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 693 reviews
06/05/2023

Un guide au top!
Un guide au top…tout était parfait sauf la pluie de l’après-midi qui a gâché la balade en bateau. Le.diner était excellent!

06/05/2023

Very enjoyable day – the suspension bridge was amazing and the walk very enjoyable

ennetours
05/05/2023

Good experience overall. The first half exceeded our expectations, while the second half was below. João our guide was very kind, friendly and made this an experience to recommend.

ennetours
05/05/2023

Très apprécié le pont Arouca et la passerelle Très bon lunch Après midi plus difficile à cause du trafic du 1 er mai mais tout de même apprécié la visite de costa nova et aveiro. Guide très gentil et très intéressant

ennetours
05/05/2023

Joao picked us up near our rental in Porto and drove our group of 8 to the suspension bridge and the hike. He met us along the route to make sure everyone was ok. We then had an amazing traditional Portuguese lunch in a restaurant. Joao then drove us to the coast to tour Aviero and a boat ride in the canals. It was a long enjoyable day.

ennetours
05/05/2023

Great day!
What a great day! I appreciated how punctual our guide was, and he did an excellent job explaining the plans for the day and laying out our options at each stop. The views at the suspension bridge and walkways were incredible, the lunch was fantastic, and the boat ride at the end was hilarious and informative.
Make sure to wear good shoes, bring lots of water and your sunscreen.

ennetours
05/05/2023

He tenido oportunidad de viajar otras veces con ustedes,pero lo mejor a sido el guía Joao.Excelente persona,no se le puede pedir más.

ennetours
02/05/2023

Amazing!
The whole trip was fantastic, our guide João from Enne Tours was great, organising our day with back up throughout the trip, from the bridge to the walkways. His sharing of knowledge of Porto and the places visited was so interesting. The bridge and walkways were stunning scenery, the water changing on every bend. Our 8km walk was followed by a typical Portuguese lunch in Arouca. Further on we visited Aveiro, a beautiful little town with an organised ‘gondola’ ride through its canals. Enough time for an ice cream and pass over the many decorated bridges leaving our souvenir ribbon. Our final stop was in the pretty seaside town of Costa Nova. A long day, great value for money, with a fantastic guide and small group of eight. Excellent.

ennetours
02/05/2023

Fabulous experience!!
It was an amazing day packed with activities.. Riccardo our guide was wonderful, really helpful and very well organised. The Arouca bridge and paiva walkways along the river was a wonderful experience. The traditional lunch was delicious and it was really nice to see the colourful small houses and the small village of Aviero. A must do while in Porto.

ennetours
02/05/2023

Une expérience à réaliser. Un hôte très bien organisé qui s’adapte à nos besoins en respectant son planning. Une belle journée détente, visite, nature… Une belle journée très complète. Un très bon rapport qualité-prix : voiture confortable, guide expérimenté, passionné et polyglotte, très bon restaurant et de belles visites.

ennetours
02/05/2023

Une excursion à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte!

ennetours
02/05/2023

Ein wunderschöner Ausflug mit vielen tollen Erlebnissen. Das Essen war ebenfalls lecker. Es ist zu 100% zu empfehlen.

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