Quinta Roeda<\/strong> estate. Both experiences will provide the opportunity to sample local wines.<\/p>\nIn the morning on day nine, your ship will depart from\u00a0Pinh\u00e3o and return to Porto. During the cruise, there will be on board activities available, including a cork jewellery workshop. Or you may choose to relax and enjoy the scenery instead.<\/p>\n
After arriving in Porto, you’ll travel to\u00a0S\u00e3o Francisco Church<\/strong>, which is located in the UNESCO Historic Centre of Oporto<\/strong>.<\/p>\nOn day ten, you’ll visit the fishing village of Afurada located along the Douro River. Tour options for this day include a visit to the oldest remaining canning factory in this region, a visit to a local corking factory or a visit to one of Porto’s most famous wine cellars, the\u00a0Vila Nova de Gaia<\/strong>\u00a0located in the historic district along the Douro River.<\/p>\nYour river cruise will end on day eleven in Porto. Breakfast will be served on board. You’ll then be transferred to the airport in Porto.<\/p>\n
Cruises are available from April through October. Most months are sold out for 2018. Due to limited availability 2018 packages have a starting price of $6790 per person. 2019 cruises start at $5,895 per person because there is more availability.<\/p>\n
Listed below are a few other itineraries that extend the Unforgettable Douro experience:<\/p>\n
\n- Unforgettable Douro with Lisbon<\/strong> – 14 days; Porto to Lisbon<\/li>\n
- Gems of the Seine & Unforgettable Douro<\/strong> – 21 days; Paris to Porto<\/li>\n
- Gems of the Seine & Unforgettable Douro with Madrid<\/strong> – 24 days; Paris to Madrid<\/li>\n
- Breathtaking Bordeaux & Unforgettable Douro<\/strong> – 22 days; Bordeaux to Porto<\/li>\n
- Spectacular South of France & Unforgettable Douro<\/strong> – 24 days; Paris to Porto<\/li>\n
- Beautiful Bordeaux & Unforgettable Douro with Madrid<\/strong> – 24 days; Bordeaux to Madrid<\/li>\n
- Iberian Splendours & Beautiful Bordeaux<\/strong>\u00a0– 25 days; Barcelona to Bordeaux<\/li>\n
- Spectacular South of France with Iberian Splendours<\/strong> – 28 days; Paris to Madrid<\/li>\n
- France & Douro Masterpiece<\/strong> – 31 days; Paris to Porto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Comparisons Between the Two Itineraries<\/strong><\/h2>\nSo which itinerary is the best option? Well, it depends on how long you want your river cruise to be. If you choose the 8-day Delightful Douro itinerary, you’ll be able to adequately explore Porto, Salamanca and some of the cities located in the Douro Valley.<\/p>\n
If you’d rather take a more leisurely trip and have a few extra days to travel, then the 11-day Unforgettable Douro would be a great option. You’ll have more time to stay on the boat and enjoy the scenery. With a shorter cruise, some of the travel takes place overnight; so chances are, you’ll be sleeping and will miss some of the scenery. Also, with the longer cruise, there are additional excursions that might interest you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Scenic offers several different itineraries for Douro\u00a0 River cruises. There are two base packages featuring a river cruise only. The Delightful Douro is an 8-day itinerary round trip from Porto, and the Unforgettable Douro is an 11-day cruise from Porto to Porto. Now, let’s take a look at both of these itineraries and some of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[216,232,222,508],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33415"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}