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Self-Drive Faial Island: 6 Nights with Hotel and Car Included


Tour Overview

6 Nights Hotel & 7 Days Car - This package allows you to stay in choice Horta properties while exploring the rich culture, fauna, and flora of the blue island. Take an enjoyable drive through Faials's main towns and villages. Enjoy the local culture and the great hospitality of the "Faialenses". Days can be added or subtracted from itinerary. Please let us know during the process of submitting the reservation if you would like to customize this package, and we'll provide you with a quote.

Please Note

We created self-drive packages to provide our customers with pre-planned services that include accommodations, rental car, ferry and air tickets. We do not provide daily planning and itineraries. However we do recommend that you check information such as we have on our pages (click here) or purchase a guide book (click here). We also recommend you check our guided tours (click here) which are more descriptive of specific itineraries and places to visit.

Itinerary:

Day 1

Arrival and pick up the airport. Check in at the hotel for the next 6 nights.

Day 2-6

Free days to explore the island. (Please use the links above for more recommendations) 
  • Cabecao Gordo – Located in the centre of the island with an altitude of 3422 feet (1043 meters), Cabecao Gordo offers amazing views of the neighboring islands of Pico and Sao Jorge.
  • The Caldeira – Also a great attraction, an enormous crater with 6560 feet (2 km) diameter and 1300 feet (400 m) deep. This area is classified as a natural reserve.
  • Monte da Guia – A mountain from where you can have a look over the town; also a protected natural reserve.
  • Ponta dos Capilinhos – One of Faial’s main tourist attractions. Here visitors can see the results of the eruption of 1957/8 which transformed the landscape, burying fields and houses. The old lighthouse can still be seen.
  • Lajinha and Ponta Furada – Great attraction for their caves and strange lava arches, where the sea crashes violently against the rocks.
  • Vale de Flamengos – Attractive area full of colorful plantations, flowers and picturesque houses.
  • Scrimshaw Museum – This is a private collection belonging to the owner of the popular Peter’s Cafao. Over a hundred pieces are exhibited here, engraved with beautiful sailing boats, mermaids, images of whale-hunting, among many others.
  • Horta Museum – Housed in the former Jesuit College, the museum is noted for its collection of fig wood, one of the island’s traditional handicrafts.
  • Port of Horta – Built in 1876, this important sea-port is a principal port-of-call for many transatlantic yachts. The sea wall is of special interest as it is covered with hundreds of paintings and messages left by the sea-travelers who call in at the port.

Day 7

Check out from the hotel and return the car at the airport.

What's Included

Included

  • 6 Night Accommodations;
  • Breakfast;
  • 7 Days Rental car
  • Automatic transmission vehicle
  • Unlimited kilometers
  • Airport Taxes
  • CDW and TP basic insurance
  • 24 Hour assistance
  • 1 Pic-nic (Sao Miguel Only)
  • Complimentary Welcome Crate (Sao Miguel Only)

    • Not Included

  • Airfare (please contact us for a quote)
  • City taxes
  • Meals other than mentioned
  • Super CDW and other insurances
  • Liability fee
  • Gas

Dates & Rates

Choose a Package Type

Packages are being updated, all reservations made/requested before 24 September 2024, are booked as per the previous program.

For some packages you may be given a choice of different Hotel Categories: Comfort and Superior.

    Superior/Premier

  • Includes first class 4-star lodging.
  • This category has two hotels options for the same island, you will be informed in the confirmation where you are booked at.
  • In  case you have a Hotel preference, please let us know before the booking process as well if you have preference for sea view rooms.
  • Each package has a Hotel small description. For more information, please visit the Hotel's webpage directly.
  • Please note that Pousada Forte da Horta will be closed until March 31, 2025, you will be booked at Hotel Azoris Faial Garden with no price change.

    • Comfort/Standard

  • Includes 4-star tourist class lodging and standard rooms. May include first class 3-star lodging.
  • Sea view rooms upgrade available in some hotels with supplement.
  • Each package has a Hotel small description. For more information, please visit the Hotel's webpage directly.
  • Sea view rooms upgrade available in some hotels with supplement.

    • Room Type

    • Solo = Person traveling alone
    • Single = Person staying in a single room traveling with one or more people. Single travelers share land services such as transfers and tours
    • Double = 2 Persons per room
    • Triple = 3 Persons per room
    • Rates are per person in US dollars
    • Rates don't include city taxes when applicable and must be paid directly to the hotel.
    • Package can start any day of the week and all year round.
    • International flights are not included. Inter-Island flights are only included on the Multi-Islands packages and on the itinerary informed.
    • We don't book Seat Assignments. This service has an extra cost and needs to be done by the client with the airline directly after the tickets have been issued.
    • Private program, except in Flores Islands for the 5 Island Classic Tour
    • Day tours can be scheduled in a different order due to services organization.
    • Dates shown are for tour land departure. If you are taking an overnight flight to reach the tour departure city plan to book your flight one day earlier than date shown on table
    • Rates do include inter island Airfare as per the program.
    • Some Triple rooms can have the 3rd person on an extra bed that may not be too comfortable for an adult.

