Porto to Coimbra Cycling

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Activity Level

Easy & Moderate

Ways to Travel :

Self-Guided Holidays

Activity :

Cycling

Ages :

12+

Trip Code :

C09OP

On this nine-night, self-guided cycling holiday you’ll enjoy wonderful, relaxed cycling along the idyllic coastline south of Porto and the beautiful Aveiro Lagoon.

You begin in UNESCO-recognised Porto, a beautiful mix of winding, medieval streets, impressive architecture and the serene Douro River, packed with brightly coloured rabelo sailing boats – it’s also home to some world-famous wine cellars. From here you’ll head south, past sandy bays and beaches, to your luxury hotel in Furadouro right on the beachfront, before heading via the Aveiro Lagoon, to ‘Portugal’s Venice’, Aveiro. Here, the latticework canals are overlooked by grand buildings and inviting restaurants, while pretty moliceiro boats sail leisurely along the water. Returning to the ocean you’ll pass high sand dunes and fragrant pine and acacia forest, on your way to Praia de Mira, before heading inland to the Spa town of Curia in the Bairrada wine region, the home of Portugal’s best Champagne-style wine – be sure to stop for a tasting! From Curia your final stretch takes you to Coimbra, Portugal’s former capital and now a cosmopolitan university city. Explore its charming cobbled alleyways, bustling markets and wonderful architecture such as the 16th century aqueduct and the university’s sublime Baroque library, perhaps rounding off with a traditional fado evening in one of the local bars.

Highlights

Superb varied cycling: riverside and forest routes; beaches and sand dunes; charming cities
Taste wine in Porto's famous wine cellars and in the superb Bairrada wine region
Aveiro's Venetian canals; UNESCO-recognised Coimbra
Coastal and lagoon wildlife: pink flamingo, purple heron, kingfisher and sandpiper
4-star hotels throughout in beachfront, town and country locations
Based on our popular 7 night, Porto Coastal Cycling

Key Information

9 nights hotel-to-hotel in 4 star accommodation
Management by your local Headwater-appointed agent
E-bike hire available on request (supplement applies)
GPS Route directions
Headwater navigation app

Countries visited: Portugal

What's Included

All continental breakfasts and 4 evening meals
High Quality Bikes
Standard transfers at the start/end of the trip (if booking inclusive flights)
Luggage transfers between hotels
Port wine-tasting day 2
Airport transfer to the hotel in Porto

What's Not Included

Travel insurance
Single accommodation (available on request - compulsory supplement)
Solo traveller supplement (where only one person is travelling on a departure date)
Visas or vaccinations
Hotel to Coimbra station (payable locally.)

7 Days of Cycling

Terrain:

The suggested cycle routes follow a mixture of dedicated cycle paths, which are either beside the road or separate from the road and some tracks.

Day 2

20 km / 12.4 miles

Day 3

30 km / 18.6 miles

Day 4

34 km / 21.1 miles

Day 6

33 km / 20.5 miles

Day 7

42 km / 26.1 miles

Day 8

37 km / 23 miles

Sustainability and Impact

At Exodus, we thrive on travel, and we firmly believe our adventures should help destinations thrive too.

As a certified B Corp, we aim to take a ‘nature positive’ approach across our adventures, including carbon and waste reduction, animal welfare and support for rewilding and conservation. We also seek to contribute to local communities, providing economic opportunity and empowerment.

Learn more about our Thriving Nature, Thriving People plan, including our commitment to rewilding 100 square metres for every Exodus traveller
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Find out how you can travel more sustainably here.

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Porto to Coimbra Cycling

On this nine-night, self-guided cycling holiday you’ll enjoy wonderful, relaxed cycling along the idyllic coastline south of Porto and the beautiful Aveiro Lagoon.

7 Days of Cycling

Sustainability and Impact

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Porto Porto London London

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