Azores By E-bike
Experience Overview
Enjoy landscapes of dramatic lava coastline and natural pools, visit a volcano pit, a UNESCO World Heritage Town, and ride along lush green sceneries. Enjoy whale and dolphin watching.
Relax in one of the numerous natural bathing sites with warm water baths in tidal pools or the ocean and enjoy captivating pastel sunsets.
Admire the magnificent colourful contrasts of this volcanic island between ocean deep blue, lush green landscapes and black lava rocks.
Profile
— Luggage transfers between hotels — Management by your local Headwater-appointed agent
At a Glance
— Luggage transfers between hotels — Management by your local Headwater-appointed agent
Trip For You
Cycling Conditions
Classification: Self-Guided
Activity Level: 2 (Leisurely/moderate)
Average daily distance: 38km (23.5miles)
No. of days cycling: 5
Terrain and route: The suggested cycle routes follow a mixture of dedicated cycle paths, which are either beside the road or separate from the road and some tracks.
Vehicle Support: This is a self-guided trip for those who prefer to cycle independently, but with our assistance to take out the stress of the logistics and planning. We arrange your accommodation, provide you with the Headwater Navigation App so that you can cycle at your own pace, while your bags are transported from one hotel to the next.
Group Description
As this is a self-guided holiday there is no group and no leader. Your luggage is transferred and your routes are shown on the Headwater Navigation App. A 24-hour emergency assistance telephone number is provided. In an emergency, the hotels are normally able to dispatch a taxi or pick you up themselves. They may wish to charge for this service.
Eating Drinking
In Azores, food lovers will appreciate delicious fish straight from the sea. Grilled or in soups, fish is cooked in a variety of ways. Make sure you taste tuna which, in these waters, has a pink hue and a soft flavour and texture, is slightly salty and is still caught by hook and line. The Azores have seafood that is not found anywhere else, such as limpets, barnacles and locust lobsters, a kind of tender and tasty lobster.
When to Go
Azores enjoys a privileged climate with its temperate softened by the gentle influence of the Gulf Stream. Temperatures do not vary by much and the average is 13 degC in winter and 23degC in summer. Water temperature varies a little oscillating between 17degC and 24degC. Whilst light clothing is recommended for summertime, it is better to dress for cooler and damper weather for Spring and Autumn. Winters are mild yet it often rains meaning waterproofs and warm jackets are essential if travelling between November to February.
Highlights
— Discover Terceira Island - its stunning coastline and lush green forest — Discover colourful buildings and picturesque plazas in the historic capital — Explore dramatic volcanic scenery: lava cave, natural pools and volcano pit
Trip Details
Product Code: 22773
Tour Type: Small Group
Accommodation: Moderate
Transport:
Guide Language: English
Tour Operator:
Exodus Travel
Supplier Code: C06AZ
Starts: Angra Do Heroismo, Azores
Finishes: Angra Do Heroismo, Azores
Duration: 7 days
Departures: Not Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Unknown
Includes
— 6 nights hotel-to-hotel accommodation in a mix of HHH and 3-star hotels — All breakfasts — Management by your local Headwater-appointed agent — Headwater Navigation App — E-bikes — Luggage transfers between hotelsAccommodation
Azores CyclingYour accommodation reflects the best of the Azores hospitality, ranging from boutique style hotels and a traditional villa. All prices are based on 2 persons sharing, so if there is an odd number of people travelling in your party or you are travelling alone, there will be a compulsory supplement for a single room for the tour duration.For a solo traveller there is an additional charge to cover transfer costs.
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $2,805 ($401 /day)
Itinerary
Transfer from the airport to your hotel. Explore the oldest city in Azores, listed by UNESCO. The historic centre of Angra do Heroismo is a testimony to the kings and noblemen who passed by here, leaving behind some beautiful architecture in its network of streets and alleyways, and its churches, palaces, mansions, monuments, squares and gardens, which have been preserved until the present day.
Cycle through the natural park to the Christmas cave, a lava tube created by flowing lava originated by the surrounding volcanoes, centuries ago. This cave is a wonder for its extensive, straight, long passages. The walls, ground and ceiling have different colours and shapes, transforming the cave into a mystic place.
Ride longing the beautiful coastline passing via quaint villages such as Sao Mateus, a fishing village and Santa Barbara, overlooked by the mountain, that offers the best views over Terceira island.
Cycle along the coast via Biscoitos, famous for its natural pools. Enjoy a swim within black lava rocks. Later, enjoy the visit at the Biscoitos Wine Museum which is in a winery that produces verdelho wine, characteristic of the Azores. Explore wine process and taste a sample of local produced wines that grow from the rich porous lava rock.
Day devoted to the visit of the Volcano pit including the cave Algar do Carvao, an old volcano and lava tube located in the centre of the island. This site offers a volcanic chimney that dazzles by its immensity space. From its arched roof hang remarkable silica stalactites. Then continue to Lagoa das Patas lake a perfect picnic spot surrounded by azaleas.
Follow the coast, to visit Porto Martins and Porto Judeu both offering beautiful natural pools. Along your way, observe the uninhabited Cabras Islet. Half a nautical mile from the south coast of Terceira Island, this islet is an excellent place for snorkelling. The Cave of the Sheep Islet, or the Cave of Stingrays, is located on the north slope of the islet, and it takes its name from the stingrays that can be observed swimming inside.
Transfer from your hotel to the airport.
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