Pinhão Douro River Rabelo Boat Tour
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Experience Highlights
Enjoy the scenery along the Douro River with this 2-hour tour by rabelo in Pinhão . You will learn about everything around you thanks to the audio guide with geolocation included. This way, you will discover the first demarcated wine region in the world while passing by important places such as the Eiffel iron bridge or the Roncão area.
- Get to know this World Heritage region of the Douro River with a ride on the traditional rabelo boat in Pinhão.
- During the tour you will listen to the commentary of an audio guide who will talk about your surroundings as it is geolocated.
- Discover the world's first wine region with a landscape that you won't find anywhere else.
What’s included
- A boat trip on the Douro River in Pinhão
- Geolocated audio guide
- Headphones
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Step by Step
Experience the Pinhão region in a different way with this tourby rabelo on the Douro River. You will spend approximately 2 hours in total on this experience where you will learn about the history of what was named the first wine region in the world.
Along the banks of the river you will see all kinds of terraced vineyards, i.e. small steps down to the river. All around you there will be no roads and no noise to disturb you, you will be able to fully focus on the natural and picturesque environment of this region.
Throughout the tour you will learn about the origins of wine in this part of Portugal thanks to a geolocated audio guide. This means that it will tell you the story of whatever you are seeing at that moment as it will know where you are.
The rabelo boats themselves have open spaces as well as enclosed ones, which makes it an activity suitable for any season of the year. Therefore, you will be able to repeat the experience to catch a glimpse of all kinds of shades of colour in the landscape.
During the tour you will also pass by constructions such as the Eiffel iron bridge built by Gustave Eiffel which predates the Eiffel Tower. In addition, you'll also get close to the must-see region of Roncão.
