Aveiro Canal Cruise in Traditional Moliceiro Boat

Posted By : jaybeeFL
Reserved and paid for cruise on Viator for Sunday April 28. Drove from Spain and arrived Aveiro to find all access points to center of town and the canal blocked off for some kind of an event! The town was mobbed; there was no available parking within 1 1/2 to 2 kilometers of the canal and after searching for a spot for upwards of 30 minutes we decided to continue on to Porto! Clearly the tour operator and Viator should have known about this situation well in advance and warned prospective purchasers of the problems so they could make an informed decision on whether or not to purchase tickets!!!! NOT GOOD VIATOR!!!!
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Posted On : 2024-05-12

Posted By : MartijndD1971
The boat trip itself is absolutely uninteresting. You do not go to the estuary, you do not venture outside the city. You go back and forth in 2 canals without anything worth seeing. The comparison with venice and amsterdam is beyond ridiculous. The sole reason the trip gets two stars is because of Antonio, our guide. He tried his best in reasonably good English, telling about the few places of interest and the history of aveiro. He also gave good restaurant tips and allowed kids to sail the boat. Had I known that this boat trip was the highlight of aveiro I would not have gone to Aveiro given the time (1h10 from porto) and cost. The city center is nice but nothing special in portugal.
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Posted On : 2024-04-17

Posted By : Sebastian_L
Great guide, with great knowledge. He explained everything in detail and gave enough time for us to take pictures. I would recommend !
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Posted On : 2024-03-04

Posted By : 593martynw
Great way to see Aveiro and to get a venice-like feel to a day out. Well organised and some information given. Highly recommended if in Aveiro.
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Posted On : 2024-02-21

Posted By : Tonia H
I did enjoy the boat ride, despite the 3 star rating. It felt a little ragtag, and touristy. The canals are manmade, and this is definitely a moneymaker for this city. The art on each hull is quite risqué & entertaining! Make sure you keep an eye out for the naughty art! I’m probably a bit biased because I was inherently comparing it to Venice. It’s a fun time, probably more so for those who haven’t been to Venice, or for families. The town is super cute, and if you need something kitschy to do, do this.
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Posted On : 2023-10-23

Posted By : Patrick_J
Difficult to find the boat meet up location due to a temporary construction site. We were lucky that our boat had only one other couple on it so it felt private. Our tour guide boat captain was really knowledgable. He grew up on these boats. We were shown all of the important sites and had opportunity to ask questions and receive a personal explanation. He even took our pictures! The canal is beautiful. The neighborhood is really cute and worth a day trip. There is a free parking lot if you are driving. It’s across from a footbridge into town and along the highway. We learned you cannot park in the actual town so this parking lot was a great solution and steps away anyway. This trip is worth it!
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Posted On : 2023-10-15

Posted By : Jane_G
nice smooth ride. Our guide tried to explain in English. great Aveiro overview and fun experience. perfect way to spend in Aveiro
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Posted On : 2023-10-10

Posted By : Gerandme2
Really good trip along the canals. Manuel was very informative about local history and buildings of interest etc. Good value.
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Posted On : 2023-10-08

Posted By : Liz K
Was a great way to see Aveiro and the canals. Guide was pleasant but his English and info provided was limited. Seems costly for what you get but don’t know if there are other options.
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Posted On : 2023-09-21

Posted By : MusicFanatic1988
Will not come back. Do not believe them, they will say anything to take your money. We decided to not take the trip because the timing wouldn't work for us, the boy that was there pretended to make a call and said that they were able to squeeze us in on a earlier trip. After we had already paid, we ended up having to wait for the later boat anyway. Employees were rude and mean to children. Awful experience. If we hadn't spent so much money because of the number of people in the group (15€ per person, we were 9) we would have just left
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Posted On : 2023-08-19