Portugal 2026Azores → Porto → Lisbon → Algarve
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Day by day

The group plan. Activity days are proposals — confirm with the organizers.

Azores · São Miguel

· Jul 30 – Aug 3
  1. Wednesday, July 29
    Fly out — red-eye to the Azores
    • ·Depart JFK 20:55 on Azores Airlines S4246 (overnight).
  2. Thursday, July 30
    Arrive Ponta Delgada
    • ·Land 06:45. Pick up rental car.
    • ·Check in to Casa do Páteo (from 3pm).
    • ·Group “white party.”
  3. Friday, July 31
    São Miguel — craters & canyoning
    • ·Canyoning at Ribeira dos Caldeirões.
    • ·Sete Cidades volcano & crater lakes.
    Canyoning — Ribeira dos CaldeirõesSete Cidades crater lakes
  4. Saturday, August 1
    Hot springs & pineapples
    • ·Furnas hot mineral springs (~€17pp).
    • ·Pineapple plantation.
    Furnas hot springsPineapple plantation
  5. Sunday, August 2
    Free day / beach / whales
    • ·Free time — beach or whale-watching.
    • ·Prep rental car for return.
    Whale & dolphin watching

🛏 Casa do Páteo — R. Machado dos Santos 107, Ponta Delgada, Açores 9500-048

Porto

· Aug 3 – 6
  1. Monday, August 3
    Azores → Porto
    • ·Check out by noon, drop rental at airport.
    • ·Fly PDL 08:20 → OPO 11:40 (S4172).
    • ·Check in to Catalonia Porto (from 3pm). Explore Ribeira.
  2. Tuesday, August 4
    Douro Valley
    • ·Douro Valley wine tasting (book ahead).
    • ·Livraria Lello bookshop.
    Douro Valley wine tastingLivraria Lello
  3. Wednesday, August 5
    Porto / Aveiro
    • ·Explore Porto or day-trip to Aveiro.
    Aveiro day trip

🛏 Catalonia Porto — Rua de Entreparedes 92, 4000-423 Porto

Lisbon

· Aug 6 – 8
  1. Thursday, August 6
    Porto → Lisbon
    • ·Check out.
    • ·Travel by pre-booked 8-person buses (stops at Coimbra & Óbidos, ~$127pp).
    • ·Check in to Hotel Florescente (from 3pm).
  2. Friday, August 7
    Lisbon sightseeing
    • ·Alfama, Belém, miradouros, pastéis de nata.
    Alfama & miradourosBelém

🛏 Hotel Florescente — Rua Portas de Santo Antão 99, 1150-266 Lisbon

Algarve · Albufeira

· Aug 8 – 10
  1. Saturday, August 8
    Lisbon → Algarve
    • ·Check out.
    • ·Travel to the Algarve (train or bus — TBD).
    • ·Check in to Aqua Pedra dos Bicos, Albufeira (from 3pm). Beach.
    Albufeira beaches
  2. Sunday, August 9
    Algarve — caves & beaches
    • ·Cave kayaking near Lagos (book ahead).
    • ·Beaches.
    Cave kayaking — Lagos / Benagil
  3. Monday, August 10
    Fly home
    • ·Check out. Travel Algarve → Lisbon (tight against the flight).
    • ·Fly LIS 14:10 → PDL 15:40 (S4125), connect PDL 17:30 → JFK 19:35 (S4247).

🛏 Aqua Pedra dos Bicos — Santa Eulália, Lote 24, 8200-381 Albufeira

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