Discover Madeira, the Flower Island APR 20, 2018 - APR 28, 2018 $2,599 PER PERSON
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Sagres Vacations Travel Designer Sagres Vacations 508-679-0053/401-434-1454 http://www.sagresvacations.com [email protected] Discover Madeira, the Flower Island APR 20, 2018 - APR 28, 2018 $2,599 PER PERSON This itinerary includes: Round-trip airfare from Boston; 7 nights accommodations at the 4* Jardins D´Ajuda Hotel in Funchal with breakfast daily; 10 meals; Traditional Madeira Welcome Dinner; Funchal and Monte Tour; Porto Moniz Tour; Levada Walk and Caldeirão Verde Tour; Santana Tour; English speaking guide; Page 2 of 12 TRIP SUMMARY Overnight flight - April 20 9:05 PM Depart from Logan International Airport (BOS) - Logan International Airport (BOS) Arrive in Madeira - April 21 6:00 AM Arrive at Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) - Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) 9:05 AM Depart from Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) - Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) 12:10 PM Arrive at Madeira Airport (FNC) - Madeira Airport (FNC) Check in at Hotel Jardin d'Ajuda - Hotel Jardin d'Ajuda Madeiran Typical Dinner in Funchal Meals Leisure Day - April 22 Leisure Day Meals Funchal & Monte Tour - April 23 Private Full Day Tour in Funchal City and Monte with Tobbogans Meals Porto Moniz Tour - April 24 CAMARA DE LOBOS, CABO GIRÃO, PORTO MONIZ WEST TOUR Meals Levada and Caldeirão Verde Tour - April 25 Levada Walking Tour Meals Leisure Day - April 26 Meals Santana Tour - April 27 Santana, Pico do Areeiro East Tour Meals Page 3 of 12 Bid "Adeus" to Portugal - April 28 Check out at Hotel Jardin d'Ajuda - Hotel Jardin d'Ajuda 12:50 PM Depart from Madeira Airport (FNC) - Madeira Airport (FNC) 1:55 PM Arrive at Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) - Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) 5:00 PM Depart from Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) - Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) 6:50 PM Arrive at Logan International Airport (BOS) - Logan International Airport (BOS) Page 4 of 12 OVERNIGHT FLIGHT - APRIL 20 9:05 PM Depart from Logan International Airport (BOS) Eastern Standard AIRLINE FLIGHT NUMBER TERMINAL Azores Airlines S4 250 E Time Departure Logan International Airport (BOS) One Harborside Drive, Boston, MA, US, 02128-2909 (857) 241-2000 ARRIVE IN MADEIRA - APRIL 21 6:00 AM Arrive at Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) Arrival AIRLINE FLIGHT NUMBER Azores Airlines S4 250 Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) Aeroporto de Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada (Azores), AÇORES, PT, 9500-749 296 205 400 9:05 AM Depart from Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) Departure AIRLINE FLIGHT NUMBER Azores Airlines S4 160 Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) Aeroporto de Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada (Azores), AÇORES, PT, 9500-749 296 205 400 12:10 PM Arrive at Madeira Airport (FNC) Arrival Page 5 of 12 AIRLINE FLIGHT NUMBER Azores Airlines S4 160 Madeira Airport (FNC) Santa Catarina, Funchal, MADEIRA, PT, 9100-105 291 520 700 Check-in Check in at Hotel Jardin d'Ajuda Hotel Jardin d'Ajuda Rua Nova do Vale da Ajuda, Funchal, Madeira, PT, 9000-116 +351 291 708 001 Madeiran Typical Dinner in Funchal Join us at a typical Madeira dinner party. Enjoy the local dish “Espetada” (beef marinated in herbs, cooked on a large skewer over an open fire). Meals Dinner; Page 6 of 12 LEISURE DAY - APRIL 22 Leisure Day Enjoy this day of leisure and visit “The Madeira Story Centre”, Funchal’s latest visitors’ attraction, where you can learn everything about Madeira’s history and development up to the present day, is located in the Old Town, in the Largo Almirante Reis, opposite the Monte Cable Car Station. This spectacular, interactive museum allows the visitor to go back in time on a virtual journey and ‘relive’ in chronological sequence the archipelago’s great historic events, from its volcanic birth 14 million years ago to the first hydroplane landing in Madeira, from the times of the Infant D. Henrique to Napoleon and Churchill. The permanent exhibitions feature the themes: Volcanic Origin, Discovery Legends, Discovering Madeira, Turmoil and Trade, Strategic Island, Flourishing Madeira, Post-navigation Era and Exploring Madeira. Taking you on an extremely fascinating voyage through times, some departments of the exhibition summarize whole centuries, while others tell in details about one specific event only. Meals Breakfast; Page 7 of 12 FUNCHAL & MONTE TOUR - APRIL 23 Private Full Day Tour in Funchal City and Monte with Tobbogans Our first tour in Funchal & Monte. We start our tour at the local market, at the entrance you will bewelcomed by the flower sellers wearing the bright traditional customs. Fruits and vegetables stands are placed around a central patio and, at the bottom of the stairs, you will find the fish marked, where, among other species caught in