All year round
Dates
4 / 10
Physicality
+/- 8 Hours
Duration
6+
Age
Paiva
Location
— 105€ pp – Small group tours! —
In this tour, the walk difficulty level is Medium/Difficult! You`ll walk 7km, but downstream!
We leave from Porto at 8AM towards Arouca town where we will stop shortly for bathrooms and for coffee.
Get ready for adventure! After a short drive, we will arrive at the Walkways and go across one of the Longest Suspension Bridges of the World – The 516 Arouca! It spans 516m-long (1,692ft) across the valley and hangs 175m (576ft) above the Paiva river!
NOTICE: crossing the bridge is NOT mandatory. You have the option to skip it.
Then, you will walk the Paiva Walkways downhill in a total length of 7km over a wooden boardwalk zig-zagging downhill along the left bank of the river.
Bring a swimsuit! At the halfway point of the trail, you find the Vau beach! You will have some free time to dive and swim or just put your feet on the clean waters of the Paiva river.
Please notice: make sure you bring a second set of clothes as you cannot get in the van with wet clothes!
The walk will be followed by another highlight of our day: lunch! A delicious meal is deserved and it will take place at a beautiful typical restaurant! Meat, fish or vegetarian options available.
After lunch we’ll discover Arouca for a glance about local culture and history including convent sweets tasting related to Arouca Monastery.
Return to Porto.
PICK UP/DROP OFF | At meeting point: Calçada da Vandoma, next to Estátua de Vímara Peres (cathedral) | ||
START AT / END | 8:00 am / 5:00 pm (approx) | ||
INCLUDED |
Convent sweets tasting |
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NOT INCLUDED |
Any service that is not clearly specified in the inclusions |
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Detailed itinerary
- Pick up 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;
- Traditional Lunch;
- Visit to Arouca town.
Return to Porto
Note: We advise you to bring comfortable footwear and clothing, water, a hat and sunscreen.
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Tour Reviews
Het was een gezellige, fijne dag. De Arouca 516 brug, vond ik spannend maar eenmaal de eerste stap, voelde het OK. We wandelden op eigen tempo, op de Paiva walks. Op checkpoints zagen we onze gids.
This was a fabulous experience. Just do it!
Ricardo was the BEST guide we have had and we have had some good ones. Loved the suspension bridge, the walk and all the knowledge Ricardo passionately shared with us!!! Porto is great but it was nice to get out of the city and walk in nature:):)
E’ stata una delle mie gite preferite in Portogallo! Ricardo, la guida, e’ un ragazzo bravissimo, ci ha spiegato tante cose e si preoccupa in continuazione che tutto fosse di nostro gradimento. L’attraversamento del ponte e’ stata in assoluto la cosa piu’ bella e adrenalinica che ho fatto in vita mia. Il pranzo con
carne tipica era molto buono. Eravamo solo 8 persone quindi tutto ha funzionato tutto alla perfezione. Se mai dovessi tornare da quelle parti, ripeterei la gita. Consigliatissima
Amazing your. Will remember forever!
The bridge was amazing! The scenery is so gorgeous. We had a great sunny day. It was pretty hot though. Long walk after you cross the bridge, about 4-5 miles. But it’s downhill! There were other visitors that went uphill, our tour guide said that they probably didn’t know there is another entrance. So glad we did this tour it was our favorite among all the ones we did in Porto. Only one hour drive from the city and the lunch was one of the best lunches we had. We got the fish since we don’t eat much meat and it was delicious. Tour guide was amazing and has such great stories of his travels. Also visited a small town by the bridge and it was so charming and had great pastries. And there was a food market on Sunday when we went too. Do this trip!!
Noberto war ein sehr guter und hilfsbereiter Guide, der auf persönliche Wünsche und Belange Rücksicht nahm. Die Tour war anstrengend aber wunderschön. Es hat sich wirklich gelohnt, die vielen Kurven zum Berg zu fahren. Danke an Noberto für die Tipps, man merkt, wenn jemand seinen Job mit Leidenschaft macht.
The Suspension Bridge!
Exciting to cross the suspension bridge. It was quite fun. And we had a pleasant walk thru the gardens after the bride.
Great value, excellent host and beautiful setting!
Very nice excursion with very good care by the guide, procedure according to the offer. I can recommend this excursion.
Great trip with beautiful landscape! Noberto is very friendly and caring. He made our trip even better, and the experiences he shared with us regarding his previous travels were fascinating 😀 Book this tour if you look for a beautiful environment, nice people to meet, and an easygoing day!
Ricardo was very kind and knowledgeable. I had a great time hiking, stopping at a cute town then lunch and returning to Porto in the afternoon. I reccomend it.
An excellent experience!
Absoloutley amazing! The trip itself was of course excellent but rhe guide as also first class. Couldn’t have done more to be helpful and friendly. Lunch was dicious, and vegetarian diets were catered for perfectly. Cannot recommend highly enough.
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