Mariam was a wonderful guide. She was knowledgeable about the wine country and Douro Valley. The drive went so quick with her at the wheel. Mariam kept us occupied with information about Porto, Portugal and Douro Valley. We loved the vineyards we visited, the boat ride (wish I knew name of boat captain, she was great with local tidbits), lunch was awesome and ride home was FANTASTIC (just ask Mariam about Sound of Music and before you know it, you are in PORTO)!!

This is a wonderful day trip to see some of the most gorgeous landscape in Europe! While I do not typically enjoy wine tour, the stops at both wineries were very interesting! The restaurant setting for lunch was incredible and the food good. Our guide was fabulous!! This excursion was well worth the cost and a highlight of our Portugal trip!

Our guide Miriam was super sweet and made conversation with our eclectic tour group (2 Americans, 4 Aussies and 2 Irish). We stopped for coffee along the way which was nice. Lunch was good but a little loud and mass produced IMO. And the roads get windy and everyone drives fast in Portugal, so beware if you get carsick easily! The Douro River cruise was beautiful and relaxing and not crowded or hot at all. The boat operators left a little to be desired, they smoked briefly and it drifted into the boat a little and pretty sure they hit the back of the boat on the pier as we took off. But they aren’t a part of the tour company so don’t let that deter you from booking. The last winery we stopped at was definitely the highlight… 5 pours, olive oil and multiple honey tastings. All in all, a pretty decent tour and we enjoyed ourselves.