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
Great tour! This is a hidden gem experience. Norberto is an awesome guide. He is engaging, interesting and genuinely interested you are having a great time!
Great tour! This is a hidden gem experience. Norberto is an awesome guide. He is engaging, interesting and genuinely interested you are having a great time!
Great tour! This is a hidden gem experience. Norberto is an awesome guide. He is engaging, interesting and genuinely interested you are having a great time!
Amazing experience, best day so far in Portugal. Norberto is an amazing host, storyteller and guide. You can tell how much he enjoys and cares for this experience. It was magical! If you do any tour in Portugal, make it this one!
Amazing experience, best day so far in Portugal. Norberto is an amazing host, storyteller and guide. You can tell how much he enjoys and cares for this experience. It was magical! If you do any tour in Portugal, make it this one!
Amazing experience, best day so far in Portugal. Norberto is an amazing host, storyteller and guide. You can tell how much he enjoys and cares for this experience. It was magical! If you do any tour in Portugal, make it this one!
We had a wonderful time!
Both places are worth a whole day trip but you get a chance to see them in one day with this tour. We missed nothing but could have stayed and enjoyed a little longer. There are many nice spots along the river on the pathways and Aveiro is a beautiful city. Lunch was excellent in a local restaurant we couldnt have found on our own. Norberto was on time and a perfect guide all day with many interesting facts and a broad knowledge. This small group tour was the highlight of our Porto stay.
The tour is perfectly tailored to experience both places, never feeling bored and never feeling in a hurry
We had a wonderful time!
Both places are worth a whole day trip but you get a chance to see them in one day with this tour. We missed nothing but could have stayed and enjoyed a little longer. There are many nice spots along the river on the pathways and Aveiro is a beautiful city. Lunch was excellent in a local restaurant we couldnt have found on our own. Norberto was on time and a perfect guide all day with many interesting facts and a broad knowledge. This small group tour was the highlight of our Porto stay.
The tour is perfectly tailored to experience both places, never feeling bored and never feeling in a hurry
We had a wonderful time!
Both places are worth a whole day trip but you get a chance to see them in one day with this tour. We missed nothing but could have stayed and enjoyed a little longer. There are many nice spots along the river on the pathways and Aveiro is a beautiful city. Lunch was excellent in a local restaurant we couldnt have found on our own. Norberto was on time and a perfect guide all day with many interesting facts and a broad knowledge. This small group tour was the highlight of our Porto stay.
The tour is perfectly tailored to experience both places, never feeling bored and never feeling in a hurry
This has been our absolute BEST day in Portugal, and we have been here 3 weeks doing many things. The locations of the trip brought us into the amazing beauty of northern Portugal. I LOVE cities, but getting into nature was a wonderful break. I hesitated on this trip because of the cost, but it was 120% worth it. No regrets. Norberto was a wonderful guide who has passion for travel. I highly recommend it! Perfect!
This has been our absolute BEST day in Portugal, and we have been here 3 weeks doing many things. The locations of the trip brought us into the amazing beauty of northern Portugal. I LOVE cities, but getting into nature was a wonderful break. I hesitated on this trip because of the cost, but it was 120% worth it. No regrets. Norberto was a wonderful guide who has passion for travel. I highly recommend it! Perfect!
This has been our absolute BEST day in Portugal, and we have been here 3 weeks doing many things. The locations of the trip brought us into the amazing beauty of northern Portugal. I LOVE cities, but getting into nature was a wonderful break. I hesitated on this trip because of the cost, but it was 120% worth it. No regrets. Norberto was a wonderful guide who has passion for travel. I highly recommend it! Perfect!
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