IMPORTANT INFO:
• The tour takes place on 2 consecutive days and can start by the west or east side depending on the existing reservations.
• For tax reasons, lunches are not included. If you want to taste the local cuisine, choose the “book lunch” option. We'll take care of your reservation and you'll pay for your meal on the spot.
The Experience:
Take advantage of two full-day tour pack at a pack price and Join us to adventure the São Miguel island volcanoes route. Visit Furnas volcano, Sete Cidades volcano, Fogo volcano, Nordeste and much more.
On the West Tour (Sete Cidades & Lagoa do Fogo), start by visiting a pineapple plantation followed by the most scenic viewpoint in the Azores, the “Vista do Rei” viewpoint on the edge of the volcanic crater, witness the beauty of the blue and green lake.
Descend inside the volcano, stop at the “Cerrado das Freiras” viewpoint and Sete Cidades parish. Here you will have free time to explore the picturesque parish, walk along the edge of the lake or enjoy a typical buffet lunch if you have opted for the “Boock Lunch” option. Next, stop at Escalvado viewpoint overlooking the ocean, Ponta da Ferraria and Mosteiros Islets.
Departure to the north coast, stop at Santa Barbara black sand beach. Explore Fogo volcano with a stop at the “Lagoa do Fogo” and “Pico da Barrosa” viewpoints. The last one offers wonderful views over the lagoon and the whole western part of the island. Return to the starting point.
On the East side Tour, discover Furnas volcano & Nordeste starting with a morning stop at one of the most beautiful viewpoints on the north coast of São Miguel, Santa Iria.
Enjoy a tea tasting by visiting one of the only two industrial tea factories in Europe. Admire all the beauty of the tea plantation, travelling through valleys and mountains where goats clean the bushes. This is not just any plantation, it is the last one in the world where no pesticides or fertilisers are used, being 100% natural.
Head to the “Parque Natural da Ribeira dos Caldeirões” in Nordeste, here, the nature lives! An old water mill park converted into a Natural Park of great beauty with its enormous waterfalls.
“Pico do Ferro” Viewpoint is our next spot to discover what awaits you by admiring the magnificent panoramic view of the interior of the Furnas volcano crater.
Visit the famous “Parque das Caldeiras” close to the lake and learn how the locals cook, using holes in the ground heated by volcanic heat.
Take advantage of this break at Lagoa das Furnas, for lunch (Option Book Lunch).
Explore the place locally called “Mouth of the Volcano” where you will find hot spring, countless sources of mineral waters and stroll among boiling waters.
The last stop will be in Vila Franca do Campo, which was the first capital of São Miguel, before its destruction in 1522.
