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Details
Join the adventure of canyoning at Rio Frades and experience one of the greatest things to do close to Porto. This canyoning tour in the middle of the Arouca Geopark takes you along the crystal clear stream where you pass fun jumps, exciting natural water slides as well as breathtaking rappelling passages. As most obstacles are not mandatory but there is always the possibility to test your limits, this is the ideal tour for both cautious beginners and daring thrill seekers.
Tour programmePreparation:
We meet at the town hall of Arouca (Câmara Municipal de Arouca), from where we start our way to the canyon. The trip takes about 25 minutes. You can either drive with your own car or we can take up to 7 participants with our vehicles.
Tour:
Before we start, you will receive the appropriate canyoning equipment and a detailed safety briefing from your guide. Then the adventure begins: We jump, slide and rope down over waterfalls. But don't worry, all jumps are optional and can be avoided if you don't dare to jump. If you are looking for an adrenaline rush, you can also try higher jumps.
Return:
After 3 to 4 hours in the canyon we reach the end of the tour and return to the meeting point in Arouca by car.
Tour facts
- Canyon: Rio Frades (Difficulty level: easy to moderate)
- Description: Set deep in Portugal's untouched nature, the Rio Frades offers canyoning fun for everyone. In the narrow valley the crystal clear water makes its way through the rocks, forming natural pools and thunderous waterfalls.
- Total duration: 5-6 hrs
- Time in the canyon: 3-4 hrs
- Abseiling height: up to 12 m
Included Services
- Complete high quality canyoning equipment (incl. helmet & wetsuit)
- High class harness and rope material
- Certified canyoning guide
- Transfer to the point of entry and back to the meeting point (for up to 7 participants)
- Photos
Bring along
- Swimwear (already put on)
- A second pair of closed shoes to use during the activity (they will get wet)
- Towel
- Sunscreen
- Pen drive for photos
Requirements
- Minimum age: 10 years
- Physical health
- Swimming ability
- Surefootedness
We are delighted to have done this activity! The instructors were caring, kind, the communication is perfect (they speak very good English, Spanish and Portuguese) thank you to them and their professionalism. We recommend 100%.
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Loes · FamilyNetherlands · July 2025
The guides were really nice and helpfull. The canyon was beautiful and fun to go down. The guides had lots of pathes to go down so you didnt have to wait for the other group. Very creative
Louisa · FamilyNetherlands · July 2025
Fantastic!!! A truly amazing experience! I was with my 17-year-old son. And he absolutely loved it. I was able to abseil while he was jumping from great heights.
The guides were friendly, patient, funny, and understanding. I trusted him completely!
And we received so many great photos and videos!
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