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 |
Visit to Costa Nova and Boat ride at Aveiro canals |
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| NOT INCLUDED |
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
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Tour Reviews
Norberto is fantastic. Feels like you are being shown around by a local friend. This is a very good experience.
Norberto is fantastic. Feels like you are being shown around by a local friend. This is a very good experience.
Norberto is fantastic. Feels like you are being shown around by a local friend. This is a very good experience.
This is a fantastic experience. The morning on the walkway and the afternoon in Aveiro are completely different but complementary activities, with lunch being a highlight between them.
This is a fantastic experience. The morning on the walkway and the afternoon in Aveiro are completely different but complementary activities, with lunch being a highlight between them.
This is a fantastic experience. The morning on the walkway and the afternoon in Aveiro are completely different but complementary activities, with lunch being a highlight between them.
Fabulous day out of Porto!
Norberto collected us promptly from our hotel . There ere 7 people in the tour. His black minivan is beautifully cleaned and spacious. He offered us all bottled water several times during our day trip. The Paiva walkway was wonderful…a lot of stairs which we were all glad with Norberto’s decision to start at the hardest bit of the walkway- the stairs while we all had energy to tackle them. He walked with us through the hardest part then set us off on our own along the walkway, then met us at the end with the car and drinks…perfect! We then went for a traditional lunch in a village which was delicious and where Norberto talked about family life in Portugal and the importance of meals together and the passing of tradition from generation to generation. A wonderful day out and highly recommend doing this activity if you are in Porto and want to experience the countryside of Portugal!
Fabulous day out of Porto!
Norberto collected us promptly from our hotel . There ere 7 people in the tour. His black minivan is beautifully cleaned and spacious. He offered us all bottled water several times during our day trip. The Paiva walkway was wonderful…a lot of stairs which we were all glad with Norberto’s decision to start at the hardest bit of the walkway- the stairs while we all had energy to tackle them. He walked with us through the hardest part then set us off on our own along the walkway, then met us at the end with the car and drinks…perfect! We then went for a traditional lunch in a village which was delicious and where Norberto talked about family life in Portugal and the importance of meals together and the passing of tradition from generation to generation. A wonderful day out and highly recommend doing this activity if you are in Porto and want to experience the countryside of Portugal!
Fabulous day out of Porto!
Norberto collected us promptly from our hotel . There ere 7 people in the tour. His black minivan is beautifully cleaned and spacious. He offered us all bottled water several times during our day trip. The Paiva walkway was wonderful…a lot of stairs which we were all glad with Norberto’s decision to start at the hardest bit of the walkway- the stairs while we all had energy to tackle them. He walked with us through the hardest part then set us off on our own along the walkway, then met us at the end with the car and drinks…perfect! We then went for a traditional lunch in a village which was delicious and where Norberto talked about family life in Portugal and the importance of meals together and the passing of tradition from generation to generation. A wonderful day out and highly recommend doing this activity if you are in Porto and want to experience the countryside of Portugal!
Norberto is as good as it gets. Friendly, knowledgeable, and guides a really well organized and executed tour. We did the Paiva walkways tour (and the Paiva walkways were great!) but there was SO much more packed into this day than just that walk. The traditional (“typical,” as they say) lunch in the gorgeous rural small town was fantastic and the visits to Aveirno and Costa Nova were really enjoyable. Overall, a great day and a really great value. We stayed in Lisbon and Porto for our vacation to Portugal and did not rent a car. This trip enabled us to see sides of Portugal that we never could have done on our own. Fabulous. Thanks!
Norberto is as good as it gets. Friendly, knowledgeable, and guides a really well organized and executed tour. We did the Paiva walkways tour (and the Paiva walkways were great!) but there was SO much more packed into this day than just that walk. The traditional (“typical,” as they say) lunch in the gorgeous rural small town was fantastic and the visits to Aveirno and Costa Nova were really enjoyable. Overall, a great day and a really great value. We stayed in Lisbon and Porto for our vacation to Portugal and did not rent a car. This trip enabled us to see sides of Portugal that we never could have done on our own. Fabulous. Thanks!
Norberto is as good as it gets. Friendly, knowledgeable, and guides a really well organized and executed tour. We did the Paiva walkways tour (and the Paiva walkways were great!) but there was SO much more packed into this day than just that walk. The traditional (“typical,” as they say) lunch in the gorgeous rural small town was fantastic and the visits to Aveirno and Costa Nova were really enjoyable. Overall, a great day and a really great value. We stayed in Lisbon and Porto for our vacation to Portugal and did not rent a car. This trip enabled us to see sides of Portugal that we never could have done on our own. Fabulous. Thanks!
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