Private Sidecar Tour in Porto, Portugal
This tour is the best way to get to know Porto like a local, leisurely riding around the city until lunchtime and taking the narrow streets and hidden places where only a sidecar can go. You will engage in conversation with the driver, learn about historical facts and curiosities of the city, make stops to take photos and enjoy the views. Feeling like a movie star on board a classic sidecar, you will pass through the historical center, visiting places like São Bento Railway Station, Ribeira and the Stock Exchange Palace. Then you will go along the Douro river with its bridges, drive through the Miragaia neighborhood and all the way to the beach in order to understand the connection of the city’s history with the ocean. As you get back to the city center, you will discover the old neighborhoods, such as Virtudes, Vitória and Clérigos, and cross the river to Gaia to see the Dom Luís I Bridge and the Port Wine neighborhood. At the end of the tour, the guide will drop you off at one of the best restaurants in Porto, providing recommendations on local food that you should try.
Highlights: the historical center, São Bento Railway Station, Ribeira, Palácio da Bolsa, the Dom Luís I Bridge, Cais de Gaia (the Port Wine neighborhood), Sé Cathedral, Sainte-Catherine Street, Bolhão Market, Clérigos, the Lello Bookstore, the Cristal Palace, Foz neighborhood, the mouth of Douro.
Departure: daily at 10AM.
Includes: a private tour guide (driver), pick-up and drop-off, sidecar.
Optional: meals, souvenirs, paid attractions entrance fee, pick-up and drop-off outside Porto (can be arranged for additional payment). Price indicated per vehicle (2 Persons Max). Please take with you a warm jacket, digital devices and charger cables (in case you need to charge them), sunscreen, sunglasses.