2-Day Mount Pico Hiking Tour with Crater Overnight on Pico Island
About This Tour
During this 2-day tour on Pico Island in the Portuguese Azores, climb Mount Pico and enjoy the amazing sunset from the summit before sleeping at the crater, sur...
Duration: 2 Days · Tour type: Private · Activity level: Hard · Accommodation: Not included · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: Not applicable · City: Pico Island · Languages: English, Italian
Know before you go: Each participant must carry the tent, mat, and sleeping bag in a backpack weighing around 3-4 kg.; Damaged equipment fee: hike poles 10€/each, headlight 50€/each, tent 100€/each, inflatable mat 40€/each, sleeping bag 80€/each, backpack 50 lts 30€/each.; Children under 15 years old are not allowed.; The overnight climb starts in the middle of the afternoon. To see the sunset from the summit, you sleep at the crater, go down after seeing the sunrise, and finish the descent in the morning.; Participants should have good physical preparation, and it is imperative that you warn Tripix Azores before confirming the activity if any participants in your group have any physical restraint - especially in the lower limbs - dizziness, fear of heights, mental restrictions, diabetes, cardiac problems, asthma, or respiratory sensitivity. Participants should also not have done diving 24 hours before.; These tours are usually done in a group. In case you want a private tour, this will have an extra fee.
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What's Included
- Italian/English-speaking Pico Mountain tour guide
- Pico Mountain Natural Reserve access fee
- Transfers from/to Madalena/Mountain House/Madalena
- Individual hike poles - Quechua
- Individual headlight - Petzl
- Tent for 2 or 3 people - The North Face
- Individual inflatable mat - Sea to Summit
- Individual sleeping bag - The North Face
- Individual 50-litre backpack - Quechua
- Photos of the activity
- Allianz Personal Accident Insurance
- Certificate
Not Included
- Tips and gratuities
- Food
Itinerary
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1Day 01
Ascend Mount Pico and Sleep at the Crater
Meet your Pico tour guide at the meeting point: Mountain House or the Tripix Azores office in front of Madalena Ferry Station. Meet your Pico tour guide at the meeting point: Mountain House or the Tripix Azores office in front of Madalena Ferry Station. Start climbing in the middle of the afternoon. Start climbing in the middle of the afternoon. See the sunset from the summit. See the sunset from the summit. Sleep at the crater. Sleep at the crater.
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2Day 02
Sunrise and Morning Descent
Go down after seeing the sunrise. Go down after seeing the sunrise. Finish the descent during the morning. Finish the descent during the morning.
Meeting Point
Meeting point: Madalena, Portugal · Tour start: Cais da Madalena Pico, 9950-305 Madalena, Portugal — Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
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