Highlights of the Douro with Spain

Highlights of the Douro with Spain

Featuring 7 nights aboard the NEW Riviera Rose

November 10-18, 2025 | 9 Days

Lisbon Pre-Tour Departs November 8

Pickup: Lancaster, PA

Leave- Pending | Return- Pending

Price per person:

Category E – Main Deck: $5,695 Double | $7,495 Single

Category D – Main Deck: $5,995 Double | $7,795 Single

Category C – Middle Deck: $6,495 Double | $8,695 Single

Category B – Middle Deck: $6,695 Double | $8,895 Single

Category A – Upper Deck: $6,895 Double | $9,495 Single

Suite – Upper Deck: $7,895 Double | N/A Single

Deposit: $600 per person at registration

*$400 per couple/$200 per person discount when Final Payment is paid by check prior to due date

**$499 per person additional Trip Protection Plan due at registration

**Avoid $ loss, purchase travel insurance**

*Passport Booklet (valid 6 months after tour’s return) is required*

All meals & drinks included onboard the ship

We are offering this tour in cooperation with Premier World Discovery

Day 1

• Depart US – Overnight Flight

Day 2 – Arrive Porto – Villa Nova De Gaia – Board Ship

• Meet your Premier Word Discovery Tour Manager – Transfer to your ship
• Board the MS Riviera Rose for your 7 Night Douro River Cruise
• Welcome Dinner onboard (D)
• Overnight – Riviera Rose

Day 3 – Porto Régua – Quinta Dinner

• Morning – Porto City Tour
• Afternoon – Cruising through the landscapes of the Douro Valley
• Arrive Régua – Dinner at Quinta da Pacheca with Wine Tasting
• Ship overnights in Régua
• Overnight – Riviera Rose (B, L, D)

Day 4 – Régua – Castelo Rodrigo – Vega de Terron

• Morning – Crusing the Douro towards Pocinho
• Afternoon – Visit the walled village of Castelo Rodrigo
• Overnight – Riviera Rose (B, L, D)

Day 5 – Vega de Terron – Salamanca, Spain

• Full Day – Motorcoach into Spain for a Salamanca Walking Tour
• Lunch with a traditional Flamenco Show & Salamanca leisure time
• Overnight – Riviera Rose (B, L, D)

Day 6 – Quinta Lunch – Pinhao

• Morning – Cruising the Douro enroute to Pinhao
• Lunch at Quinta da Avessada with Wine Tasting
• Evening – Pinhao leisure time – Ship overnights in Pinhao
• Overnight – Riviera Rose (B, L, D)

Day 7- Pinhao, Lamego

• Morning – Lamego Tour
• Afternoon – Mateus Palace Gardens
• Overnight – Riviera Rose (B, L, D)

Day 8 – Porto – Pick Your Excursion

• Morning – Cruising towards Pala & onto Porto – pick your excursion
  • Guimarães Tour** (late AM) or Port Cellar Wine Tasting (afternoon)
• Evening Onboard – Gala Chef’s Dinner & Folklore Music Show
• Overnight – Riviera Rose (B, L**, D)

Day 9 – Porto – Flight Home

• Transfer to the Porto Airport for your flight home (B)

**Day 8 features a choice of two excursions – lunch is not included if you choose the Guimarães tour.

 

Cities and Ports:

Porto & Régua

Porto is on both sides of the Douro River, and its history and development are closely linked to the river. Porto is the second largest city in Portugal. Enjoy a panoramic Porto City Tour. Appreciate the stunning architecture, bell towers, baroque churches, and intricate tiles that are typical of traditional Portugal. Also dock in the charming town of Peso da Régua, visit the 126-acre Quinta da Pacheca, known as the first quinta to bottle wine under the name of its owner, the aristocrat Mariana Pacheco Pereira. Enjoy dinner accompanied by a selection of their wines. You will have an opportunity to wander through the 18^th century estate.

Castelo Rodrigo

Visit the historic 12^th– century walled village of Castelo Rodrigo, tucked away in the picturesque highland ranges bordering Spain. The village is home to a well-preserved Gothic castle, a rare example of Leonese-style architecture. From Castelo Rodrigo, enjoy unobstructed views of the Spanish border and beyond.

Salamanca, Spain

Motorcoach into Spain to visit Salamanca, a city of dazzling beauty with extraordinary architectural treasures and rich tradition. The Salamanca Walking Tour includes the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the University, founded in 1218 and visit Salamanca’s two cathedrals. Lunch is included with a traditional Flamenco Show & leisure time in Salamanca.

Quinta da Avessada & Pinhão

Enroute to Pinhao, visit & enjoy lunch with wine at Quinta da Avessada, an estate renowned for its amazing muscatel wines. This evening, arrive in the picturesque town of Pinhão, which sits on the bend of the Douro.

Lamego & Mateus Palace Gardens

Enjoy a Lamego Tour, a small picturesque old town rich in history & charm. Its 18^th century Cathedral Sanctuary is an important place of pilgrimage. The large cathedral overlooks the town from the hilltop & features an impressive staircase with 686 steps beautifully decorated with blue & white tile. Later explore the landscaped gardens of Mateus Palace. Wine aficionados will recognize the palace from the label of Mateus Rosé, whose logo depicts the impressive façade.

Pick your Excursion – Port Cellar Wine Tasting or Guimarães

Day 8 allows you to choose a Port Cellar Wine Tasting in Porto or join the Guimarães Tour, known for its foundational role in Portuguese history. In Guimarães, visit the Paço dos Duques de Bragança. Once the home of the first Duke of Braganza, the palace has been beautifully restored. Lunch is not included if you choose Guimarães.

 

Optional 2 Night Lisbon Pre-Cruise Extension

$750 Double | $1,125

November 8 – Depart US – Overnight Flight

November 9 – Arrive Lisbon

• Arrive in Lisbon, meet your Premier World Discovery representative & transfer to your hotel for 2 nights.
• Overnight – Lisbon

November 10 – Lisbon Sightseeing

• Enjoy a Lisbon City Tour featuring the Moorish Alfama Quarter, Monument to the Discoveries and two UNESCO World Heritage sites, Belem Tower & Jeronimo’s Monastery. The rest of the day is at leisure to enjoy this enchanting city featuring white limestone buildings, intimate alleyways and an easy-going charm.
• Overnight – Lisbon (B)

November 11 – Nazaré & Fátima – Board

• Experience a day of touring featuring rich heritage, coastal scenes and stunning countryside enroute to the ship. Visit the seaside village of Nazaré famous for its coastal scenery & big wave surfing. Then visit Fátima, a significant Christian pilgrimage site and the location of the 1917 Marian apparition. Continue north to Porto and board your ship for 7 nights. (B)