AZORES

During your stay the following excursions are planned:

• One of the highlights of this city tour is the historic city center with its many traditional buildings. Amongst others you will visit the square Praça Gonçalo Velho Cabral, Praça Gonçalo Velho Cabral square with the old city gates, the churches of São Sebastião and São José and the market Mercado da Graça with a great variety of local foods and specialties, e.g. Azorean tea or Azorean pineapple.

• On this tour we will be visiting the west side of the Island, Sete Cidades and its lakes specially the major lake. This is the most popular circuits for those who visit us. Along the way we will discover breathtaking landscapes that have the highlight point at the “Vista do Rei”, the panoramic view over the lake of the Seven Cities, which in certain light conditions reflect the green and blue colors in their waters. A place of great tourist interest representing one of the “7 wonders of Portugal”.

• With its startling blue-green waters fringed by forested-hillsides and dotted with hot springs, fumaroles and bubbling mud pots, the crater lake of Furnas Lake (Lagoa das Furnas) is one of Azores’ most enchanting natural wonders. Located in one of Furnas’ two ancient calderas, the lake offers the opportunity to explore a volcanic landscape up close. Hiking and canoeing tours are popular ways to get around. As well as soaking up the other-worldly scenery, a tour to Furnas Lake is best combined with a visit to the nearby Terra Nostra thermal springs, famous for their mineral-rich waters, and a stop at Furnas village, where you can taste local specialty, cozido, a meal cooked up on sizzling-hot volcanic soil.

• This tour will take you to the middle section of the island, specifically the volcano of Fogo and its beautiful lake with white sandy beaches and crystal-clear water. Visiting mountain of Barrosa and contemplate the crater of the Fire Volcano, are the most stunning images of our landscapes offer. At every stop of this tour we can admire the stunning consequences and grandeur of the volcanic activity of the island of São Miguel. It is certainly a tour that you will remember and will also be a reason to make you return one more time.

• Whale watching in the Azores. The Azores are currently one of the world’s largest whale sanctuaries. Among resident and migrant species, common or rare, more than 20 several types of cetaceans can be spotted in the Azores. On this tour you can expect a nature experience of a very special kind! Experience the unforgettable adventure and discover some of the most impressive animal species on earth. All whale species in the world and numerous dolphin species cavort in the waters around the island of São Miguel.