Grand Tour of the Azores 2026-27

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

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion 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 gardens around it – lunch at leisure - visit to a pineapple plantation - return to Ponta Delgada – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, a stroll with the 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 and almost intact volcanic crater. A perfect example of unspoilt nature – continue towards Ribeira Grande, stopping at Caldeira Velha, an important nature reserve on São Miguel – lunch at leisure - visit to Ribeira Grande, its historic centre and the island’s largest sandy beach, Santa Bárbara – return to the hotel – dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

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 rising from the fumaroles in which the Azores’ signature dish, Cozido, is cooked - continue to the centre of the village and to the ‘Terra Nostra’ garden – typical lunch of Cozido in a restaurant - on the way back to Ponta Delgada, stop to visit Europe’s only tea plantation and its factory – Gorreana - evening return to the hotel – dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel – free time in the morning in Ponta Delgada or in the afternoon in Faial for independent sightseeing and shopping, depending on flight times - tour leader available – lunch at leisure - transfer to the airport – departure on a scheduled flight to Faial – on arrival, transfer to the hotel - dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay. N.B. - on this day, or on day 8, depending also on weather conditions, you may join an optional whale-watching excursion.

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to a tour with a guide of Faial – the island offers many viewpoints and unique glimpses of the neighbouring islands (the Ponta da Espalamaca viewpoint, beside the monument to Nossa Senhora da Conceição, looks out over the bay of Horta and majestic Mount Pico - beside the ruins of the Ponta da Ribeirinha lighthouse, destroyed by the earthquake of 1998, we can see São Jorge) - lunch at leisure – continue to the Caldeira, in the centre of the island, a volcanic cone two kilometres wide and 400 metres deep, classified as a nature reserve and showcasing extremely rare endemic species of flora - continue to the Capelinhos volcano with its barren landscape – visit to its volcanology interpretation centre – tour leader available - dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, ferry crossing to the Island of Pico (30-minute crossing) - full day devoted to a tour with a guide of Pico, known as the ‘Mountain Island’, as it is home to the highest point in Portugal, at 2,351 m - besides this imposing and majestic mountain, Pico offers a unique landscape of vast lava fields, known locally as ‘lajidos’ or ‘terras de biscoito’, which form the walls of its remarkable vineyards, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The island is divided into three municipalities: Madalena, São Roque and Lajes, and, as on the other islands, the value of its architectural heritage lies mainly in its churches and chapels - ‘Madalena’, ‘São Roque’ along the coast, ‘Cachorro’, Lajido de Santa Luzia, Arcos and Cabrito. On the road to Lajes do Pico, stop at ‘Lagoa do Capitão’ to admire an exceptional view over the surrounding islands - lunch at leisure - visit to the ‘Museu dos Baleeiros’, the whalers’ museum, to discover the old customs of this now vanished practice and its industry - continue along the coast road and stop at Criação Velha, one of the sites of the island’s wine-growing culture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which offers a truly singular landscape - visit to the Pico Wine Museum – return to Faial - tour leader available – dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, free time in Faial or in the afternoon in Terceira, depending on flight times – tour leader available - lunch at leisure – transfer to the airport - departure on a scheduled flight to Terceira – on arrival, transfer to the hotel - dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay.

N.B. - on this day, or on day 5, depending also on weather conditions, you may join an optional whale-watching excursion

Breakfast at the hotel – full day devoted to a tour with a guide of Terceira, rich in lush landscapes edged with black stone, with stops at viewpoints offering breathtaking scenery (Angra do Heroísmo, whose historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, unfolds around old streets, churches, palaces, manor houses, monuments, squares and gardens that devout generations have preserved to this day; Angra Cathedral, the Convent of São Gonçalo, a visit to Monte Brasil, the town of Praia da Vitória and Serra do Cume – visit to the many natural monuments that bear witness to the volcanic origins of this archipelago: Algar do Carvão and Furnas do Enxofre - lunch at leisure - in the evening, return to the hotel for dinner – after dinner, a stroll with the tour leader - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to the airport – departure from Terceira on scheduled flights with TAP for the return to Italy.

N.B. The planned visits may be switched between days depending on museum opening hours or for operational reasons, but the itinerary remains unchanged.