The 10 Winery Tours in Portugal That Earn Their Price

1.Douro Valley with Winery Lunch, Tastings & Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7,002 reviews · 10 hours · from $99Our pick

Spend 10 hours exploring the Douro Valley from Porto with guides such as José, Slimmy, or Rui. Visit Amarante, taste wines at two estates, enjoy a traditional winery lunch, and cruise the Douro near Pinhão. The scenery and food suit non-drinkers too, though the day includes long road journeys.

“Was amazing! Slimmy and Pedro made our trip better. They have energy, are friendly, patient, and passionate about doing. We were scared before, but after that it was incredible. Was 2 official wines with one lunch and another to complete the travel. Thank Slimmy and Pedro (Driver).”

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2.Douro Valley Tour: 2 Vineyard Visits, River Cruise, Winery Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,542 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $101Top rated

Leave Porto with a guide such as Rita, Pedro, Tiago, or Sara for two family-run vineyard visits, tastings of wine, port, honey, and olive oil, a traditional Rabelo boat ride from Pinhão, and a four-course winery lunch in Sabrosa. Expect about 10 hours and winding roads.

“I wrote a longer review on tripadvisor, so I’ll keep this brief. The Douro valley is beautiful and its wines are great, so what really separates a fine tour from a great one are the people. This tour killed it in that respect. Zthe guides, Rita & Pedro, were great all day (not easy to do for what was basically a full workday), and the wineries we visited also had great people.”

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3.Tastings at 2 Wineries, Chef’s Lunch & Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 2,206 reviews · 9.5 hours · from $134

Travel from Porto by comfortable van to the Douro Valley for a private one-hour cruise, visits to two small family wineries, 11 wine and Port tastings, olive oil, and a traditional farm-to-table lunch. Guides such as Pedro, Paulo, Jorge, and Luís add local stories and good humor.

“I’m not usually a “Tour Person” but this tour was so great, I actually will consider other tours more in the future! Highlights: - Really nice and super comfortable vans (my husband is tall and comfortably rode in the back row all day with plenty of leg room). - All of the people were delightful! From our main guide George to the other van driver, the ladies at the winery, the tour company owner, the boat tour folks, the chef/winemaker, and even all of the other people on the tour. - It was just our group of 16 getting a special experience everywhere we went. - Good timing/pacing on everything…”

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4.Douro Valley Tour: Visit 2 Wineries, Lunch & River Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,087 reviews · 10 hours · from $116

Spend 10 hours exploring the Douro Valley in a small group of up to 19 people. Ride from Porto with guides such as Pedro, Ricardo, Eduardo, or Luís, visit two wine estates, taste DOC Douro and Port wines, eat a regional lunch, and cruise the Douro River from Pinhão.

“Such a beautiful area to visit and the wine and port tasting was fantastic. Our guide, Cheila was very good, lots of local knowledge and information and a very good driver.”

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5.Douro Valley with Two Winery, Boat Trip and Lunch From Porto

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,634 reviews · 10 hours · from $167

Travel from Porto in a small group of up to eight, with guides such as Alex, João, Jorge, or Rita sharing local stories along the way. Visit two producers, taste Port, wine, honey, almonds, and olive oil, eat a regional lunch, and cruise the Douro by rabelo boat.

“Our booking for this excursion was smooth, expectations were met, and promises kept. I was able to arrange a pickup at a location just outside the standard pick up location zone. Our driver and guide Alex picked us four up right on time in a brand new comfortable car. His driving was very safe and comfortable on the autopistas as well as on the tiny side roads through the vineyards, and he kept us comfortably on schedule throughout the day. The scenery, the tastings with cellar tours, and the lunch all were very worthwhile and well organized, without any pressured selling along the way. Definitely recommendable!”

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6.Douro Valley Tour with 2 Wineries, Lunch and Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,231 reviews · 9 hours · from $117

Meet your guide at Trindade Metro Station for a nine-hour Douro Valley outing in a small group of up to eight. Visit two family-run wineries, taste Port, olive oil, honey, and local wines, enjoy lunch with valley views, and cruise the Douro from Pinhão.

“Very enjoyable trip and highly recommend to do this even if you only have a couple of days in Porto - very worth it. Emanuel is a fantastic guide, he’s incredibly knowledgeable and keeps the day entertaining. He’s also a very good driver! Thank you for a great day out.”

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7.Loulé: Quinta da Tôr Winery Guided Tour and Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 661 reviews · 2 hours · from $21Best value

Spend two hours at family-run Quinta da Tôr near Loulé, touring the winery and tasting four wines from a Classic, Oaky, Brave, Premium, or Golden Algibre selection. Guides such as Carina, Telma, Vera, Joana, and Bruno explain the grapes and production in English. Bring swimwear for the pool.

“Vera was an excellent guide explaining the wine making process really well. The icing on the cake was an impromptu talk from the wine taster Pedro who was officially sampling from the vat for it's acidity and how far into the fermentation the batch was. Absolutely fascinating! Four wines were offered for tasting with explanations from the waitress. Purchases in the shop of the wines were extremely reasonable in price. A lovely afternoon spent in the winery. it would have been nice to see the vines close up but they were ready for harvest so understand why we couldn't go”

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8.Albufeira Wine Tasting: Boutique Winery Tour & Historic Silves

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 380 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $78

Travel from Albufeira through orange groves and cork country to a working winery, where you tour production areas and taste three Algarve wines. Guide João, Carlos, Filipe, or another local host then leads you through Silves, with hotel pickup and drop-off included.

“Best vineyard trip we have been on. Wine was great. Driver very knowledgeable and friendly. He couldn't have done more to make us feel wecome”

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9.Albufeira/Vilamoura: Winery Tour with Wine Tasting and Tapas

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 336 reviews · 3 hours · from $69

From Albufeira or Vilamoura, you’ll ride with a local guide such as Cody, Arthur, or Jonathan to a family-run winery. Expect a vineyard and cellar tour, four wine tastings, cheese and charcuterie, then a pastel de nata with almond firewater.

“What i liked the most was that we got a tour from the person who was actually managing the winery and we could get more in depth information. At the same time he answered all the questions that we had!”

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10.Wine Lovers: Winery Tour w/ Tasting & Tapas (Albufeira/Vilamoura)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 246 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $71

Spend about three hours touring a local Algarve winery, sampling up to four wines with Portuguese cheese and charcuterie, then seeing Albufeira viewpoints. English-speaking guides such as Cody, Bruno, José, and Youness lead the outing, with pickup available in Albufeira or Vilamoura.

“Our driver José was absolutely amazing. However the experience at the wineyard did not quite match. When we arrived we had no clue where to sit so we took the first available seats, soon the tour guide came angrily say that we are supposed to sit somewhere else. This would’ve been easily avoided if they had someone to welcome the guests and point towards the right spot. Also the ”generous” glasses of wine promised were not that generous to be honest. The tasting part was rushed through and we barely got any insight on the wines we tastes, felt like the guide was on a rush. Also they aren’t accommodating…”

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