Portugal · MOLICEIRO BOAT CRUISES
The painted boats were built to harvest lagoon weed, not tourists, and they still look the part. These 6 canal trips run about forty-five minutes; the differences are the commentary, the boarding point and the price.
Traditional Moliceiro boat tour in Aveiro, 45 minutes on the canals with multilang narration, canal views, and summer salt pyramids.
“Very friendly crew who gave us blankets to warm up. It was wonderful to know the history of the city and it’s beautiful surroundings.”
See Aveiro’s Art Nouveau, salt pans, and Fish Market from a traditional Moliceiro boat. 45 minutes, plus a free tasting.
“A very pleasant tour with an excellent guide (I didn’t catch his name, but he spoke three languages for the passengers on our boat and was extremely knowledgeable). The canals are fun to ride through, but the trip felt a bit short. I’m not sure if there just wasn’t much more to show us, but it seemed like we could have gone farther down the water before turning back to the dock, and I wish we’d done that. Overall a good time though, especially if you’re already in Aveiro for other things, but I wouldn’t make it your sole activity.”
Moliceiro boat ride on Ria de Aveiro in Aveiro, Portugal. 45-minute canal tour with English guidance, mobile ticket, and admission included.
“Fantastic experience! Crew very knowledgeable and offered great information about Aviero today and it’s history. Outstanding customer service assisting my husband get on and off the boat safely.”
Small-group day from Porto to Aveiro’s moliceiro boat and Coimbra’s Joanina Library, with free lunch and optional monument entry.
“This trip was awesome! The only thing we would have changed would be to have more time in Coimbra and possibly skip the boat ride in Aveiro (it didn’t go through the town as much as we had expected). Our guide, Lawrence, was very kind and he did a fantastic job accommodating our group’s interests. Spending the day with him was great!”
45-minute Aveiro Moliceiro boat tour on the ria canals, with views of salt pans, traditional locks, and a multilingual guide for $16.
“This was no Venice of Portugal. Absolutely underwhelming. In addition the guide spoke so quickly he was unintelligible. The town is small and charming.”
Half-day from Coimbra to Aveiro, Barra and Costa Nova: moliceiro canal boat, Barra lighthouse views, striped houses, small-group comfort.
“Puntualidad, conocimiento y excelente trato. Muy bueno el paseo en el moliceiro. Costa Nova y sus playas disfrutables. Descubrir desarrollo de las variadas industrias en Aveiro.”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
