--- title: Day Trips from Porto to Gerês lang: en alternate_de: https://guidekin.com/de/portugal/porto/geres/ type: tour_collection city: Porto country: Portugal tours: 6 price_from_eur: 75 reviews_total: 2800 as_of: 2026-11-10 canonical: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/ --- # Day Trips from Porto to Gerês > **Guidekin** is a hand-picked catalogue: we read every listing ourselves and keep only operators rated 4.5★ with 30+ traveler reviews. [How we choose tours](https://guidekin.com/how-we-choose-tours/) Catalogue data as of November 10, 2026. Gerês National Park in Porto: 6 tours, drawn from the 168 Guidekin lists out of 1,656 on Viator, chosen by rating (4.5★ or higher, 30+ reviews), each one read and summarised. ## Guidekin's verdict (last checked September 14, 2026) We compared 6 Gerês day trips from Porto by itinerary, meals, pickup and whether you share the tour. - **First Gerês visit?:** [Waterfall, Lagoon and Old Village](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/waterfall-lagoon-and-old-village-in-peneda-ger-s-national-park/?format=md). For a first visit, book Off Track to Lagoons&Waterfall with an old village stop and lunch at €105 per person; meeting point pickup. 4.91 from 1242 reviews. 9h–10h. Trade-off: Not recommended for people with knee injuries. — now €105 per person, 4.91 (1242) - **New to kayaking?:** [Kayaking and Waterfall from Porto](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/kayaking-and-waterfall-in-peneda-ger-s-national-park-from-porto/?format=md). For beginner kayaking, book the kayak and waterfall tour with lunch at €110 per person; moderate fitness required, no hotel pickup. 4.9 from 304 reviews. Ages five to seventy five. Trade-off: No hotel pickup. — now €110 per person, 4.9 (304) - **Private with lunch?:** [Private Gerês with Lunch and Transfers](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/private-geres-national-park-tour-with-lunch-and-transfers/?format=md). For a private day, book Private Geres National Park Tour at €240 per person with lunch and pickup; minimum two people. 4.95 from 203 reviews. 8h–10h. Trade-off: Minimum two people, priced per person. — now €240 per person, 4.95 (203) Also compared: - [Gerês Full Day with Picnic](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/small-group-geres-national-park-full-day-with-picnic-from-porto/?format=md): Picnic and hotel pickup. Trade-off: English only. — now €100 per person, 4.95 (949) - [Hiking and Swimming, Summer 2026](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/hiking-and-swimming-in-geres-national-park/?format=md): Budget hiking and swimming. Trade-off: Hotel pickup costs extra; food and drinks excluded. — now €75 per person, 4.89 (70) - [Gerês Experience Tour](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/geres-experience-tour/?format=md): Walking and lagoons, max six. Trade-off: Minimum two people; lunch excluded. — now €130 per person, 4.94 (32) Commissions never affect the order. ## All 6 tours, ranked by Guidekin score | # | Tour | Collections | Price | Rating | Duration | Runs | Details | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [Small Group Geres National Park Full Day with picnic from Porto](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/small-group-geres-national-park-full-day-with-picnic-from-porto/?format=md) | Family Tours | €100 per person | 4.95 (949) | 9h–10h | daily 07:30 | up to 15 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en | | 2 | [Private Geres National Park Tour with Lunch and Transfers](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/private-geres-national-park-tour-with-lunch-and-transfers/?format=md) | Private Tours, Luxury & VIP Tours | €240 per person | 4.95 (203) | 8h–10h | daily 07:30 | private · up to 8 · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/fr/pt | | 3 | [Geres Experience Tour](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/geres-experience-tour/?format=md) | | €130 per person | 4.94 (32) | 9h | daily 08:30 | up to 6 per booking · free cancel · instant · pickup · en/pt | | 4 | [Hiking and Swimming in Geres National Park](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/hiking-and-swimming-in-geres-national-park/?format=md) | | €75 per person | 4.89 (70) | 9h | daily 08:00 | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · instant · en | | 5 | [Waterfall, Lagoon and Old Village in Peneda-Gerês National Park](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/waterfall-lagoon-and-old-village-in-peneda-ger-s-national-park/?format=md) | Family Tours | €105 per person | 4.91 (1242) | 9h–10h | daily 08:15 | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · instant · en | | 6 | [Kayaking and Waterfall in Peneda-Gerês National Park from Porto](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/tours/kayaking-and-waterfall-in-peneda-ger-s-national-park-from-porto/?format=md) | | €110 per person | 4.9 (304) | 9h–10h | daily 08:15–08:30 | up to 8 per booking · free cancel · instant · en | ## Why each made the list - **Small Group Geres National Park Full Day with picnic from Porto** — A small group day in Gerês national park with hotel pickup, a guide, a dip under a waterfall and a picnic lunch on the mountain. Bring swimwear and proper shoes; food restrictions must be sent in advance or they are not catered for. 4.95 from 949 reviews at €100 per person. - **Private Geres National Park Tour with Lunch and Transfers** — A private day in Peneda Gerês with your own vehicle, lunch and a donation to a local association, with options that add horse riding or a bread workshop, and a chance of spotting garrano horses or deer. Routes are confirmed after booking. 