Sailing Is Our Passion
Unlike any other cruise you can find in the city of Porto. Far from mass tourism and river traffic, we favor contact with nature and tranquility. Have a “non-touristy” experience on board an elegant Italian boat just for you!”
Welcome aboard
You'll find dozens of options for boat trips in Porto, but if you opt for ours, you'll realise that you've chosen the most exclusive and least touristy. We go where the others don't. And what we've prepared for you will be part of your best holiday memories.
4 Hours Cruise
From €150 per person (considering a minimum of 4 participants). Transfer to and from the hotel. Navigation and break in a unique and relaxing landscape to enjoy stand up paddle or dive into the warm, clean waters of the river. Time to savour a light meal with Douro wines.
One Day Cruise
From 250€ per person (considering a minimum of 4 participants). Take a day out of your holiday to do something exclusive and surprising. An unique, non-touristy experience, enjoying the river and the local landscapes with lunch in a typical restaurant with the best Portuguese cuisine.
Three Days Cruise
Boat trip through the Douro Valley - UNESCO World Heritage! An unforgettable dream trip. Hotels in wine-producing estates. Programmed visits. Local gastronomy. All waiting for you! Contact us for a personalised quote.
About Our Exclusive Boat
Our boat is a “40 feet” from the prestigious Italian shipyard “Cranchi”. It has an open area to enjoy all the landscape, a solarium at the bow and other one on the stern, as well as a dining room with kitchen and toilet. There is also a cabin for the crew. It is fully equipped to meet the most demanding navigation standards. It has a radar, plotter, gps, automatic pilot, vhf radio and ais.
Check our detailed schedules for each Cruise program
. 9AM or 2PM – Transfer from the Hotel (Oporto center city and 5 Kms away only)
. 20 minutes later – Arrival at the “Marina Angra do Douro” (dock – mooring fees)
. On board (welcome drink)
. Navigation. Anchoring in the river surrounding of splendid nature with a wonderful landscape to relax, try our SUP (stand up paddle) and take a dip in clean and hot waters.
. SNACK ON BOARD (included): Delicious “Portuguese Tapas”, red or white wine (75cl). Portuguese beer. Oporto Wine. Fruit juices.
. Navigation with passage through the beautiful and famous fluvial beach “Praia da Lomba”.
. Arrived at the “Marina Angra do Douro”.
. Transfer to the Hotel, or other address in the center city.
. 2PM or 7PM – The end of our services
. 10AM – Transfer from the Hotel (Oporto center city and 5 Kms away only)
. 20 minutes later – Arrival at the “Marina Angra do Douro” (dock – mooring fees)
. On board…(welcome drink)
. Start of navigation
. Time to enjoy the scenery. Sunbathing in one of the ship’s solariums. Possibility of diving and trying our SUP (Stand Up Paddle). Port wine tasting.
. Arrived at “Entre-os-Rios” a small Douro Village. Lunch on the terrace of a local rustic typical restaurant. The best gastronomic representation of the “Douro Valley” with views over two rivers, “Douro” and “Tâmega”. Food made in wood oven. A non touristic restaurant. A genuine experience. All included.
. Return. Wonderful landscapes. Time to relax and enjoy a Portuguese natural sparkling wine.
. Arrived at the “Marina Angra do Douro”.
. Transfer to the Hotel, or other address in the center city.
. 7PM – The end of our services
We can meet you at the hotel or pick you up directly from the airport.
3 days sailing and discovering one of the most famous landscapes in the world! Pure nature, where the creative hands of man have created the oldest demarcated wine region in the world!
Possibility of visiting wine-producing estates with tasting included. The chance to visit neighbouring towns and get to know and enjoy the region’s social and gastronomic culture.
Climb up or down some of the highest dams in Europe. Diving and sunbathing on board a private boat just for you!
Contact us and we’ll give you all the details of where you can stay, what you can do and visit during these 3 dream days.
If you're looking for more than just a boat trip... congratulations... you're in the right place!
Far from mass tourism and river traffic. We favor contact with nature and tranquility. Take a dip in the warm waters or enjoy a stand-up paddle to explore the river banks. In the solarium at the bow, soak up the sun while tasting our best wine and gastronomy. To make your experience complete and worry-free, we’ll pick you up from your hotel.
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- contact@groove-wood.com
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