Essential Porto Walking Tour with Wine Tasting

A very good tour with an exceptional guide with a vast amount of knowledge!

I rarely write a negative review, however, this tour (Sept. 18th) was a bit of a disappointment solely due to the guide. Instructions of where to meet and how to recognize/find her were vague and she wasn't there a minute early. Perhaps she was having a bad day, but she really wasn't into the tour and repeatedly complained of how tired she was after not getting a good night's sleep- please just do your job or get a sub if you can't do it well, don't make excuses for phoning it in. I've done a number of tours and the guides have always been upbeat, energetic, and enthusiastic. She was none of these that day. The stops we made were par for the course as it was a highlights tour, but where she chose to stop and talk for 30 minutes or more at a time was often in the sun, with us all standing, and if there was only one place to sit on a step or something, she took it. Our crowd was in our 60's-70's, and not everyone can stand that long and it was a hot day- she could have found shade to stop in or benches for longer history lessons. For a 3+ hour walking tour, there was very little walking. She also had a generally bad attitude and although everyone is entitled to their opinion about their country's history- often offered as a tongue in cheek comment or with a sense of humor in this context, but she kept saying that she hated x,y, and z. She did offer a few good tips (going up the Clerigos Tower before sunset), but she didn't know as much as some of us whom had bothered to research or had already visited some renown places in Porto. Fortunately, I had just been to Livraria Lello that morning, so I was able to describe it to the group, how ticketing and admission worked, offer tips on when to go, and how much it cost for the different options. She'd never been, so had little to say about it- and it was a major highlight of our trip!

It was a great walking tour to familiarize yourself with downtown Porto, starting at the cathedral. We had a wonderful guide! So knowledgeable!

We had a fantastic Gaia walking and Port tasting tour with EFun, guided by Rafaella. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the entire experience genuinely entertaining rather than just informative. She took us to several excellent places and gave us a much better understanding of Port and the area. One of the stops she introduced us to was Quevedo, which we enjoyed so much that we actually went back again later on our own. That probably says everything about how good her recommendations were. Rafaella struck a great balance between history, wine knowledge, conversation, and fun. Highly recommend both her and the tour.

Ricardo was very nice and informative! The churches and shopping were great and views of the city were amazing.