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If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on November 12, 2025
Meet the group at Torel Terra Brava in Angra do Heroismo
Start of Trip: 2:00p.m. Day 2 - Check-in and Orientation
Getting to the site: For participants making their own arrangements, the easiest way to get to your program hotel is by taxi. Terceira Airport is about 14 miles (22 minutes) from Angra do Heroismo. Angra do Heroismo is a small town with few taxis, to avoid waiting at the airport, we recommend you to pre-book your taxi in advance by contacting info@studyjourneys.com All participants who purchase their flights through Road Scholar Travel Services will get arrival and departure transfers as long as the travel dates do not deviate from the official program dates
Your trip ends on: Thursday, November 20, 2025 in Furnas -Sao Miguel at Terra Nostra Garden Hotel
End of Trip: After Breakfast, hotel check-out.
Getting to the airport: For participants making their own arrangements, the easiest way to get to the airport from your last program hotel is by taxi. Furnas your last site is about 30 miles (50 minutes) from Ponta Delgada airport. All participants who purchase their flights through Road Scholar Travel Services will get arrival and departure transfers as long as the travel dates do not deviate from the official program dates.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.