Based on the philosophy of environmental sustainability Quinta do Sobreiro offers guests a wide range of activities in the natural surroundings of the region through routes guided or free use of bicycles.
Among the activities available highlight Walking and Cycling in Sierra D’Arga in the Peneda Geres National Park and North of Portugal, with different levels of difficulty to transform your experience in one unforgettable moment.
Walking Tours
1 – Nature from Minho to Galicia
On this walking tour you enjoy amazing views of Minho and Galicia Regions. Along the trail you will walk through old pathways, granite and schist villages and enjoy the best of nature.
Dates: All year
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 6 hours Difficulty: moderate, 12 kms
Meeting Point: Arga de Baixo (Caminha)
Price: 35,00€ per person*
Included: picnic lunch with local food and drinks, V.A.T 23%, insurance, local guide and binoculars.
* Note: special rates for groups. 50% discount for participants less than 15 years-old!
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2 – The Holy Montain
This “religious” tour will provide the opportunity to visit some of these secular buildings and wonderful places. The most famous place is the Monastery of S. João D’Agra, which dates back to the 13th century.
Dates: All year
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 6 horas
Difficulty: moderate, 12 kms
Meeting Point: Montaria (Viana do Castelo)
Price: 35,00€ per person*
Included: picnic lunch with local food and drinks, V.A.T 23%, insurance, local guide and binoculars.
* Note: special rates for groups. 50% discount for participants less than 15 years-old!
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3 – The Montaria Watermills
The village of Montaria is the village with the largest number of watermills in Portugal. There are a total of 42 watermills, a number which depicts the importance and use these mills had for the local inhabitants. Visitors will be able to admire some of these ancient watermills (some of which still work) along the same trails that were used by the villagers to reach their mills.
Dates: All year
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 4 hours
Difficulty: easy 5 kms
Meeting Point: Montaria (Viana do Castelo)
Price: 30,00€ per person*
Included: picnic lunch with local food and drinks, V.A.T 23%, insurance, local guide and binoculars.
* Note: special rates for groups. 50% discount for participants less than 15 years-old!
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4 – Be a shepherd for a morning in Serra D´Arga
A very different life awaits you in Serra D´Arga, fresh air, never-ending landscapes and a day of freedom. You will experience the authentic shepherd tradition.
Dates: All year
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 4 hours
Difficulty: moderate, 8 kms
Meeting Point: Montaria (Viana do Castelo)
Price: 30,00€ per person*
Included: picnic lunch with local food and drinks, V.A.T 23%, insurance, local guide and binoculars.
* Note: special rates for groups. 50% discount for participants less than 15 years-old.
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5 – The 7 Lagoons of Serra D´Arga
Come with us and bring your family or friends to discover the 7 natural lagoons in Serra D´Arga Mountain. On this walking tour you enjoy the silence, clear water, wonderful waterfalls and lagoons, where you can stop to swim.
Dates: All year
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 4 hours
Difficulty: Easy, 5 kms
Meeting Point: Montaria (Viana do Castelo)
Price: 30,00€ per person*
Included: picnic lunch with local food and drinks, V.A.T 23%, insurance, local guide and binoculars.
* Note: special rates for groups. 50% discount for participants less than 15 years-old!
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6 – Hike and Yoga in the Lagoons
Hike in Serra D´Arga and practice yoga in the middle of the nature. Yoga and hiking share the same health benefits. Hiking, like yoga, is user friendly and can be enjoyed by adults and children. This way you stay fit and trained and will return completely relaxed.
Dates: All year
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 4 hours
Difficulty: Easy, 5 kms
Meeting Point: Montaria (Viana do Castelo)
Price: 30,00€ per person*
Inluded: picnic lunch with light food, fruit, drinks and local tea, V.A.T 23%, insurance, local guide and Yoga teacher.
* Note: special rates for groups. 50% discount for participants less than 15 years-old!
