5 Islands Experience: 2-Week Highlights Tour

From 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Pick-up at your hotel in Angra do Heroísmo. Small group of up to 8 people.

A full day around the island, with its viewpoints, towns and coast.

• Monte Brasil: a volcanic headland with views over Angra and the island.
• Praia da Vitória: a town known for its colorful impérios, the chapels of the Holy Spirit festivals.
• Lunch: at a local restaurant, where you can try alcatra.
• Baía da Salga and the Church of São Sebastião on the south coast.

Suggestion for the day: Terceira crafts and sunset

• Crafts: visit a traditional pottery workshop, or see Azorean embroidery in Angra do Heroísmo.
• Serra do Cume: end the day at this viewpoint, known for its sunsets.

Suggestion for the day: a hike on Terceira

Terceira has trails for every level, across volcanic ground, woods and coast.

• Mistérios Negros (moderate): a trail that ends among black lava rock formations.
• Monte Brasil (easy): a loop around the extinct volcano above Angra, past old fortifications.
• Serra do Cume (easy to moderate): rolling hills and pastures.
• Baías da Agualva (moderate): a coastal path with Atlantic views.
• Rocha do Chambre (challenging): for experienced hikers.

Welcome to Faial. Your airport transfers are included, and the flight from Terceira takes about 40 minutes.

Suggestion for the day: Horta

• Horta's historic streets and the marina.
• Peter Café Sport: the sailors' bar on the waterfront.
• Porto Pim: a sheltered bay and beach next to town.
• Monte da Guia and the Nossa Senhora da Conceição viewpoint, for views over Horta and Pico.
• Dinner: try the fresh fish at Genuíno, the restaurant of a celebrated Azorean seafarer.

Pick-up at your hotel in Horta. Small group of up to 8 people.

A half-day tour around Faial, the Blue Island.

• Espalamaca: a viewpoint over Horta and the north of the island.
• Vale dos Flamengos: a green valley in the island's interior.
• Caldeira do Faial: the volcanic crater at the center of the island.
• Fajã viewpoint and Capelo.
• Volcano and local crafts: a stop at the volcano and a handicrafts shop.
• Monte da Guia: the last stop, above Horta.

From 9 AM to 5 PM. Pick-up at your hotel in Horta, with ferry tickets included. Small group of up to 8 people.

A short ferry ride takes you to São Jorge, an island of cliffs and fajãs, the flat strips of land by the sea.

• Velas viewpoint: over the town, with Pico across the water.
• Ribeira do Nabo: traditional crafts.
• Urzelina: the history of the island's volcanic eruptions.
• Manadas and São Jorge cheese, the island's best-known product.
• Fajã viewpoints, Sete Fontes Park and Pico da Velha, before returning to Velas.

From 9 AM to 5 PM. Pick-up at your hotel in Horta, with ferry tickets included. Small group of up to 8 people.

Pico is home to Mount Pico, the highest peak in Portugal, and to vineyards on volcanic rock that are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

• São Mateus: the Sanctuary of Bom Jesus Milagroso.
• House of Regional Crafts and a traditional cheese dairy.
• Lajes do Pico, the Vila Baleeira.
• Lagoa do Capitão: a lake with a view of the mountain.
• São Roque pier, Mistério das Bandeiras and the rock arches of Cachorro, before returning to Madalena.

Welcome to São Miguel, the last island of your trip. Your airport transfers are included, and the flight from Faial takes about 50 minutes.

Suggestion for the day: Ponta Delgada

• The old town: walk the black and white cobblestone streets.
• Portas da Cidade: the 18th-century city gates.
• Matriz Church: the main church of Ponta Delgada.
• Pineapple plantation: see how Azorean pineapples grow in greenhouses.

The meeting point is the Portas do Mar Marina, about a 15-minute walk from most hotels.

More than 20 species of whales and dolphins live in or pass through Azorean waters, which makes the islands one of the best places in the world to see them. Resident species such as sperm whales can be seen throughout the year. The captains follow responsible whale-watching practices and keep their distance from the animals.

From 9 AM to 5 PM. Pick-up at your hotel in Ponta Delgada.

• Sete Cidades: the twin lakes, one green and one blue, inside a volcanic crater.
• Lagoa do Fogo: a crater lake high in the center of the island.
• Viewpoints: Escalvado, Pico do Carvão and Pedras Negras.
• Santa Bárbara beach and a visit to a traditional ceramics factory.

From 9 AM to 5 PM. Pick-up at your hotel in Ponta Delgada.

• Lagoa das Furnas: the lake in the Furnas valley.
• Cozido das Furnas lunch: the stew slow-cooked in the volcanic ground.
• Caldeiras das Furnas: the hot springs and steam vents in the village.
• Gorreana: the tea plantations on the north coast.

Suggestion for the day: Nordeste

The northeast of the island is the quietest part of São Miguel, with deep valleys and cliffs over the sea.

• Ponta do Sossego and Ponta da Madrugada viewpoints, over the coast.
• Arnel Lighthouse, on the coast below the cliffs.
• Poço Azul: a short trail to a waterfall pool.
• Ribeira dos Caldeirões: waterfalls and old watermills.

Your airport transfer takes you to the airport for your flight home.

Thank you for traveling with Azores Getaways. We wish you a safe trip home and hope to see you again.