Guided Motorcycle Tour: Northern Portugal & Porto

Motorcycle Tour · Portugal

Northern Portugal Motorcycle Tour: Douro & Porto

The Northern Portugal motorcycle tour takes you seven days from a traditional Quinta near Amarante through the finest corners between Porto and the Douro Valley. On this guided Portugal motorcycle tour you ride daily without luggage to vine...


How long?
7 days
Price
€ 2.500 / person

Guided Motorcycle Tour: Northern Portugal & Porto

The Northern Portugal motorcycle tour begins with your arrival at Porto Airport, where our team picks you up by motorcycle and takes you directly to Quinta da Pousadela near Amarante. From there all stages of this Douro Valley motorcycle tour depart: a private enduro park, a workshop, a restaurant and a pool form your base for the coming days. As an on-road Portugal motorcycle tour, the route takes you each morning into the hinterland and back to the Quinta by afternoon – ready for the first stage of the route.

Highlights

Quinta da Pousadela Base

Your Northern Portugal motorcycle tour is based at the traditional Quinta near Amarante with a private enduro park, workshop, restaurant and pool. Each day you set out on a new route without luggage and return to dinner and local wine.

Douro Valley & Wine Tasting

A highlight is the ride through the Alto Douro Vinhateiro World Heritage Site. On the Douro wine tasting motorcycle tour you visit terraced vineyards, sample port wine at lunch and cross the Parque Natural do Tua toward Amarante.

Waterfalls in the Alvão

This on-road Portugal motorcycle tour leads to the Fisgas de Ermelo in the Parque Natural do Alvão. Between Serra do Barroso and rushing waterfalls you experience Northern Portugal's green mountain scenery before the return to the Quinta.

Peneda-Gerês National Park

Your rental Portugal motorcycle tour heads into Portugal's only national park, passing Braga and Guimarães. Narrow mountain roads, old monasteries and granite villages shape this stage before the route returns to the Quinta near Amarante.

Dunes, Caves & Porto Tour

The final days of this Porto motorcycle tour take you past dunes near Ovar, to the champagne caves in Lamego across the Serra de Montemuro and end with a city tour through Porto to close the trip.

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Itinerary

Stage 1

Day 1–7

Portugal

The Northern Portugal motorcycle tour takes seven days from the Quinta near Amarante through the Douro Valley, national parks and to the Atlantic coast.

Day 1: Porto – Arrival & Check-in
Day 1 · Portugal

Day 1: Porto – Arrival & Check-in

Your Northern Portugal motorcycle tour starts with arrival at Porto Airport. Our team picks you up by motorcycle and takes you to Quinta da Pousadela near Amarante, where you check in and prepare for the coming stages.

Day 2: Amarante – Port Wine Route
Day 2 · Portugal

Day 2: Amarante – Port Wine Route

This guided Portugal motorcycle tour takes you into the Douro Valley for a port wine tasting with lunch, on to Vila Nova de Foz Coa and through the Parque Natural do Tua before returning to Amarante.

Day 3: Amarante – Waterfall Route
Day 3 · Portugal

Day 3: Amarante – Waterfall Route

As an on-road Portugal motorcycle tour, today's ride crosses the Serra do Barroso with a lunch stop and the Parque Natural do Alvão, before the Fisgas de Ermelo waterfalls crown the day and the route heads back.

Day 4: Amarante – National Park Route
Day 4 · Portugal

Day 4: Amarante – National Park Route

On your rental Portugal motorcycle you ride today into Peneda-Gerês National Park, Portugal's only national park. Via Braga and Guimarães, shaped by old monasteries and granite villages, the winding route returns to the Quinta near Amarante in the afternoon.

Day 5: Amarante – Dunes & Sea Route
Day 5 · Portugal

Day 5: Amarante – Dunes & Sea Route

This Amarante motorcycle tour leads via Castelo de Paiva and Ovar to the Parque Natural das Dunas de S. Jacinto and Aveiro before the route returns to Amarante and the day winds down.

Day 6: Amarante – Champagne Route
Day 6 · Portugal

Day 6: Amarante – Champagne Route

This on-road Portugal motorcycle tour today crosses Cinfães and the scenic Serra de Montemuro to Lamego for a visit to the champagne caves, before heading back to the Quinta near Amarante in the late afternoon.

Day 7: Porto – City Tour & Handover
Day 7 · Portugal

Day 7: Porto – City Tour & Handover

To close this 7-day Portugal motorcycle tour, a city tour through Porto is on the agenda. After returning the motorcycle to our team, your trip ends right at Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport.

Transparently calculated

Services

All services of this motorcycle trip at a glance — a transparent breakdown of what is and isn't included in the tour price.

Included in the price

9
  • All transfers for the Northern Portugal motorcycle tour
  • Qualified tour guide (German/English/Spanish/Portuguese)
  • Rental motorcycle BMW 750 GS or Yamaha Ténéré 700
  • Full board with lunch and dinner
  • 6 nights in a double room at the Quinta
  • Visits to monuments, Quintas and wine tastings
  • Water during day tours
  • Liability insurance
  • Road tolls

Not included

5
  • Services not listed above
  • Fuel
  • Flights to Porto
  • Drinks between meals
  • Personal protective gear and helmet

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The tour suits both beginners and experienced riders, as groups are small and partly private. Every Northern Portugal motorcycle round trip is individually adapted to your riding ability.

The price includes a rental motorcycle with a BMW 750 GS or Yamaha Ténéré 700; a BMW 1200 GS and Africa Twin are also available at an extra charge.

Each morning you set off from the Portugal Quinta motorcycle base, ride a new route without luggage and return by around 16:00, leaving time to enjoy the restaurant and pool.

Yes, passengers can share a room with the rider, for example on the Serra do Barroso motorcycle tour; single rooms are available at an extra charge.

The tour is possible all year round; June and July are warmer but still very rideable.
Motourismo rider on a travel enduro

Sichere dir jetzt deinen Platz auf der Motorradreise Nordportugal - jetzt anfragen und Termin für Amarante und den Douro sichern.

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