Paiva Walkways + 516 Arouca Bridge Tour

Have you ever visited the wonderful surroundings of the Paiva River? On this tour from Porto, you'll explore its famous walkways and cross the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world. Are you ready?

Description

At the scheduled time, we'll pick you up from your hotel in Porto and start a 1.5-hour drive to the Arouca Geopark.

Once you reach the destination, you'll begin exploring the Paiva Walkways, an 8 km hike perfect for nature enthusiasts.

You'll traverse the wooden walkways that border the river for three hours, discovering waterfalls, mountains, passages, and gorges along the way. With a tour guide, you'll learn about this unique environment.

At the end of the hike, we'll enjoy a traditional Portuguese lunch, featuring the famous Arouquesa meat and a Portuguese spirit, pinguça. This will help gather strength for the return journey.

We'll drop you back at your hotel in Porto after an 8-hour trip and say our goodbyes.

516 Arouca Bridge

If you're looking for more adventure, you can book the tour option that includes a visit to the 516 Arouca, the longest pedestrian bridge in the world.

This tour starts with a visit to the 516 Arouca Bridge before heading to the Paiva Walkways. You'll climb about 300 steps to reach the bridge, where you will learn about its structure. Standing 175 meters above the Paiva River, crossing this bridge offers breathtaking views of the Aguieira waterfall.

We'll drop you back at your hotel after 9 hours of activity.