RIVER CRUISE CHOICE

Porto and the Douro Valley

Seven nights, from £1,500.50pp, based on two people sharing, including return air travel from the UK to Porto, one night’s accommodation in a Porto hotel and a five-night all-inclusive cruise: visit shearings.com or call 01942 417471. Begin your holiday with an overnight stay in Porto, before joining your ship, Ms Infante D Henrique. Take a guided tour of the city, or explore at your leisure, and spend the night on your ship in Porto, before sailing upstream for Regua the following day. Take a trip to Villa Real and visit the gardens of Solar De Mateus, where the famous rosé wine is produced, before rejoining the ship to sail on to Vega de Teron and a Spanish-themed evening on board. On your fifth day, you’ll have the option to tour Salamanca’s Old City, before rejoining your ship in Barca d’Alva for a gala dinner and your journey downstream. Sail on to Leverinho on day six, with an optional wine-tasting excursion en route, arriving back in Porto on day seven for your flight home.