8-Hour Peneda-Gerês National Park Tour from Guimarães with Fafião

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Explore Fafião village and get a glimpse of a historic wolf trap
• 02 Enjoy a traditional lunch in Fafião, sampling the authentic local cuisine
• 03 Visit Pedra Bela viewpoint for panoramic vistas over Peneda-Gerês National Park
• 04 Journey through Mata de Albergaria, a UNESCO Biogenetic Reserve
• 05 Discover the submerged village of Vilarinho das Furnas and its community legacy

Discover Peneda-Gerês National Park on a captivating tour from Guimarães, exploring the village of Fafião, where pastoralism and ancient traditions still thrive, and seeing a historic wolf trap. Enjoy a traditional lunch with local cuisine, take in stunning panoramas from Pedra Bela viewpoint, and journey through Mata de Albergaria, a UNESCO Biogenetic Reserve. Learn about the submerged village of Vilarinho das Furnas and finish with a tasting of local products from the Peneda-Gerês National Park.

Discover Peneda-Gerês National Park on a captivating tour from Guimarães, exploring the village of Fafião, where pastoralism and ancient traditions still thrive, and seeing a historic wolf trap.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Guimarães, Peneda-Gerês National Park

Languages English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Fafião, Pedra Bela and Peneda-Gerês Heritage

• Pick up from your hotel in Guimarães and drive to Gerês National Park to explore the villages inside the park.
• Visit the village of Fafião, where people live from pastoralism, cows, and goats, and where there is still a wolf trap.
• Savour a typical village lunch.
• Visit the Pedra Bela viewpoint and pass through Mata de Albergaria, a UNESCO Biogenetic Reserve and a fully protected site within the park.
• Pass through the area of Vilarinho das Furnas, a village that was submerged to build a dam.
• The visit ends with a tasting of local products made and sold in the Peneda-Gerês National Park.
• The tour concludes with drop-off at your hotel in Guimarães.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Guide
• Transport to and from the hotel
• Lunch in a regional restaurant
• Tasting of local products
• Entrance to Mata de Albergaria and museum

What's Not Included

• Tips
• Purchases at the typical products store

What to bring

• Comfortable shoes
• Comfortable clothes
• Weather-appropriate clothing
• Charged smartphone

Know before you go

• We will make the pick-up and drop-off at your hotel in Guimarães.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Guimaraes, Portugal

Tour start

Guimaraes, Portugal

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.