The buses have a running commentary in most modern languages but there is the most awful music purporting to be Portugese folk singing which drowns out just about all commentary. Eventually you just get off to avoid the music. More

We purchased tickets from local office. He strictly adviced us RED BUS as a best. We waited at least 1 hour to change line 1 to line 2 instead of 30 minutes. At 5:00 PM driver came to up and told that he must go to his house and we should change the bus to another one. It was terrible... More

We loved the sightseeng buses in some cities like Naples or New York but this time we had a bad experience, we thought it was a waste of money and time. Porto is not too big and the buses repeat several times the same circle. They don't come so frequently as scheduled, once we waited for one hour in the... More

The Hotel we stayed at in Porto ( Posada Palácio do Freixo) referred the Feril agency for a private one day tour through the Douro valley. We were picked up at 9:00 by our very knowledgeable and personable guide, Tiago Ferreira. It was a wonderful day. Tiago drove us ( in a very comfortable Mercedes) to Aramante, where we took... More

Portugal - Porto & Maia Day 1 Maia - Install the family in a nice hotel. Pass by the Maia Welcome Center to get some information. Visit the Maia Zoo and ride the touristic train. Explore the Stª Cruz Farm and taste the verde wine. Taste the traditional gastronomy ( cabrito à maiata or bacalhau à lidador). Enjoy the contemporary... More

The Red bus are another company that offers tours of Porto by bus. Adult tickets are 13 € and are for 2 days (48 h) which make this tour bus company a terrific deal. There are two lines, the Blue and the Red, with different itineraries, and of course you can do both as much as your ticket allows. In... More

What a great way to spend a few hours! We encountered Antonio on our first day in Porto. He sells tickets to the Offley river cruise and port cellar tour and tasting. He was so great that we told him we would come back the next day and purchase tickets from him. I think his sales speech went something like,... More

I have been on bus tours in London, Spain, and others and I usually love them. Unfortunately the frequency of the buses wasted so much time. When buying the tickets they say the buses run every 30 to 40 mins but in actuality it was more like 1 hour. In fact twice while waiting we left, once we just walked... More