Join us for an adventure of a lifetime!
April 7-19, 2024
8 Spaces still open!
Imagine immersing in Whale energy, swimming with Dolphins & Manta Rays, plunging into lagoons and hot springs. All while surrounded by volcanoes and the immense beauty & grandeur of the Azores Islands!
Where are the Azores?
It is a chain of Portuguese islands in the North Atlantic Ocean roughly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) west of mainland Portugal. The islands are characterized by dramatic landscapes, fishing villages, green pastures and lagoons and hot springs . São Miguel, the largest, has lake-filled calderas and the Gorreana Tea Plantation. Pico is home to the 7,700 ft (2,351m) volcanic Mt. Pico and exquisite vineyards.
Who is leading this trip?
Megan Wagner & Eleanor O’Hanlon
Megan Wagner – Megan is a world traveler, therapist, Kabbalah teacher, author and artist. She is passionate about taking groups to sacred sites for personal and planetary healing. She loves Planet Earth and is excited to help humans evolve into a more loving species through connecting with the beauty of nature, animals and cosmos!
Eleanor O’Hanlon – Eleanor is a writer and conservationist, with a passion for re-connecting with the inner, spiritual dimension of our relationship with wild animals and the natural world. Her book Eyes of the Wild Journeys of Transformation with the Animal Powers takes the reader on a remarkable journey of close encounters with whales, wolves, polar bears, brown bears and wild horses, in the company of indigenous guides and field biologists who are renewing ancient ways of finding inner connection with the wild. eyesofthewild.org
Why are we going?
One day in the South of France, I was visiting Eleanor and we started talking about the Azores. We both love travel, adventure, and deep spirituality. So we decided to lead a trip to the Azores to experience our love of whales, dolphins, outdoor adventures and Atlantis!
WHALES & DOLPHIN – The Azores Islands provide one of the greatest gatherings of whales and dolphin on earth! We’re going in April to be with the whales each day and to attune to cetacean consciousness, opening to wild oceanic expansiveness and unitive states of bliss!
WILD BEAUTY – Experience the wild beauty of the Azores with hot springs, volcanos, lagoons, waterfalls, caves, beaches!
ATLANTIS – Many believe the Azores to be the remnants of lost Atlantis. We’ll open portals to explore the Atlantian energy through yoga, meditation and Megan’s Sacred Robes.
PAMPERING – How does spa, massage, hot springs, great food & wine and hiking sound to you? We’ll enhance our outdoor adventures with some physical, emotion and spiritual pampering.
Tentative Itinerary
- Whale watching – with incredible sightings of the blue whales, fin whales, humpbacks and several dolphin species within 30 minutes off the shore. The whale watching company have good biologists on staff and they also offer swimming with groups of dolphins.
- Day excursion option – one day trip from Ponte Delgada to extraordinary cratered volcanic lakes: Sete Cidades.
- The whale watching from Pico is best for the sperm whales.
- There is also the option of swimming with manta rays!
- Option to hike up the volcanic cone of Pico.
Days 11-13 The Highlands of São Miguel with Thermal Springs
- We’ll go back to São Miguel island and stay at a beautiful Spa Hotel to enjoy the Highlands, which is known for its extraordinary array of thermal springs. We’ll walk among them, breathing in the warm airs of the earth and drinking the waters straight from the rocks.
Price TBD…
We are so excited to share this amazing adventure with you. More details to come…
National Geographic 43 minute video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OToXGX6dxwg