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

4.95 based on 728 reviews
ennetours
01/10/2021

Must do!
It looks scary but not that much as long as you don’t look down. Look forward and look around because you really have a beautiful scenery. I was very tired after the 8 km hike but it’s worth it!

ennetours
29/09/2021

Thank you! Really enjoyed the tour! Will definitely recommend it!

27/09/2021

perfekte Mischung aus Kultur und Aktivität

ennetours
26/09/2021

It was a really amazing day. Adrenaline while crossing the bridge, and then 8 km walk among beautiful nature, and the sound of the mountain river. Then a delicious lunch (traditional Portuguese dishes). The rest of the day program was also very interesting. I also have to recommend Norberto’s services. He is a very original figure – a real “renaissance man”.

24/09/2021

Norberto is such a great guide. I spent a wonderful day and I recommandé this tour ! The trail and the bridge was awesome, the restaurant was super good (vegetarian option as well) It was raining during the boat but it’s really something to see.

23/09/2021

Great day out, everyone was so friendly. Norberto had loads of local knowledge and insights. would definitely recommend

21/09/2021

Great guide and very good excursions

20/09/2021

An experience that I will cherish. The views are wonderful, the walk of the bridge and the walk are fantastic and a bit challenging. I also enjoyed the boat trip and the sweet eggs tasting. Norberto does his qork with passion and dedication and I highly recommend this tour.

16/09/2021

Magnifique expérience. Norberto est un guide exceptionnel, attentionné, prévenant, communicant et très intéressant. Passionné par les voyages, il nous fait partager ses expériences mais aussi sa culture du Portugal. Nous avons passé une journée merveilleuse. Je lui ferai confiance les yeux fermés pour une nouvelle excursion.

13/09/2021

Een superleuke ervaring, vooral de brug en de walkways. Een duidelijke uitleg gekregen en hij had leuke verhalen te vertellen. Het middageten was één van de beste maaltijden die ik al gegeten heb. Echt een aanrader om eens te doen.

13/09/2021

It was wery good trip. We were realy satisfaction☺️.

10/09/2021

Had a wonderful tour to the Arouca 516 bridge, the Paiva walkways and Aveiro with the guide and owner Norberto. The local Restaurant were he took us for lunch was amazing, the lunch just more than delicious and the people very friendly. Norberto knows so much about the culture and was always up for a good conversation. He speaks english and spanisch fluently and also is a good driver always on time. I can only highly recommend to join his tours! Thank you for the awesome day, Norberto.

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