516 Arouca Suspension Bridge & Paiva Walkways Day Trip with Lunch from Porto
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This full-day tour starts with a pick-up in central Porto and lasts about nine hours. The first stop is in the town of Arouca for thirty minutes. Visitors can taste local sweets made from ancient monastery recipes and relax in the green area outside the monastery. After leaving Arouca, the group travels about twenty minutes to reach the 516 Arouca Suspension Bridge. Participants spend around one hour crossing this 175-meter-high suspension bridge, one of the longest in the world. The bridge has a transparent floor that offers views of the Paiva River below. Following the bridge crossing, the tour continues with a three to four hour walk along the Paiva Walkways. This wooden path runs eight kilometers beside the Paiva River and requires good physical fitness. Currently, half of the walkways are closed for maintenance, so the tour includes a guided visit to the local monastery and Sacred Art Museum at no extra cost. After the walk, the group travels fifteen minutes by mountain road to Alvarenga for lunch at a family-owned restaurant. The meal features Arouquesa DPO meat and local Vinho Verde wine. The return trip to Porto takes approximately ninety minutes. Tickets for the suspension bridge and walkways, snacks, and lunch are all included in the tour price.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Arouca
Arouca is a town known for its monastery and sweets made from old monastery recipes. The stop lasts about 30 minutes, allowing time to taste these sweets and prepare for the hike ahead.
30 min
Paiva walkway
This stop includes an 8-kilometer walk along wooden paths beside the Paiva River that lasts 3 hours or more depending on the group's pace. The walk requires good physical condition. Since half of the walkways are closed for maintenance, the tour includes a guided visit to the local Monastery and Sacred Art Museum without extra cost.
180 min
516 Arouca - Ponte Suspensa
This stop involves crossing the 175-meter-high suspension bridge for about 1 hour. The bridge is one of the longest in the world, featuring a transparent floor that offers views of the Paiva River below.
60 min
Alvarenga
The group has lunch in Alvarenga at a family-owned restaurant. The meal includes Arouquesa DPO meat and local Vinho Verde wine. Lunch lasts about 90 minutes.
90 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
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516 Arouca Suspension Bridge & Paiva Walkways Day Trip with Lunch from Porto
by Detours
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.€230Overview
This full-day tour starts with a pick-up in central Porto and lasts about nine hours. The first stop is in the town of Arouca for thirty minutes. Visitors can taste local sweets made from ancient monastery recipes and relax in the green area outside the monastery. After leaving Arouca, the group travels about twenty minutes to reach the 516 Arouca Suspension Bridge. Participants spend around one hour crossing this 175-meter-high suspension bridge, one of the longest in the world. The bridge has a transparent floor that offers views of the Paiva River below. Following the bridge crossing, the tour continues with a three to four hour walk along the Paiva Walkways. This wooden path runs eight kilometers beside the Paiva River and requires good physical fitness. Currently, half of the walkways are closed for maintenance, so the tour includes a guided visit to the local monastery and Sacred Art Museum at no extra cost. After the walk, the group travels fifteen minutes by mountain road to Alvarenga for lunch at a family-owned restaurant. The meal features Arouquesa DPO meat and local Vinho Verde wine. The return trip to Porto takes approximately ninety minutes. Tickets for the suspension bridge and walkways, snacks, and lunch are all included in the tour price.
Highlights
What's included
Itinerary
Arouca
Arouca is a town known for its monastery and sweets made from old monastery recipes. The stop lasts about 30 minutes, allowing time to taste these sweets and prepare for the hike ahead.
30 min
Paiva walkway
This stop includes an 8-kilometer walk along wooden paths beside the Paiva River that lasts 3 hours or more depending on the group's pace. The walk requires good physical condition. Since half of the walkways are closed for maintenance, the tour includes a guided visit to the local Monastery and Sacred Art Museum without extra cost.
180 min
516 Arouca - Ponte Suspensa
This stop involves crossing the 175-meter-high suspension bridge for about 1 hour. The bridge is one of the longest in the world, featuring a transparent floor that offers views of the Paiva River below.
60 min
Alvarenga
The group has lunch in Alvarenga at a family-owned restaurant. The meal includes Arouquesa DPO meat and local Vinho Verde wine. Lunch lasts about 90 minutes.
90 min
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.