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7 – Walking with Aventurinhas Donkey
Book a walking tour in Serra D´Arga and add Aventurinhas Donkey to the trail. Aventurinhas can carry your luggage and your kids along a walking tour through the beautiful scenery of Serra D´Arga mountain, totally safe for children. You can choose from Quinta do Sobreiro walking tours present in the website and enjoy a new adventure with your family!
Dates: All year
Minimum participants: 1 person
Duration: 30 min.
Difficulty: Easy
Meeting Point: Montaria (Viana do Castelo)
Price: 10,00€ (parents don´t pay)
Included: 30 min. donkey tour, insurance, helmet and guide. For a donkey trekking or a Family holiday, please contact us!
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8 – The wolf trails in full moon days
On this program you follow the wolf trail in Serra D´Arga Mountain. The walking tour starts with a wonderful sunset and finishes with the full moon and the stars in the sky. During the trail you will visit old shelters, perhaps spot wolf tracks, and encounter wild garrano horses.
Dates: From April to November
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 4 hours
Difficulty: 5kms – Easy
Meeting Point: Montaria (Viana do Castelo)
Price: 20,00€ per person
Included: small picnic lunch with juice and a traditional liquor, V.A.T 23%, insurance and local guide.
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9 – Portuguese Cornbread Experince
On this activity you will visit a farm in Serra D´Arga Mountain and participate in the production of homemade cornbread to learn from a local baker all the process from the corn to the cornbread. At the end of the experience you will taste the hot cornbread with honey and with local products.
Dates: All year
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 4 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Meeting Point: Montaria (Viana do Castelo)
Price: 30,00€ per person*
Price includes: Cornbread experience, V.A.T 23%, insurance, local guide, visit to a watermill and a picnic lunch with hot cornbread and local products.
* Note: special rates for groups. 50% discount for participants less than 15 years-old. Note: For just 20,00€ add a donkey to this program to do the walk from farm to watermills and return!
Pricate Tours:
The tours are full-day tours and combine walking and cycling tours to explore the region.
10 – Pincho Waterfall and Serra D´Arga Nature Paradise
During your next visit to Porto and North Portugal, spend a day with us in nature and discover Pincho waterfall and Serra D´Arga Nature Paradise, just one hour from the city of Porto. This unique trip takes you through Arga Mountain highlights.
Dates: All year
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 9 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Meeting Point: Quinta do Sobreiro
Price: from 55,00€ per person
Price includes: Local guide, picnic lunch with local food and drinks, V.A.T 23%, insurance, binoculars, walking tour in the 7 lagoons and transportation.
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11 – Family Tour
Enjoy a different family tour in Portugal, explore nature and learn more about local traditions in the region. In one day you will discover wonderful landscapes, the mountain and the atlantic secrets.
Dates: All year
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 9 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Meeting Point: Quinta do Sobreiro
Price: from 55,00€ per person
Price includes: Local guide, picnic lunch with hot cornbread, local food and drinks, V.A.T 23%, insurance, binoculars, walking tour with a donkey along Montaria Watermills and cornbread experience
Bike Tours:
12 – Wine Bike Tour: Discover Vinho Verde Route and Lima Valley
Cycle through Lima Valley and Vinho Verde Route, enjoy the silence and discover two wonderful wine-estates, one was winner of Best of Wine Tourism in 2011 for the sustainable practices in the production of organic wine. After the wine bike tour you will enjoy a boat trip along Lima River.
Dates: April to November
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 6 hours
Difficulty: 20 kms – Moderate
Meeting Point: Viana do Castelo
Price: 85,00€ per person
Price includes: Local guide, picnic lunch with local food and drinks, visit to two wine – estates, two wine tastings, V.A.T 23%, insurance, binoculars, bike, helmet, boat tour in Lima River, snack and water.
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13 – Wine Bike Tour: Discover Alvarinho Wine Route in Monção
Quinta do Sobreiro offers you a Wine Bike Tour in Alvarinho Wine Route. Coming to Portugal, there is nothing more exotic and exciting than getting lost in the wine country. Cycle through Minho Valley and charming wine estates, visit Brejoeira Palace and Monção Fortress.
