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Atlantic Portugal

The Azores & Lisbon

€1,540$1,749 / Per person

8 Days
8–12 Guests
São Miguel, Azores & Lisbon, Portugal
4.9 (46 Reviews)

São Miguel sits 1,400 km out in the Atlantic and still uses the euro. It is green, volcanic and startlingly empty: crater lakes, hot springs you can sit in, and some of the most reliable whale watching in the world. We bookend it with three days in Lisbon so the trip has a city at one end and the middle of the ocean at the other.

Trip Highlights

  • The twin crater lakes of Sete Cidades from the Vista do Rei
  • Bathing in the iron-rich hot springs at Furnas and Terra Nostra
  • Whale and dolphin watching off the south coast
  • Lisbon's Alfama, its trams and a night of fado

Best months: April – October (whales best April – June)

Are we guaranteed to see whales?

No, but the odds are unusually good — the resident sperm whale population means sighting rates run above 90% across the season, and April to June adds migrating blues and fins. If your trip sees nothing, the operator re-runs it free while you are still on the island.

What is the weather like?

Included / Excluded

  • Seven nights in Lisbon and São Miguel
  • Return flight Lisbon – Ponta Delgada
  • Whale-watching trip with a marine biologist on board
  • Terra Nostra thermal park entry and the Furnas cozido lunch
  • Guided days in Lisbon and across São Miguel
  • International flights to and from Lisbon
  • Travel insurance
  • Fado evening (optional, booked locally)
  • Most lunches and evening meals

Tour Plan

Day 1 — Arrive Lisbon

Check in to the Baixa and take an evening walk up through Alfama for the sunset from Portas do Sol, then a welcome dinner.

Day 2 — Lisbon in depth

Day 3 — Fly to São Miguel

Day 4 — Sete Cidades

Day 5 — Furnas and the hot springs

Day 6 — Whales and the south coast

Day 7 — Nordeste and the east

Day 8 — Departure

Location

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Good to Know

Guided in Portugal

8–12 travellers

8 Days

Free date changes

Euro pricing, no fees

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