighboring villages and outskirts, such as the villages of "Ferronha" and "A-do-Bispo".
Day 5: Penedono – Marialva (27 km)
Break ties with the Douro River and head South, finding your daily hospitality in Marialva. You can take a visit to the castle and the incredible church of "Santiago". A land full of history, being classified as one of several historical villages of Portugal.
Day 6: Marialva – Vila Nova de Foz Côa
The final streach will involve returning to the vineyards once more. Now we can also watch the astonishing olives, another important Portuguese heritage, used especially as a sauce for refined dishes. Our route back, approaching the River will be traversing its highest part, ending with an accommodation in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, a very well known site for its Paleolithic paintings.
Day 7: transfer to Porto
Price
Self Guided biketour
€1,689.00
What’s Included & What’s Not:
This "Easy" Douro Valley self-guided tour include briefing in day 1, mainly comfortable 4-star accommodation with breakfast, GPS navigation, luggage transfers, bicycle rent (electric bicycles, road bicycles and Gravel bicycle is extra price), Porto aiport arrivel transfers, and departure transfers. Guided packages include additional support, such as mechanical assistance, a guide cycling with the group, a support van with sancks and water, personal accident insurance and liability insurance and our Top Biketours Portugal jersey. Premium packages include hotels upgarde and after ride surprises. Flights, city taxes, ferry crossings, and travel insurance are not included.
Also check info of What to Pack for a Cycling Holiday.
Tour Season & Pricing Observations
Douro Valley Bike Tour Seasons:
- Prices are based for 2 people sharing the same standard room;
- Sea view (when available) or premium rooms, price on request;
- Prices can suffer updates due high season, holidays or weekends
- Beverages are not included at lunch and dinner when included in the package
- If in a triple room with parents Children up to 10 years old - 35% discount. Children from 11 to 14 years old - 20% discount. Children from 15 to 17 years old - 15% discount.
Douro Valley tour Extras:
- Electric bicycles price: 300€
- Supplement for single room: 700 €
- Solo traveler: 280 €
- Extra nights: on request
- Private group price on request
- City taxes is not included in the price package (approximately 2€ per person per night - payable on site - in Lisbon city tax is 4€ per person per night)
- Ferry (boat) in river / lake crossing is not included in price package (approximately 2€ to 10€ per person)
Choosing a self-guided option gives you flexibility, while our guided and guided Premium packages add comfort to your cycling trip.
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Reviews
Andy - Melbourne - Australia
We did the Douro valley 6 day easy cycle trip with this lovely local company run by passionate cyclists in September. We were very unlucky to hit a patch of unseasonal rainy days but still enjoyed the sensational scenery. We elected to skip one day of riding which was just too wet and windy to be fun, and company were happy to transfer us, luggage and the bikes in a van. Luggage always arrived at next destination before we did, went very smoothly.
The trip was marketed as 'Douro very easy' one but a word of caution - it had some rather steep hills. We are merely amateur cyclists! My husband was challenged (but coped) but I'm less fit and ended up opting for an electric assist bike (very glad I did, it helped on the big hills). Suggest you know your own limits and look carefully at the trip terrain maps to make sure it's good for you. There are some flatter routes (eg Portugal Coast trip) for different abilities. Bikes were great quality.
The routes and places we visited were just wonderful, and Fold n Visit found some fantastic accommodation for us, great variety and very enjoyable. Although not designated bike paths for the most part, the roads were good surfaces, were quiet and felt safe. Great villages on the visit, diverse scenery - felt we saw the real Portugal. Very rural and peaceful, very relaxing. Foz de Coa palaeolithic rock art was a highlight as was the beautiful Hotel in the ruins of a castle. Staying on a working farm (Quinta) was great fun too. We selected the deluxe accommodation and think it was well worth it.
We had one glitch with a broken bike chain and got terrific personal support to fix it. The best thing about this young business is they really want you to have a fantastic experience and will go 'above and beyond' to make that happen. The service was completely personal and tailored to our interests and needs, you aren't just another person in a big group.
Portugal is a beautiful country with amazing diverse scenery, cycling was a great way to see it. Happy to support and thoroughly recommend this great local business.
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