Tour Overview
6 Nights Hotel & 7 Days Car - This package allows you to stay in great Pico properties while exploring the rich culture, fauna, and flora of the mountain island. Take an enjoyable drive through Pico's main towns and villages with a possible climb of Pico mountain. Enjoy the local culture and the great hospitality of the "Picoenses". 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)
- Pico Mountain with an altitude of 2351 meters stands as a challenging hike.
- Whaler museums in Lajes, Sao Joao, and Sao Roque are worth visiting and depict an important historic and era of Pico.
- Wine tasting in Madalena and visiting the UNESCO protected wine country in Lajido, Cabrito, and Madalena.
- Gruta das Torres. A must-do in Pico features the longest lava tube in Europe.
- Pico features the best natural swimming holes in the Azores. Worth mentioning are the ones in S. Prainha, S. Roque, Santo Antonio, and Madalena.
- Wine tasting in Madalena and Lajido’s “Museu do Vinho”.
- Whale observation in Sao Joao and Lajes.
Day 7
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
Dates & Rates
| 2/23/2025 - 3/23/2025 | $1748 | $1277 | $954 | $754 |
| 3/24/2025 - 5/31/2025 | $2302 | $1669 | $1300 | $1024 |
| 6/1/2025 - 9/15/2025 | $2829 | $2048 | $1587 | $1253 |
| 9/16/2025 - 10/31/2025 | $2302 | $1669 | $1300 | $1024 |
General
Booking your vacation
- While prices are shown in USA 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.
- 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 per vacation 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
- $350 per person if canceled up to 50 days prior departure.
- 25% of total reservation if cancelled 49-39 days prior departure plus any other additional fee.
- 50% of total reservation if canceled 38-31 days prior departure plus any other additional fee.
- No refunds if canceled less than 30 days prior departure.
Cancellation Policy - Airfare
- Airfare cancellation terms and conditions will be provided to you before ticket is booked.
Refund Fees
- A 3.9% 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 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
Madalena - Hotel Caravelas
Located on Madalena’s waterfront, Caravelas is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on 3 sides and overlooks Faial Island. It features an outdoor pool, a 24-hour front desk, and car rental.
The air conditioned rooms at Hotel Caravelas open out onto private balconies with views of the ocean or Pico Mountain. All rooms include a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a minibar, and a private bathroom.
Guests can enjoy a daily buffet breakfast at the restaurant of the hotel, or discover the many cafés that surround the property, serving traditional Azorean specialties. The in-house bar offers soft drinks and the renowned Pico Wine.
