We signed up for a Fado and wine tasting here because we were interested in learning about Port…read morewine and also liked the idea of experiencing a traditional Fado. The tour was informative and the guide was very knowledgeable. After the tour, they offer you 2 port wines to try as you get to listen to the beautiful fado played by the very skilled musicians. There were two singers and both did a lovely job. It was also fun that we were seated almost family style in large elevated picnic-type tables. We met some great people while also getting to enjoy the music and wine. This might be one of the more well-known which also equals touristy places, but overall the experience is top notch and a decent value for the price.

A great stop in Porto for anyone interested in port wine and Portuguese wine heritage. Calém (Kopke…read moreGroup) offers a well-organized and informative tour that walks you through the history of port production, aging processes, and the Douro Valley wine region in a clear and engaging way. They offer 45-minute tours in multiple languages. Our tour guide was informative and kindly tolerated my non-stop questions. One standout detail: their largest aging barrels are big enough to fit a car inside. The guided portion ends with a well-curated tasting, accompanied by explanations of flavor profiles and styles. (Tickets are under 25 euros.)

I attended the port tour that lasted about a hour. It was a guided tour with the historic and…read morebreakdown of how their port is made. The tournament was educational and entertaining. Towards the end of the tour we had a mini tasting with three pieces of chocolates. The port was just okay to me. I'm actually a fan of Taylor port which was right in the vicinity but I wanted to try something different. They have a large store where you can buy a variety of bottles. I wanted some miniature bottles for my suitcase but they didn't sell them. It was very organized and cool inside. lol. You are able to take pictures and videos. The staff were very kind and professional. I would definitely recommend this tour.

Welllllll, you are in Gaia so visiting the port houses is in order. There are organized tours to…read moregive you a taste of chocolate, cocktails or straight up port (aged 10, 20, 30,etc. years). I happen to like Sandeman, so I brought home a cpl bottles of older bottles. Every time I take a sip, I think of returning. Wonderful staff and an amazing product.

Flavie was a wonderful guide. She provided a very fun and educational afternoon. She was…read moreknowledgeable, personal and very engaging.

Andrès was an incredible guide. We learned so much about the history of Portugal, along with its…read moremany different cuisines. Every shop owner was welcoming and served good (but not Portuguese-sized ) portions. We were definitely full afterwards. I love that this tour is rain or shine and that they are very upfront about it. They are also very punctual. Part of our group was late, so our guide started the tour with my wife and me, and then another guide brought the other people to catch up a little later. They are also very accommodating to dietary needs or if you prefer an N/A beverage instead of wine (although there is a lot of good wine!). All of the spots were wonderful, and I really appreciated the market aspect of the tour. I just wish I had more time to go back. I would spend way too much money on all the amazing food there! This was the last part of our stay in Porto, which was nice, and we actually ended up eating at a spot (Popina) that my wife and I had dinner at the night before. Highly recommend and would definitely do it again or try one of their other tours.

We are so very happy we took their tour and tasting! Our guide was amazing, so informative,…read moreexpressive & patient with the group. Ferreira is truly beautiful inside & out. It was such an enjoyable experience. We highly recommend taking their tour & tasting! And buy, buy the different ports in their shop!

This was by far the best Port wine tour of the four we took in the Duomo Valley. The building is…read morevery old, and has been restored beautifully, including taking adjacent buildings, and using those, now, cobblestone indoor streets for hallways. Our guide was taking classes for Sommelier. She said the "Wineologists" who check the wines for chemical balance, sugar, acid, taste, etc., was a more difficult profession to achieve. These wines are in huge oak barrels for years aging to become the perfect Port. Throughout the tours are displays, the history of Ms. Ferreira, a likeable woman who did wonderful things for the area, and the small details that we learned about. The tasting is a must. The room, including a gift shop, is lovely. Three glasses of Ports white, tawny and red, are presented with a cheese/nut board. These Ports were the best we had tasted all week.

We booked our cooking class with Catia the day before. When I had booked it, I had forgotten that…read morewe were supposed to fly out of Porto in the afternoon. Catia went above and beyond to accommodate our schedule. We met earlier and we were able to cook all the dishes before we were scheduled to leave. We first met Catia at the market. She introduced us to the different vendors, explained what ingredients we would be using, and gave us a background of the food in the region. It was quite an informative session. We then went to her workshop where we cooked several delicious dishes. The egg tarts, croquettes, cod soup (not sure if this is what it's called), and chorizo were all amazing. I would definitely recommend this experience to everyone who visits Porto.

My friends (3 of us) and I visited Porto last May and decided to do a cooking class for our last…read moreday. We met up with our tour guide Nuno at Mercado do Bolhao where we purchased a few ingredients. He was very friendly and knowledgable about the market's history. He made us feel welcomed and we also learned so much from him, like the origins of tea and tempura (I always thought this originated in Japan). After the market we took a short train ride to Vila Nova de Gaia where the cooking class was located. We were greeted by our other host Joseph who also welcomed us , was friendly, and knowledgable. We learned how to make three authentic dishes and both our hosts really explained the process well and answered all our questions. The food, wine, and appetizers were delicious. The best part was that our hosts Nuno and Joseph made us feel at home and welcomed. This was such a wonderful and memorable experience. I highly recommend doing this tour because this is a great way to learn about some of the history or Porto and experience the warm hospitality of this beautiful city.

