Porto's Iconic Six Bridges: Douro River Scenic Cruise

There are quite a few companies running trips along the river. All billed as 6 bridges tour, whereas they don't go under the A20 road bridge furthest up river but turn around after the Ponte de Sao Joao, so more of a 5 bridges tour, really. (You do get to see it, at least!) We took our trip from the Gaia side of the river, having booked on line and found the ticket office (near the Luis 1 bridge) to confirm our boarding platform. If you want to get a front seat then make sure you get in the queue first, as this is where most people head for to get the views going along. The downside with being there is that it's tricky to catch the commentary, which is on loudspeaker in the covered part of the boat (further back). Trip lats about 45 minutes and goes down river almost as far as the estuary and turns and goes back to catch the bridges up river. This is a good way to see the sights along the river front and (no doubt!) the commentary was informative, although we missed most of it! Very enjoyable trip and not bad value (18 euros each for us, plus some discount we had from another trip we had previously made)

Excellent way to see Porto and the Gaia riverfronts, without walking. I loved this experience. Highly recommend taking the Douro Tour.

a good way to see a little of the duoro ,i appreciated the recorded info when i could hear it .sadly i was not impressed by the staff who were posted at the start point .a young lady wearing a tight grey track suit appeared and i expected her to greet us with some level of civility .i am aware i do not speak portuguese ,however she made no attempt to speak at all but merely grunted and pointed toward the boat .not impressed .

Hour travel on river. Recorded information provided during trip was clear and informative. Sufficient space for all travellers.

Boat ride was fine but process of getting tickets & getting on the boat was unnecessarily disorganized

There are so many boat companies so check that you are at the right one. It was a lovely experience and some great views.

An easy tour to see Porto from the water and enjoy the architecture of these beautiful bridges, highly recommended.

It was a a pleasant and interesting thing to do, you get to see the bridges and the city from a different perspective than on the road. The weather was beautiful and the journey was calm

A great short river cruise, really enjoyable and comfortable seating. The crew were kind and helpful.

It was ok if you want a simple boat trip, but couldn’t really hear the commentary which meant lots of people were talking