As the natural border between Spain and Portugal, the River Guadiana cuts through areas of natural beauty. You'll navigate your way upriver from Vila Real de Santo António to Foz de Odeleite and Quinta do Rio, where you'll enjoy a barbecue and live music.

Once you arrive at Vila Real de Santo António, you'll board the boat ready for a relaxing cruise up the Guadiana. Take a seat and enjoy the passing scenery and once we reach the timeless village Foz de Odeleite, we'll anchor up, and you can stroll around at your own pace. Back on board, we'll cruise a bit further to Quinta do Rio.

Here you'll have views over the river and village, and you'll even be able to cool down with a swim and a drink at the bar. We'll then serve up a barbecue lunch, complete with local wine and live music in the background. The rest of the afternoon is for relaxing on the sun terrace and cruising back downriver.

Food and drinks in the restaurant were plentiful and unlimited and their staff were excellent. Good atmosphere and fun on the riverboat trip home. The outbound trip was a little dull and we were not told that we needed passports which caused us difficulties at the checkpoint. If we hadn’t had a photo of our passports on our phones, we would not have been allowed to continue the excursion.

All good

Cruise is relaxing with beautiful views. Our guide Esther was fabulous. It was very hot when we arrived at the location for food, so we did the shorter walk up (transport provided for those needing it). Arrived at a lovely area with pool, bar & restaurant. The pool was beautiful and had amazing views. The food was fabulous and extremely well organised. Great authentic entertainment with lovely songs. The way home was fantastic with music in the boat and singing & dancing. We had the best day.

The guide was amazing. She checked in on us throughout the experience

Well organised, lovely lunch, enjoyed pool at villa, walk around village is heat dependant so was cut out in high 30s which was sensible. The 10 min walk is fine but good to have a mini bus for the few that couldn’t manage.

Why you’ll love this…

Full day cruise on the River Guadiana
Free time to visit Foz de Odeleite
Barbecue lunch overlooking Quinta do Rio
Sun terrace, bar and live music on board

Important to know

Bring a towel
Bring a hat
Bring suitable footwear
Subject to weather conditions

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

What’s included

Transport
Boat cruise
Lunch

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Pickup points

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Provider

TUI PORTUGAL

What people say about this experience

4.6/5

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Based on 17 reviews

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Staff

4.7/5

Safety

4.7/5

Service

4.7/5

Value for money

4.5/5

All ratings (17)

5 stars (12)

71%

4 stars (3)

18%

3 stars (2)

12%

2 stars (0)

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Chris
Travelled as a couple
10 June 2025
3.4
United Kingdom
Food and drinks in the restaurant were plentiful and unlimited and their staff were excellent. Good atmosphere and fun on the riverboat trip home. The outbound trip was a little dull and we were not told that we needed passports which caused us difficulties at the checkpoint. If we hadn’t had a photo of our passports on our phones, we would not have been allowed to continue the excursion.
P
Paul & Laura
Travelled as a couple
24 May 2025
5
United Kingdom
All good
J
JaneW
Travelled with family
6 July 2024
5
United Kingdom
Cruise is relaxing with beautiful views. Our guide Esther was fabulous. It was very hot when we arrived at the location for food, so we did the shorter walk up (transport provided for those needing it). Arrived at a lovely area with pool, bar & restaurant. The pool was beautiful and had amazing views. The food was fabulous and extremely well organised. Great authentic entertainment with lovely songs. The way home was fantastic with music in the boat and singing & dancing. We had the best day.
M
Michelle
Travelled as a couple
16 June 2024
5
United Kingdom
The guide was amazing. She checked in on us throughout the experience
D
Dave
Travelled as a couple
7 October 2024
5
United States of America
S
Stephanie
Travelled with family
29 July 2023
4.6
United States of America
Well organised, lovely lunch, enjoyed pool at villa, walk around village is heat dependant so was cut out in high 30s which was sensible. The 10 min walk is fine but good to have a mini bus for the few that couldn’t manage.