Northern Portugal and the Douro Valley

The journey's thread

The city raises the curtain. Then, the landscape takes the stage.

9private days

8nights

2travellers

The route in motion

From the Atlantic to the wine terraces.

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Day 1 · Arrival in Oporto

Road journal

Nine days,
one rhythm.

Explore with the arrows, the numbers above or the route points. Each day reveals its defining moment and rhythm.

Oporto · Portugal

Day 1

Arrival in Oporto and a free afternoon

Day 5 · Upper Douro Wine villages, muscatel and sunset over the valley.

Where the pace softens

Three stays attuned to the rhythm of the road.

The listed accommodation is shown with destination atmosphere imagery, not photographs of the properties.

Oporto · Days 1—2

Boutique hotel in Baixa

A central base for settling in along the Ribeira and exploring Oporto on foot.

Superior room Bed and breakfast Boutique

Pinhao · 3 nights

Wine estate

The stay is woven into days of grape harvesting, rabelo sailing and the villages of the Upper Douro.

Half board Wine estate 3 dinners included

Guimaraes · 3 nights

Pousada in the historic centre

A base for Guimaraes, Braga and the day in Minho, returning to the historic centre each evening.

Bed and breakfast Pousada Historic centre

Travel dossier

Everything needed to decide.

A private journey for 2 travellers during harvest season, from 12 to 20 September. Open each chapter to review the scope and conditions.

What the journey includes

Private vehicle with driver for all 9 days
8 nights in the listed accommodation
Daily breakfasts
3 dinners at the wine estate
5 specified lunches

Local guide in Oporto and Guimaraes
The tastings and visits mentioned
Private rabelo sailing
Monument admission
Bom Jesus funicular

What is not included

International flights
Travel insurance
Meals and dinners not specified

Drinks outside the tastings
Gratuities
Hotel extras

Practical conditions

Harvest. Foot treading in the lagar depends on the grapes collected that day and is not guaranteed.

Barcelos. The market takes place on Thursdays.

Bom Jesus. The funicular may close for maintenance without prior notice.

Douro. Sailing will be rescheduled if the river flow is regulated by the dams.

Programme information verified against the source document on 30 July 2026. The operational conditions above require local coordination.

The north, in private

From the first walk to the river's final bend.

9 days of road, wine, heritage and Portuguese dining, designed for two travellers.

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