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Caminhando

86 Reviews

#1 of 7 things to do in Madalena

Hiking & Camping Tours, Walking Tours, Outdoor Activities, Tours

Madalena, Pico 9950-226, Portugal

+351 962 408 417

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“Mount Pico in June!”

Caminhando is the way to experience Mount Pico! My guides Marco & Joao was truly outstanding... read more

Reviewed 5 days ago

garrywshores

Knoxville, Tennessee

“Perfect day with João and Cecelia ”

My family and I, which was a group of 9 that included my grandmother who hadn’t been back to the... read more

Reviewed 1 week ago

afred1023

Hartford, Connecticut

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Suggested Duration: More than 3 hours

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Madalena, Pico 9950-226, Portugal

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garrywshores

Knoxville, Tennessee

Reviewed 5 days ago

Mount Pico in June!

Caminhando is the way to experience Mount Pico! My guides Marco & Joao was truly outstanding. Extremely knowledgeable about the mountain and its environment I felt like this was the best way to experience the mountain. Caminhando, made this strenuous activity safe and provided the...More

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afred1023

Hartford, Connecticut

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Perfect day with João and Cecelia

My family and I, which was a group of 9 that included my grandmother who hadn’t been back to the Azores in over 30 years, took a day trip from Faial to Pico to see the island with João and Cecelia as our guides. They...More

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Carole H

Milson

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Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Informative tour of this fascinating, unique island

We were scheduled to have a 2/3 hour tour of the island followed by a self guided walk from the Frei Matias caves to Madalena. But the weather didn't really allow for the walk so Marco happily extended our tour. He is a Pico resident...More

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Ian H H

Bradford, United Kingdom

4317

Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Great tour and walk

We were due to walk up Pico but decided the day before that it wasn’t what we wanted so we phoned the company the day before to let them know. As an alternative they arranged a 3 to 4 hour island tour followed by a...More

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terrysherman

Bellingham, Washington

11174

Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Climb of Mt Pico

We climbed Mt Pico with this group on June 17, and were very pleased with our guide, and the experience. Pico is breathtaking. It is well worth the climb. Our guide, Marco, picked us up promptly at the agreed upon time and took us to...More

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martico

Oxford, United Kingdom

99136

Reviewed 26 May 2018

Excellent service for our short tour

Limited time because of ferry strike from Horta but Joao (booked by text, with very fast responses) was waiting for us and drove us straight to Pico mountain on a wonderfully clear early evening, with great views of Faial and up the mountain. Then he...More

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JDMCarvalho

Porto, Portugal

122

Reviewed 26 May 2018 via mobile

Excellent tour

We were staying on another island, so we took the boat, which took about 30 minutes. But the time was limited to a few hours. We left the tour planning in the hands of our guide João, which was a good choice. We started with...More

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annamarie Y

Dalian, China

11444

Reviewed 15 October 2017 via mobile

Great halfday tour

Mr.João Xavier was very easygoing. He replied to my email promptly and gave me flexible and useful advice on the half-day tour I'd like to do. He picked me up at the airport and drove me to gruta das torres just in time to catch...More

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alexs27

Edmonton, Canada

9353

Reviewed 3 October 2017

Great full day island tour!

My husband and I went on a tour of the island with Cecilia. She was an excellent driver and tour guide! Her English was very good and she let us stop as often as we wanted to take pictures. We never felt rushed. We only...More

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reignmaker_2017

Reviewed 28 September 2017

Perfect Pico Climb with Ricardo

We went to the island Pico in September 2017. In advance we arranged a Pico climb with the company Caminhando. We decided to have a tour just for both of us. I wrote with Joao several emails. Everything was really professional. Depending on the weather...More

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