River cruises

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Compare 115 multi-day trips from Porto

Trips that run for days rather than hours, with the nights arranged.

FiltersRiver cruises

What kind of trip?

River cruises115Tours96With Lisbon31

What kind of trip?AnyRiver cruises (19)Tours (96)With Lisbon (31)

How many days?

Up to 6 days77 to 9 days910 days+3

How many days?AnyUp to 6 days (7)7 to 9 days (9)10 days+ (3)

Budget?

Under €1,5008€1,500 to €3,0006Over €3,0005

Budget?AnyUnder €1,500 (8)€1,500 to €3,000 (6)Over €3,000 (5)

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Family Club: Porto, the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain) (port-to-port cruise)

★ 4.525·6 dfrom €1,359Guided, start to finish

Portugal: Lisbon, All-inclusive Algarve w/Douro Valley cruise

★ 4.419·10 dfrom €2,561Newly listed

Gems of the Douro (Porto to Porto Cruise)

★ 4.429·8 dfrom €1,299Newly listed

From Portugal to Spain: Porto, the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain) (port-to-port cruise) - VASCO DE GAMA

★ 4.313·8 dfrom €1,478Newly listed

From Portugal to Spain: Porto, the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain) (port-to-port cruise) - FERNAO DE MAGALHAES

★ 4.313·8 dfrom €1,844Newly listed

Gems of Porto & the Douro Valley with Douro River Cruise - 5 Days in Portugal

9 reviews·5 dfrom €1,374Guided, start to finish

DOURO EXPRESS, MS DOURO CRUISER: PORTO - PORTO (6 days)

4 reviews·6 dfrom €869Cheapest of theseNewly listed

Lisbon, Porto and the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain) (port-to-port cruise, 17 destinations)

3 reviews·8 dfrom €2,368

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Multi-day tours of Portugal from Porto

96 trips · from €177

Trips of seven to nine days from Porto

59 trips · from €558

Package trips over €3,000

55 trips · from €3,072

Trips of ten days and more from Porto

41 trips · from €2,098

Package trips under €1,500

33 trips · from €177

Trips that take in Porto and Lisbon

31 trips · from €1,369

Package trips from €1,500 to €3,000

27 trips · from €1,535

Douro river cruises of several days

19 trips · from €869

Trips of up to six days from Porto

15 trips · from €177

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Package trips

• Multi-day tours of Portugal from Porto96
• Trips that take in Porto and Lisbon31
• Douro river cruises of several days19

How long it takes

• Trips of seven to nine days from Porto59
• Trips of ten days and more from Porto41
• Trips of up to six days from Porto15

What it costs

• Package trips over €3,00055
• Package trips under €1,50033
• Package trips from €1,500 to €3,00027

What you get

The River cruises group holds 19 of the 115 listings of this kind on the site, 17 percent. These are cruises of several nights on the Douro, and most start and end in Porto. Durations run from 5 to 10 days. They are for you if you want a boat-based trip rather than a single day out, with the Douro Valley as the core.

All 19 list a guide in English. The group is not one uniform route. It includes shorter Porto and Douro sailings, longer port-to-port cruises, and trips that add other parts of Portugal and Spain. That range is why the prices spread so far, and why the evidence behind the ratings matters more than the top-line score.

If you want a trip where the river is the setting and the nights are part of the itinerary, this is the group to read. You are not choosing between a boat and a bus here; you are choosing how far along the Douro you go and how many nights you spend on it.

Three picks from the 19 options in this group, each chosen for a different reason: the most reviewed, the best rated on a solid number of reviews, and the cheapest of the well rated.

Most reviewed

Gems of the Douro (Porto to Porto Cruise)

4.4 out of 5 from 29 reviews, from €1,299

No other option in this group has as many reviews.

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Best rated

Discover Lisbon, Porto and the Douro Valley (port-to-port cruise) (including Afurada de Ba

5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, from €1,563

The highest score among options with a solid number of reviews.

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Lowest price, well rated

DOURO EXPRESS, MS DOURO CRUISER: PORTO - PORTO (6 days)

4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews, from €869

The lowest starting price of the well-rated options.

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What these cost, and what you get for more

Entry prices run from 869 to 9,045 EUR, with 1,651 EUR in the middle. Every listing in the group falls in the 250 EUR and over band. That band is broad, so it tells you these are multi-night trips rather than day fares; the useful split is the middle price.

Below 1,651 EUR you are in the lower half of entry prices, above it in the upper half. The band itself does not separate an 869 EUR trip from a 9,045 EUR one, so use the middle price to decide where you are shopping. Among the listings with the most evidence behind them, Gems of the Douro (Porto to Porto Cruise) starts at 1,299 EUR, Family Club: Porto, the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain) (port-to-port cruise) starts at 1,359 EUR, and Portugal: Lisbon, All-inclusive Algarve w/Douro Valley cruise starts at 2,561 EUR.

A longer 10-day trip can cost more than a shorter 6-day one. The top of the range reaches 9,045 EUR, so the most expensive entry point is several times the cheapest. Excursions ashore are often optional extras, so check what each listing includes before you compare entry prices.

If you want to stay near the bottom of the range, look at the shorter cruises; if you want the longest itineraries, expect to move above the middle.

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Lisbon, Porto and the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain) (p

★ 4.8 · 3 reviews

The option with the strongest review record in this group. Select a date to see times, places left and the exact inclusions, confirmed when you book.

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Lisbon, Porto and the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain) (port-to-port cruise, 17 destinations), one of 19 options in this group.

How far to trust the ratings

Ten of these listings have at least ten votes. Nine have no votes at all. The scored listings sit in three places: nine at 2.5 and above with at least ten votes, none from 0.0 to below 2.5, and one below 0.0. That one below 0.0 still counts as evidenced because it has at least ten votes behind it.

Among the eight listings with the most evidence behind them, five carry fewer than ten votes: 4.80 from 3, 5.00 from 1, 4.90 from 9, and two at 0.00 from 0. Only three carry ten or more votes: 4.5 from 25, 4.4 from 29, and 4.4 from 19. A 5.0 from one vote is not stronger than a 4.4 from 29.

When a listing has no votes, its score cannot tell you what past guests thought. Use the vote count first, then the score. A high score with a small base is a hint, not a verdict. The one below 0.0 shows that a poor score with many votes is still evidence, so read the vote count before you dismiss or trust a number.

If you are comparing two listings and one has 25 votes and the other has 3, the 25-vote score is the one that can carry more weight.

Which one to pick

Start with the three listings that combine a place in the group with a broad vote base: Family Club: Porto, the Douro Valley (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain) (port-to-port cruise), Gems of the Douro (Porto to Porto Cruise), and Portugal: Lisbon, All-inclusive Algarve w/Douro Valley cruise. Family Club runs 6 days and takes in Salamanca. Gems of the Douro runs 8 days from Porto to Porto.

Portugal: Lisbon, All-inclusive Algarve w/Douro Valley cruise runs 10 days and adds Lisbon and the Algarve to the Douro. Those three answer different needs: a shorter family-marked cruise with Spain, a Porto round trip, and a longer Portugal-wide trip. Four listings explicitly include hotel pickup.

The neighbouring category is Multi-day tours, with 96 listings. The line between the two is the cruise: this group is for several-night Douro trips, and Multi-day tours is the separate category. That is the place to look if you want a multi-day trip that is not a Douro river cruise.