Full Day Tour from Porto to Coimbra and Aveiro with River Cruise
Description
An 9 hour tour to Aveiro, the portuguese "Venice" and Coimbra, one of the oldest capitals of Portugal. Starting in Aveiro, a museum city of Art Noveau, birds and salt pans, you will find some of the most beautiful buildings of the country. A tradicional "moliceiro" boat ride along the channels is part of the tour. After tasting the typical regional sweets, have a walk in the centre where we will visit the Cathedral, St Joana museum, and the fish market. You will then have some free time for lunch. After, we will take you to Coimbra, a city known for being the students city with an astonishing University. Filled with monuments and historical treasures, this city is ready to be discovered by you. Starting with the Cathedral of Coimbra, St.Cruz Church and the Historical City Center. Followed by the University of Coimbra where you can go inside for an optional visit. You will then be driven to your accommodation back in Oporto.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Visit the University
Visit the Historical Center of Coimbra
Visit this typical fishman centre village
Typical Cruise in a traditional Moliceiro boat
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A minimum of 3 people is required to conduct the tour
Reviews(182)
Our guide Miguel did a great job, he picked us up on time and in a comfortable air conditioned van. We went to Coimbra 1st and enjoyed the University there & Miguel explained the history of the city and student life there, he left us free time to walk around and explore on our own all the pedestrian streets and without rushing us. After that, he offered us to go to Cosa Nova, which wasn’t planned in the tour so we could see the colorful houses and even go up to the beach to see it. Thanks much for that!! In Aveiro we enjoyed the river cruise and the he showed us some less touristic places. We enjoyed our time in this tour with Miguel as he did a wonderful job guiding us around. Recommended!
A tour with an "insider", Vasco, who had studied Law at the University of Coimbra and provided plenty of interesting details on this very strategic historial Portuguese University and the town. The cruise in Aveira was also a very interesting canal journey including many distinct buildings and sites. And Vasco took us to a great local resturant for a great local version of seafood paella! A great day tour..!!
This was a very fun and educational tour. David made it super entertaining, and cultural. Im glad we chose this tour instead of going solo.
A beautiful and very interesting excursion, with a professional and very kind guide. I recommend it to those who come to this beautiful land full of history and beauty; our guide Tabio deserves a ten.
We had a great trip from Porto to both Coimbra and Aveiro! We didn't know what to expect but it was delightful. I wish our guide had informed us about the shopping and "downtown" area in Aveiro. He dropped us at the restraurant that one of our fellow travellers booked for lunch, then showed us 2 more behind it. If we had gone 2 more blocks, we would have found a plethora of restraurants, shops, and views! Oh well, next time!
Our guide David was so good. We can highly recommend him to anyone.
Excellent experience. The guide, David, was extremely attentive and kind, providing us with a wealth of historical, cultural, and current information about the places we visited. Always attentive to our questions and comments. An unforgettable experience, highly recommended, and I would gladly repeat it.
Wonderful tour. Guide Antonio was knowledgeable and helpful throughout. Coimbra is interesting and historic. Boat ride in Aveiro was relaxing and informative. Lovely day.
Great tour of two very different cities. Our tour guide was excellent. Don’t miss the opportunity to have a good meal
The tour was cool but half run, I thought that at the university of coimbra we would have time to buy the ticket and get to know from the inside, but it was only to get to know from the outside and we couldn't get into anything. The time to eat was quite fast too, only gave time to eat in a bakery and still very bad, could reserve a longer time to eat and indicate a better place. It was included an extra stop on the tour that was a beach, which I preferred not to have gone and managed to make some walk inside the university of coimbra. The reservation said that the university ticket was not included, but since it was to have 90 minutes there, we thought we could buy and get to know; but the guide only showed outside and said that we would not have time to go into anything. The boat ride in Aveiro was very cool, but we didn't have time to walk in the center afterwards.
