Douro Wine - Easier Route - Fully Guided
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Highlights
- Enjoy sightseeing, having a cruise on our River Douro
- Ride cycle along the incredible view of the Douro River
- Explore Sírigo
- Enjoy vehicle expedition to visit the pre-historic cave paintings and the Côa Museum
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- Accommodation in double room with breakfasts
- Rural houses or farms
- Airport transfers
- Train or Bus
- Fold n'Visit Road Book
- Bike rental and helmet
- A guide in Portuguese, English, French or Spanish
- Mechanical assistance
- Personal Accident insurance
- Liability Insurance
- Van support
- 6 lunches or picnics
- 6 dinners
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Itinerary
First, we’ll travel by train following the coastal waterfront of the Douro River. Fortunately, we shall attend at the hotel’s reception to get our bicycles, where we’ll have one night with breakfast included. You’ll have enough free time to visit the Pinhão railway station, its main church and, if you would like to enjoy sightseeing, having a cruise on our River Douro.
Always by road with an acceptable and good inclination’s rise, we’re going to cycle along the incredible view of the Douro River, entering through Portuguese landscape heritage of humanity. Be marveled with the vineyards of the Douro and its cultivation.
Our cycling journey continues throughout the green landscape of the Douro region, surrounded by vineyards. Our hospitality shall be in Penedono. You can visit the castle and explore Sírigo, which holds a circular route that takes the traveler through the neighboring villages and outskirts, such as the villages of Ferronha and A-do-Bispo.
Our route departs from the Douro River heading towards South, finding our daily hospitality in Marialva. You can visit the castle of four towers and the incredible church of Santiago. A land full of castles and with history sites, being classified as a one of several historical villages of Portugal.
The bicycle route will involve returning to the vineyards again, but now we can also watch the astonishing olives, another important Portuguese heritage, used especially as a sauce for refined dishes. Our route approaching the Douro River will be traversing its highest part, ending with an accommodation in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, a very well-known site for its pre-historic paintings.
You’ll have enough free time to rest or ride freely around Foz Côa, enjoying the olives and vineyards. Later, you can embark on an expedition with a 4x4 vehicle vehicle expedition to visit the pre-historic cave paintings and the Côa Museum. Our hospitality shall be in Vila Nova de Foz Côa.
At 14:30, we shall return our bicycles and at 15h00 we’ll return by train to Porto. The train route is an unforgettable journey, because it makes the level of the river at the foot of the slopes of the Douro’s vineyards. We can enjoy this unique landscape of the Douro...
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Founded in 2013, Fold n 'Visit is a very young company with experience in pedestrian and cycling tours in Porto and long distance cycling routes to the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Our activities are coordinated by tourism professionals, with a huge knowledge of heritage and sports.
What do we do?
Fold n 'Visit is a provider of holiday’s packages and routes, which offers an incredible holiday experience, entertainment and leisure activities based on quality and value.
Our main product, Cycling Holidays, is a service, guided or unguided, over a week, behaving cycling holiday packages based on luxury accommodation and some meals. This tested package encompasses not only bicycle shed, but also places great emphasis on history, architecture, cuisine and local enology.
We are here to ensure you have the best vacation possible!
We know that everyone is different and individual, with different needs, goals and expectations. Even so, we believe that with our experience, we are able to achieve satisfaction with their needs, goals and expectations!
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1. Contact us to confirm the availability of the Bike tour
2 Deposit: After receiving notification from Fold N'Visit that your tour has been confirmed, you will need to forward a 35% deposit. Payment can be made via PayPal or by bank transfer.
3. The final payment must be made 60 days before the beginning of the bike tour.
4. If we do not receive final payment by the mentioned deadline in paragraph 3, we will consider it cancelled and the deposit you paid will not be refunded (don’t forget, it must be 60 days before they must settle the remaining amount, via email).
5. Outdoor activities are subject to weather conditions and the company saves the right to change itineraries when it feels that there are issues concerning the safety of its customers.
6. Withdrawal of reservations: a) Entire amount paid (except a cancellation’s fee of 10% of the reservation value) – the cancellation must be notified 60 days before to Fold N'Visit, by email b) 50% of the amount paid – the company must be notified by email at least 30 days before c) All cancellations communicated to Fold N'Visit, less than 30 days in advance are not entitled to refund.
7. Fold N'Visit is not responsible for refunding any amount paid for services that weren’t used by you.
3 Lunches, 3 Picnics, and 6 Dinners
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