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 728 reviews
18/10/2019

Bellissima esperienza nella natura ed un tocco di Portogallo indimenticabile

16/10/2019

An excellent walk, lunch and opportunity to do some sight seeing. A great day out.

14/10/2019

Very nice experience, has everything from light hiking to sightseeing including a very delicious meal, and a boatride. Norbeto is really nice and knowledgeable. You will have fun with him I absolutely recomend.

13/10/2019

Super sympa …. A faire!

10/10/2019

Expérience très sympa, je recommande vivement!

09/10/2019

An excellent day out with good variety of activities and scenery. The walk is incredibly beautiful and, today, wasn’t at all busy. I was a bit concerned about the ascents and especially descents but it was well within my capability and I really enjoyed it. It was good to be with such a friendly and supportive group of people.

06/10/2019

Stunning scenery, food and a variety of locations all fitted into a fantastic day’s tour of the surrounding areas of Porto. The walkways themselves are UNESCO protected for a reason, that’s because they are breath-taking. The walk was well planned and the “tough bit” was put at the start of the walk so that the rest was easy to achieve. A brief stop in a local restaurant for a traditional Sunday lunch where the service and food were exceptional. Onwards to the Venice of Portugal in Averio and an enjoyable boat ride together with a brief lesson in the history of the town. A meander thorough the town down to the markets, finishing off with a sweet tasting pastry was enjoyable. Not finished yet, we were then taken to Cosa Nova, a beautiful old fishing village with colourful houses and a story well worth hearing. We would strongly recommend this trip to family and friends without hesitation.

03/10/2019

Norberto was awesome. The trip was fantastic. The walkways can be difficult if you’re not used to physical activity, but Norberto starts is at the hard part and it’s all down hill from there. The boat ride in Aveiro was pretty great. We had an enthusiastic guide. Loved this experience. It’s a must do.

26/09/2019

We had a beautiful day walking the beautiful wooden paths of Paiva, going by boat on the channels of Aveiro, eating in a local restaurant, and seeing the colorful Costa Nova houses. Norberto is gifted as a tour guide and wants, more manages to make all participants happy, comfortable, and welcome.

22/09/2019

Awesome experience!!!

22/09/2019

Norberto made this incredible day with his passion for the area and his stories. This was a once in a lifetime experience which I highly recommend. Need some level of fitness to make the walk but what a wonderful accomplishment! Thank you!

20/09/2019

Door to door service with excellent experience throughout the day, what more can one ask for? Starting with Paiva walkways be prepared for a decent 2-1/2 hr hike along the scenic Paiva river. The lunch place was excellent. The stroll through Aviero and canal ride was great and last stop of seaside town Costa Nova was picturesque and a cherry on top to end our day trip. Got to see south of Porto which I work have not been able to do on my own.

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