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 761 reviews
06/02/2024

Great day trip!
Joao was a great guide. He made sure everyone was having a good time. He taught us a lot about Portugal and the towns we were visiting. The suspension bridge was amazing. The walkways were fun and the scenery was pretty. We really enjoyed visiting Costa Nova and Aveiro. Lunch stop was good too. They accommodated food preferences and the food was delicious and plentiful.

06/02/2024

Exhilarating full day tour!
We got so much more than we expected! The friendly driver gave us a great overview of the day – the bridge and walkways were great ( though very slippery) – lunch was fantastic – and we even had time for a relaxing port spritzer before heading home

ennetours
31/01/2024

What a great way to enjoy a day trip from Porto!
We loved that it was a small and flexible group of other travelers. Luis was fantastic as our guide- he provided great information, safe and efficient transport and kept us all together. One of the parts we enjoyed most about the day was visiting his town and enjoying the most delicious lunch there. It was quite lovely to do something more local. The suspension bridge and the walkways was a unique way to enjoy this part of Portugal. Aveiro was charming and the time we had there was perfect. If you want to explore outside of Porto, we highly recommend this tour!

26/01/2024

Suspension bridge and nature walk
Our guide was most knowledgeable. He provided great insights and historical facts regarding both the country of Portugal as well as the specific areas we visited. The walk across the suspension bridge was spectacular and the walking trail was most enjoyable. I think seeing it in the off season (late January) with less people made it more enjoyable

25/01/2024

Take this tour!
This tour is for the hiker, nature lover, and historian. Overall this was a great tour. Excellent service, very casual, highly informative and great use of time. This tour is very accommodating to people who speak different languages and who have different needs. Lunch was fabulous and included. Highly recommend!

25/01/2024

AMAZING!!!
Amazing adventure! Gorgeous countryside! Our guide was very knowledgeable about the local history. A delicious lunch was provided. The Aveiro boat ride was ok. I would highly recommend this adventure and would do again in a heartbeat.

22/01/2024

João was a fantastic guide and this tour was definitely a once in a life time experience. The walkways were a bit slippery and I ended up falling down like 6 times, while I was falling for the 5th time I thought to myself that it was still worth it…yes it was that amazing! The guide was wonderful and took me to a pharmacy and translated to get me some meds for my bruised knee. So please be careful on the pathways if you’re going after it’s rained. But again everything from the bridge to the walkways to Aveiro was wonderful and I could not recommend doing this enough.

ennetours
20/01/2024

The tour guide was amazing! It was a great tour to learn about portugal’s history, gastronomy, and culture.

ennetours
18/01/2024

Omg, this was amazing! The guide, the people, the places, the food. If you are single, or a couple, or a group of friends, you will love it! A am so happy that I have the chance to see the real Portugal with a local lovely pal. Deffinately best day in Portugal for me

ennetours
13/01/2024

Our guide was excellent, very informative. The stops in Arouca and Averió was very beautiful and fun.

ennetours
13/01/2024

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ennetours
02/01/2024

We had a great trip. Really enjoyed our day

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