General

Booking your vacation

  • While prices are shown in $U.S dollars, we can also charge in Euros at the prevailing currency conversion daily rate
  • Early booking is advised. Availability of accommodations and inter-island flight is limited especially in summer months
  • If hotels named in itinerary are not available at time of booking, alternate similar same rating properties will be confirmed, and subject to new quote.
  • Order of islands visited may need to be altered due to flight schedule changes
  • Unless otherwise indicated, sightseeing tours are by private car with English speaking driver. Other languages are available upon request
  • Quotations with different hotels have a non refundable deposit of $50. Deposit will be credited towards final booking price

    • Booking your Vacation with Air

  • International airfare for this package is additional to price shown on Rates table. Departure cities are limited to those serviced by SATA International (Azores Airlines)
  • If you want a quote for airfare to be included make sure to check yes when prompted during the booking/reservation request process

    • Booking Conditions

  • A non-refundable, non-transferable deposit of $350 per person is required to book and hold both land and air for you.
  • Final payment is due 50 days before departure
  • Option to pay full price up front is available

    • Cancellation Policy - Land Portion

  • Full-payment minus the $350 deposit per person is refunded if canceled up to 50 days prior departure.
  • 75% of full-payment paid per person if refunded if cancelled 49-39 days prior departure.
  • 50% of full-payment paid per person is refunded if canceled 38-31 days prior departure.
  • No refunds if canceled less than 30 days prior departure.

    • Cancellation Policy - Airfare

  • Airfare cancellation terms and conditions are those of the Airlines company and will be provided to you before ticket is booked

    • Refund Fees

  • On any payments made via a bank credit card, a 3.9% bank credit card assessed fee will be subtracted from any refunded payment, including deposits refunded due to services requested not available for date of booking.

    • I want to book. What do I do next?

  • Click on the "Book Now" or "Request Quote" button to send your reservation request
  • No payment will be collected at this time
  • Our travel Associate will contact you via email to answer any questions and book your Package
  • If you don't plan to book at this time please click here to contact us with any questions or concerns about your trip or your holiday

    • Booking Changes

  • A fee of $35 per person, per transaction, will be charged for any revision or alteration made to a reservation after the booking is confirmed. 
  • If the change increases the value of the booking, the $35 per person fee will be waived

    • Travel Insurance

  • We strongly recommend you purchase travel/cancellation insurance

    • Hotels

    Comfort Hotels

    Horta - Hotel Horta

    hotel horta front view

    Located in the old Azorean town of Horta, the newly-renovated Hotel Horta offers views of Pico Island. It features rooms with balconies, a large garden and an outdoor pool.

    Horta’s rooms are decorated in neutral colors, and have wooden furniture. Each of the air-conditioned rooms has a cable TV and a private bathroom with a hairdryer.

    The hotel’s panoramic restaurant offers international and regional dishes. The bar and the lounge offer views of the outdoor pool, the pool bar and the garden.

    Guests can rent a bicycle to explore the surrounding area. Horta is famous for the whale watching and the volcanoes of Capelinhos and Caldeira.

    Horta Airport is 4.3 mi away, and the hotel provides free private parking on site.

    hotel horta guestroomhotel horta lobbyhotel horta pico mountain

    Superior Hotels

    Horta - Azoris Faial Garden Resort Hotel

    azoris faial garden resort hotel room

    The Azoris Faial Garden Resort Hotel is just a 7 minute walk to the beach. This property is situated in parkland on the edge of the city of Horta. The hotel features both indoor and outdoor pools and breathtaking views of the Horta marina and Pico Mountain. 

    The hotel’s restaurant offers panoramic Atlantic Ocean views, as well as, a buffet breakfast and an à la carte lunch and dinner of Portuguese specialities. There is also a snack bar and an outdoor café.

    The hotel’s guest rooms open onto balconies overlooking the pool area. Each is air conditioned and equipped with a minibar.

    Azoris Faial Garden – Resort Hotel features a tennis court and a fitness centre. After a workout, guests can unwind in the spa pool or the sauna.

    Azoris Faial Garden is just 6.2 miles away from Horta Airport. The town and marina of Horta is within walking distance of the hotel. 

    azoris faial garden resort hotel patioazoris faial garden resort hotel poolazoris faial garden resort hotel bar

    Horta - Hotel do Canal

    The 4-star Hotel do Canal is situated in Horta on Faial Island. It is just 100 meters from the beach and offers panoramic views of Pico Mountain and the bay.

    Soundproofed rooms are bright and have modern wood furnishings. They come equipped with cable TV and a private bathroom with a hairdryer. Free fresh fruit and a bottle of mineral water are in the room upon arrival.

    A well-equipped fitness center and massage treatments are available at the hotel. There is also a sauna and a Turkish steam bath. Staff at the 24-hour reception desk can arrange car rental.

    Guests can enjoy a coffee and newspaper in the bar which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. Clipper Restaurant offers all-day dining and local specialties.

    Hotel do Canal is just 10 minutes’ walk from the Horta Marina and is a 10-minute drive from Horta Airport. Free private parking is possible on site.

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