Dates: All year
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 6 hours Difficulty: 20 kms – Moderate
Meeting Point: to combine!
Price: 80,00€ per person
Price includes: Local guide, picnic lunch with local food and drinks, visit to two wine – estates, one is Brejoeira Palace, three Alvarinho wine tastings, V.A.T 23%, insurance, binoculars, bike, helmet, snack and water.
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14 – Discover the Treasures of Caminha on two wheels
On this bike tour you will discover the history and the nature of Caminha town. In one day you will cycle along different landscapes: the Atlantic Coast, Ancora Valley, Barrosa Megalithic Monument and natural lagoons where we can stop to swim.
Dates: March to November
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Duration: 6 hours Difficulty: 25kms – Moderate
Meeting Point: Viana do Castelo Price: 60,00 € per person Price includes: Local guide, picnic lunch with local food and drinks, V.A.T 23%, insurance, binoculars, bike, helmet, snack and water.
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15 – Discover Gerês, the Roman Road, the lagoons and Albergaria Forest
Discover Peneda Gerês National Park, classified by UNESCO as a Biosphere reserve. On this tour you will walk in the hearth of the National Park in Albergaria Forest one of the most important natural reserves of the National Park. During the way you will explore the wild rivers with natural lagoons and the Roman Road, discovering the ancient mile markers (mile stones) that once stretched 320km between Braga and Astorga.
Dates: All year
Duration: 6 hours
Meeting point: Portela do Homem (Gerês)
Difficulty: moderate, 8kms
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Price: 55,00€ per person*
Included: picnic with local food and drinks, binoculars, vat, insurance and local guide.
* Note: special rates for groups. 50% discount for participants less than 15 years-old.
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16 – From Lindoso to Soajo – Peneda Geres National Park
Discover the only Portuguese National Park Peneda-Gerês. In this beautiful and remote region, you will follow ancient trails used for centuries by local shepherds between Lindoso and Soajo. On this tour visit the stone shelters, discover the large number of granaries in the world and visit Lindoso Castle in the Portuguese border. Enjoy the breathtaking scenery!
Dates: all year!
Duration: 6 hours
Meeting point: Lindoso
Difficulty: moderate,11 kms
Minimum participants: 2 persons
Price: 60,00€ per person*
Included: picnic with local food** and drinks, binoculars, insurance, guide and transfer from Soajo to Lindoso in the end of this walk.
* Note: special rates for groups. 50% discount for participants less than 15 years-old.
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17 – The windmills of Viana do Castelo and the lighthouse
This is a walk along the Viana do Castelo coastline visitng the windmills. On this tour you will visit the inside of a windmill that still works. Along the way visit a historical fort that used to protect this area and visit the Bronze Age rock art still preserved in the cliffs at Coast.
Dates: All year!
Duration: 6 hours
Meeting Point: Carreço
Difficulty: moderate,16 kms
Minimum participants: 2 persons Price: 40,00€ per person*
Included: picnic with local food** and drinks, binoculars, insurance, visit the inside of one windmill and local guide.
* Note: special rates for groups. 50% discount for participants less than 15 years-old.
Optional Services/Transfers:
- Before to book a tour, please tell us if you have some food restrictions (eg. i´m vegan), so we can offer you a good picnic according to your expectations!
- Solo traveller: if you have a costumer that wants to do a tour alone don´t worry, because this is possible! Please contact us to know the price!
- Transfer from Viana/Caminha/Ponte de Lima/Cerveira to Serra D´Arga and return: 30,00€ (price for a max of 4 people).
- Transfer from Viana/Caminha/Ponte de Lima/Cerveira to Lindoso/Gerês and return: 90,00€ (price for a max of 4 people).
- Transfer from Porto Airport (OPO) or Vigo to Viana/Caminha/Ponte de Lima/Cerveira: 75,00€ (price for a max of 4 people).
- Transfer for groups more than 4 people: please contact us!
Reservations:
Rute Correia (Manager – Quinta do Sobreiro)
Email: geral@quintadosobreiro.com
Tlm: +351 911 598 818 / +351 913 496 769
