Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
We’ll drive up and down the hills of Gerês and show you what few people ever get to enjoy. A Keen Tours day trip to Gerês offers a complete experience unfolding the History, Culture and Nature on the Peneda-Gerês National Park.
Explore the mountains in a small group setting, hiking through centuries old paths that cut through luxuriant woods and reaching the best viewpoints for fantastic views.
Experience a forest included in the European Network of Biogenetic Reserves and a bit of the 318 km (198 miles) of the geira – the roman highway Via XVIII from Braga (former Bracara Augusta) to Astorga (Asturica Augusta), in Spain.
Depending on the weather, bathe in the fresh, clear waters of the mountain waterfalls or soak in the hot springs used since (at least) the romans, admire the newborn baby horses in the woods or enjoy the magnificent colour palette of the leaves falling – whatever the season, the tour is bound to amaze you.
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fruit and local treats
at a local restaurant, with traditional products and Vinho Verde.
Specialized local guide with first aid training and carrying a first aid kit
Photos and videos
locally sourced
A 2,00 € contribution for a conservation project
Insurance, both personal and liability
Coffee and/or Tea
Swimwear
Towels (you can rent one for 2€)
Personal expenses
Gratuities
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
We pick you up at your accommodation or meeting point in Braga. The pick-up schedule will be shared the day before.
Peneda-Geres National Park, Portugal The Peneda-Gerês National Park (PNPG), with its 700 km2, goes from the Mourela plateau to the one in Castro Laboreiro, and includes the mountain ranges of Peneda, Soajo, Amarela and Gerês.
The only Portuguese National Park presents na impressive bothanical diversity - woods, forests, riparian vegetation, peatlands and moist woods – with special relevance to the several rare and endemic species.
The PNPG is home to some of the most important oak forests in Portugal and interesting semi-natural habitats that shelter a diversity of animals with differentiated constitution: endemic (gold-striped salamander), endangered (iberian wolf), limited distribution species (whinchat)...
In the agricultural mosaic the prairies and lime meadows stand out. Rich historical and cultural heritage (megalithic necropolis, traces of Romanization, castles, granaries, ovens, mills, dams, terraces, etc.) to which must be added the curious implantation of mountain villages and the presence of well-preserved traditional architecture sets. 540 minutes
Specialized infant seats are available
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
All seats facing forward
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Erikasousa3
30 Sep 2022
Gostei imenso da tour, fomos a locais que de outra forma tenho a certeza que não iria. Guia muito experiente e divertido. O almoço foi muito agradável com a companhia de vários gatinhos. Tivemos a oportunidade de ver alguns animais pelo caminho. Recomendo vivamente
Melissa_R
25 Sep 2022
The Peneda Geres area is beautiful. The waterfalls were a plenty. Pedro tailored the tour to our requests. He was full of facts about the flora & fauna. The lunch was absolutely delicious. We even stopped to see wild horses up close!
Sanduff
20 Aug 2022
We spent a most wonderful day in the company of Pedro and Rita visiting the Geres National Park and its beautiful rivers, lakes and mountains. We were picked up perfectly on time at our hotel in Braga with a spacious SUV equipped with a child seat and were greeted with a snack bag for every participant, such a nice touch. Pedro brilliantly tailored our day according to our interests (for us, wild swimming and gentle hikes - he succeeded in finding places that would make us adults go wow whilst being accessible and enjoyable also by a toddler, not an easy task!). We had lunch in a charming and delicious local restaurant. Pedro and Rita are passionate (about their job, the region and sustainable traveling), and eager to share their infinite knowledge. To top it all off, Pedro is great with kids: our daughter (normally a very difficult customer) was just delighted. When booking, I thought the price point was steep. When the day was over, I felt I had underpaid. Our expectations were met and exceeded. We would not hesitate to recommend this activity.
This tour in
Portugal
is organized by
Keen Tours, Lda
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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