Dairy Farm Experience on Pico Island

Enjoy an Amazing Pico Island Dairy Farm Experience!

Agriculture and livestock are part of local life. Initially, in the early days of the island’s settlement, they maintained human survival. In the present moment, they reveal the importance of food production, employment creation, wealth, and technical development. Aiming to show this reality in a playful way and simultaneously acquire knowledge, visit a bovine dairy farm (from a local producer) and follow the process of the Holstein-Frisian milking cows. The milking procedure is done mechanically by means of a mobile machine outdoors in full natural pasture. Meet the producer, walk in full natural pasture, and capture the images and sensations the surrounding environment provides. Another aspect of the itinerary corresponds to greenhouse vegetable production. The farm is immersed in nature, surrounded by green pasture lands, making it a very pleasant place to stop over. In this itinerary, it’s possible to experience planting Azorean endemic plants, heading to the highlands towards the Central Plateau to come across the rich and diverse endemic vegetation of Pico Island. The symbolism of this experience is to allow visitors to enjoy the existing environmental heritage and make an active contribution to the process of regeneration, preservation and forest and environmental enhancement. After this, the itinerary ends with about 2 to 3 km of walking towards the coastal area, through old agricultural trails and paths made of clay and lava, surrounded by stone structures. The path culminates in an attractive scenario of sea and land.

What is included

• Meeting point (pickup with van at the accommodation location)
• Visit a dairy farm
• Milking experience
• Visit greenhouses vegetables production
• Walk towards the coast área, through old agricultural trails and path
• Picnic, which may contain the typical “corn cake”, bread, cheese, jams, fruits, wine, water, juices, and several other products.

What’s Not Included

• Gratuities for the guide

Itinerary

1. Pickup – Van pickup at your accommodation
2. Dairy Farm Visit – Meet the producer and follow the Holstein-Frisian milking process
3. Greenhouse Visit – Explore vegetable production
4. Endemic Planting – Plant Azorean endemic species in the highlands
5. Coastal Walk – A 2 to 3 km walk along old clay and lava trails
6. Picnic – Enjoy a coastal picnic where sea and land meet

Highlights

A genuine full-day agricultural journey. From dairy farming to greenhouse produce and endemic planting, this covers real breadth of Pico Island’s rural life.

A tangible environmental contribution. Planting Azorean endemic plants gives guests an active role in the island’s regeneration and preservation efforts.

A dramatic coastal finale. The walk along centuries-old clay and lava trails to a picnic where sea meets land is consistently described as breathtaking.

Knowledgeable, passionate guides. Past guests repeatedly praise the guides’ expertise and warmth throughout the day.

Meeting point

• After booking we will send all the details of the farm, location (meeting point) and contact.