Azores à la Carte 2026-27

Departure on scheduled flights with TAP to Terceira – on arrival, transfer to the hotel – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, visit with a guide of Angra do Heroísmo, whose historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, unfolds around old streets, churches, palaces, stately homes, monuments, squares and gardens that devout generations have preserved to this day (Angra Cathedral, the Convent of São Gonçalo, visit to Monte Brasil and the Museum of Angra do Heroísmo) – lunch at leisure – afternoon at leisure – tour leader available – weather permitting, you may join an optional whale-watching excursion - dinner at the hotel - after dinner, a stroll with your tour leader - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion – visit to the towns of Praia da Vitória and Serra do Cume– visit to the many natural monuments that testify to the volcanic origin of this archipelago: Gruta do Natal and Furnas do Enxofre - lunch at leisure - return to the hotel in the evening – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, a stroll with your tour leader - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport - departure on a scheduled flight to Ponta Delgada – on arrival, transfer to the hotel - afternoon at leisure in Ponta Delgada for individual visits and shopping, depending on flight times - or, again weather permitting, you may join an optional whale-watching excursion - dinner at the hotel – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide to Furnas, a beautiful valley on the largest island of the Azores – stop at Vila Franca do Campo, the first capital of São Miguel, from where you can see a small islet, a nature reserve about a kilometre off the coast. Once inside the Furnas crater we will admire its incredibly green lake and the white steam of the fumaroles in which the typical dish of the Azores, Cozido, is cooked - continue to the centre of the village and the “Terra Nostra” garden – lunch at leisure - on the way to Ponta Delgada, stop to visit the only tea plantation in Europe and its factory – Gorreana - return to the hotel in the evening – dinner at the hotel - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion with a guide to the western part of São Miguel, a land of lakes nestled in volcanic craters several kilometres wide. The most iconic is at Sete Cidades, considered one of the 7 Wonders of Portugal - Vista do Rei, "The King's View", with a splendid view over the two-coloured lake, the picturesque village of Sete Cidades and the surrounding gardens – lunch at leisure - visit to a pineapple plantation - return to Ponta Delgada – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, a stroll with your tour leader - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - full-day excursion with a guide to Lagoa do Fogo - visit to the centre of the island, set in a single magnificent volcanic crater, almost intact. A perfect example of nature preserved – continue towards Ribeira Grande, stopping at Caldeira Velha, an important nature reserve of São Miguel – lunch at leisure - visit to Ribeira Grande, its historic centre and the largest sandy beach on the island, Santa Bárbara – return to the hotel – dinner at the hotel - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport – departure from Ponta Delgada on scheduled flights with TAP for the journey home to Italy.