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.
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
Walk this Way – Great tour with Ricardo!
Ricardo was a great tour guide and host. He is extremely knowledgable about the area (he lived there many years). He is also very solicitous in the requests and interests of his guests in his efforts to create a great experience for all. He took us to a great restaurant for lunch where we had a delicious group meal in an awesome setting. The walkways were much longer than I had expected but were easy going down and extremely enjoyable with such amazing environment and scenery. Was glad to have Ricardo there at the other end though so as not too have too walk all the way back (and uphill!). I highly recommend this tour with Ricardo.
Walk this Way – Great tour with Ricardo!
Ricardo was a great tour guide and host. He is extremely knowledgable about the area (he lived there many years). He is also very solicitous in the requests and interests of his guests in his efforts to create a great experience for all. He took us to a great restaurant for lunch where we had a delicious group meal in an awesome setting. The walkways were much longer than I had expected but were easy going down and extremely enjoyable with such amazing environment and scenery. Was glad to have Ricardo there at the other end though so as not too have too walk all the way back (and uphill!). I highly recommend this tour with Ricardo.
Walk this Way – Great tour with Ricardo!
Ricardo was a great tour guide and host. He is extremely knowledgable about the area (he lived there many years). He is also very solicitous in the requests and interests of his guests in his efforts to create a great experience for all. He took us to a great restaurant for lunch where we had a delicious group meal in an awesome setting. The walkways were much longer than I had expected but were easy going down and extremely enjoyable with such amazing environment and scenery. Was glad to have Ricardo there at the other end though so as not too have too walk all the way back (and uphill!). I highly recommend this tour with Ricardo.
AWESOME!!
One of our favourite days in Porto! The tour is well planned with plenty of time allocated for each section of the day, lunch was the best we had during our whole trip. Our guide Norberto was fabulous, friendly, informative and genuine. From the moment we booked, he was quick to reply and keep us informed of the schedule and what to expect throughout the day. Book this tour, you won’t regret it!
AWESOME!!
One of our favourite days in Porto! The tour is well planned with plenty of time allocated for each section of the day, lunch was the best we had during our whole trip. Our guide Norberto was fabulous, friendly, informative and genuine. From the moment we booked, he was quick to reply and keep us informed of the schedule and what to expect throughout the day. Book this tour, you won’t regret it!
AWESOME!!
One of our favourite days in Porto! The tour is well planned with plenty of time allocated for each section of the day, lunch was the best we had during our whole trip. Our guide Norberto was fabulous, friendly, informative and genuine. From the moment we booked, he was quick to reply and keep us informed of the schedule and what to expect throughout the day. Book this tour, you won’t regret it!
Fantastisk tur og ligeså fantastisk natur på den lange 8 km sti. Guiden Norberto skulle have 6 stjerner hvis det var muligt. Super dygtig, rar og god til at sørge for alle var med og følte sig velkomne.
Fantastisk tur og ligeså fantastisk natur på den lange 8 km sti. Guiden Norberto skulle have 6 stjerner hvis det var muligt. Super dygtig, rar og god til at sørge for alle var med og følte sig velkomne.
Fantastisk tur og ligeså fantastisk natur på den lange 8 km sti. Guiden Norberto skulle have 6 stjerner hvis det var muligt. Super dygtig, rar og god til at sørge for alle var med og følte sig velkomne.
Norberto was a great tour guide and the bridge was even more impressive up close.
Norberto was a great tour guide and the bridge was even more impressive up close.
Norberto was a great tour guide and the bridge was even more impressive up close.
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