Dagtocht door de betoverende Douro-vallei #DuckSideOfPorto

We so enjoyed our day with Anselmo touring the Douro Valley — it was truly a highlight of our trip to Portugal, and we owe it all to Anselmo! My two adult daughters and I were staying in an Airbnb in the Centro Historico neighborhood and Anselmo kindly arranged to pick us up literally at our doorstep. He was right on time and got us settled in his very clean and comfortable car for our journey out to the Valley. We all immediately connected over his love of cycling (his bike tours sound amazing!) and our love of food and wine — very easy conversation and an enjoyable ride to the Valley. During the day, we visited sites we would have never managed to see on our own or with a group tour — the highest point in the Valley for the views, a small hilltop village for a local coffee shop for “farmers’ wine”, espresso and authentic Pasteis De Nata (Anselmo had picked these up from his neighborhood bakery that morning!), multiple vineyards and an elegant prix-fixe lunch he had arranged beforehand at one of the vineyard’s on-site restaurant (stunning views, delicious food and wine!). Anselmo also had all the best locations for photos picked out along the way and made sure to stop and let us capture some great memories. It was a very warm day in the Valley, but he kept us plenty comfortable with a/c, water and maybe even a small nap or two in the car between sites (day drinking is tiring!????). If you are considering a tour with Anselmo, do not hesitate to book — he is one of the nicest people we met in all of Portugal!

Our day with Anselmo was quite literally AMAZING! He is a natural at what he does, and extremely knowledgeable and personable. Things we truly appreciated to make our day special: -Communicated well and was proactive -Very accommodating regarding a few extras I was interested in doing on the way to the Douro, and also giving Porto recommendations when I asked. -Took us to unbelievable viewpoints in the Douro Valley -Took us to wonderful, beautiful wineries and even a local village. Lunch was delicious too! -Took pictures of us often and he had a sense of humor to make our day fun I genuinely look forward to returning to Porto and contacting Anselmo again ????

It was incredible!! Can’t recommend enough. The entire tour was extremely thought out and well planned and a great use of time. Anselmo was fantastic and incredibly knowledgeable and personable. Our family thought enjoyed it! The wineries we visited beautiful and the port/wine choices were delicious. Our lunch spot was perfect! We look forward to tour with him again and highly suggest anyone else to!