I just returned from the Azores. I stayed in Horta, Faial and took full day tours of Faial, Pico,…read moreand Sao Jorge. Aerohorta took care of all the tours and transportation. I found them to be 100% reliable. Aerohorta was there at the airport to pick me up when I arrived in Faial. When they dropped me off at my hotel, the driver went to the front desk with me and made sure my room was ready. They gave me a written detailed schedule with pickup times for every tour and transport plus my ferry tickets for the next morning. Throughout my stay, Aerohorta staff were prompt, friendly, professional, and helpful. They took me to and from the airport, to and from the ferries (to Sao Jorge and, on another day, to Pico). Through Aerohorta, I booked a full day tour of each of the three islands, Sao Jorge, Pico, and Faial. The tour guides were excellent. They were very knowledgeable, entertaining, and cognizant of the preferences of the guests. Thank you Aerohorta for making my vacation so relaxing and enjoyable!

This agency provided transportation and tour arrangements for us while on Faial and Pico. They had…read morevery nice cars and gave us an itinerary when we arrived. The service was organized and professional. Our only disappointment was that we were not picked up from the ferry at the end of a day tour, as arranged. We were walking distance to the hotel, so it wasn't an issue, but inconvenient. If I needed arrangements again, I would use this company.

We are fans. Nice coffee shop upstairs with magnificent view, pastry, coffee, beer, etc. The…read morecommunication was good for our delayed flight . Flat tire is nothing to ignore. We will be back on a regular basis so good to know they are there.

Horta airport is small and has everything you need. There's a little coffee shop / bar upstairs…read more It's not quite Lisbon prices, but it's twice what you'll pay downtown. Welcome to the airport, eh. It's before security, so if your flight might be delayed it's better to wait until close to boarding to go through. Don't wait too long, though, since this is a tiny airport and they can't handle a whole flight trying to rush through security all at once. It's 2023, so there's free wifi and it seems to work pretty well. For those departing, there's a little duty free shop downstairs before security (which, uh, there are no international flights, but okay). Once you pass security there's the main waiting area, with bathrooms and vending machines to your right. To your left is a second waiting area with a small charging station with standing desks, more seating with lots of outlets, a water bottle refill station, and two handicap accessible bathrooms. For those arriving, there's a taxi stand. It seems like during tourist season there are rental car offices and tourist information booths. The bus stops right across the street. The bus doesn't run very often, but when it lines up it'll get you downtown in 20 minutes for 1.60, compared to a 15 minute, 12 euro taxi fare.

Beautiful small airport. Very nice workers, very simple one terminal airport. No stores or…read moreamenities but bathrooms were clean! Quick baggage claim!

Nice small airport with friendly staff. That's about all though. There's not much here but a small…read morecafe. It is quite picturesque, however which is more than one can say about many other airports!

My husband and I were blown away by the awesome customer service of Tripix, including our super rad…read moretour guide and Tripix owner, Raisa, intern David, and staff member Joana. We first did a Pico Day Tour with Raisa, who is super fun and hospitable. She made us feel like family and facilitated a very nice experience, and the trip mates who we did not know prior to the tour, clearly also felt very welcomed and we all had such a great day together. Raisa takes you to the some very breathtaking sites around Pico, and is clearly extremely passionate about what she does and the island of Pico. She is very knowledgeable and we learned a lot, all in an awesome environment. She seemed to tailor the trip to the group and the weather, and is very flexible depending on what the group wants. At the end of the tour we forgot the cheese that we bought in the van. I Instagrammed Raisa who got back to me immediately, saying that she saw we had left it and was heading to our accommodation at that moment. Sure enough she brought us our cheese! She had also offered to bring anything including food or medicine to a couple that at the beginning of the tour (upon pick-up) could not join the tour due to being ill. She is very genuine and very much cares about her customers and wants to ensure the best experience for your time in Pico. We also met another guide along the way that seemed very nice and genuine as well. After hours my husband and I contacted them to see if we can get a two hour trip to Gruta das Torres the next day, and Joana and Raisa got right on it setting up the tour and our transport with David through Tripix to the caves. She allowed us to pay for both tours on the second day after they were both completed without fuss or hesitation. We already can't wait to come back to Pico to take more tours with Tripix, and could not more highly recommend this awesome (and environmentally conscious) company! Thanks Raisa!!!

My sister and I recently did three full day tours with Tripix Azores. While booking the tours, they…read morewere really responsive and easy to work with. During the tours, both Matteo and Rai (the tour guides/owners of the company) were very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. We had a great experience. We climbed Pico Mountain with Matteo, which was challenging but absolutely amazing! Matteo was very informative and helpful for the entire hike, which took about 8 hours. We also did the Secret Lagoon and Lava Cave Tour. We spent the morning visiting a number of beautiful lagoons, and then went to an awesome lunch. In the afternoon, we explored a lava cave, which was very cool. Matteo spent a lot of time explaining the history of the island, and was able to answer any questions. As our third tour, we did a full day winery tour with Rai. We had a great day exploring vineyards, and doing wine tastings. Rai was great! She provided a lot of information, and was super friendly. Overall, we had a great experience with Tripix Azores and would definitely book with them again!

