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The Caniçada reservoir with boats on the shoreClarisse Cunha · CC BY-SA 3.0

What to do · Peneda-Gerês

Rio Caldo boat trip on the Caniçada reservoir

The Terras de Bouro council's 54-seat tourist boat sails all year from Rio Caldo on the reservoir. Boat · Families

Information
Season
All year
Who it's for
All ages

The "Rio Caldo" is a pleasure boat with 54 seats that tours the 689 hectares of the Caniçada reservoir, in the heart of the Gerês valley, all year round. It leaves from the Rio Caldo Nautical Centre, on the other side of the bridge from the Gerês village. The council does not publish a timetable or fare: call the nautical centre before you go. Next to it is the Alqueirão river beach, for swimming in summer.

With young childrenAs a family

Who runs it

Directions See all of Peneda-Gerês

Opening hours and prices can change: check them before you go.

Round off the plan

Where to eat, where to stay and what else to do

To eat nearby

The dining room of the Cerdeira Restaurant, with light tablecloths and picture windows onto the woods© Parque Cerdeira

Cerdeira Restaurant

Restaurant · Campo do Gerês · €€€€

What to order: the Pedaço do Gerês, its version of bife à minhota; and order the kid or the bersame if you are a group.

Roast with oranges and potatoes beside the lit fireplace© O Abocanhado

O Abocanhado

Restaurant · Brufe (Terras de Bouro) · €€€€

What to order: the roast meat of the mountains and the view, by day: ask for a table by the picture window.

Closed for holidays from 9 to 20 November 2026; reopens on Saturday the 21st.

To stay nearby

A double room at the hotel, with a large bed and a balcony© Águas do GerêsSpa hotel

Águas do Gerês Hotel, Termas & Spa

Gerês village · Opposite the baths · Spa · Restaurant and terrace

Why we like it: A hotel with 53 rooms and 2 suites in the centre of the Gerês spa village, opposite the baths and spa, with a restaurant and terrace.

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Camping pitches under the oaks of Parque Cerdeira© Parque CerdeiraCampsite

Parque Cerdeira

Campo do Gerês · Bungalows from €67 · Pitches from €25 · Pool in summer · Restaurant

Why we like it: A campsite with granite bungalows, family rooms, cabins and motorhome pitches at Campo do Gerês, inside the national park.

From €25 / pitch View details
Three boys beside a tent on the campsite grass© Porta do MezioCampsite

Travanca Camping and Caravan Park

Mezio, Arcos de Valdevez · 6 km from Soajo · T1 bungalows · Motorhome area

Why we like it: A campsite among pines beside the Porta do Mezio, 6 km from Soajo, with pitches for tents and motorhomes and bungalows for two.

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Useful services

More to do nearby

Itineraries

Features in these plans

Oaks and moss in the Mata da Albergaria, beside the Portela do Homem
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