O Pioneiro do Mondego

Name: O Pioneiro do Mondego
Address: Açude da, 3360-179 Penacova, Portugal, Penacova, Portugal

4.6/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact O Pioneiro do Mondego

Address :	Açude da, 3360-179 Penacova, Portugal
Phone :	📞 +9788
Website :	https://www.opioneirodomondego.com/
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Canoe & kayak tour agency , Athletic club ,
City :	Penacova

Best Canoe & kayak tour agency in portugal

p	pedro goeman on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Lovely experience. Great guide. Wonderful scenery. All in all a must do when near Coimbra.
S	Stgilesmedical London & Berlin on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A must! A gentle 18km paddle down the Montego river amidst lush forests, kites and herons and the occasional sandy beach to break the journey. We left our car at the finish and were driven along the winding river bank to the start. After instructions and fitting of a life jacket you are left to make the journey down river on your own. The boats are good quality and Jonas was on hand at three tricky areas to give assistance. We did the journey in 3.5 hours. Great fun and safe with some excitement at points where the water moved just a little faster around rocks and small islands.
S	Samantha Fernweh on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The location to meet is at the start of the river trip at 10am ( drive about half mile past the camp site and look for the orange sign ) ignore your satNav if it tries to take you down a cobbled street then down a grass track ) Parking is next to the river with plenty of parking space. Wonderful relaxing 18k trip , it's a grade 1 and perfect for beginners , the guides stay with the groups taking care of safety , but also give time to relax on beaches. The beach near the end has a bar with food , take money or a pic nic. It has excellent quality free showers and toilets. The whole journey is beautiful and feels like traveling though a lost land with the sound of birds around you. Well organised company, good value full day entertainment.
B	Benjamin Tillon on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ At busy days, the organisation is very chaotic. Also when you can go a little faster than the group, monitors ask you to wait for the crowd that started with you so you are not allowed to paddle. This was very unfortunate. It is a very beautiful route with monitors at the difficult points. Nice daytrip, but only at calm days.
L	Laura Simmonds on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Had a great day. Amazing price for a whole day's entertainment. Staff very happy to help and gave us a lift back to the car at the end. Special thanks to Goncola for staying with us and allowing us to go ahead of the larger group. Very peaceful, beautiful scenery.
N	Nancy Corley on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Wonderful kayaking trip down the richly forested and gorgeous Mondego River. We drove to the secure company site around 5kms from Coimbra, which was also the end point. They offer a pickup service in Coimbra if you want. We were then driven up river to the start at Penacova. The kayaking is mostly easy, with a few mild challenges easily handled with the help of the on-river guide. The first part of the river is quite relaxing so one can really enjoy the scenery and nature. There is a break if everyone wants one, an equally pretty second part, and then a lunch stop at the restaurant near the second dam. From there it is only 2kms back to the pick-up point. The company runs an excellent operation and is very flexible.
I	Ilse Bassie on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I had a wonderful trip! A bit long, so be prepared. I really enjoyed this trip because of the beautiful nature!
J	James FT on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The river is lovely and the team pleasant but need to be a little better organised. One of them told us it would be chaos as it was busy but it was always busy at a weekend at that time of year...... so surely it shouldn’t be chaos. It wasn’t as bad as he suggested but we did hang around a bit at the start and we did have to spend an hour on the beach with a bar towards then end. All tours start at the same time so it’s human soup to start with (about 200 people the day we went) but it thins out after about an hour and at times we felt like we were on our own. I recommend going on a week day.