Azores walking holiday: Faial, São Jorge and Pico

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February 07, 2019
Extensions - Self guided

Select one or several extensions below so that you can personnalise your tour and of course, spend a bit more time enjoying your adventure with Intura! 

From 65 € / pers

Join a whale watching tour from Pico Island ! 
- From Madalena on Pico island, the outing is preceded by a briefing before boarding a 12 to 24-seater zodiac.
- Departure every day, twice a day at 9am and 2:30pm for about 3 hours. From June to September
- The Azores have become one of the most beautiful examples in terms of cetacean protection and the waters of the Azores are a real sanctuary from June to September, especially for sperm whales, Atlantic spotted dolphins with their newborn and the mysterious northern bottlenose whale.
No less than 27 species have been recorded around the islands, including migratory species and resident species. For a long time the archipelago lived off this very lucrative hunt. It was only in 1984 that whaling was banned. The era of the whalers is still present in the memory of the villagers and the look-outs, these small white huts perched on strategic points of the islands, are still used to spot a shadow lurking or a flipper... but for the delight of nature lovers, not hunting! 
Subject to availability and to weather and sea conditions. 

  • From 775€ /pers
    • Self-guided Walking
    • Moderate
      • 8 days
      • From April to October
      • Simple -
      • Comfort -
      • Charming
      • Ref : L1202
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  •   Accommodation choice :
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      • /
      • Comfort
      • /
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  • Swimming in natural pools dug into volcanic rocks

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    • Moderate
    • Self-guided Walking
      • From April to October
  •   Accommodation choice :
      • Simple
      • /
      • Charming

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  • Wild crater lakes and incredible volcanic fumaroles
  • Bathing in natural volcanic pools and hot springs
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    • Self-guided Walking
      • From January to December
  •   Accommodation choice :
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  • Optional activities for adults and children alike
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    • Easy
    • Self-guided Walking
      • From January to December
  •   Accommodation choice :
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  • Active wild crater lakes, incredible volcanic fumaroles and lush tea plantation
  • Bathing in natural volcanic pools and hot springs
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    • 10 days
    • Moderate
    • Self-guided Walking
      • From April to October
  •   Accommodation choice :
      • Simple
      • /
      • Charming

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  • The bucolic atmosphere of Santa Maria, one of the most private islands
  • Swimming in unusual places: geothermal pools surrounded by tree ferns or in the amphitheatre bay of São Lourenzo 

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