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Portugal: the Azores (São Miguel + Pico)

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Things change. Trail closures, ferry timetables, whale-watching dates and ticket prices in the Azores shift with weather and season. Every fact here carries the date we checked it. Where an official page would not show us a number, the guide leaves a blank and names the page to check.

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Promise: a seven-day parks-and-volcanoes route that turns two islands into an easy loop, with the money pages checked and the gaps marked.
Trip length: 7 days (5 is possible if you drop Faial and the Nordeste day).
Best months: May through September for daylight and open mountain hours; April and October are workable with shorter Pico hours.
Budget band: budget to mid; the big swing items are the rental car and the inter-island leg.
Best for: hikers, soakers and slow drivers.

At a glance

Base 1: Ponta Delgada, then Furnas. Base 2: Madalena or the Pico coast.
Free anchors: Gorreana tea and tastings, public viewpoints, Ponta Delgada's waterfront.
Booked anchors: Poça da Dona Beija (online, no refunds), the Pico climb (park booking site), the Madalena to Horta ferry.
Always check: the official trail alerts and the weather service's Azores view on the morning of each hike.