Our story
A project born on the island it calls home, reflecting everything it feels.
Azores Awake was born from a simple need: to create transformative experiences that encourage a daily work-life balance guests can take home, enhancing individual and collective wellbeing.
Founded by Patrícia da Câmara
Patrícia grew up in the middle of the Atlantic and dedicated several years to the tourism industry, hospitality, training and wellbeing, before bringing these two areas together. Her clients always asked for one thing: time to slow down, meaning and someone to accompany them.
Azores Awake was created in response to today’s needs, an independent project combining slow tourism, personal development and authentic experiences.
The project operates as a sole proprietorship registered in Portugal under the commercial name Azores Awake, with the aim of introducing, in the short to medium term, partners who can provide other services with the same quality and authenticity.
9
Islands
5
Service lines
1:1
Private planning
EN · PT
Languages
Mission
To offer travellers and locals a slower, deeper experience in the Azores, and to make it happen locally.
We exist to make the archipelago accessible to people with limited time and high standards: private, considered journeys that respect the islands, the people who live here, and the reason our guests left home in the first place.
Values
What we hold to, journey after journey.
Less noise, more silence
We plan around nature, the seasons and the availability of our partners and local hosts, so that every experience is enjoyed at the hours that make it happen.
Few guests, deep care
A limited number of journeys per day and per month. Our guest is never just another booking or number.
Local before convenient
Certified guides, local producers, family businesses and locals who create the experiences. The money stays where it belongs.
Honesty about the weather
The Atlantic decides. We plan around it instead of promising a bright day.
Wellbeing as the starting point
Rest, water, movement and space are the itinerary, not an add-on to it.
Discernment
Our values grow through our personal and organisational development. Grow with us too!
