Rabelo Boat Cruise from Pinhão ★ 4.4
A cruise on a traditional rabelo boat, the wooden vessel once used to carry Port barrels downriver, taking in terraced vineyards on the Pinhão to Tua stretch.
A helicopter flight over the terraced Douro vineyards from Porto, with options to land at a quinta for a tasting, framing the UNESCO landscape from the air.
Address: Rua Mouzinho da Silveira 352, 4050-418 Porto, Portugal, Douro Valley
A cruise on a traditional rabelo boat, the wooden vessel once used to carry Port barrels downriver, taking in terraced vineyards on the Pinhão to Tua stretch.
A guided estate visit at Dow's Bomfim ending with a premium flight of Vintage Ports and Dow's Old Tawnies, tasted overlooking the river at Pinhão.
An in-depth Port tasting at Taylor's Gaia lodge stepping through Chip Dry, LBV and aged Tawnies to show how styles are built, after the cellar audio tour.
A heritage train of vintage carriages running the scenic Régua to Tua line along the river, with onboard music, a glass of Port and regional sweets, in season.
A hands-on vindima day at the organic Tedo estate: harvest grapes in the vineyard, lunch with the pickers, then tread the grapes barefoot in granite lagares.
Croft's Pinhão estate runs a harvest grape-treading experience in the lagares, paired with an estate visit and a Roêda tasting, with hat and shirt provided.