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
Awesome experience!
Norberto was such a great and nice host and guide. He knows a lot about the places we saw and did a great job by organizing the program after the walk. It was overall a very good tour to spend a day! I highly recommend him!
Awesome experience!
Norberto was such a great and nice host and guide. He knows a lot about the places we saw and did a great job by organizing the program after the walk. It was overall a very good tour to spend a day! I highly recommend him!
Awesome experience!
Norberto was such a great and nice host and guide. He knows a lot about the places we saw and did a great job by organizing the program after the walk. It was overall a very good tour to spend a day! I highly recommend him!
Een heel vriendelijke gits, duidelijk. Echt een aanrader om deze tour te doen!
Een heel vriendelijke gits, duidelijk. Echt een aanrader om deze tour te doen!
Een heel vriendelijke gits, duidelijk. Echt een aanrader om deze tour te doen!
This experience was awesome to have through Norberto as we couldn’t have effectively done this by ourselves as tourists. Having a host drive us from Porto the the Paiva Walkways was incredibly helpful as renting a car and dong it all ourselves would have been time consuming and daunting. Being able to learn in detail about where we were going and its significance was helpful as well as the information about the region and places we drove through. Norberto’s outgoing personality and great knowledge about the region and country, as well as worldly topics, made the driving portions fun and informative. The walkways themselves were gorgeous and the nature we went through was beautiful. It was great to see some nature after many days in the city. The meal after the walkway was also great as we were very hungry and the meal itself was authentic and fun to experience, let alone delicious as well as the wine. More great conversation was had over the meal including honest and informative conversations about Portugal and its history. It was great to experience the history from someone who is so knowledgable and passionate about it. The afternoon tour of Aveiro was pleasant and nice. a contrast to the active morning.
This experience was awesome to have through Norberto as we couldn’t have effectively done this by ourselves as tourists. Having a host drive us from Porto the the Paiva Walkways was incredibly helpful as renting a car and dong it all ourselves would have been time consuming and daunting. Being able to learn in detail about where we were going and its significance was helpful as well as the information about the region and places we drove through. Norberto’s outgoing personality and great knowledge about the region and country, as well as worldly topics, made the driving portions fun and informative. The walkways themselves were gorgeous and the nature we went through was beautiful. It was great to see some nature after many days in the city. The meal after the walkway was also great as we were very hungry and the meal itself was authentic and fun to experience, let alone delicious as well as the wine. More great conversation was had over the meal including honest and informative conversations about Portugal and its history. It was great to experience the history from someone who is so knowledgable and passionate about it. The afternoon tour of Aveiro was pleasant and nice. a contrast to the active morning.
This experience was awesome to have through Norberto as we couldn’t have effectively done this by ourselves as tourists. Having a host drive us from Porto the the Paiva Walkways was incredibly helpful as renting a car and dong it all ourselves would have been time consuming and daunting. Being able to learn in detail about where we were going and its significance was helpful as well as the information about the region and places we drove through. Norberto’s outgoing personality and great knowledge about the region and country, as well as worldly topics, made the driving portions fun and informative. The walkways themselves were gorgeous and the nature we went through was beautiful. It was great to see some nature after many days in the city. The meal after the walkway was also great as we were very hungry and the meal itself was authentic and fun to experience, let alone delicious as well as the wine. More great conversation was had over the meal including honest and informative conversations about Portugal and its history. It was great to experience the history from someone who is so knowledgable and passionate about it. The afternoon tour of Aveiro was pleasant and nice. a contrast to the active morning.
What a spectacular day! Our family really enjoyed the day. Norberto was very friendly and engaging. The walk was beautiful, the lunch was delicious and the sightseeing / boat ride was very interesting. We would not hesitate to book this excursion again. A definite highlight of our trip!
What a spectacular day! Our family really enjoyed the day. Norberto was very friendly and engaging. The walk was beautiful, the lunch was delicious and the sightseeing / boat ride was very interesting. We would not hesitate to book this excursion again. A definite highlight of our trip!
What a spectacular day! Our family really enjoyed the day. Norberto was very friendly and engaging. The walk was beautiful, the lunch was delicious and the sightseeing / boat ride was very interesting. We would not hesitate to book this excursion again. A definite highlight of our trip!
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