Small groups – Max 8 – mini vans!

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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 the stunning Paiva Walkways trail! Visit one of the highlights of Portugal: Costa Nova, and Aveiro, the Portuguese Venice! Lunch is also a truly local AMAZING experience! 

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!

Tickets are guaranteed and we have an EXCLUSIVE Time Slot!

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 to discover on your own and you can also relax on a boat trip to see the charming city through the canals (optional)

Finish the day back in Porto.

PICK UP/DROP OFF At meeting point:  Largo Actor Dias (next to Arnaldo Gama statue)
START AT / END 7:50/8:00 am/ 6:00 pm (approx)
INCLUDED
Pick up/drop off at Largo Actor Dias

Transport by top class minivan (8 people)

Paiva Walkways and Suspension Bridge tickets

Traditional lunch (meat, fish or vegetarian options available)

Visit to Costa Nova and free time in Aveiro with optional boat trip

NOT INCLUDE
Personal expenses
Boat ride in Aveiro. You can pay there by card or cash. (12€ per adult)

Any service that is not clearly specified in the inclusions

Extra: boat ride in Aveiro

Adults: 12€

Children up to 12 yo: 6€


Additional information

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

  • Pick up in the city centre: Largo Actor Dias (next to Arnaldo Gama Statue);
  • 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 1572 reviews
05/02/2026

Amazing day out!

20/01/2026

Volvería a hacerlo sin dudar!
Excelente, el guía João y los lugares de 15 puntos sobre 10. Hermosos paisajes, la comida sabrosa y las ciudades muy pintorescas. Era en inglés el tour, mas el guía se tomó tiempo para explicar en español también. Gracias JOÃO!

17/01/2026

Trip was great with plenty of free time. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Driver/Tour guide was very knowledgeable.

17/01/2026

Really beautiful and fun way to enjoy the outdoors. Our guide. Joao, was very knowledgeable about the location and history. It’s a small van. Our fellow travelers were lots of fun too!
The bridge and trail were not too difficult, but it is not accessible for wheelchairs.

16/01/2026

tomas was a wonderfully engaging, knowledgeable and informative guide. the travel was smooth and the destinations explained in great detail in advance. tomas brought his personality to life in easy conversations, always remembering each of our names and enjoying a laugh. he went beyond on the way home by playing 3 versions of fade, which was fantastic. and each destination loved up to expectations. a fabulous day out, well worth the premium price

15/01/2026

Excellent tour! I cant wait to return to Portugal to do more exploring!
My group had an amazing day on the tour with our guide, Jay. Jay is very knowledgeable about Portugal and its history, culture and people. Jay gave us a dive into the history and even suggested authors and music for us to gain a deeper understanding.

15/01/2026

Great day Dry for the walk across the bridge( very windy ) and down the boardwalk . Excellent lunch in Arouca Rainy at the beach and deserted but worth seeing Showery in Aveiro but shelter João(jay) was very good driver and informative Well worth the day from Porto

15/01/2026

thomas was an amazing guide and the whole experience was the highlight of my whole trip. 10/10 i would recommend the cost is very reasonable covering the amount of transport, such a nice lunch, and admission

11/01/2026

Allgemein alles

10/01/2026

Exceeded our expectation. Good walk in the nature and beautiful scenery. Guide was patient and made sure all were safe. Lunch was unique and delicious. We enjoyed ourselves.

09/01/2026

Costa to świetny przewodnik, zaangażowany i z dobrym poczuciem humoru co ułatwia przyjmowanie wiedzy którą się dzieli. Gorąco polecam!

07/01/2026

I really enjoyed the trip everybody was so lovely and the experience was amazing !!! the tour guide went above and beyond,thank you so much.

07/01/2026

Aanrader voor als je even uit de stad wil en meer van de natuur en andere plekken rond Porto wil zien. De hike is goed te doen en de opvolgende lunch was heerlijk. Voor het tweede deel van de dag ga je naar een oud vissersdorpje en een bijliggende stad (Aveiro), wat wel leuk was, hier had je alle vrije tijd om zelf rond te lopen en zelf de kans om in een boottocht te doen (zelf niet gedaan). De guide vertelt veel over de omgeving en achtergrond.

04/01/2026

Joao was a fantastic group leader! He was super kind and friendly, he have give use a lot of suggestions on what to do in Porto, so double thanks you! The experience was very nice , the bridge and the walk on the wooden platform was absolutely beautiful, also the lunch at the local restaurant was tasty. The afternoon at the sea was absolutely worth it, overall a great experience outside Porto! We would do it again!

03/01/2026

Joao was great and we really enjoyed the whole day the only negative was the tight squeeze in the van and sharing with a person who coughed and sneezed the whole time now we both are unwell! The walkways are the highlight of the trip also the bridge too! Well worth the trip

31/12/2025

Thank you, Norberto Lopes Pinto. The trip was very enjoyable, full of useful information and stunning views. I enjoyed every single moment. I truly appreciate your cooperation and kindness with all the participants on this trip 🌹 I highly recommend this trip 👏

31/12/2025

My wife and I booked this tour as part of our honeymoon and we couldn’t have had a better experience. We were guided by Dani who made us feel so welcomed. We were in a group of 8 all from different parts of the world but Dani connected us in a wonderful way – and everyone was so nice! His driving was absolutely the best, which made the experience all the more smooth and enjoyable. What a great wealth of knowledge. Portugal is so beautiful. This is a must for hikers! Thank you to all!

30/12/2025

For a full day trip in expected adverse weather conditions, we must admit we were very lucky to benefit from sunny break intervals exactly at the key moments (crossing the Arouca suspension bridge or the walkways, then later in CostaNova and Aveiro). They day was also super enjoyable thanks to our guide Thomas, which was very open with all of us, sharing interesting facts about the visited places, including traditions and historical events. We could not have asked for more, thanks again Thomas!

30/12/2025

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29/12/2025

Le guide Thomas est exceptionnel et d une énorme gentillesse ! Un vrai professionnel avec une large culture en ayant une réponse à toutes nos questions ! De plus il a fait l’effort de nous parler en Français alors que l excursion initialement était prévue en anglais ! Bravo à lui ! Nous avons très apprécié cette journée

29/12/2025

Géniale, cela nous a permis de connaître un peu les abords de Porto. Le guide Thomas au top toute la journée et on a pu avoir des e privations en français tout le long de la visite….

19/12/2025

es war rundherum ein gelungenes Erlebnis .der Guide war super.das Restaurant spitze

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