As I continue slowly catching up on finishing the *many* review drafts of places I visited in our…read morewhirlwind tour of Portugal in January, in this case one of a whole bunch of port-focused wineries within convenient walking distance of each other, that obviously being why I chose to stay at an airbnb on this side of the bridge, so I could visit as many of them as possible. Funny enough, at first glance, this tasting room felt *very* corporate - there's tons of space to spread out, but the overall vibe of the place was something like "museum gift shop". You can tell the receptionist is just a receptionist and has nothing to do with the wine's creation, which isn't inherently bad, it just sets a different tone than some of the *smallest* port tasting rooms. That said, their prices were extremely reasonable pretty much all across the board, including a base flight for 12.50 euros that had multiple standouts for the trip, enough so that this was the only tasting room where I went back a couple days later and self-constructed a second 20 euro flight that included a couple of their more somewhat more bottles. Though, funny enough, it was mostly their cheapest bottles that impressed me the most in their complexity of flavor - their tawny reserve, the Lagrima das Damas, the Lacrimosas, the base (slightly less sweet) white, and one truly interesting bottle, a Vinho Quinado, effectively a tawny port turned into an amaro with quinine and other botanicals, which as a cocktail nerd, obviously I loved learning about and trying. They *have* plenty of very expensive bottles, but the ones I mentioned were, as of when I visited a couple months ago, just *ludicrously* well-priced for how good they were. (I bought the most bottles here of anywhere I went, 3 including the Vinho Quinado - and would definitely have bought a couple more, if luggage weight hadn't been such a consideration.) I totally wasn't expecting to love their cheapest bottles, honestly, more than some of the much pricier ones I tried, here and elsewhere.

From a Kanaka, as you walk in, it seems like a typical tourist trap. Counter, Plexi glass, brand…read morenames all over. Not homey like the smaller port tasting spots. We took the $20 tour. Good history-buff tour. Warm in the museum. Bit stuffy but a great place to view memorabilia and learn the history of this influential family. Ended with a port tasting that was quiet nice. I prefer smaller tasting groups thene being part of a large scheduled group. Service was very good.

This was such a good introduction to PORTO. History, culture and modern issues and such a great lay…read moreof the land. Sergio our guide was fantastic. He was smart and knowledgeable about the city and excellent ambassador. I do walking tours everywhere in the world and this was among the finest.

We had a wonderful experience with Pedro Fiel, our walking tour guide. He showed us the best spots…read morein Porto and he did it with such passion. He was absolutely wonderful!

Visiting one of the many wineries to try port wine is a must-try activity in Porto. My family and I…read moredid the tour which also comes with a complimentary tasting. The tour is a self-guided tour with a hand-held audio machine (like a phone). Here, I learned about the British influence on Portuguese wine history, information on the Duoro valley, and the vinho verde region that is special to Portugal. There is also a HUGE barrel of win in the storage room which was a sight to see. For the tasting, they give you a variety of reds and whites to try. They are port wines so they are on the sweeter side, but the whites were a little drier and I found myself liking those. They have both inside seating and a little courtyard area to enjoy a nice afternoon trying different wines.

Amazing place. They gave us a tour, a little boring but informative. Great meal and wine. Highly…read morerecommend!

Great tour of Oporto! Sara was super fun to explore the city with and I learned interesting and new…read moreinformation about Portugal. Take her tour and you will enjoy every minute!

From the owner: Oporto & Douro Moments is a family company which organizes highly private and small group Tours,…read moreuntil 6 people and only one language, throughout the country, focusing in Porto and Douro Valley. Our expert and passionate guides go beyond the touristic sites by taking you to get involved in the Traditions, the Heritage and the Culture of the cities we visit and, at the same time, meet the locals and feel their authenticity. We ensure you will experience unique Moments, thus making you feel our ambassadors back in your hometown. We feel proud and privileged to live in this "antiga, mui nobre, sempre leal e invicta Cidade do Porto" so we receive our visitors as friends and strive to keep this relationship for long. We were born in Porto and always lived and worked in the region. Our families are from Douro Valley so we are very proud of them and feel privileged to guide our clients around! We make walking, wine and food tours in town, as well as tailor made Tours in which we adapt to our client's interests. A new experience to your senses!

This was a recommended tour to do by one of our tour guides. We paid $18 for the sunset cruise to…read moresee the 6 bridges. The seats were comfortable and the views were beautiful in spite of the large group on the boat. There was connentary on each of the bridges we passed along with some other tourists sites. However, it was difficult to head clearly. Honestly most people didn't seem to be listening but simply enjoying the gorgeous scenery. We passed several group and private boat companies, so you have options. The staff were friendly and professional. This is definitely a tour I would recommend.

We signed up for the five bridge boat ride along the Douro River along the Porto waterfront. We…read morelined up early for a good spot on the boat so we could take pictures. At a bit before 6pm they loaded us onto the boat and then we sat there for over 30 minutes waiting. No explanation. Earlier we had witnessed a fight among the boat crew and those handling the tickets. We saw the crew stomp off... we are guessing the delay involved them finding a new crew. Ahhh Portugal! While entertaining it was an annoying wait. The cruise itself lasted 50 minutes and the scenery was nice but there was no narration regarding what we were seeing - not sure there was supposed to be but this was a miss. Not worth the 14 euros/ person.