ROW FOR FUN PORTO & DOURO ROWING TOURS Portugal 2020| PROJECT PLAN 1 About Row For Fun Originally from Porto, we are avid Douro valley explorers and rowing is our passion! This passion gave birth to ROW FOR FUN, a company that will organize your sporting events. We want to share our experience with you and make the Douro valley secrets accessible to small groups of friends, passionate for rowing, through personalized river descents. WE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND TRANSFORM YOUR STAY IN DOURO INTO A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE. 2 Rowing Tour Make your holidays in Portugal even more astounding. Come and discover Douro Wine Region Valley – World Heritage by UNESCO, and its incomparable and unique collection of landscapes, stories, flavors and traditions. A world of secrets, painstakingly carved on the hillsides through the hard work of men and women devoted to making the best of wines! Imagine arriving at the airport and having nothing else to worry about except rowing, having fun and enjoying the best river Douro and its wine region have to offer. 3 Our Services What is included 1 TRANSFERS 2 LODGING 3 VESSELS 4 MEALS, FOOD AND WATER SUPPLIES 5 RIVER LOCK BOOKINGS, ACTIVITY INSURANCE 6 TECHNICAL SUPPORT, COMPLEMENTARY CULTURAL VISITS 4 Itinerary 1 Porto Barca de Alva Pocinho Day 1 BUS depart 209 km 183 km Pocinho Srª Ribeira Ferradosa 183 km 159 km 150 km Day 2 Up to Pocinho Dam 20m gap 208Km Ferradosa Pinhão Folgosa 150 km 126 km 112 km Day 3 Valeira Dam 31.5m gap Folgosa Porto de Rei Caldas de Aregos 5 Dams 112 km 87 km 77 km Day 4 13m to 33.5m Régua Dam water gap 27m gap Caldas de Aregos Ilha dos Amores Melres 77 km 52 km 34 km Day 5 Carrapatelo Dam 33.5m gap Up to Melres Crestuma Porto 34 km 21 km Finish Day 6 6 days Crestuma Dam 13m gap 5 Itinerary 2 Porto São Bento Train Station depart Day 1 Pocinho Srª Ribeira Ferradosa 183 km 159 km 150 km Up to Pocinho Dam 20m gap 208Km Ferradosa Pinhão Folgosa 150 km 126 km 112 km Day 2 Valeira Dam 31.5m gap Folgosa Porto de Rei Caldas de Aregos 5 Dams 112 km 87 km 77 km Day 3 13m to 33.5m Régua Dam water gap 27m gap Caldas de Aregos Ilha dos Amores Melres 77 km 52 km 34 km Day 4 Carrapatelo Dam 33.5m gap Up to Melres Crestuma Porto 34 km 21 km Finish Day 5 6 days Crestuma Dam 13m gap 6 Itinerary 3 Porto São Bento Train Station depart Day 1 Pocinho Srª Ribeira Ferradosa 183 km 159 km 150 km Up to Pocinho Dam 20m gap 208Km Ferradosa Pinhão Folgosa 150 km 126 km 112 km Day 2 Valeira Dam 31.5m gap Folgosa Porto de Rei Caldas de Aregos 5 Dams 112 km 87 km 77 km Day 3 13m to 33.5m Régua Dam water gap 27m gap Caldas de Aregos Ilha dos Amores Melres 77 km 52 km 34 km Carrapatelo Dam Day 4 33.5m gap Up to Porto 6 days Returning by VAN 7 Itinerary 4 Porto Pinhão Folgosa Day 1 São Bento Train 126 km 112 km Up to Station depart Folgosa Porto de Rei Caldas de Aregos 208Km 112 km 87 km 77 km Day 2 Régua Dam 27m gap Caldas de Aregos Ilha dos Amores Melres 77 km 52 km 34 km 5 Dams Day 3 Carrapatelo Dam 13m to 33.5m 33.5m gap water gap Melres Crestuma Porto 34 km 21 km Finish Day 4 Crestuma Dam 13m gap Up to 6 days 8 Itinerary 5 Porto São Bento Train Station depart Up to Day 1 Régua Porto de Rei Caldas de Aregos 208Km 102 km 87 km 77 km Caldas de Aregos Ilha dos Amores Melres 77 km 52 km 34 km Day 2 Carrapatelo Dam 5 Dams 33.5m gap Melres Crestuma Porto 13m to 33.5m 34 km 21 km Finish Day 3 water gap Crestuma Dam 13m gap Up to 6 days 9 How to Custom your Tour Step 1 Step 2 Choose the number of days Choose the full extent of of your tour 1 2 your tour Step 3 Step 4 Choose how many kilometers Include your desire to know the you want to make per day vineyards that characterize the region (personalize your tour) 3 4 (personalize your tour) We put at your disposal a highly specialized and dynamic team to make your stay in Porto and the Douro Region a memorable one 10 Our Latest Tours 11 Our Latest Tours 12 Feedback In september 2019 we spent a beautiful week on the Douro We were very fortunate to enjoy a wonderful rowing river. The tour started with brand new rowing boats in Barca experience all along on the exciting Douro river with its da Alva and ended in Porto after 6 days. The landscape was beautiful changing landscape and vegetation. great and we visited many interesting places. Last but not We met Pedro and his team as rowing colleges, who made all least we experienced excellent hospitality from Pedro, his this possible, and we left Portugal after 10 days as friends, colleagues and the people who accommodated us. Highly rich on an exceptional new experience. recommended for all rowers who want the explore something Thank you and kind regards, new! Chris Kunz Gregor Brugnoni For me it was an unforgettable experience. Beautiful Organization and support service was perfect and personally landscapes, nice accommodation, good food, and friendly very dedicated. I can only recommend this trip. guides. All in all a great tour. I would recommend it to Hugo Gschwend everyone. Gabi Ortlieb For a long time I had the wish to descend the Douro with my rowing friends. Pedro and his colleagues made it possible and it was even better than expected. The landscape was just stunning, the rowing was a pleasure and the service way beyond normal. This wonderful rowing trip will always remain in my memory. Thank you! Timon Stricker 13 Feedback Our group of 8 enjoyed a wonderful trip rowing for 4 days through the stunning Douro valley to Porto. Pedro's team were professional, experienced, and extremely friendly - they made everything so easy arranging every leg of our boat journey. The accommodation and food for all were brilliant - I couldn't believe so much was included in the price. The Douro is perfect for rowing, whether you want to train hard or just enjoy the sunshine and scenery. We also love sampling all the delicious port wine of the region. Finishing up in beautiful Porto, it was a fantastic trip that I would recommend to all my rowing friends. Five stars! 14 Feedback With a group of friends from the Club Nautique de Nice we Breathtaking landscapes.. mighty Dams, decided to go to Portugal to row on the Douro River and visit Luxury hotels, Birds everywhere, the sound of the oars Porto striking water, sandy coves inviting for rest, Delicious food Our experience with Row for Fun was just so great !! and wine, and a kind, friendly and very professional team To Thank you José Pedro, Manuel and all the friends for this care about us... superb organization but also for your kindness and friendship. We came back with happy memories We had a wonderful time and the group agreed to sign again for another rowing trip with Row for fun ... so you know now Once you’ve tried ... you come back... It’s a spell :) Marie Jose, Patrick,Max,Nelly.Albert1 Renee Albert 2 , Isabelle, Chantal and Jacques 15 Contact us www.rowforfun.pt [email protected] @rowforfun #rowforfun +351 918170742 rowforfun 16.