Ponta Delgada Travel Forum

I know it's the off season but it's the best time for us to go ( won't be until next November 2006)
are there boat tours/whale watching available at that time of year?

I am so excited that we're going again! I love this island:)

Hi!


I don't think there's whale watching tours on that time of the year. Not because it's a low season time but because whales move south on winter so you won't see any whales around Azores.

But there many other things to do in such a beautiful place like S. Miguel. Besides that, you may always visit other islands of the archipelago, as long as you were there before. I suggest you Terceira, as it's the second closest island to S. Miguel and has beautiful villages.

hello,

I´m Paulo from Ponta Delgada

it´s nice to find VT interested in Azores.

you can take a look in these sites:

you can see http://www.azoreschoice.com/whale.htm

http://www.azorestourism.com/

http://www.azoreswhales.com/

http://www.drtacores.pt/index2.html

http://www.picosdeaventura.com/

Email seawatch@iol.pt

info@terrazulazores.com

http://www.azores.com/azores/turismoi.asp

http://www.virtualazores.net/

http://acores.sapo.pt/saomiguel/

Keep in touch

Paulo

Thank you both for your responses :) it helps so much. So if I were to "island hop" where can I go to get a boat on S Miguel? and which island is closest?
I do want to eventually see them all one day( I'm afraid I'll fall in love with them all as much as S Miguel and just move out there :) ) how close is Pico?

Thanks again for your help :)

Hi

In November you dont find a boat to travel between SMIguel and the central group. The best you can do is to buy a flight ticket betwen SMIguel, Terceira (40minutes far)and Pico (1 hour far)or Faial (without breaks to return), and finaly return to SMIguel from Pico/Faial. In central group you can take a boat between FAial, Pico and SJorge..

Paulo
Visit the sites i recomended

Thanks Paulo, I'm going to visit those sites right now :)

hi
maybe it´s good to contact SATA International or your travel agencie to buy a more inexpensive flight ticket to visit some islands
http://www.sata.pt/

Hi

you can buy a flight ticket:
Azores Air Pass 20% discount of the economic fare for return trip and one way trips. Travel between Islands for passengers residing outside Azores and holding an international or domestic ticket. Child discounts applied: under 11 with seat charge 50% and under 2 without seat charge 10% of the adult fare.
Maximum stay is the same as indicated on the departure ticket from Azores. Reservation is required at least 15 days before departure.
Changes are permitted only if ticket is upgraded to the higher fare. Tickets are refundable in 50% only if requested at least 24 hours before the departure.

if you arrive in Ponta Delgada you can buy a fligt tickect to Terceira for 61 euros, Terceira -Faial 61 euros, visit central group by boat and return to SMiguel Ponta Delgada for 68 euros (total 190 euros + +/- 12 euros taxes)

take a look on http://www.sata.pt/?engl=1

and http://www.transmacor.pt/default.html for boat trip in central group

see Horários de Inverno (winter timetable)
First - Partidas e chegadas(departures and arrivals from Madalena (PICO) and Horta (FAIAL)) Monday til saturday

Second - sundays and holydays

Hi

http://www.cm-ribeiragrande.pt/home.php Ribeira Grande
http://www.cm-ah.pt/frontpage.aspx Angra

http://www.teatromicaelense.pt/ and http://www.coliseumicaelense.pt/
Ponta Delgada culture activities
http://www.cmhorta.pt/Artigo.aspx?Cod=TeatroFaialense Faial

Wow, thank you so much Paulo for all the research, it's been so helpful :)

Hello!
The best way to you to know the Azores is buying a airticket from Ponta Delgada to Flores Island, with the possibility to stop in Faial, São Jorge and Terceira. From Flores Island you can take e small boat to Corvo Island (in summer). In central islands, there are good connections all over the year, namely between Faial and Pico. A few years ago I made this trip.
In winter is difficult to travel to the western island because of the bad weather conditions, namely wind. Americans friends of me traveled once in February and they had a good time.
In my opinion Flores Island is the most beautiful of the archipelago, São Jorge is also a great island namely the places called Fajãs. In Terceira Island, Angra do Heroísmo is the main attraction!
Please, contact our regional airline www.sata.pt for detailed information about fares and connections among islands.
You are welcome to the Azores.