11 nights onboard MS Andorinha

Exploring the Douro, plus Lisbon & Madrid - Westbound

Centuries of vineyards, wine and timeless Port traditions along an enchanting "river of gold"… white-painted quinta estates lined with terraced vineyards… art and architecture royally inspired and the joys of tapas in Madrid… Lisbon's treasures from the Age of Discovery and beyond… Cruise through the heart of one of the world's oldest and most beautiful wine regions on a 12-day journey between Lisbon and Madrid, featuring a 7-night cruise aboard Tauck's new riverboat ms Andorinha, custom-designed for exploring Portugal's "golden" Douro River. Visit quintas for wine tastings, hike through vineyards and villages, and discover the UNESCO World Heritage city of Porto, where the Douro kisses the Atlantic and timeless Port traditions steal your heart. Spend two nights each in Madrid, Spain's bigger-than-life capital, with its bar culture and bevy of baroque and belle époque architecture – and Lisbon, gate to the "New World," enticing with palaces aplenty and azulejos chronicling life from Moorish times to present day...

Leaving from: Madrid

Cruise ship: MS Andorinha

Visiting: Madrid • Madrid • Madrid • Barca d’Alva •

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Tauck

Tauck is a super-premium river cruise line offering small, intimate sailings on the waterways of Europe.

The cruise line launched in 1992, offering luxurious and all-inclusive river cruises on the likes of the Danube, Rhine and Rhone.

With many awards under its belt, the cruise line owns it when it comes to European river cruising, heading away from crowded tourist hotspots and off the beaten track.

Passengers

Crew

2020

Launched

80m

Length

12m

Width

11kts

Speed

Decks

EUR

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Cruise Itinerary

Days 1 - 3

Madrid, Spain

Day 4

Barca d’Alva, Portugal

Day 5

Pinhão, Portugal

Day 6

Régua, Portugal

Day 7

Entre-os-Rios, Portugal

Days 8 - 9

Porto, Portugal

Days 10 - 12

Lisbon, Portugal