São Miguel & Old-Charm Porto

1. Day 1 Arrival in São Miguel Island

   We recommend booking airport transfers or reserving a rental car and adding an early check-in (available during the booking process).

   Suggestion for the day:

   • Take the day to stroll around Ponta Delgada’s city streets. Ponta Delgada, the main city, is not only the hub of the island but the capital of the Azores. Ponta Delgada evokes all the charms of Europe with cobbled streets, sidewalk cafes, and a thriving culinary scene. 

   Not to miss:

   • Portas da Cidade
   • Louvre Michaelense
   • Pineapple Plantations
   • Matriz Church

   Or book here your Ponta Delgada City Tour. 

2. Day 2 Free Day for Personal Activities (São Miguel Island)

   Suggestion for the day:

   • Visit Sete Cidades

   Can’t Miss:

   • Lagoa das Sete Cidades
   • Lagoa de Santiago
   •  Lagoa do Canário
   •  Boca do Inferno Viewpoint

   Other highlights along the way:

   • Mosteiros - ideal for sunset! 
   • Ocean thermal bath at Ferraria

   Book here your Western & Central Island Tour. Or waste no time and visit the 3 major highlights of the island in a single day - book here your Sete Cidades, Lagoa do Fogo & Furnas Tour with lunch included! 

3. Day 3 Free Day for Personal Activities (São Miguel Island)

   Suggestions for the day:

   • Head to the island's north side to visit the Protected Natural Reserve of Lagoa do Fogo and take this chance to visit (and maybe bath) the thermal pools of Caldeira Velha. Once you’re here you can also visit the Salto do Cabrito waterfall! On your way to Furnas, we recommend stopping at Porto Formoso and Gorreana Tea Plantations (the only ones in Europe). In Furnas there’s just so much to explore, such as the lake, the Pico do Ferro Viewpoint, the Grená Park, the calderas, the fumaroles, the Terra Nostra Park, the Dona Beija hot springs and so much more. Make sure to try out the local delicacies: the cozido das Furnas and the bolos lêvedos! 

   Book here your Furnas guided tour. 

   • Or Embark on a whale & dolphin-watching experience (book here). 
4. Day 4 Flight to Porto

   We recommend booking airport transfers and adding an early check-in (available during the booking process).

   Suggestion for the day:

   • We recommend taking a stroll around downtown Porto and having a “francesinha” for lunch/ dinner accompanied by Portuguese wine.

   Highlights:

   • Bridge D. Luís I
   • Ribeira
   • Livraria Lello
   • Torre dos Clérigos
   • Majestic Café.

   Or book here your City Walking Tour. 

   Suggestion for dinner: Fado Experience

5. Day 5 Free Day for Personal Activities (Porto)

   Suggestion for the day:

   • With three World Heritage Sites recognized by UNESCO, there is no shortage of reasons to visit the Douro Valley, one of the most stunning landscapes in all of Portugal. In the historic center of the city of Porto, you will find remarkable buildings lining the riverbanks. Many of these buildings are directly linked to the production of wine and bear witness to the urban development that this production has fueled over the years. On the opposite bank of the river, you will find the city of Vila Nova de Gaia, a hive of commercial activity and home to the famous Port wine cellars.

   Highlights:

   • Casal De Loivos Viewpoint
   • Abelheira Viewpoint
   • São Salvador do Mundo Viewpoint.

   For the afternoon, we suggest a visit to a winery:

   • Quinta da Pacheca
   • Quinta da Roêda
   • Quinta das Carvalhas
   • Quinta de La Rosa
   • Quinta do Crasto
   • Quinta do Panascal
   • Quinta do Seixo
   • Quinta do Valado

   Or book here your Douro Valley guided tour. 

    

6. Day 6 Free Day for Personal Activities (Porto)

   Suggestion for the day: Visit Braga & Guimarães

   • Highlights in Braga: Sé Cathedral, Museum of Sacred Art, Former Archbishop's Palace, Bom Jesus do Monte (an absolute must-visit), Arcos de Valdevez and Peneda Gerês National Park: Gerês, also known as Peneda-Gerês National Park, is the oldest and largest National Park in Portugal. In this park, you can explore the lush vegetation that Portugal has to offer, with its endemic species like the Gerês lily, which illuminates the vegetation with its unique and eye-catching blue-violet hues. Explore the rivers and streams of this Edenic park that run through the Peneda, Soajo, Amarela and Gerês mountain ranges. You can also look forward to being dazzled also by its breathtaking scenic landscapes.
   • Guimarães is known as the "Cradle City" of Portugal, since it was here that the first King of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques, was born. Associated with the formation of Portugal, the historic center of Guimarães was classified as an official World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The city is remarkably well-preserved, and its rich heritage and history is demonstrated by the graceful iron balconies, granite balconies and porches, manor houses, arches connecting narrow streets, floor slabs smoothed by time, towers and cloisters that abound everywhere the eye can see. In this city, for a moment, it seems as if you stepped back in time to a medieval setting, where nobility built jaw-dropping villas, like the Casa Mota Prego, the Palácio de Vila Flor, do Toural and many others--all of which give Guimarães a unique and awe-inspiring atmosphere. Highlights in Guimarães: Palace of the Dukes of Bragança, Guimarães Old Town, Guimarães Castle, Citânia dos Briteiros.

   Book here your Braga & Guimarães guided tour. 

7. Day 7 Return Flight Home

Available Experiences

Optional

Whale watching: Half day - Catamaran

Additional cost applies

Optional

Jeep Safaris: Sete Cidades & Lagoa do Fogo – Full Day

Additional cost applies

Optional

Van Tours: Full Day Furnas + Ribeira dos Caldeirões Waterfall (lunch included)

Additional cost applies

Optional

Van Tours: Magic Tour

Additional cost applies