Flight tickets – Use your favourite flight search engine. If you don't have a favourite, try kiwi.com. Flights with the Portuguese carrier TAP Portugal are often a good deal. It is often worth buying tickets with a 1-2 night stay in Lisbon, which is also not bad. For flights between the islands use Sata Azores Airlines.
Accommodation – Be careful to plan your holiday well in advance, for example on Faial there is quite limited accommodation.
Restaurants – If you want to go out for dinner in a nice restaurant it is necessary to have a reservation, especially in high season of course. This is especially true in Ponta Delgada and Horta. In smaller restaurants in small villages you can usually be seated without a reservation.
Driving a car – Nothing complicated, you drive on the right, regulations are diligently followed. Some roads are narrower and lined with stones. The distances on the island are not very long, so a smaller car will do.
Prices in the destination – Prices in the Azores are not staggeringly high. Accommodation can be more expensive as capacity is limited. On the other hand, prices in restaurants and bistros in small villages are very agreeable.
Calls and data – For EU citizens, everything is the same as at home. Wi-Fi is common in hotels and restaurants and is free.
When to come here – Practically any time, but in winter it won't be as warm and it rains more often and the wind blows. In the summer months, July and August, there are, of course, a lot of people here, but if you book everything early it's not a problem.
Treks – If the suggested treks don't suit you, it's no problem to choose any other trek. Feel free to use the VisitAzores app or the WalkMe app (which is very nicely done).
ADVENTURES – For the adventurous there is a beautiful cave on São Miguel called Gruta do Carvão – Monumento Natural, they offer two circuits and the longer one must be breathtaking. Unfortunately the number of people per tour is very limited so you have to book as soon as possible! Email address: grutadocarvao@amigosdosacores.pt
Recommended websites: VisitAzores.com and we especially recommend the overview of the routes
Niky Malečková