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DouroAzul

Rua de S. Francisco, 4 - 2D, Porto 4050-548, Portugal
22 340 25 00
Ranked #10 of 19 tours in Porto
3.5 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: DouroAzul is a Portuguese cruising company based on Porto that offers the possibility to cruise the beautiful Douro River Valley landscape, declared a...... more » Owner description: DouroAzul is a Portuguese cruising company based on Porto that offers the possibility to cruise the beautiful Douro River Valley landscape, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, from Porto to Barca d'Alva on the Spanish border. DouroAzul offers a wide range of services going from one hour cruises on typical Rabelo boats within the limits of the city of Porto, to seven nights riverboats cruises within the most luxurious and sofisticated ships that navigate the Douro River stream. « less
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 October 2011
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Porto - (overland one day to Salamanca) return 30 Sept - 7 Oct 2011 'Douro Princess' We were with about 70 other very seasoned travellers and everyone I spoke to agreed that the friendliness of the staff and quality of service on this boat rate very high indeed. We visited 4 and 5 star hotels as part of the trip,... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 September 2011
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We did the day trip upstream from Porto to Pinhao with Douro Azul on August 6th. We started off to a terrible day, since it was raining (not DouroAzul's fault), however, people taking the cruise were not allowed to board the boat until the appointed time (it would have been nice form the cruise crew to start letting people board... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 August 2011
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I went from Porto to Pinhão. The views are great, but the quality of the boat of Douroazul is very bad. Both breakfast and lunch were very poor, service is terrible, unfriendly staff. The boat is not comfortable at and there are not enough seats outdoor for everyone. The return we came on a train with no air condition and... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2011
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Cruising the Douro is considered one of the must-do things when in Porto. There are a number of companies offering small local tours that stay close to the city, trips that gobetween Porto and the city of Régua (more than 100 km upstream), and apparently some further up from Régua. We compared a bit and followed a suggestion from friends... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2012
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2011
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 June 2011
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