this part of the Atlantic, you will see the amazing “espada” fish. At the embroidery factory you will be able to see the beautiful designs created and transferred to the cloth and then the finishing process. The road will then take us to Monte where we have the opportunity of enjoying the shade of its big sycamores, or walk through the gardens that have flowers all year round, and finally, climb the long stairs to the Church of Our Lady of the Monte. The best way to get back down to Funchal is by taking one of the carros de cestos (toboggans), which make their way down the sharply winding the curves. Meals Breakfast; Lunch; PORTO MONIZ TOUR - APRIL 24 Page 8 of 12 PORTO MONIZ TOUR - APRIL 24 CAMARA DE LOBOS, CABO GIRÃO, PORTO MONIZ WEST TOUR Explore in a private tour, Câmara de Lobos, a pretty fishing town that is located on the south-eastern side of Madeira.After the tour continues up to the worlds second highest sea cliff and Europe’s highest (580m) – (1775 ft). Here you can enjoy the beautiful views of Camara de Lobos and Funchal. Due to sea erosion, caves and terraces were formed along the coastline. The locals made little plots, for crops, forming an incredible watercolor landscape, reach Porto Moniz, we pass landscapes intercepted by lyricism and suspense. Meals Breakfast; Lunch; LEVADA AND CALDEIRÃO VERDE TOUR - APRIL 25 Levada Walking Tour A fantastic walk along the Levada do Vale Paraíso, Levadas are water channels used for irrigation, where the fields and hills combine in a wonderful scenery. After the walk one enters Camacha, wicker work center of the island and is given the Page 9 of 12 chance to visit the handcraft exhibit and do some shopping. Meals Breakfast; LEISURE DAY - APRIL 26 Meals Breakfast; SANTANA TOUR - APRIL 27 Santana, Pico do Areeiro East Tour We leave Funchal on the road to Poiso. Arriving in Poiso, we take a detour to Pico do Areeiro, the third highest point in the Island, at 1810 m. On a clear day the view over the island’s hinterland is remarkable. Back towards Poiso, heading through Page 10 of 12 the Laurissilva, or primitive forest of Madeira, towards Ribeiro Frio. This is a place blessed by especially rich vegetation, with plants unique to the island. There is also a small trout farm that has become an obligatory stop for any visitor. Lunch will take place in a local restaurant at Faial. Back to the main road and following it towards Santana. Here triangular houses, with thatched roofs and picturesque gardens, compose one of this island’s traditional picture postcard images. We then head towards Porto da Cruz, and up to Portela, to admire a fascinating view over the valley and the imposing rock of Penha d’Águia. Following the road, we continue to the town of Machico, the landing point for the discoverers of Madeira and home to the islands oldest church. Return to Funchal Meals Breakfast; Lunch; BID "ADEUS" TO PORTUGAL - APRIL 28 Check-out Check out at Hotel Jardin d'Ajuda Page 11 of 12 Hotel Jardin d'Ajuda Rua Nova do Vale da Ajuda, Funchal, Madeira, PT, 9000-116 +351 291 708 001 12:50 PM Depart from Madeira Airport (FNC) Eastern Standard AIRLINE FLIGHT NUMBER Azores Airlines S4 161 Time Departure Madeira Airport (FNC) Santa Catarina, Funchal, MADEIRA, PT, 9100-105 291 520 700 1:55 PM Arrive at Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) Eastern Standard AIRLINE FLIGHT NUMBER Azores Airlines S4 161 Time Arrival Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) Aeroporto de Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada (Azores), AÇORES, PT, 9500-749 296 205 400 5:00 PM Depart from Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) Eastern Standard AIRLINE FLIGHT NUMBER Azores Airlines S4 251 Time Departure Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL) Aeroporto de Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada (Azores), AÇORES, PT, 9500-749 296 205 400 Arrive at Logan International Airport (BOS) Page 12 of 12 6:50 PM Eastern AIRLINE FLIGHT NUMBER TERMINAL Azores Airlines S4 251 E Standard Time Arrival Logan International Airport (BOS) One Harborside Drive, Boston, MA, US, 02128-2909 (857) 241-2000 TRIP INFORMATION & DOCUMENTS Air and Land Pricing is based on current availability and is subject to change until confirmed…. *Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per person, based on double occupancy, for specific room categories and subject to availability at time of booking on selected departure dates. Airfare, transfers, port charges and government fees are additional unless otherwise specified. Prices are valid at time of posting to the internet. Offers are capacity controlled and may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Some restrictions and blackout periods may apply. Sagres Vacations is not responsible for errors of omission or information that may occur as a result of the transfer of information from selected third parties, technical or human error. Sagres Vacations reserves the rights to modify the itinerary, all efforts will be done to retain all tours and excursions as defined above.