Horta Trip Overview
Treat yourself with a full-day tour on Pico Island in the Azores. Discover why Pico is called the “Mountain Island” as you are led around to the best highlights of the island with guide and transport included.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Horta, Portugal
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Horta, Azores, Portugal
Treat yourself with a full-day tour on Pico Island in the Azores. Discover why Pico is called the “Mountain Island” as you are led around to the best highlights of the island with guide and transport included.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Paisagem Protegida do Lajido da Criacao Velha, Canada do Monte, Madalena, Vila Nova de Gaia 9950-227 Portugal
Discover the admirable Landscape of Vineyard Culture, classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Lajes do Pico, Lajes do Pico, Pico, Azores
. We visit a handicraft house, traditional cheese factory, we go to Lajes do Pico which was the first place on the island to be populated and where we will visit the whaling museum (closed on Mondays).
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Museu dos Baleeiros (Whaler’s Museum), Rua dos Baleeiros 13, Lajes do Pico, Pico 9930-143 Portugal
we go to Lajes do Pico which was the first place on the island to be populated and where we will visit the whaling museum (closed on Mondays).
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Lagoa do Capitao, Estrada Longitudinal ER 3-2, Sao Roque do Pico, Pico 9940 Portugal
We continue to S. Roque and stop at the Captain’s Lagoon, one of the best known and the largest lagoon of Pico. Here we have views over the village of S. Roque, Pico Mountain and S. Jorge island.
Duration: 15 minutes
