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
驚人的!
Ricardo is out tour guide and he is very friendly, humble and considerate. He gave everyone plenty of time to hike the trail and look after everyone well. Lunch is amazing as well.
A beautiful way to spend the day! It was nice to get out of the city and experience the bridge and really nice hiking. This is not for the faint of heart but well worth it! Norberto is very knowledgeable and personable. We enjoyed our day!
Norberto was a great guide with even better story’s. Nice trip into nature with a pleasant group.
Eine tolle Möglichkeit die fantastische Natur des Parkes, sowie das architektonische Highlight, die Hängebrücke, in kleiner Gruppe kennen zu lernen. Norberto ist ein super Host, sicherer Fahrer und ambitionierter Geschichtenerzähler. Dir Wanderung ist sehrgut auch für nicht geübte Wanderer zu bewältigen. Zum Schluss der Tour wartet im kleinen beschaulichen Dorf Arouca ein leckeres und regionales Essen auf euch. Alles in Allem kann nur zu empfehlen. Vielen Dank Norbetto für den tollen Tag.
10/10 highly recommended. Amazing bridge, lovely hike, gorgeous nature, and most importantly, our very passionate and knowledgeable guide, Norberto, made the trip very memorable and fun. My daughter (13) and I went on this tour on our 2nd day in Porto. We enjoyed it very much. After the bridge and the hike, we went to this small village for a lovely Portuguese lunch and learned about the history from Norberto. Then we drove through this brand new road which Norberto was very excited about and it saved so much time. He was kind enough to drop us by the Igreja de Santa Clara. Thank you so much, Norberto!! 🙂
Tour is fabulous and Noberto and team made it very well organised. Location and the walkway is amazing to experience and plenty of time given by the tour guide.
Der Tagesausflug war super! Der Transfer nach Arouca als auch die Wanderung selber haben ohne Probleme geklappt und konnte auch flexibel gestaltet werden. Sprich, falls man doch die Brücke überspringen möchte oder ab der Hälfte nicht mehr weiter wandern möchte. Auch das Essen im Restaurant war sehr lecker und es hätte auch eine Vegetarische Alternative gegeben. Luis, der Guide für unser Tag hat uns wunderbar begleitet und uns viele geschichtlichen und geographischen Infos gegeben! Ich kann diesen Tagesausflug nur weiterempfehlen!
It is an excellent trip. An adventure of one in a life time. I recommend it to all ages.
The pending bridge and the pavement along the river. Incredible view of the beautiful nature.
Fantastic experience. We were staying in Porto for 5 nights and wanted something to experience outside of the norm, this certainly fitted the bill. Although terrified of heights I really enjoyed the challenge of crossing the suspension bridge and the view from the bridge and the walkways were stunning. Luis, our guide for the day was extremely friendly and informative, Lunch and the Green wine was stunning – thank you. Highly recommended.
Leuke gevarieerde trip.heerlijk o. Na paar dagen drukte even buiten de stad te zijn
Atividade imperdível em Portugal
Os passadiços e arouca 516 com o apoio do sr Ricardo e equipe foi perfeito senti conhecimento e segurança,assim fiquei relaxada e aproveitei todo tempo do percurso,no meu tempo sem stress. Valeu também o tempo em arouca e almoço em tasqiunha típica.
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