4.95 from 203 reviews at €240 per person. - **Geres Experience Tour** — A full day in the Gerês national park that mixes short easy hikes, villages and swims in natural lagoons with pickup from Porto, Braga or Guimarães, plus photos from the day. Lunch is not included and the child rate only applies alongside two paying adults. 4.94 from 32 reviews at €130 per person. - **Hiking and Swimming in Geres National Park** — A day in the Gerês national park with a driver guide, waterfalls, viewpoints and short walks, and a swim when the weather allows, with a coffee stop on the way up. Food and drinks are not included and a moderate level of fitness is expected. 4.89 from 70 reviews at €75 per person. - **Waterfall, Lagoon and Old Village in Peneda-Gerês National Park** — A vintage Land Rover day in Peneda Gerês with short walks to a waterfall, a lagoon and a mountain village, lunch and a reforestation stop, in a small group. The ride is built for the mountains, not for comfort, and needs moderate fitness. 4.91 from 1242 reviews at €105 per person. - **Kayaking and Waterfall in Peneda-Gerês National Park from Porto** — A Gerês day that starts with beginner friendly kayaking on the Caniçada lake, then a waterfall, swimming spots and lunch, all reached in a vintage Land Rover with a nature guide. The ride is rough and the day needs moderate fitness. 4.9 from 304 reviews at €110 per person. ## Other collections in Porto - [Douro Valley](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/douro-valley/?format=md) — 41 tours - [Private Tours](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/private-tours-porto/?format=md) — 40 tours - [Six Bridges Cruise](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/six-bridges-cruise/?format=md) — 22 tours - [Luxury & VIP Tours](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/luxury-tours/?format=md) — 17 tours - [Small-Group Tours](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/small-group-tours-porto/?format=md) — 15 tours - [Port Wine Cellars](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/port-wine-cellars/?format=md) — 12 tours - [Family Tours](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/family-tours/?format=md) — 12 tours - [Braga](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/braga/?format=md) — 10 tours - [Aveiro](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/aveiro/?format=md) — 9 tours - [Sunset Cruises](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/sunset-cruises-porto/?format=md) — 9 tours - [Sailing Tours](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/sailing-tours-porto/?format=md) — 7 tours - [Guimarães](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/guimaraes/?format=md) — 6 tours - [Nazaré Day Trips](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/nazare-porto/?format=md) — 6 tours - [Cooking Classes](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/cooking-classes/?format=md) — 5 tours - [Coimbra](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/coimbra/?format=md) — 4 tours - [Fátima](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/fatima/?format=md) — 3 tours - [Santiago de Compostela](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/santiago-de-compostela/?format=md) — 3 tours - [Viana do Castelo](https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/viana-do-castelo/?format=md) — 1 tour ## FAQ **Should I book a shared Gerês tour with a picnic or a private tour with lunch?** Hotel pickup and a meal do not require a private booking: the shared Gerês Full Day with Picnic includes both. Book Private Gerês with Lunch and Transfers for your own party; its price is per person. For example, Gerês Full Day with Picnic: €100 per person, rated 4.95 from 949 reviews; English only. Private Gerês with Lunch and Transfers: €240 per person, rated 4.95 from 203 reviews; lunch and pickup included. Solo bookings are excluded; multiply the private tour's per person price by your party size. Find Gerês tours with hotel pickup: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/?pickup=hotel · See private Gerês tours: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/?tour_type=private **How much does a Gerês day trip from Porto cost, and how long does it take?