Private Tour in Porto in 2024 [featuring +15 authentic tastings]

Your Guided Private Tour in Porto

Connect with Porto in a truly unique way with our Private Custom Tours. Share your Porto foodie-dream trip with us and, as long as it is within our reach, we'll bring it to life. Tailored to your interests, schedule and budget, these tours are as distinctive as you are.

We specialize in crafting exclusive itineraries for solo travelers, couples, small family or friend groups and students worldwide.

Get a custom itinerary from our managers. Have exclusive access to one of our senior tour guides. Unlock exclusive tasting rooms and savor an upgraded range of foods, from street eats to delicious shellfish, showcasing the city's culinary palette.

Explore Porto your way

A few years ago, we had the honor of creating a Private Custom Tour in Porto for a remarkable traveler, Anthony Bourdain. And we poured our hearts into it.

If you've watched all episodes of Parts Unknown, you know Tony had a unique way of connecting with cities.

  • He was known around the world as the adventurer who’d eat anything you put in front of him;

  • Always arrived hungry at each destination;

  • Stayed off TripAdvisor and Yelp;

  • Didn't read any guidebooks;

  • He placed his trust in the locals he met on his journeys... and very often ended up sharing a drink (or five) with a few of them.

Back then, our team of travel designers created a special itinerary for him, focusing on topics close to Bourdain's heart and aligning with his interests, schedule and preferences.

We feel lucky that we got to meet Anthony Bourdain once. He was an inspiration. He still is.

Crafting Private Custom Food Tours in Porto remains a joy for us. Each tour is a unique challenge that we embrace with enthusiasm. Traveling to a new city can be one of the most exciting adventures one can have​ - and helping a visitor make that journey more meaningful is our favorite thing.

8 Reasons Why People Love this Private Tour in Porto

  • Every Private Custom Tour in Porto is as distinct as the traveler who requests it

  • A 3 to 5-hour experience with a minimum of 15 included tastings (top-notch wines and food, handpicked by our local experts, chefs and sommeliers) - with the option to increase based on budget and availability

  • Exclusive entry to unique tasting rooms and the opportunity to connect with local partners on a special level

  • Exclusive access to a senior tour guide, exploring areas beyond our regular public tours

  • Specially selected food tastings and an upgraded wine selection

  • Additional cultural and historical elements as you delve deeper into our rich food traditions

  • Personalized tips and recommendations for the remainder of your stay in Porto

  • Also included: insurance and a charitable donation to a local NGO that works with the homeless population in Porto

Good to know

  • These are truly customized tours, their design implies a great deal of work, and the included tastings are the most genuine and best that Porto has to offer

  • We can accommodate food restrictions on this Private Custom Tour in Porto

  • This tour should be requested within a period of, at least, 5 days prior to the travel date

  • All our Porto Tours are run in English but we can provide Portuguese or Spanish-speaking guides upon request, for closed groups. Feel free to ask us about this and more at [email protected]

  • This tour is for all age groups and all fitness levels

  • Experience happens rain or shine

  • Restrooms are available during this gastronomic experience

  • Bring good shoes and an appetite

Peace of mind policy

Let's imagine that you are unable to make the tour. Can you have a refund? The answer is yes.

  • Cancellation requests submitted until 72h before the tour start will be fully refunded (minus the processing fees);

  • Cancellation requests submitted between 72h and 24h before the tour start will be refunded in 80% of the total purchase value (minus the processing fees);

  • Cancellation requests submitted 24h or less before the tour start are not eligible for any refund.

Refunds can only be processed back to the original credit or debit card used in the purchase. Processing fees: 1.5% + 0.25€ for European Union cards and 3.25% + 0.25€ for non-European Union cards.

As part of our "Peace Of Mind Policy", the first two cases listed above are eligible to be converted into Gift Cards. These are issued with the same purchase value, free of processing fees penalty, and two-year validity. They can be used and topped up for any Taste Porto product. They can be redeemed by the customer or regifted.

Local food

We only work with locally owned and operated food establishments.

Oldest Food Tour in Porto

Tens of thousands of happy guests, including Anthony Bourdain and Rick Steves.

Experienced Tour guide

We see our guides as culinary ambassadors of the city and you as our guest.

Socially responsible

A portion of the ticket price is donated to a local NGO that helps the homeless people in Porto.

Reviews

One of the few absolute MUSTS I've ever found. The guides are charismatic, knowledgeable, and very experienced. The tours teach you so much about the city, culture, history, and most importantly, food and drink. There is excellent value to price, and after the tour the whole city seems to open up as you know so much about it and what areas to explore further. The knowledge is also absorbed passively and not simply lectured at you, the whole experience felt less like a guided tour and more like a friend showing you around their favorite city.
Mac, USA
I wanted to start my visit to Porto with a special food tour. It's been a long few years and I was so excited to be back in Europe exploring the food and culture. Obviously, there are a lot of Porto food/wine tour offerings but a private tour with Taste Porto was, for me, the most intriguing. Andre (the owner) was actually tasting wine and cheese on the 2017 Parts Unknown Porto episode and I am a total sucker for that! So I wanted to do a tour "like Anthony Bourdain" would do: intimate group (I was solo), no limits on time or cost. Needless to say, Andre and Taste Porto totally delivered! I am not going to tell you where we went because you have to take the private tour yourself to get the info, but I'll tell you it was 6+ hours, at least 20 different foods, at least 6 different wines, with a beer thrown in. I've already done the bacalhau thing and I already eat a lot of octopus so he quickly redirected me to something different, chicken gizzards, francesinha "deconstructed" and tripe stew. I wanted to skip craft beer and focus on Vinho Verde wines and we had reds, whites, and roses from the region. In addition, he introduced me to his trusted purveyors and wine bar where I went later (with confidence!) for souvenirs and a wine/cheese dinner. Highly, highly recommended!
Paul, USA
A great way to become familiar with the Porto food and wine scene. There was some very good food, wine/port samples and the portions were generous. The highlight for me was discussing Anthony Bourdain with the company’s founder (who appeared on Anthony Bourdain’s Porto episode).
James, Australia
Andre, the owner, gave the tour and it was fantastic. Not only is he an expert on the food and wine you'll try, but he is also a history and architecture buff. I highly recommend this tour!
Michael, Spain
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