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    Exploring the Douro, plus Lisbon & Madrid

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    $7,990 USD
    Journey Type
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    Time of Year
    Mar - Nov
    Cities & Landmarks
    Madrid, Guimarães, Porto, Salamanca, Lisbon, Coimbra
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    EXPERIENCE WITH TAUCK

     

    TAUCK EXCLUSIVE  – Tour and private dinner in Queluz National Palace in Lisbon

     

    TAUCK VALUE INCLUDES

     

    7-night cruise aboard a brand new riverboat custom designed to sail on the Douro River

     

    A choice of excursions that include active hikes, a port cocktail-making class, a tour of wine caves, bicycle rides and more valued at $4,400!

     

    In-depth exploration of 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Spain and Portugal

     

    Private wine tastings in quintas along the Douro River

     

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    Active components such as hiking, bicycling and walking longer distances may be included, and hills and/or uneven terrain may be encountered on several days. Guests should be able to walk two to three miles and stand for long periods of time with no difficulty.

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    Often robust – may include long days, active sightseeing, early starts, evening activities, significant travel times.

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    Exclusively inclusive river cruising

    Centuries of vineyards, wine and timeless Port traditions along an enchanting "river of gold"… white-painted quinta estates lined with terraced vineyards… art and architecture royally inspired and the joys of tapas in Madrid… Lisbon's treasures from the Age of Discovery and beyond…

    Cruise through the heart of one of the world's oldest and most beautiful wine regions on a 12-day journey between Lisbon and Madrid, featuring a 7-night cruise aboard Tauck's new riverboat ms Andorinha, custom-designed for exploring Portugal's "golden" Douro River. Visit quintas for wine tastings, hike through vineyards and villages, and discover the UNESCO World Heritage city of Porto, where the Douro kisses the Atlantic and timeless Port traditions steal your heart. Spend two nights each in Madrid, Spain's bigger-than-life capital, with its bar culture and bevy of baroque and belle époque architecture – and Lisbon, gate to the "New World," enticing with palaces aplenty and azulejos chronicling life from Moorish times to present day...  Read Less

    Private Dinner at Queluz Palace

    Portugal's golden Douro River, home to our newest cruises

    Cruising the Douro River

    Explore the Douro River Valley aboard ms Andorinha

    Portugal's Douro River Valley is one of the oldest wine-producing regions in the world – especially famous for its Port wine – and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And there's no better way to explore this beautiful corner of Europe… from its Atlantic port city of Porto at the mouth of the river, to the ancient villages, vineyards and quintas dotting its banks… than aboard Tauck's newest riverboat, ms Andorinha, expressly designed for cruising the golden Douro.

    A culinary experience at DOC

    Savor the inventive cuisine of Rui Paula at DOC

    With its terrace extending over the Douro River by means of an elegant wooden deck, the celebrated restaurant DOC – "Degustar, Ousar, Comunicar," which translates to "Taste, Dare, Communicate" – is truly a "window on the Douro" and its valley. Set in Folgosa, DOC is the creation of renowned Portuguese chef Rui Paula, whose acclaimed gourmet cuisine marries traditional dishes with contemporary fare featuring genuine regional ingredients, and the Valley's famous wines. Discover it for yourself at an exclusive culinary experience in this romantic setting.

    Tapas walking tour in Madrid

    Sampling Madrid's tapas bars on a walking tour

    During his decades of European wanderings from the 1920s to the 1950s, American novelist Ernest Hemingway always came back to Madrid… and its bars, of which there are more per capita than any city on the Continent. In a way, "Don Ernesto" (as the locals called him) made Madrid's tapas bars famous… and though many today claim that "Hemingway was here," you might come across a few where he actually was… on a tapas walking tour of the city with an expert guide.

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    The Palace Hotel, Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

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    InterContinental Lisbon

    Lisbon, Portugal

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