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Note: In this tour, the walk difficulty level is easy/medium! You`ll walk only 5km and downstream!

Short description: You`ll go across one of the longest suspension bridges of the world and walk one of the most beautiful trails: The Paiva Walkways! Visit one of the highlights of Portugal: Costa Nova, and Aveiro, the Portuguese Venice!

We leave from Porto towards Arouca town where we will stop shortly for bathrooms and coffee.

After a short drive, we`ll arrive at the Walkways and go across the Suspension Bridge! It spans 516 meters-long across the valley and hangs 175m above the Paiva river!

Notice: crossing the bridge is not mandatory. You have the option to skip it.

Then, you`ll walk the Paiva Walkways downhill in a total length of 5km over a wooden boardwalk zig-zagging along the left bank of the river. Trail Areinho-Vau.

The walk will be followed by another highlight of our day: lunch! (fish and vegetarian options also available)

After a power nap in the van, we`ll arrive to Costa Nova! Costa Nova is one of the highlights of Portugal – a beautiful fishing village known for its striped colorful houses!

Time to enjoy Aveiro, also known as the “Portuguese Venice”! Discover the city center on a short walk, enjoy some free time and relax on a boat trip to see the charming city through the canals!

Finish the day back in Porto.

PICK UP/DROP OFF At meeting point: Rua de Alexandre Herculano 173 (right next to restaurant Adega Tipica de São João)
START AT / END 8:00 am / 6:00 pm (approx)
INCLUDED
Pick up/drop off at Rua de Alexandre Herculano, 173

Transport by top class minivan (8 people)

Paiva Walkways and Suspension Bridge tickets

Traditional lunch (roasted veal)

Visit to Costa Nova and Boat ride at Aveiro canals

NOT INCLUDE
Personal expenses
Gratuities (optional)

Any service that is not clearly specified in the inclusions

Prices per person after discounts: 

Adults: 112.5€

Children/Youth: 99€


Additional information

Duration+/- 10 Hours
Age6+
Difficulty4 / 10
LocationPaiva
TimesAll year round
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Tour description

  • Pick up in the city centre: Rua de Alexandre Herculano 173 (next to the Adega Típica de São João restaurant);
  • Paiva Walkways;
  • Arouca Bridge 516;
  • Traditional lunch in Arouca;
  • Visit to Costa Nova
  • Let’s go to Aveiro and discover the city centre;
  • Boat trip along the canals of Aveiro.

– Return to Porto.

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End of the Tour


Aveiro, Paiva Walkways & Arouca 516 Suspension Bridge with lunch!
The paiva walkways
people hiking at the paiva walkways
arouca 516 bridge
Arouca 516
the paiva walkways stairway and river
the paiva walkways along the river paiva
aveiro tour
costa nova

Tour Reviews

4.93 based on 1116 reviews
26/07/2022

A wonderful day!
This was a wonderful day, I booked it because it looked nice in the pictures and I have wanted to do something outside in nature, The experience exceeded all my expectations, we had a fabulous guide both knowledgeable and helpful, and the views were spectacular, ending the day in Aveiro was perfect and most enjoyable.

19/07/2022

If warm weather, be sure to bring Sunblock, water, and wear comfortable clothing. The walkways are mostly in direct sun. Views are spectacular!

16/07/2022

A great day out – don’t miss it.
Prompt pick-up from our hotel by Felipe who was funny, informative and untiring. The weather was bad, drizzle developing into rain, but Felipe produced waterproof ponchos for everyone for the walkways and footbridge. Due to mist, there wasn’t much to see during the drive, and there was a lot of driving, but Felipe said that the views were great in good weather. This was easy to believe as the roads wound through hills, woods and villages in between our destinations. The footbridge and walkways were the perfect way to see some beautiful landscape and the lunch at the end was very good. Aveiro was beautiful – don’t do the tour without taking in this town and surroundings. We got huge amounts of information from Felipe and the lovely lady on the canal boat – definitely the best tour we did on our trip to Porto.

16/07/2022

Great trip! Well structured!
Filipe did a great job of informing us of the program and options that allowed each participant to do as much or as little as desired. Bridge was amazing and the 7K walk was beautiful. Our group of 8 all gelled and we had great conversations and lots of laughs!

13/07/2022

Great tour!
This is a long day but well worth it. We’ll never forget walking across the Arouca views. I thought I’d be terrified but it’s very stable and I’m so happy I pushed forward. The walk down the mountain was a beautiful easy trek through nature. The included lunch was the best meal I had in Portugal hands down. Ricardo was an excellent and knowledgeable guide.

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