Enticing Douro

11 days
From $353/day
$3,879
3.7/5 Great
39 reviews  
69%
Trip last updated: 1/1/2018
Trip type
River Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule
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Overview

Highlights

    • Have an amazing Lamego city tour
    • Explore Porto, and enjoy port wine tasting
    • Opportunity to visit Salamanca this is an UNESCO World Heritage Site
    • Visit Castelo Rodrig
    • Discover Portugal

What's this trip about?

    Spend three nights in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, before beginning your journey down the Douro River, with its dramatic gorges, lush vineyards and tranquil fishing villages. Begin in Porto and continue on to the ancient and picturesque city of Lamego. Enter Spain to visit Salamanca, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as the beautiful inland countryside and the palace and gardens of Mateus – before concluding your cruise in Porto.
Itinerary focusOff the Beaten Path
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age range50 - 64, 36 - 49
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityLisbon
End CityPorto

Travel Themes

Activities

Trip includes

    • 3 nights hotel accommodation in Lisbon at the InterContinental Lisbon (or similar), including daily buffet breakfast
    • Transfer from the hotel to Lisbon to the ship in Porto
    • 7 nights deluxe cruise accommodation in an outside stateroom - most staterooms with balconies
    • Life enriching tours and excursions daily with personal headset included
    • Complimentary Internet access in all staterooms
    • Complimentary Wi-Fi access on board
    • Fine dining including complimentary local wine, port wine, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner on board
    • Bottled water in every stateroom replenished daily
    • Cocktail Reception, Welcome Dinner & Captain's Gala Dinner
    • Sail Away Mimosa and Sun Deck BBQ
    • Special highlights including lectures, theme dinners, onboard music performances and afternoon/evening piano music
    • Services of professional Cruise Manager
    • All English language on board in a non-smoking environment (smoking permitted only on the Sun Deck)
    • Transfers between hotel and ship are included with the purchase of cruise and land package; airport transfers are included with the purchase of airfare from AmaWaterways
    • All local taxes

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Arrive In Lisbon, Portugal

Arrive in Lisbon and check in to your hotel. The remainder of the day and evening is free to explore this historic city on your own.

Day 2: Lisbon

Meals: Breakfast

One of Europe’s most beautiful cities, Lisbon sprawls across several hills along the Tagus River. See Belem Tower, a fortified 4-story tower made of limestone, and visit the Late Gothic Jerónimos Monastery, the burial place of many Portuguese k...

Day 3: Lisbon – Sintra

Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy a morning excursion to Serra de Sintra, one of the loveliest mountain villages in Portugal and a favorite summer residence of the Portuguese royal family for more than 500 years. Long an inspiration for artists and poets, Lord Byron once ...

Day 4: Lisbon – Embarkation – Porto

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

After breakfast, board a high-speed train to Porto to embark your ship. Gather on board tonight for a Welcome Dinner.

Day 5: Porto – Régua

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

This afternoon, you will have an excursion to ancient and picturesque Lamego, home to one of the most important pilgrimage sites in all of Portugal, the Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Remedies). The shrine featu...

Day 6: Régua – Barca D’alva

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Spend some leisurely time soaking up the beauty of the Douro River as you cruise to Barca d’Alva, where you will visit Castelo Rodrigo. Tour Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, a small fortified village perched high on a hilltop with...

Day 7: Salamanca, Spain – Vega Terrón, Spain

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Drive to Salamanca today for a tour of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, located at the center of Spain’s Castilla y León region. Built of golden sandstone, Salamanca is known as a “living museum,” an opportunity to step back i...

Day 8: Vega De Terrón – Pinhão, Portugal

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Today we have something special planned. You will indulge in an exclusive wine tasting and lunch at Quinta da Roeda, a famous estate that is home to one of the Douro Valley’s finest vineyards.

Day 9: Régua – Entre-Os-Rios

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

This morning, cruise to Régua for a morning excursion to the Baroque-style Palacio de Mateus and its gardens, located in the beautiful Trás-os-Montes region near the city of Vila Real. Inside the house you’ll see exhibits of r...

Day 10: Porto

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Your ship arrives in Porto, the capital of northern Portugal, early this morning. Your guided tour of the historical quarter, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, includes a number of iconic sights: the Porto Cathedral, one of the ci...

Day 11: Porto – Disembarkation

Meals: Breakfast

Your cruise comes to an end as you prepare for your homeward flight.

Dates & Availability

Price from
$3,879
Price per day
$353
Single supplement
(single occupancy)
$450

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Details

Group size:

Standard Group - 25 + people

Cancellation policy:

In the unfortunate event a participant must cancel travel, notice to AmaWaterways must be via email to Res@AmaWaterways.com, which must include a return receipt and read notation, or other writing stating clearly and correctly each guest’s name, ship name, start and end date of the cruise and a brief statement of the reason for cancellation. Other forms of notice are not sufficient. The effective date of the cancellation is the date we receive the written cancellation notice. Name changes, a substitution of a participant or a reduction in the number of guests in a stateroom are treated as a cancellation in that all applicable cancellation charges apply. Cancellation charges for bookings within charter and part-charter agreements are as per the charter contract. All other cancellation charges are per-person, based on the cancellation date, as follows:

More than 121 days prior to departure

  • Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: $200 (Europe & Asia) $1,200 (Africa)
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Economy Contract fares): $350 penalty
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Business/First Class Contract fares): $600 penalty

120-90 days prior to departure

  • Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: $400 (Europe & Asia) $2,400 (Africa)
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Economy Contract fares): $350 penalty
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Business/First Class Contract fares): $600 penalty

89-60 days prior to departure

  • Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: 35% of cruise and land price
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Economy Contract fares): $350 penalty
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Business/First Class Contract fares): $600 penalty
  • Other Charges (except insurance): 35% of all charges

59-30 days prior to departure

  • Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: 50% of cruise and land price
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Economy Contract fares): $350 penalty
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Business/First Class Contract fares): $600 penalty
  • Other Charges (except insurance): 50% of all charges

29-7 days prior to departure

  • Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: 80% of cruise and land price
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Economy Contract fares): $350 penalty
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Business/First Class Contract fares): $600 penalty
  • Other Charges (except insurance): 80% of all charges

6-0 days prior to departure

  • Cruise & Land Cancellation Charge: 100% of cruise and land price
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Economy Contract fares): $350 penalty
  • Airfare Cancellation Charge (Business/First Class Contract fares): $600 penalty
  • Other Charges (except insurance): 100% of all charges

Trip Excludes:

  • International Flights
  • Passport and Visa Charges
  • Personal Expenses

Meals included:

10 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches and 7 Dinners

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