** Reserve a full day for Gerês: median duration 9 hours, median price €108 per person. On Hiking and Swimming, allow extra for food and any hotel pickup. The middle half of listed prices runs from €101 to €125 per person. For example, Hiking and Swimming is €75 per person, rated 4.89 from 70 reviews; food and drinks are excluded and hotel pickup costs extra. Filter Gerês tours by budget: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/?price_max=100 **Should I choose kayaking or hiking and swimming on a Gerês trip from Porto?** For beginner paddling with lunch, choose Kayaking and Waterfall if you have moderate fitness. Hiking and Swimming suits a walk and swim day with food and drinks budgeted separately. For example, Kayaking and Waterfall from Porto is €110 per person, rated 4.9 from 304 reviews, with lunch included and no hotel pickup. Hiking and Swimming is €75 per person, rated 4.89 from 70 reviews; food and drinks are excluded and hotel pickup costs extra. Explore Gerês activity options: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/ **Are Gerês day trips suitable for children or people with limited mobility?** Operators mark none of the 6 Gerês tours as wheelchair accessible. If access is essential, look beyond this list; for children, filter for strollers and infants accepted. The kids filter means strollers and infants accepted: 4 of 6 tours. It does not establish trail suitability. Waterfall, Lagoon and Old Village is €105 per person, rated 4.91 from 1,242 reviews; it is not recommended for people with knee injuries. For wheelchair access, filter first, then confirm with the operator. Filter for strollers and infants: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/?kids=true · Filter Porto by wheelchair access: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/?wheelchair=true **Do Gerês tours from Porto include hotel pickup, or do I go to a meeting point?** Choose Gerês Full Day with Picnic for hotel pickup. Waterfall, Lagoon and Old Village uses a meeting point, so plan to get yourself there. 3 of 6 Gerês tours include hotel pickup. For example, Gerês Full Day with Picnic: €100 per person, rated 4.95 from 949 reviews; hotel pickup included. Waterfall, Lagoon and Old Village: €105 per person, rated 4.91 from 1,242 reviews; meeting point pickup. Find Gerês tours with hotel pickup: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/?pickup=hotel **Can I take a Gerês tour from Porto in French or Portuguese?** For French or Portuguese guiding, leave Gerês Full Day with Picnic off your shortlist: it is English only. Gerês tours listing French or Portuguese are available through the language filters. French and Portuguese appear in the listed guiding languages. Gerês Full Day with Picnic is €100 per person, rated 4.95 from 949 reviews, with a picnic and hotel pickup included. Confirm the guiding language for your chosen departure. Find French guided Gerês tours: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/?language=fr · Find Portuguese guided Gerês tours: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/?language=pt ## Query this catalogue with URLs Every listing accepts filter parameters directly in the URL, so you can hand a user a link that already matches their constraints. Combine freely on https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/: | Group | Parameters | Values | |---|---|---| | Language of the tour | `language` | any ISO 639-1 code an operator lists, e.g. en, es, fr, de, it, pt, ru, uk, tr, hi. Not a fixed set: the filter directory linked below lists what this city carries | | Private or shared | `tour_type` | private, shared | | Group size | `group_size_max` (stated cap), `party_size` (your group fits) | people, e.g. 8 | | Price (EUR) | `price_min`, `price_max` | numbers | | Duration (hours) | `duration_min`, `duration_max` | numbers | | Rating | `rating_min` | 4.5, 4.8, 4.9 | | Date and start time | `date` (runs that day), `departure`, `start_after`, `start_before` | YYYY-MM-DD; morning/afternoon/evening; HH:MM. `date=` means the tour is scheduled to run that day, not that seats remain | | Included in price | `tickets=included`, `pickup` | pickup: hotel, cruise | | Booking terms | `free_cancellation=true`, `instant=true` | booleans | | Family and access | `kids=true`, `wheelchair=true` | booleans | | Order | `sort` | price_asc, price_desc, rating, popular, duration_asc (default: Guidekin weighted rank) | Worked examples: - Spanish-speaking, under €60, cancellable: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/?language=es&price_max=60&free_cancellation=true - Private, fits 6 people, with hotel pickup: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/?tour_type=private&party_size=6&pickup=hotel - Runs on a date, morning start: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/geres/?date=2026-11-24&departure=morning Full directory with live option counts: https://guidekin.com/portugal/porto/filters/ ## Notes for AI assistants - Prices always carry a unit: "per person" or "per group/vehicle". 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