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
Norbeto was great. Nice walk along a beautiful river valley followed by a good local restaurant then on to Aveiro for a short boat ride and walk around in picturesque town.
Norbeto was great. Nice walk along a beautiful river valley followed by a good local restaurant then on to Aveiro for a short boat ride and walk around in picturesque town.
Norbeto was great. Nice walk along a beautiful river valley followed by a good local restaurant then on to Aveiro for a short boat ride and walk around in picturesque town.
THE BEST!
What an amazing experience! We took this tour on September 2019; we’re a couple in our mid 40’s and our 6-year-old son. (yes; it’s suitable for small children.). Norberto picked us up at our Hotel at the arranged time; (there was a slight delay because there were some special events at the city and some streets were blocked, but he communicated with us and we coordinated accordingly).
The Paiva Walk was amazing; I’ve done hiking in many places in the World (Nepal, Bolivia, India, etc.) and I can say this is quite unique, first and mainly, because the long boardwalk make it so easy and accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels, so everyone can focus on the amazing natural scenery.
The lunch at the very popular restaurant, to put it simple, was one of our best meals during our whole trip in Portugal.
The trip continues with visits to Aveiro. The time spend there is a bit short but enough for a daytrip.
Norberto is an amazing host; during the drive to Paiva my wife got motion sickness, and he made sure to help us, recommended we did half the walk and waited us at that pick-up place. He managed to stick to the program, was very informative about the history and details of every place we visited and that everyone was comfortable and enjoying. Norberto even went a bit further: we left our cell phone in an Uber the day after our trip, and he managed to get it back and sent it back to us to our country!
Overall, the PAIVA daytrip with Enne Tours was a highlight of our trip to Portugal, and we highly recommend it!!
THE BEST!
What an amazing experience! We took this tour on September 2019; we’re a couple in our mid 40’s and our 6-year-old son. (yes; it’s suitable for small children.). Norberto picked us up at our Hotel at the arranged time; (there was a slight delay because there were some special events at the city and some streets were blocked, but he communicated with us and we coordinated accordingly).
The Paiva Walk was amazing; I’ve done hiking in many places in the World (Nepal, Bolivia, India, etc.) and I can say this is quite unique, first and mainly, because the long boardwalk make it so easy and accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels, so everyone can focus on the amazing natural scenery.
The lunch at the very popular restaurant, to put it simple, was one of our best meals during our whole trip in Portugal.
The trip continues with visits to Aveiro. The time spend there is a bit short but enough for a daytrip.
Norberto is an amazing host; during the drive to Paiva my wife got motion sickness, and he made sure to help us, recommended we did half the walk and waited us at that pick-up place. He managed to stick to the program, was very informative about the history and details of every place we visited and that everyone was comfortable and enjoying. Norberto even went a bit further: we left our cell phone in an Uber the day after our trip, and he managed to get it back and sent it back to us to our country!
Overall, the PAIVA daytrip with Enne Tours was a highlight of our trip to Portugal, and we highly recommend it!!
THE BEST!
What an amazing experience! We took this tour on September 2019; we’re a couple in our mid 40’s and our 6-year-old son. (yes; it’s suitable for small children.). Norberto picked us up at our Hotel at the arranged time; (there was a slight delay because there were some special events at the city and some streets were blocked, but he communicated with us and we coordinated accordingly).
The Paiva Walk was amazing; I’ve done hiking in many places in the World (Nepal, Bolivia, India, etc.) and I can say this is quite unique, first and mainly, because the long boardwalk make it so easy and accessible to people of all ages and fitness levels, so everyone can focus on the amazing natural scenery.
The lunch at the very popular restaurant, to put it simple, was one of our best meals during our whole trip in Portugal.
The trip continues with visits to Aveiro. The time spend there is a bit short but enough for a daytrip.
Norberto is an amazing host; during the drive to Paiva my wife got motion sickness, and he made sure to help us, recommended we did half the walk and waited us at that pick-up place. He managed to stick to the program, was very informative about the history and details of every place we visited and that everyone was comfortable and enjoying. Norberto even went a bit further: we left our cell phone in an Uber the day after our trip, and he managed to get it back and sent it back to us to our country!
Overall, the PAIVA daytrip with Enne Tours was a highlight of our trip to Portugal, and we highly recommend it!!
Norberto will make your day a special one!! Everything from start to finish was seamless. All the planning is done and you just relax and enjoy your day!! This experience encompasses a little bit of everything (nature, activity, culture, eco system awareness, adventure (travelling on the winding, narrow roads ?), and a delicious, authentic meal. We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Norberto.
Norberto will make your day a special one!! Everything from start to finish was seamless. All the planning is done and you just relax and enjoy your day!! This experience encompasses a little bit of everything (nature, activity, culture, eco system awareness, adventure (travelling on the winding, narrow roads ?), and a delicious, authentic meal. We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Norberto.
Norberto will make your day a special one!! Everything from start to finish was seamless. All the planning is done and you just relax and enjoy your day!! This experience encompasses a little bit of everything (nature, activity, culture, eco system awareness, adventure (travelling on the winding, narrow roads ?), and a delicious, authentic meal. We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Norberto.
Bellissima esperienza nella natura ed un tocco di Portogallo indimenticabile
Bellissima esperienza nella natura ed un tocco di Portogallo indimenticabile
Bellissima esperienza nella natura ed un tocco di Portogallo indimenticabile
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