5 Day - Taste of the Azores
Itinerary Information
Upon your arrival at Ponta Delgada International Airport you’ll be met by a private driver and brought to your city center hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore the cobblestone streets of the Azores’ largest city. Today you can choose to relax on the areas volcanic black sand beaches or visit the baroque lava stone church of Senhor Santo Cristo.
A morning pick up from your hotel for a scenic drive around the island. The first stop will be in the beautiful seaside town of Vila Franca do Campo to taste the famous Queijadas da Vila. Followed by a stop at Terra Nostra Park to visit the award wining botanical garden. The tour continues to Lagoa das Furnas, where you will be able to watch your lunch, Cozido das Furnas, being prepared directly in the hot springs. After lunch you will continue to Miradouro do Ferro, where you will see the archipelagos oldest crater, home to some of the world’s richest hydro polis of the world with 22 different kinds of mineral/medicinal waters. On your return journey to Ponta Delgada you’ll stop at Tea factory and Miradouro de Santa Iria to take in the breathtaking views
The afternoon begins with a stop at the islands Pineapple Plantation for a local liquor tasting and the opportunity to try the islands’ delicious fruit. After the visit you will stop along some of the most scenic look out points on the western end of the island. Making sure to stop at Vista do Rei where you’ll see the iconic blue and green lakes set in a large crater.
Today is yours to explore Sao Miguel on your own or visit the Island of the Sun, Santa Maria. This optional excursion will require a thirty-minute morning flight to Vila do Porto where you’ll be picked up and taken on an island tour. Visiting the historic sites of where Christopher Columbus stopped on his return voyage from the Americas, the beautiful bay of Sao Laurenco and lunch at a local restaurant. An evening flight back to Ponta Delgada. *select days when available*
After breakfast you’ll have some time to shop for your souveniers or simply relax with the locals at an oceanfront café before your transfer back to the Airport for your flight home.