Discover the Authentic Douro Valley

We did a Douro Valley walking tour and wine tasting with Ana Maria Pinto and enjoyed every moment! She was a wonderful guide who grew up in the Douro Valley and was very well informed and knowledgeably answered every one of our questions. We traveled in Portugal for a month and took several different tours while we were here; she was the best of our guides by far. I would highly recommend the tour we did and in fact would recommend any tour she leads. And she was professional in every way. She met us when and where she agreed to and waited for us while we had lunch. Our tour was four hours but I’m pretty sure it ran overtime and she did not rush us in any way. In addition to being a well informed and knowledgable guide, which was important to my wife and I (who were both teachers before we retired), she was a lovely person and our trip to Portugal was better for having spent those hours with her. We will definitely recommend her to our friends who are planning to visit Portugal.

This was an incredible tour. Anna was super knowledgeable and she was also just a pleasure to hangout with all day! I highly highly recommend using Time Off during your time in the Duoro Valley!

Trilhos bem organizados e bastante interessantes para se conhecer a Régua e o Parque Natural do Alvão

Uma caminhada inesquecível pelo Douro, rodeada de paisagens deslumbrantes, boa energia e momentos especiais, graças à Time Off e à sua fantástica guia a Ana, muito obrigada 🌿

My husband Simon and I arranged with Ana Pinto, the Founder and Owner of Time Off (a local company based in the Douro Valley) a 5 day all inclusive accommodation, walking, wine and port tasting package. This included lunch and dinner, 3 courses - starter, main course and dessert plus a bottle of wine to share. After walking in the mornings and eating lunch, we had a visit to a different local winery for a tour and tastings every day. Ana is a local and this is what makes the whole experience so amazing, due to her regional knowledge, friendly and professional approach and wine being in her blood through generations of her family. Her father still produces his own port from his family vines. If you want the real experience of Douro walks and tours then forget the tour companies in Porto, book with Ana a real local expert for your events, wine & port tasting, local Portuguese cuisine, it has to be with Time Off. You will never have the experience that we had without her local knowledge. It was one of the best immersive trips we have truly had in our lives, and we travel a lot. Thank you Ana, your expertise, attention to detail and tailoring the experience to exactly meet our needs made our holiday so special!

Anna was wonderful and we got the true experience with the views, history lesson and her touches from family vineyard. We recommend this tour as a must do in Porto

Great experience with Ana! She offers different types of tours and will adapt to your needs. On the tour you will learn plenty of interesting facts on the region!

We took a tour with Ana and it all went perfectly. Ana offered us different options and was very mindful about our needs and our wishes. We have two dogs and she welcomed them as we wanted them to be with us for the tour. We went for a day trip to discover the Douro by train and boat and to visit à winery. Ana explained to us the history of her region with a lot of détails and enthusiasm. She answered all our questions. We definitely recommend her tours.

Um domingo muito bem passado! Um passeio perfeito para todas as idades, com vistas magníficas, um staff incrível e uma organização impecável. Vale muito a pena!