Went to dinner at the Príncipe gastro bar and really enjoyed it. The restaurant is located on the…read morefirst floor of and apartment/hotel on a side street close to the marina. We did not have a reservation and were able to get a table but the place is small so I recommended calling ahead and reserving a table. Staff was friendly and spoke English. We started with the cheese plate as a starter, my husband went for the sticky ribs and I opted for the beef (similar to short ribs) the food was very good, dessert was the chocolate cake with coffee ice cream.

Stop reading this and BOOK NOW if Quinta Pereirinha is available during your dates. If you need…read morefurther convincing, here's six reasons why I loved our stay here: (1) this house is clean, beautiful, spacious, and private. Beds are extremely comfy; (2) Nico and Rick are amazing hosts and extremely kind people who made our stay one of a kind; (3) their house is on a farm with a gorgeous garden and the cutest cats, chickens, and other animals (if you don't like nature, don't book this stay. Also, maybe don't travel to the Azores?); (4) Nico and Rick offer private dinners or breakfasts that you can purchase during your stay which are made using their own homegrown ingredients and are delicious and equivalent to any upscale restaurant. We opted for a dinner which featured traditional local meals with their own twist to them -- everything was outstanding, including the tablescape featuring a beautiful bouquet of flowers from their garden; (5) you can walk down to the ocean from this spot, or hike up to a viewpoint of Lagoa do Capitão. All without having to get in your car and drive anywhere. We did this hike on the last day of our stay and loved it; and (6) staying at Nico & Rick's place was the highlight of our trip. Easily my favorite place we stayed on any of the islands, and maybe my favorite place ever. Just book it -- you'll see what I mean.

This was our second trip to the Azores but our first time to Pico. We are seasoned foodies and…read morecooks back home in NY....Translated ( not impressed easily... lol) So discovering Atmosfera was a breath of fresh air, or in this case fresh pesto! Cynthia and I combined are 125% Italian so the thought of fresh pasta etc. got us in the car and our way. This place is kind of hard to find. Great property with sweeping views in almost every direction including Mt Pico which I had climbed earlier that day. Let me preface the meal by saying the Azores aren't known for world class cuisine. We love it here, but didn't find any gourmet options on the biggest island - Sao Miguel. So it was surprising that tiny Pico Island would be the place where we finally found a proper gourmet meal prepared by a passionate Italian chef and staff. We had the pesto pasta & the bolognese sauce. The wines were local with some good and very affordable Italian options. The service is personal and warm. Desserts were outrageous; Lemon Meringue Pastry shortbread concoction Panna Cotta We enjoyed so much we returned the following night and ordered some new offerings... Carrot Onion soup - Absolutely amazing with polished presentation ( see pic) Pork Shank- Cynthia ordered this as I normally don't order pork. She let me try it and it stole the show... tender, moist with perfectly prepared roasted potatoes on the side. This dinner was so satisfying we had to skip dessert. We had a different server who was extremely courteous & polished ( which was not our experience at most of the best restaurants on Sao Miguel ). The only negative we felt was the bread. It was served room temperature and just ok. You gotta give a pass for this however , as the Azores aren't London, NY Paris, Rome or San Francisco. In one word.. Delizioso! We hope to return soon

I'm giving this place 2 stars because the location is nice and there's a pretty view…read more We were very disappointed with this restaurant. It claims to be Italian food but I don't find the food here Italian. There's 2-3 Italian dishes and that's it. We ordered 2 appetizers, the cheese board and shrimp cocktail. They were pricy appetizers so I was expecting a large cheese board and a traditional shrimp cocktail with large cold shrimp and cocktail sauce. Instead, we got 6 small slices of cheese, 2 thin slices of pear and 1 walnut. We also got 4 hot over cooked shrimp, a questionable sauce which was not cocktail sauce over a salad... I don't know what that was but it was not shrimp cocktail. The appetizers were very disappointing. We ordered 2 pastas. The waitress raved over the noodles being homemade. I've had homemade noodles before and they're very soft... I didn't find the noodles soft. The sauce also wasn't very good and kind of bitter. We were excited about this place from the reviews but unfortunately we didn't find it very good. With the prices reflected on their menu being on the higher side, I guess we expected more. Advice : appetizers are meant to be shared. 6 small slices of cheese and a few thin sliced pears and 1 walnut isn't enough. Google "restaurant cheese boards" and "shrimp cocktail" and see how they're typically presented at restaurants. Also, shrimp cocktail is something which is very popular and is expected to be a cocktail sauce with chilled shrimp which aren't over cooked or warm.