Hiking the Azores: A Nature Lover’s Paradise

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on October 7, 2026

Meet the group at Terceira Mar Hotel in Angra do Heroismo

Start of Trip:  3:00p.m. Day 2 - Orientation and check-in

Getting to the site: If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel. Lajes Airport, on Terceira Island, is 14,2 miles from the hotel in Angra do Heroismo city center. The drive takes approximately 25-30mins.

Getting to the site by train or bus: n/a

Your trip ends on: Friday, October 16, 2026 in Furnas -Sao Miguel at Terra Nostra Garden Hotel

End of Trip: After breakfast, hotel check-out.11:00am

Getting to the airport: If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel. The village of Furnas (where your last hotel is located) is 30 miles from Ponta Delgada airport. The drive takes approximately 45-50 mins.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.