Casa da Montanha (the mountain house)
registration, payment, the GPS tracker and the weather call before the PRC4 PIC trail
- Hours
- From 1 November to 31 March, open daily from 08:00 to 18:00. Closed on 1 January and 25 December. In April and October, open Monday to Thursday from 08:00 to 20:00. From Friday at 08:00, the house stays open until Sunday at 20:00. From 1 May to 30 September, open 24 hours daily. Weather can close the mountain. Outside opening hours, visitors from outside the Azores need a recognised mountain guide.
- Tickets
- Without a guide, Furna Abrigo costs €5. The crater costs €15. Add €10 for Piquinho, making the summit fee €25. An overnight stay in the crater adds €10. With a licensed guide, Furna Abrigo costs €2. The crater costs €5, with €5 extra for Piquinho. These are park fees. Azores residents pay no access fees. Each climber receives a GPS tracker. The optional damage waiver costs €30. An unreturned tracker still costs €270 with the waiver. Without it, damage or non-return costs €300.
- Booking
- Book on montanhapico.azores.gov.pt and pay within 48 hours. For bookings within 48 hours of the climb, pay immediately. You can change the date until 2 hours before starting. The trail normally allows 160 climbers at once. Piquinho allows 30 at once, for 20 minutes each without a guide. Overnight capacity is 32 people. Children under five cannot climb.
Checked on the mountain access rules.
