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
ennetours
08/08/2020

Journée très riche en découvertes et en paysages. Parcours très bien structuré et varié, de la montagne au bord de mer, nous permettant de découvrir plusieurs visages authentiques du Portugal ! Sans parler du délicieux repas typiquement portugais. Nous recommandons vraiment cette expérience ! Paula et Michel

ennetours
25/07/2020

Norberto est tres attentionné et professionnel. Nous avons vécu une journée chargée avec 8km de marche, puis des visites des villages et cela été beaucoup plus confortable avec son aide. Nous avons adoré la passerelle de Paiva, les explications de Norberto et les couleurs de Costa Nova avec ses maison authentiques à l’envers du décor. Le repas à été copieux et adapté à toutes les préférences alimentaires. Merci !

10/05/2020

The best thing I did during my two week visit to Portugal!

I was captivated by the photo of this boardwalk trail jutting out over a beautiful river. I had high hopes, and they were exceeded. Norberto is such a cool person.
This was my second trip to Portugal, and I wanted to connect more with people who live there. Not only did I see a number of beautiful sites, I got more of a sense of what it would be like to reside in my new favorite country.
This tour is an amazing value, with a small group of people in Norberto‘s comfortable van. and he is extremely personable and friendly.
Ascending the trail, was just the first part of a complete day. Our guide, accompanied us up the many steps to the start of the gently sloping downhill wooden walkway. I am 64, and not an athlete, and it was no problem.
Strolling down the path with six other friendly people was a pleasure. Definitely one of the best hiking experiences of my life.
And when we arrived at the bottom, Norberto was there to whisk us off at to a truly amazing lunch at a restaurant in a nearby village.
Next he took us for a boat tour in Aveiro, known as the Venice of Italy. He warned us not to expect the Grand Canal, but it was a lovely ride on a boat with a truly charming guide, who is a friend of his.
Portugal is a beautiful, historically interesting country, but the best part is the people.
We wrapped things up with a visit to a picturesque historic fishing village, and then Norberto dropped each of us off in front of our hotels.
Now eight months later the experience of that day with Norberto is vivid. Go.

07/03/2020

Such a well thought out and fun experience.
Norberto did an amazing job of creating an experience unlike anything I have done yet in Portugal. He was incredibly knowledgeable and easy to talk to. Such a fun and memorable time!

29/02/2020

Tolle Tour!
Unser Ausflug war ein absolutes Erlebnis. Portugal hat so viel zu bieten (Küste/Berge; Städte/Dörfer) und die Tour ist eine super Gelegenheit, um all das innerhalb eines Tages zu sehen und Eindrücke zu sammeln. Unser Guide Norberto war super lieb und wir hatten dank ihm einen tollen Tag. Super Service!!! Wir können diese Tour nur weiterempfehlen.

26/02/2020

Une journée variée, passant d’une petite randonnée dans les montagnes à la découverte de charmantes villes marines. Norberto est un guide très sympathique et de confiance. Un déjeuner simple et bon. Une très belle expérience!

24/02/2020

Norberto gave us the best day! A great guide with a great insight not only to the day but Portugal! It was great learning some history and being told about everywhere we visited. Great experience and beautiful locations. I highly recommend this trip and highly recommend Norberto!

23/02/2020

Una experiencia particular con el host que te hace sentir cómodo incluso, si no hablas español, francés o inglés porque eres italiano.
Muchas gracias de nuevo por tu capacidad de hacer que cualquiera se sienta cómodo y por tu amabilidad. Marina & Marco.

17/12/2019

Norberto, la guida che speri di trovare…..davvero molto carino, sorridente, molto disponibile, preparato, sa davvero fare il suo lavoro con passione e per un giorno, si è occupato di noi, come farebbe un amico che ti illustra i posti in cui vive e nonostante il maltempo, ci ha reso luminosa la giornata!! Un grazie di cuore!!!
Il tour è molto bello e davvero tutto come descritto nel programma dettagliato e con trattamento “All inclusive” con acqua, dopo la passeggiata, poi pranzo e persino la merenda…
Particolare il percorso con la passerella in legno, bellissimo il paesaggio di montagna, il fiume, le cascate, il ponte sospeso che si può attraversare. Molto gustoso e ben cucinato, il piatto tipico a pranzo, particolare Aveiro e carino il giro in barca al suon di “Fado moderno”…bellissimo il paesino di pescatori sul fiume e grazie alla disponibilità di Norberto, abbiamo terminato con una tappa extra sull’ Oceano!
Che dire, tour STRACONSIGLIATO!! Speriamo di tornare e ci affideremo sicuramente a Lui per un’altra escursione!

28/10/2019

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.

21/10/2019

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!!

18/10/2019

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.

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