Porto: Visit the Lello bookshop and take a cruise

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Porto: Visit the Lello bookshop and take a cruise

• Admission is included in the price
• 3 hours from start to finish

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What you actually do

Charming Tours - Portugal runs this three-hour outing in Porto, in North Portugal, in the Porto district. The departure point is Porto. You combine a stop at the Lello bookshop with a cruise, so the booking covers two different activities in one. The itinerary lists Porto as the location.

It is for travellers who want a compact Porto outing that includes a bookshop visit and time on the river, and who do not want to arrange the two separately. The tour is listed in the Porto river-cruise category.

A look inside Porto: Visit the Lello bookshop and take a cruise. What you see on the day follows the weather and the season.

What you pay, and what is extra

Entry prices start at 56 EUR. Admission is included, and free cancellation is offered. At 56 EUR, the tour ranks 49th of 74 by price in the Porto river-cruise category. The category's prices run from 13 EUR to 585 EUR, and this start price places the tour among the most expensive 34 percent of the group.

Side by side with 4 similar tour options

“River cruises in Porto” supplies all 5, this one highlighted, the others the best reviewed among them.

The one we'd pick

Best overallPorto: Visit the Lello bookshop and take a cruise4.114 reviews

Well likedPorto: Private Yacht Tour with Local Wine and Snacks5.0611 reviews

Selling fastPorto: Charming Sailboat Cruise with Port …5.02,375 reviews

Good dealPorto: 7 Bridges Cruise & Port Wine with Sunset …5.01,575 reviews

Price

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Duration

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Guide

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Live tour guide (Portuguese, English, Spanish)

Live tour guide (Portuguese, English, Spanish)

Live tour guide (English, Portuguese, Spanish)

Pickup

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small group

Cancellation

Free cancellation

Free cancellation

Free cancellation

Free cancellation

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	Rating	Duration	Guide
Best overallPorto: Visit the Lello bookshop and take a cruise	★ 4.1(14)	3 h	–
Porto: Private Yacht Tour with Local Wine and Snacks	★ 5.0(611)	2 h	Live
Porto: Charming Sailboat Cruise with Port …	★ 5.0(2,375)	2 h	Live
Porto: 7 Bridges Cruise & Port Wine with Sunset …	★ 5.0(1,575)	2 h	Live

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Review weight sets the order, not commission, and the same facts fill every column, so the lines compare like for like.

How far to trust the rating

The score is 4.1 out of 5 from 14 reviews. Fourteen ratings is a thin base, so treat the number as a small sample rather than a settled verdict. In its Porto river-cruise group of 74 listings, it ranks 68th by number of reviews. That rank means most listings in the group have more reviews.

Admission being included is rare here: only 1 other listing in the group of 73 says the same, which sets it apart from most of the category.

The best time to go

July and August are the warmest months, with highs of 25 °C (77 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F), and lows of 16 °C (61 °F). May, June and September are milder, with highs of 20 °C (68 °F), 24 °C (75 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F). January and December are the coolest, with highs of 14 °C (57 °F) and lows of 5 °C (41 °F) and 7 °C (45 °F).

The tour is short enough to fit into a day without giving up the rest of your plans, so if you want warmer conditions for the cruise, aim for July or August. If you prefer milder weather, May, June and September give you highs in the low to mid 20s.

What happens on the day

At the Lello bookshop, skip-the-line access is provided, so you use the booked entry rather than the standard queue. The cruise is the other stop on the itinerary. The tour starts in Porto.

Who this suits, and who it doesn't

This suits you if you want the Lello bookshop and a cruise in one booking, and you are willing to pay from 56 EUR for that combination. It does not suit wheelchair users, as the operator states it is not wheelchair accessible. If you want a shorter river-only trip, the Charming Sailboat Cruise with Port Wine, Sunset Option is 2 hours from 34 EUR with 5.0 from 2,375 reviews.

The 7 Bridges Cruise & Port Wine with Sunset Option is 2 hours from 39 EUR with 5.0 from 1,575 reviews. If you prefer a private boat, the Private Douro Cruise, 6 Bridges & Sunset Only for You is 2 hours from 66 EUR with 5.0 from 252 reviews.

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