2 Days Porto and Douro Valley Self-Guided Motorcycle Experience in Portugal

If you think you already experienced a top-drawer experience, you are most probably wrong. Unless you already booked a tour with Freeride Spirit, you never experienced the excitement of riding in the most striking sceneries, through on and (optional) off-road trails, with the best and most suitable motorcycles and equipment for your chosen itinerary, enjoying fantastic top-notch hotels, assistance, gastronomy, and wines, as well as a great variety of unforgettable unique experiences along the way.

An amazing tailored route created by ex-riders meticulously thought to involve travellers with the splendorous sights and cultural richness of Portugal that combines the best of travelling with the best of motorcycling adventures. This tour is also 100% customizable to ensure you and your esteemed company get the perfect tour for your taste, skills and wallet!

It is not that often that you are given the chance to chill out in luxury accommodations after a long day riding and exploring. Moreover, Freeride Spirit takes care of every tiny detail, ensuring you have the finest remote 24h support and guiding assistance which allows you to do things in your own way and time, maintaining total privacy.

Nevertheless, the very best of this tour is that you will have the opportunity to truly explore and appreciate up-close the best of both Porto and Douro. The hillsides and wineries where Port and some of the world’s greatest wines have been produced for the last 2000 years, and the imponent city at Douro River's mouth where the wines are stored for aging in the world-famous Port Wine cellars. Considered top Romantic European destinations they are both parts of what we think is the most beautiful wine region in the world.

One of the oldest cities in Europe, but at the same time buzzing with trendy new and up to the minute cool places, Porto will certainly pleasantly surprise you for the hospitality of its people, and you will fall deeply in love with the worldwide famous riverbank views, the exciting cultural and nightlife scene, and of course, the marvelous gastronomy, always accompanied with outstanding wines. Porto is a World Heritage city, that serves as the gateway and departure point for an unforgettable journey across the natural and cultural diversity of Porto and Douro Valley region.

The Douro Valley, also known amongst tourists as the enchanted valley, was the first place in the world to become a certified wine region and was also classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, in 2001. Douro is not only a place with an unmatched natural beauty where the River carefully carved its way, preparing the terroir for its locals to craft its beautifully designed terraced vineyard slopes and century-old schist houses and paths. It is also a region filled with historic value that oozes an almost mystical feeling of grandeur.

The scenic trails and views, the secret places where some of the world’s most famous wines are made, the secret roads to ride, the typical picturesque villages and small towns, usually off the charts, where time seems to have stood still. All of this will make this tour one of the best experiences of your lifetime.

Day 1: Porto - Douro

Your trip starts at Pousada Freixo, an 18th-century baroque palace by the Douro River Bank in Porto. Anyone who opts for the offroad alternative will be able to explore the banks of the Paiva river along with Serra da Freita and visit the village of Meitriz and Covas do Monte, which preserves the traits of formerly in the houses, shale, and slate in the ways and agricultural terraces.

You will ride through Serra de São Macário, at 1053 meters of altitude, overlooking the habitat of several species birds of pray, and then through Castro D'Aire with their beauty mountainous landscapes and their typical villages of granite. Enter medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic worlds as you visit the patrimony of the 16th century. Upon arrival, you will have the option of going to Lamego, one of the most cultural cities in the Douro region, just 10 kilometers away.

Day 2: Pinhão

Riding on National 222, considered by experts as the best road in the world, taking into consideration how the road is designed and as well the surrounding landscapes, you will feel the pleasure of riding your KTM at the highest level. You will be able to visit Pinhão at the center of the port wine production region. You will then visit as well Miradouro de São Salvador do Mundo that will offer you at the top of one of the mountains of Douro with one of the most privileged views of Douro wine yards.

Skill levels

Beginner

• Can ride for 2-3 hours
• Minimal riding experience
• Assistance required
• Comfortable with curves and leans
• Basic experience with unsurfaced roads
• Short distance ascents and descents

Intermediate

• Can ride for 3-4 hours
• Average riding experience
• Little assistance required
• Comfortable with extreme curves and leans
• Average experience with unsurfaced roads
• Steep ascents and descents

Advanced

• Can ride for 5-6 hours
• Extensive riding experience
• Assistance on demand (if required)
• Experienced with riding a variety of motorcycles
• Comfortable with any terrain and weather conditions

Bikes available for this tour

Freeride Spirit offers a wide range of 2019 KTM dirtbikes, providing all EXC models, Freeride 250, and Freeride 350. They feature all the latest generation KTM models. All KTM Enduro bikes are 2019 models. Each dirtbike is kitted with the latest technology, including Dunlop mousses, required to face up to the hardest challenges in offroad adventure riding. During your tour, you will have a team of skilled mechanics that will be ready for any challenge.

You can count on their experienced mechanics to adapt the KTM motorbike to your weight, height, and riding style. Freeride Spirit has a bike rental deposit of 2500 EUR or special insurance of 65 EUR per day with no requirement for the deposit.

You will visit a 16th-century patrimony, Pinhão, and Miradouro de São Salvador do Mundo.

The tour will take place in Portugal from Porto and Douro to Pinhão.

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You will enjoy three meals per day including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The food that will be served is mostly regional food. There will be also some wine tastings.

• Motorbike KTM Adventure (all models available 1090 / 1290)
• GPS (with all the daily routes and optional gravel roads routes)
• Complete luggage system (3 Travel Cases)
• Headset communicator system for dynamic group riding communication
• SCHUBERT helmet with CARDO intercom
• Back Protector REV’IT
• REV’IT jacket and pants
• REV’IT boots
• REV’IT gloves
• Spare motorbike
• Hotspot with free WI-FI
• Accommodation
• Meals (Breakfast / Dinner)
• Transfers
• Obligatory Insurance

• Any costs related to your travel
• Bike deposit (2500 EUR)
• Flight tickets
• Special insurance (65 EUR per day)
• Tour guide
• Assistance (a van that follows the route and carries luggage)
• Minibus assistance (a van that follows the route and carries luggage and passengers)
• Trucking service (van carries luggage from Hotel A → Hotel B)

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 50% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 15 days before arrival.