Tour Overview
6 Nights Hotel & 7 Days Car - This package allows you to stay in some of the best Terceira hotels while exploring the rich culture, fauna, and flora of this marvelous island. Take an enjoyable drive through Terceira's main towns and villages. Enjoy the local culture and the great hospitality of the "Terceirenses". 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)
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Monte Brasil, classified as national protected landscape, provides a recreational area, hiking trail, and resting place as well as a fantastic view over the ocean and the city.
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The Sao Joao Baptista do Monte Brasil fort, is a large fortified wall 2.5 miles long.
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The Angra do Heroismo Museum, is located in the old Convent of St. Francis and is adjoined to the Nossa Senhora da Guia Church (Our Lady of Guidance).
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The Imperios (religious monuments) are all over the island and are a spectacle in and of themselves due to their colorful facade.
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The Algar do Carvao is famous for its’ grottoes that reach a depth of approximately 328 feet (100 meters). These spectacular grottoes contain stalactites, stalagmites and an interior lake.
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The Algar, the Enxofre, and Cabrito caves and the Balcoes and Natal grottoes, are of special interest especially to scientists.
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Praia da Vitoria is a young town with the best and most inviting beach in Terceira.
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The architectonic patrimony is concentrated in the churches and chapels.
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Biscoitos where you can visit the only wine museum in the Azores archipelago.
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The museum, Museu do Vinho dos Biscoitos, established in 1990 illustrates the process of traditional wine making in the Azores.
Day 7
Check out from the hotel and return the car at the airport.
What's Included
Included
- 6 Night Accommodations; standard rooms
- 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
| 12/23/2024 - 12/31/2024 | $1398 | $1045 | $728 | $733 | $1497 | $1144 | $796 | $811 |
| 1/1/2025 - 3/23/2025 | $1840 | $1290 | $1031 | $845 | $1940 | $1390 | $1041 | $883 |
| 3/24/2025 - 5/23/2025 | $2117 | $1406 | $1175 | $949 | $2394 | $1844 | $1267 | $1033 |
| 5/24/2025 - 7/23/2025 | $2496 | $1637 | $1319 | $1045 | $2394 | $1844 | $1267 | $1033 |
| 7/24/2025 - 8/31/2025 | $2496 | $1637 | $1319 | $1045 | $3183 | $2633 | $1616 | $1266 |
| 9/1/2025 - 9/30/2025 | $2496 | $1637 | $1319 | $1045 | $2394 | $1844 | $1267 | $1033 |
| 10/1/2025 - 10/31/2025 | $2117 | $1406 | $1175 | $949 | $1940 | $1390 | $1041 | $883 |
| 11/1/2025 - 12/31/2025 | $2002 | $1290 | $1031 | $845 | $1940 | $1390 | $1041 | $883 |
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 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.
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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
Angra do Heroismo - Hotel Cruzeiro
Hotel Cruzeiro, a 4 star Hotel, is the latest hotel unit to open in Angra do Heroísmo, Unesco World Heritage city, located 5-minute walk from various points of interest, such as the Angra bay, Sé Church, Old Town Square (Praça Velha), Museum, Pico da Memória, among others.
Wi-Fi access is available in all areas of the hotel.
The hotel has a restaurant and a bar, where lunches, dinners and snacks are served and private parking.
Superior Hotels
Angra do Heroísmo - Pousada Castelo de S. Sebastiao
Pousada Castelo de S. Sebastiao is a 8-minute walk from the beach. Set on top of a cliff, Pousada de Angra do Heroismo Castelo de S. Sebastiao is a modern hotel housed in a 16th century Fortress known as Saint Sebastian's Little Castle.
The Pousada offer rooms and one suite with modern décor and furnishing. The suite and some rooms include terraces with views over the sea and the Monte Brasil. All living units contain LCD TV and internet connection.
There are 2 swimming pools: one for adults and the other for children. Guests can enjoy the regional cuisine while taking in views of the sea and pool area.
The Pousada is located in the village centre of Angra do Heroísmo was classified World Heritage by UNESCO. Angra do Heroísmo also offers many activitiy options, such as marine hunting, diving, sport fishing and boat tours.
Pousada de Angra do Heroismo Castelo de S. Sebastiao is located at a 23-minute drive from the Lajes International Airport.
