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Hiking and Walking Tours

Hiking allows contact with natural environment of amazing beauty connected to physical exercise. Be familiar with the excellent conditions to practice this sport in the Azores, combining nature, sport and culture.

Code of Conduct:
Although hiking and walking don’t have specific rules, there are standards of conduct that should be slowed and care should be taken when engaging in this activity.

• If possible, never hike alone;
• Let someone, possibly the reception of your hotel, know the route you will be taking when you plan to return;
• Make sure that you have the right equipment and the necessary provisions;
• Avoid going off the identified trail, and don’t take shortcuts;
• Respect the existing signs;
• Maintain a disciplined rhythm, and avoid perturbing the surroundings;
• Do not leave trash about. Take it with you to the nearest rubbish bin;
• Don’t disturb the animals. Observe the wild fauna from an appropriate distance, especially during mating and nesting seasons. Domestic cattle, although gentle, don’t like strangers approaching their calves;
• Do not collect or destroy plants or geological formations. Simply observe and take photographs;
• Respect private property. On cultivated fields, don’t leave traces of your presence; always walk next to the walls or on the paths. Leave the property properly closed up, just as you found it;
• Alert other hikers, that you might come across, to the dangers that you may have found;
• Always be available to call for help or give help to other hikers who may need it;
• Interact with local people that you come across, and get to know their culture and history;
• Protect forest’s resources. Report fires, vandalism and other environmental crimes.

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Faial
	CASA D'ÁVILAS Tel. (+351) 292 673 035 Tlm. (+351) 962 423 694 Fax (+351) 292 673 041 Email geral@casadavilas.com Web http://www.casadavilas.com
	Pegada Activa Tlm. (+351) 916 004 554 / (+351) 916 007 434 Email info@pegadaactiva.com Web http://www.pegadaactiva.com
	PETER WHALE WATCHING Tel. ((+351) 292 392 897 / (+351) 292 391 837 Fax 292 391 287 Email reservas@whalewatchingazores.com Web http://www.whalewatchingazores.com
Flores
	WESTCANYON Tlm. (+351) 968 266 206 Email info@westcanyon.net Web www.westcanyon.net
Graciosa
	DIVINGRACIOSA-NAUTIGRACIOSA Tel. (+351) 295 732 811 Tlm. (+351) 917 062 029 / (+351) 966 060 969 Fax (+351) 295 732 811 Email divingraciosa@gmail.com
Pico
	AVENTURA ABEGOARIA Tel. (+351) 292 642 884/34 Tlm. (+351) 917 815 902 Fax (+351) 292 642 884/34 Email animacao@a-abegoaria.com Web http://www.aventura.a-abegoaria.com
	CAMINHANDO Tlm. (+351) 962 408 417 Email caminhandoazores@gmail.com
	CASA D'AVILAS Tel. (+351) 292 673 035 Tlm. (+351) 962 432 694 Fax (+351) 292 673 041 Email geral@casadavilas.com Web http://www.casadavilas.com
	PICOTUR Tel. (+351) 292 622 499 Tlm. (+351) 917 537 912 Fax (+351) 292 622 095 Email info@picotur.com Web www.picotur.com
	TURISPICO Tel. (+351) 292 666 379 Tlm. (+351) 912 622 198 / (+351) 915 980 412 / (+351) 919 890 485 Email info@turispico.pt Web http://www.turispico.pt undefined
São Jorge
	AVENTOUR Tel. (+351) 295 416 424 Tlm. (+351) 912 042 470 Fax (+351) 295 416 424 Email info@aventour-net.com Web http://www.aventour-net.com
	QUINTA DO CANAVIAL - ECOVELAS Tel. (+351) 295 412 981 Tlm. (+351) 918 904 568 Fax (+351) 295 412827 Email quintacanavial@hotmail.com Web http://www.aquintadocanavial.com
Terceira
	AGUIATUR Tel. (+351) 295 217 036 Tlm. (+351) 917 553 111 / (+351) 913 841 289 / (+351) 913 438 572 Email geral@aguiaturazores.com Web http://www.aguiaturazores.com
	COMUNICAIR Tlm. (+351) 910 503 800 / (+351) 919 052 869 Email info@comunicair.pt Web www.comunicair.pt
	PÉ DE LAVA Tlm. (+351) 968 782 517 / (+351) 962 807 188 Email info@pedelava.pt
	QUINTA DO GALO Tel. (+351) 295 333 315 Tlm. (+351) 912 575 254/54/42 Email quintadogalo.acores@gmail.com Web http://www.quintadogalo.pt