Guided Walking Tours Tours in portugal

Azores Island Adventure

• One of the world’ s most beautiful and diverse archipelagos: verdant gorges, sparkling waterfalls, thermal pools, hot springs
• Wonderfully varied hotels – all with swimming pools – superb food, excellent value
• Rare and exotic flora and fauna: ginger lilies, banana plants, azaleas, candleberry trees
• Unforgettable whale watching trip included to round off your holiday

This exciting walking holiday explores the best of the Azores islands - one of the world’s most fascinating archipelagos. Travelling with Rui, our local guide, our tour starts in São Miguel where we spend the first 5 nights. We follow forest paths through Japanese cedars and coastal trails lined with violet morning glories to discover first Sete Cidades’ green and blue lakes, and walk in the beautiful Furnas Valley with its fumardes and thermal waters before eating cozido (casserole) baked in the volcanic soils. It’s then a short flight (1 hour) to São Jorge, in the centre of the archipelago, home for the next two nights. We enjoy panoramic views over neighbouring islands as we follow paths through verdant gorges and along coastal terraces to pastel colored villages. Our trip ends with 3 nights in Faial for an unforgettable whale watching trip and a walk around the lunar landscape of Capelinhos, the newest part of the Azores formed by the 1958 eruption. A day trip by ferry to neighbouring Pico to discover its curious lava stone vine terraces sheltered under its brooding volcano, provides an unforgettable finale.

The places where we stay provide some equally wonderful contrasts. Favourites include a restored musical conservatory with tempting swimming pool, and a traditional farmhouse where we’ll taste excellent fresh fish such as red snapper washed down with a glass of verdelho wine.

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