Douro, Porto and Salamanca River Cruise for Solo Travellers
Highlights:
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Happy by day two or we'll bring you home with a full refund
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Enjoy a guided tour, delectable lunch, and a traditional flamenco show in historic Salamanca
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Visit a traditional port wine cellar with complementary tastings as part of a guided tour of the charming city, Porto
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Discover the ancient Sanctuary of Our Lady of Remedies church
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Explore a traditional quinta in Pinhão to learn about wine production
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Visit the grounds of the breath-taking Mateus Palace before driving to Quinta de Pacheca
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Enjoy our traditional Portuguese folk music show on board
Commencing in the Roman city of Porto, the home of Port wine, Portugal’s once wild river Douro has been tamed by locks into resembling a series of finger lakes, adding greatly to the valley's ambience. Leaving behind the Atlantic influenced greenery of the coast you are soon immersed in a Mediterranean land of olives, vines, and picturesque, medieval hilltop villages. Our destination is the higher reaches of the valley from where we visit Salamanca - home of one of Europe’s oldest universities, two of its finest cathedrals, Spain’s finest city square and even the Inquisition! You will adore the away-from-it-all experience and visit some of Iberia’s most beautiful medieval towns, monasteries and vineyards, and feel you have been away for months!
Price Includes:
- Full board from dinner on your day of arrival until breakfast on your final day (excluding one lunch) if you choose to travel with us on any of the full day excursions by coach, a packed lunch will be provided. Anyone choosing to stay on the ship may of course have lunch in the restaurant
- Morning/afternoon tea and coffee
- All visits and excursions as mentioned
- Airport transfers
- Coach travel as mentioned
- Travel to and from port of embarkation
- The services of a cruise director