ITINERARY AND PRICES

Itinerary


Monday October 7: 


Arrive in Ponta Delgada (flights not included in the price). On arrival make a taxi transfer (€10 per taxi - 10min journey) to your choice of hotel, the 5-star The Octant Hotel, Azores. Your booking is on a bed and breakfast basis.


Direct low cost and charter flights are available from Portugal, Spain, USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Sweden. Connecting scheduled flights available through TAP/SATA via Lisbon and Porto.


Tuesday October 8:


Breakfast, day at leisure - optional activities include Whale and Dolphin watching or water sports.


6 pm Welcome drinks and race briefing with number and T-shirt distribution at the Octant Hotel, Azores.

Wednesday October 9:

 

Breakfast, day at leisure.


6.30pm Ponta Delgada 5K.

Thursday October 10:


Breakfast. 8am transfer by coach to the start of the Serra Tronquiera 17K. There will be snacks and drinks at the finish and time to explore the town of Nordeste before returning on the coach to Ponta Delgada.

Friday October 11:


Breakfast. 8am Transfer by coach to Sete Cidades for the start of the final race, the Volcano Run at 9.30am. There will be snacks and drinks at the finish and time to explore the town near the Lagoon before the coach transfer back to the hotel. 


7.30pm celebration dinner at a local restaurant and prize giving.

Saturday October 12:



Breakfast. Optional day trip to Furnas (cost in addition to the basic package) a spa town in the middle of the island. Coach leaves at 9.30am and the price includes entry into thermal park and Parque Terra Nostra spring resort and gardens followed by lunch, including the option of Cozido das Furnas, a stew cooked underground by the heat of the volcano.

Sunday October 13:


Breakfast, day at leisure to take in a hike along the coastal path or perhaps whale watching or deep sea fishing.



Monday October 14:



Breakfast and check out of the hotel for individual transfer to the airport  for your return flight. 


Prices for 2024 - TBD

Prices Per Person in UK£s                TWIN/DOUBLE          SINGLE ROOM


7-Night 5* Hotel Package                             £889                           £1379

(The Octant Hotel, Azores)


Twin or double means two people sharing a room with either twin beds or one king sized bed. Single is one person in a room with a king bed. If you are travelling alone the single price applies.


Race Entry Fee                                                                   £175 

Supporter Fee                                                                     £50



Day trip to Furnas (including lunch) £75 per person.


(The supporter fee covers the non-runner cost of daily coach transfers to and from the race locations as well as the race T-shirt. If you are staying in the hotel but do not wish to attend any of the races, then the supporter fee does not apply.) 


A deposit is required at the time of booking: £300 for Runners; £150 for supporters


The final balance is due ten weeks before departure.


A twin or double room booking is only available for two people booking at the same time. If you are travelling alone then the single room price applies. 


The package price includes seven nights at the 5* Octant Hotel, Azores on a bed and breakfast basis; welcome drinks and celebration dinner in Ponta Delgada (restaurant TBC) and services of 2:09 Events staff throughout. 


Race entry fee includes coach transfers to and from the race locations and the hotel; entry into the three races; fully supported marked routes; medical support; drinks and refreshments during race 2 and 3 as well as at the end of each race; drinks and light refreshments at the end of the challenge in Sete Cidades; commemorative medal; race T-shirt; free digital race photos; prizes for the first three overall male and female competitors, first 40, 50 and 60+ finishers male and female.


The Challenge is organised by 2:09 Events Ltd, a UK based travel and events business. 


Run Azores is aimed at international runners booking one of the travel packages. There is no entry-only option for international runners. 


Not included in the package: International flights to and from the Azores, transfers between the airport and hotels; meals, drinks or activities except those mentioned in the itinerary.


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