Walking holidays in the Azores
On Faial, named the ‘Blue Island’ for the dazzling hydrangeas that pop up in summer, you’ll finish a brisk morning walk arriving the Horta harbour, with lunch at an iconic sailors’ restaurant. Here you can admire the colourful murals created over the years by passing voyagers, and traditional scrimshaw art carved into bones and teeth of whales hunted decades ago. And visiting São Miguel you’ll walk up to a small community inlaid into a vast volcanic caldera, lushly green, then descend by following the levada water channels and even stop for a refreshing dip under a waterfall.
Our Portugal walking Holidays
Madeira walking holiday
Small group walking tour of madeira
Alentejo & Algarve self guided walking holiday, Portugal
Independent coastal walking holidays in the Alentejo Coast
Azores walking holiday, Portugal
Walk to Cete Cidades and the Fire Lakes
Sintra Natural Park retreats & walks in Portugal
Walking, yoga, R&R near beaches, forests, historic sites
Sintra Natural Park accommodation in Portugal
Eco-friendly B&B, in Sintra Natural Park near lovely beaches
Walking holiday in Madeira
Walk through the wild and varied scenery of Madeira
Portugal walking tour
Self guided walking tour in Portuguese Schist Villages
Coastal walking holiday in Portugal
The very best walks from the 125km selection of coastal trails
Portugal palaces and coast walks holiday
An exceptional Self Guided walk in the Serra de Sintra
Alentejo walking holiday in Portugal
Self-guided walk from the Spanish border to the rugged coast
Walking and wine tasting holiday in Spain and Portugal
Journey from Madrid to Porto through the Ribera del Duero
Algarve walking holidays in Sagres, Portugal
Discover the Algarve's unspoilt Sagres Peninsula
Alentejo self guided walking in Portugal
walk Rota Vicentina historical and fishermen's trail
Portuguese Coastal Way to Santiago walking holiday
Walk along sandy beaches and through historical towns
Highlights of Northern Portugal
Enjoy Douro Valley, Peneda-Gerês N. Park and coastal Minho
Madeira walking tour, private departure
Explore this volcanic island in the Atlantic
Northern Portugal walking holiday
Walking in the Serra da Peneda
Alentejo self guided walking holiday, Portugal
Walk the Fishermen's Trails along Rota Vicentina's landscape
Eastern Madeira walking holiday
Hike along rocky shore lines and mountainous interior
Douro Valley self guided walking holiday in Portugal
Walking in Douro Valley through astonishingly landscape
Algarve walking holiday in Tavira
-The coast, villages and countryside of the Eastern Algarve
Portugese Way walk, Tui to Santiago de Compostella
8 days pilgrimage through Northern Portugal and Spain
Azores whale watching and walking holiday
Explore the hidden depths of the Azores
Portuguese Camino and Costa Verde walking holiday
Discover the Camino and beautiful Costa Verde
Portuguese Coastal Way walking holiday
The scenic alternative to the classic Portuguese Way
The Portuguese Way walking holiday
Porto to Santiago walking holiday in Portugal
Portugal self guided walking holiday in Alentejo
Drive'n'Hike in the eastern Alentejo.
Peneda-Gerês National Park walking holiday in Portugal
1-week Self-guided Walking in Peneda-Gerês National Park
Portugal walking holiday, Eastern Algarve
Scenic coastal and inland walking in Portugal
Sagres walking holiday in the Algarve, Portugal
Walk the unspoilt Sagres Peninsula
Whale watching in the Azores
Practicalities
Walking holidays in the Azores are typically small group trips, during which you’ll be in the company of around 15 or so others plus a tour leader. Your itinerary and travel dates will be fixed, but the trip is organised to maximise your time, and remove any logistical headaches leaving you free to enjoy your walking. The routes are generally very manageable, averaging around 10km a day, which leaves plenty of time for activities such as whale watching, wine tasting or optional longer walks. The terrain can be tricky in places especially in wet weather, so you may want to bring a set of walking poles. In the evenings you’ll rest up in locally owned hotels, providing you with a tasty, homecooked breakfast every day.When to go walking in the Azores
If you hope to see whales during your Azores walking holiday then aim for spring, when blue whales are passing through. Humpbacks are resident here so can be found all year round, and pilot whales along with several species of dolphin are in these waters up until October.