All year round
Dates
4 / 10
Physicality
+/- 9 Hours
Duration
6+
Age
Aveiro, Paiva
Location

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In this tour, the walk difficulty level is easy/medium! You`ll walk only 5km and downstream!

Short description: You`ll go across one of the longest suspension bridges of the world and walk one of the most beautiful trails: The Paiva Walkways! Visit one of the highlights of Portugal: Costa Nova, and Aveiro, the Portuguese Venice!

We leave from Porto towards Arouca town where we will stop shortly for bathrooms and coffee.

After a short drive, we`ll arrive at the Walkways and go across the Suspension Bridge! It spans 516 meters-long across the valley and hangs 175m above the Paiva river!

Notice: crossing the bridge is not mandatory. You have the option to skip it.

Then, you`ll walk the Paiva Walkways downhill in a total length of 5km over a wooden boardwalk zig-zagging along the left bank of the river. Trail Areinho-Vau.

The walk will be followed by another highlight of our day: lunch! (fish and vegetarian options also available)

After a power nap in the van, we`ll arrive to Costa Nova! Costa Nova is one of the highlights of Portugal – a beautiful fishing village known for its striped colorful houses!

Time to enjoy Aveiro, also known as the “Portuguese Venice”! Discover the city center on a short walk, enjoy some free time and relax on a boat trip to see the charming city through the canals!

Finish the day back in Porto.

PICK UP/DROP OFF At meeting point: Calçada da Vandoma, next to Estátua de Vimara Peres (cathedral)
START AT / END 8:00 am / 6:30 pm (approx)
INCLUDED
Pick up/drop off at Calçada da Vandoma (cathedral)

Transport by top class minivan (8 people)

Paiva Walkways and Suspension Bridge tickets

Traditional lunch (roasted veal)

Visit to Costa Nova and Boat ride at Aveiro canals

NOT INCLUDED
Personal expenses
Gratuities (optional)

Any service that is not clearly specified in the inclusions

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Detailed itinerary

  • Meet at the meeting point: Calçada da Vandoma, next to Estátua de Vimara Peres – (Horse statue at Porto Cathedral);
  • The Paiva Walkways;
  • The Arouca 516 Footbridge (optional)
  • Traditional lunch at Arouca;
  • Visit to cost Nova
  • Drive to Aveiro;
  • City center and fish market;
  • Boat ride at the Aveiro canals.

Return to Porto.

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End of the Tour


The paiva walkways
people hiking at the paiva walkways
arouca 516 bridge
Arouca 516
the paiva walkways stairway and river
the paiva walkways along the river paiva
Art Nouveau buildings in aveiro and the moliceiros boats
Aveiro canals
Aveiro tour

Tour Reviews

4.94 based on 741 reviews
10/08/2021

Todo perfecto! El guía Norberto ha estado muy atento en todo momento y sus explicaciones e informaciones han sido de calidad. Recomendamos sin dudar la excursión y sobretodo con Norberto!!

08/08/2021

Superbe journée, Norberto est un guide très avenant, qui connait énormément de choses sur la région et le Portugal en général. La seule déception serait les 10€ pour traverser le pont suspendu. Sinon une jolie balade le long des montagnes et de l’eau. Un repas dans un joli village typique et une fin d’après midi dans la Venise Portugaise.

06/08/2021

Great experience!
Our tour guy was extraordinary and very knowledgeable about each place we attended. Very pleasant and attentive. The van was comfortable and very clean. I am sure I will be able to recomend it and I hope to be able to use your Service for the next time I visit this beautiful country.

05/08/2021

Norberto est excellent, super sympa, disponible et très simple et donne de bonne explication. Je recommande Norberto

05/08/2021

Norberto was a fantastic guide and we had a great day. The lunch was amazing!

31/07/2021

Gracias a Norberto disfrutamos de nuestro último día en Oporto con un tour muy variado y nada convencional. El tour fue una pasada, pero lo mejor fue compartirlo con Marta y Dylan, unos compañeros de viaje improvisados que junto con Norberto hicieron de un gran tour un día inolvidable,

26/07/2021

One of my best tour ever. It is a must do tour! I’m afraid from high places, but the tour including the bridge walking was very safe. Norberto is a very nice person, before the tour, he answered all of my questions very quick and was very flexible. He gave a lot of information us about the portugues people, the area, before the tour. I’ve enjoyed the paiva walkways, the boat trip on the canal of Aveiro and Costa Nova, the village with the striped houses. Because of it is a group tour, it is a nice program when you travel alone. The Arouca geopark is amazing!

23/07/2021

geweldige ervaring in een prachtige natuur,perfect geregeld door een fantastische host.Echt een aanrader! Bedankt Norberto

16/07/2021

What a day! All the way from the first rest stop to the drop off in Porto, everything was well planned and so nice to be a part of. The walkway is beautiful and very manageable, Aveiro was like a postcard, and the little boatride very enjoyable. Lunch was amazing! We will remember it for a long time 😊 Norberto was very friendly and attentive and put a personal twist on the experience. We strongly recommend both him and the trip!

16/07/2021

I love the tour! Norberto planned it down to the last detail. You get a chance to see, taste, learn and experience so much all within one day. Being mostly vegetarian, I couldn’t resist trying a meal option cause it was so good. The Paiva walkway was beautiful and relatively easy to walk. Norberto was very attentive, friendly and even shared his inspiring stories about his travel experience and volunteering work!

16/07/2021

J ai beaucoup aimé cette expérience ! C était un peu long ces escaliers,j ai pensé qu on ferait plus de rando mais belle expérience.Et ce pont est,interminable mais total sécurité.

14/07/2021

Nous avons adoré passer cette journée organisée par Norberto, guide parfait et très sympathique qui nous a permis de découvrir de superbes endroits et de vivre une expérience fabuleuse !! Son organisation était parfaite, sa culture du pays particulièrement interessante ! Nous avons beaucoup apprécié cette belle journée riche de découvertes, ponctuée par un délicieux déjeuner convivial dans une ancienne ferme transformée en restaurant typique ou Norberto nous a fait nous régaler avec un extraordinaire plat traditionnel de cette contrée… Nous recommandons vivement cette expérience extraordinaire de Norberto!!

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