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The Pearls of the North of Portugal, Self-drive

8 days

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Start and end in Porto

4.0

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Operator: Destination Services Portugal
In-depth Cultural: Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
Private Tour: Travel exclusively with your friends and family
Partially Guided: Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
All Ages Welcome

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Itinerary

Day 1
Oporto
Start point
Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro (OPO), Pedras Rubras, Vila Nova Da Telha, Porto, Portugal (Pick up at Oporto International Airport, 07:00 - 22:00)
Accommodation
Hotel (Hotel Turim Porto)
Optional Activities
- Explore Oporto city on foot
- Visit cultural treasures and historic sites
Day 2
Oporto
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Accommodation
Hotel (Hotel Turim Porto)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel
Optional Activities
- Visit Porto wine cellars (Caves Ferreira, Caves Calém, Caves Churchill, or Caves Taylor's)
- Guided wine cellar tours and tastings
- Try local dish Francesinha in Oporto
Landmarks
Douro River
Day 3
Oporto to Guimarães
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Accommodation
Hotel (Hotel de Gumaraes)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel
Optional Activities
- Visit Palace of the Dukes of Bragança
- Visit Guimarães Castle
- Visit Citânia de Briteiros
- Visit São Francisco church
- Explore Gardens of Palácio de Vila Flor
- Stroll historic town streets
- Try local dishes in Guimarães
Landmarks
Guimarães Castle
Palace of the Dukes of Bragança
São Francisco Church
Citânia de Briteiros
Day 4
Guimarães
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Accommodation
Hotel (Hotel de Gumaraes)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel
Optional Activities
- Visit local convents for confectionery tours
- Try Tortas de Guimarães pastry
- Try toucinho do céu (almond cake)
- Try papas de sarrabulho (traditional meat dish)
Day 5
Guimarães to Peso da Régua
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Accommodation
Hotel (Hotel Vila Gale Collection Douro)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel
Optional Activities
- Wine tours
- River trips on Douro River
- Walks through vineyard landscape
- Try local gastronomy including rice in oven with roast lamb
- Try regional candy Rebuçados da Régua
Landmarks
Douro River
Day 6
Peso da Régua to Castelo de Paiva
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Accommodation
Hotel (Hotel Vila Gale Collection Douro)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel
Optional Activities
- Visit Marmoiral de Sobrado
- Visit Pelourinho de Raiva
- Visit medieval graves at Penedo de Vegide
- Visit Solar de Boavista manor house
- Visit Solar da Fisga manor house
- Try traditional dishes with Vinho Verde de Paiva
- Try baked rice in the oven
- Try St. Euforme's chive steaks
- Try traditional roast veal
- Try farmer's stew
Landmarks
Castelo de Paiva
Day 7
Peso da Régua to Oporto
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Accommodation
Hotel (Hotel Turim Porto)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel
Optional Activities
- Stroll Oporto streets
- Enjoy city musicians and atmosphere
Day 8
Oporto Departure
End point
Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro (OPO), Pedras Rubras, Vila Nova Da Telha, Porto, Portugal (Drop off at Oporto International Airport, 07:00 - 22:00)
Meals
Breakfast (Breakfast at the hotel)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel

Landmarks
Douro River

Landmarks
Guimarães Castle
Palace of the Dukes of Bragança
São Francisco Church
Citânia de Briteiros

Landmarks
Douro River

Landmarks
Castelo de Paiva

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Hotel Turim Porto
Hotel
Days 1, 2, 7
Hotel de Gumaraes
Hotel
Days 3, 4
Hotel Vila Gale Collection Douro
Hotel
Days 5, 6

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Kevin
April 2nd, 2026
4.0
We had a wonderfully immersive and scenic 8 days throughout Portugal! However there are 2 very important details...
We had a wonderfully immersive and scenic 8 days throughout Portugal! However there are 2 very important details that were not provided to by Tour Radar. 1. Being previously unfamiliar with being in Europe it would have saved us a lot of initial stress if we were given some basic instruction on the car’s operation, for example: how to get the gear shifter into reverse. There was zero information that you needed to pull up the shifter knob before getting it into reverse. The car rental stalls are so narrow it’s impossible to pull out of your stall and turn onto the parking garage path without having to pull ahead and back up multiple times in order to get out. I blocked traffic and had car horn blowing at me until a good samaritan came and showed me what to do. 2. Once on the road I became immediately aware that listening to Google Maps telling me the names of the roads I needed to drive on was almost useless. There are very few, if any, road/street signs in Portugal. Driving the highways was much better identified with road signs but they are heavily tolled. Once you exit the highway's you are left completely without any signs to indicate what road you need to follow because Google Maps most often only provides you the long Portuguese street names to follow however, there are no street signs to tell you what the road names are and there’s often multiple roads branching out from your exit. The only way I succeeded was to follow which way the arrow was pointing along the bard blue line on the Google Map on the car screen. This was truly the most annoying and continuously stressful part of the self driving experience in Portugal. Aside from these 2 experiences the rest of the trip was wonderful! 3: we were given a final itinerary of where each night’s hotels were located however, the only information provided on what to be sure to see or do was only provided in the initial travel description on the site when your looking for places to travel. Without that initial travel site information we would have been left with nothing. As it was I also had to Google a lot on what to see or experience in the areas we were in. So all being told, we saw many wonderful things and loved Portugal!! Lastly, absolutely buy the rental car insurance because Avis came up with 5 or 6 dings or scrapes that were never initially tagged prior to our rental and wiuld have cost us nearly $1,000 to repair. But our insurance covered all if it. By the way, I was an extremely careful driver and never encountered any of the issues Avis Rental Return noted upon our return.Show more
Jodie
January 19th, 2026
5.0
If was great everything was organised. Accommodation was good too, I highly recommend this tour for those who want...
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Barry
November 2nd, 2025
5.0
-Getting the car was easy! -Eurostars Hotels in Porto and Lisbon are rated 5 star but in my opinion are not really 5...
-Getting the car was easy! -Eurostars Hotels in Porto and Lisbon are rated 5 star but in my opinion are not really 5 star. They are clean, have good beds and breakfast but are bland. If we ask for 5 star hotels we would expect some local class not simply a hotel that all the big tour groups use. A smaller, boutique type hotel with large rooms would be good. -The Cascade Wellness Hotel in Lagos was a great way to finish the trip. -The Duro River Cruise was great! -Whenever I had a question I always received an answer withing 8-10 hours!! That was good.Show more

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The Pearls of the North of Portugal, Self-drive

Itinerary

Oporto

Optional Activities

Oporto

Included Activities

Optional Activities

Oporto to Guimarães

Included Activities

Optional Activities

Guimarães

Included Activities

Optional Activities

Guimarães to Peso da Régua

Included Activities

Optional Activities

Peso da Régua to Castelo de Paiva

Included Activities

Optional Activities

Peso da Régua to Oporto

Included Activities

Optional Activities

Oporto Departure

Included Activities

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What's Included

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Where You'll Stay