Has anyone been? My D is looking into honeymoon ideas and she mentioned the Azores. I don’t know anyone who has been aside from my H who stopped there when he was 18 and sailing across the Atlantic.
They are also considering Ireland.
They have $5000 to spend including airfare from Ca. It will be June so flights are more expensive. Open to ideas.
Thanks
^ @mom60 what a coincidence ! D and her fiancé spent two weeks in azores last July, and loved it so much now they are getting married there in August this year!!!,!
I have azores guide book and map on counter right now, plus have seen 800 of their pics from that trip,
Perhaps we should PM regarding details, They went to three islands, hiked all over,went whale watching, scuba diving,climbed mountain, and did canyoning ( their favorite) mostly they stayed in Airbnb’s.
I’m so glad you started this thread, always amazed at CC collective knowledge,
It will be a wonderful honeymoon spot, Daughter is well traveled, throughout Europe, Costa Rica , and South America.
She is totally smitten with Azores, the charm, the beauty and THE PEOPLE.
DH and I went the Azores last March, and I really want to go back someday. I sometimes hate to tell people how much I liked it, because I like that it is pretty low on the travel radar. We only stayed on Sao Miguel, traveled on an Azores Getaways package, and rented a car for a couple of days. We loved the food, the people, and the whole island.
The only hitch in our trip was that it was too windy to land at Ponta Delgado, and the flight was diverted all the way to Lisbon, over 900 miles away! We had a couple of hours in the Lisbon airport, and then we were all put on a plane back to Azores, arriving about 8 hours later than originally scheduled. We heard that it isn’t uncommon for flights to be diverted due to wind.
We spent four days on Sao Miguel last July and loved it. It was one of the most beautiful places we’ve ever been. It seemed that every smaller road was lined with hydrangeas and African lilies and every highway had an ocean view. If your D and fiance enjoy outdoor activities, it would make a fantastic honeymoon spot!
Our favorite views were Cete Cidades, Lagoa do Canario Midadouro, and Miradouro da Ponta do Sossego. Since we had limited time, our only hike was an easy one down to Lagoa do Congra, a stunning emerald green lake. We saw the geysers in Furnas, bathed in the hot springs and took a ferry to the Islet of Vila Franca do Campo for an afternoon of snorkeling. There were lots of things we weren’t able to do for lack of time.
We stayed near Lagoa in a house with a pool overlooking the ocean. It was a great location, but if we had to do it again, we would give up the pool to get a house with a dryer. When we were looking for accommodations, we found that most homes in our price range didn’t have them. We did several loads of laundry on our first day since we had arrived from a week in mainland Portugal. Due to the humidity, our clothes never really dried and the house was draped in soggy laundry the entire time we were there. Maybe it was more humid than usual during our visit but I wouldn’t risk it next time.
@“cincy gal” another coincidence my daughter and fiancé are spending a year in Cincy- until August -
@teka49 great to read your info, d said same thing about Azores- so beautiful -green,lush, and flowers ( hydrangeas the blue ones are so stunning )
On east coast only direct flights leave from NYC or Boston grrrrrr
Will check out azores getaway-
Has anyone seen the new pbs show “Maria’s Portuguese food” specializing in azorean cuisine. I follow her on Facebook - azorean green bean- lots of pics of azores -
I think it’s being shown in Rhode Island and maybe California markets now
I just noticed that I misspelled some of the locations we visited, sorry! I copied the names from the blog we used to plan our trip and didn’t double check. They should still come up in a search.
@SouthJerseyChessMom I haven’t seen the show but your comment reminded me of some of the really delicious food we enjoyed. The only thing we didn’t like was the cod which seemed to be on every menu.
Packages are wicked cheap from Boston in winter (I think you have to fly from there off season) , I considered going this year but didn’t. Still on the Azores Getaway mailing list though! And following a couple of Azores accounts on Instagram 
Reminds me of New Zealand or a warmer Iceland, but much closer.
I’m so glad I asked. CC has always been a great resource for all types of information.
It’s complicated flight wise and gets expensive when they start factoring flights to multiple islands. It also is a long trip with layovers from the west coast.
Planning a honeymoon is proving to be a difficult task for her. They have a limited budget but want to go somewhere more out of the ordinary than Hawaii. I’m not sure why she is discounting Hawaii since it’s easy one flight from the west coast. Her fiancé has never been.
Have they looked into Roatan (Honduras)? My best friend and I spent a week at an incredible dive resort (they even have a few over the water bungalows) - we don’t dive, but we snorkel all around the world and Roatan offered THE BEST snorkeling of any place we’ve had the joy of visiting. CoCo View Resort is unique and did not break the bank. We keep saying we’ll go back (it’s been a couple of years) and I think after we come back from Maui in February we’ll start planning again, because we honesty have not stopped talking about the island, the people, the water. It’s still relatively undiscovered. It is a bit of an adventure to get there (via Houston or Atlanta), but that adds to the overall experience, and once there, it’s heaven. Next time we’ll go for 10-14 days, a week felt too quick for us.