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Ponta Delgada · Portugal
Trek across several of the nine Azores islands — volcanic mid-Atlantic outposts with twin craters, steaming fumaroles, whale-watching, and whale shark diving all within a few kilometres of each other. Sao Miguel's Sete Cidades caldera is a 5 km double crater lake walk; Pico Island's volcano (2,351 m, Portugal's highest summit) takes 7-8 hours return. Faial and Flores offer sea cliff walking and waterfalls. The islands are about two and a half hours by air from Lisbon; whale watching season runs April to October when sperm whales, fin whales, and blue whales pass through.
Prefilled for 1 May 2027 — the next best-season window. Search on partner sites — opens in a new tab.
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