Joined 2023
Ricardo M.
5.00 / 5
(1 reviews)
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Available Areas
Aveiro, Braga, Coimbra, Porto (Living), Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, Óbidos, Sintra, Fatima, Guimarães, Douro Valley
Languages
English, Portuguese (Native), French, Spanish
Response Time
2 hours on average
Availability Updated
2 days ago
About Tour Guide Ricardo M.
My name is Ricardo and I was born and raised in Porto City.
Although tourism changed Porto for the best (in my opinion) for the last 5 years, me and my family had to move out from Porto, into the bush, housing and living costs became very high and we made the choice that we should move out to the countryside.
In this last year 2020 and even this year 2021 with pandemic work just fell down drastically and we had to adapt. Making Port Wine, Muscat wine and sometimes olive oil in a amatuer way since 2014, this hobbie become my family income. With vineyards and olives fields almost abandoned from the pandemic I rolled up my sleeves and went to work, asking neighbours and friends if I could keep their grapes and olives for harvest time, their answers were immediately YES
Dividing my life between Porto and Douro Valley, me and my family feel completely safe, happy and relaxed with this new way of living your life.
Come and see my amazing town Porto and Douro Valley Wine Region from the eyes of a local !!!
Hope to see you soon.
Cheers !!!
Ricardo
Tours
All tours can be customized for you. Send me a message with your requests!
e-Bike Half Day Tour in Douro Valley
Douro Valley
4 hours
Discover the highlights of the World Heritage Douro Valley Let's go, come with me for a ride and discover this amazing and unique landscape listed in UNESCO World Heritage since 2001. Up the mountain, down to the river, through forgotten villages, remote viewpoints, pinewood forests, vineyards, olives, shale terraces and cork trees. So wake up, get out of that comfy bed and get ready and let's get outside into nature! Together we will experience this breathtaking and awesome tour.
FROM$800/ per group
Half Day Walking Tour in Porto
Porto
3 hours
Discover the highlights of this World Heritage City, Porto! Walk with me through the amazing streets of Porto´s historic center. Classified in UNESCO World Heritage since 1996, we will visit the most iconic places within the old city walls, walk the narrow medieval streets to the river side, admire Porto´s magnificent bridges, feel Porto downtown - alive with people, shopping pedestrian streets, customs and traditions, visit the best viewpoints from the city and overlooking the city!!!
FROM$140/ per group
Porto to Lisbon Full Day Private Tour
Porto
8 hours
Private Guided Transfer From Porto to Lisbon A small country with so much change with every mile travelled - see the local people, traditions, language, landscape, wine, food, pastries differ from town to town - What a great place to visit, experience and live. Because you are awesome, I want to show you the very best of Portugal, between Porto and Lisbon, depending on your interest or personal taste, we can visit at least 3 places. Relax, you will arrive at your destination
FROM$1,500/ per group
Douro Valley Wine Region Port Wine Private Tour
Porto
8 hours
Enjoy your day tasting regional Douro Valley Wines as well as our famous Port Wines Welcome to where Port Wine is born and made!!! In the Douro Valley you will visit amazing wine villages where port wine culture dominates the streets, from the landscapes and to the people, you will learn the difference between a Wine and a Port. You will get to confer with a Douro Valley Wine Expert where he will share his knowledge. From this day on, you will see Wine from a different point of view!!!
FROM$380/ per person
Half Day Hiking Tour in Douro Valley Wine Region
Douro Valley
3 hours
Discover the highlights of the World Heritage Douro Valley Wine Region !!! Walk with me thoughout this amazing and unique landscape - classified in UNESCO World Heritage since 2001. We will walk through vineyards, centuries old olive fields, shale terraces and Family Wineries. Experience natural cork trees, amazing valleys, rivers and fantastic viewpoints overlooking the Douro Valley. Enjoy waking up early morning for this amzing tour! A breathtaking experience!
FROM$400/ per group
Visit Braga & Guimarães Highlights Private Tour
Porto
5 hours
Visit 2 of the most Important Cities of Northern Portugal: Braga - known as the "City of the Archbishops" older than Portugal itself, its archbishops for centuries controlled all of Peninsula Iberica, prior it was also a very important roman city, named Bracara Augusta. Guimarães - declared by the King of Portugal as the first capital city of the kingdom. These days its historical city center is listed in the World Heritage city with a unique patrimonium to Portugal and to the World.
FROM$480/ per group
Reviews
“Highest recommendation”
Ricardo was very professional. Impeccable English. Thoroughly prepared. Arrived one day early to meet at hotel and go precisely over group itinerary options and formulation.
Ricardo M.
(1 reviews)Thank you very much Robert, but you were the ONE that made this tour fantastic :) Hope to see you again, Ricardo
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