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São Miguel East Full Day Tour with Furnas Including Lunch
5.0
933 Ratings
Ribeira Grande
Experience the best of São Miguel’s East half on a full-day tour. Visit Furnas, Ribeira dos Caldeirões waterfall, and Nordeste. Enjoy a delicious local stew for lunch and the option to swim in thermal pools. Book with the São Miguel West tour for the ultimate island experience!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Miradouro de Santa Iria - One of the best coastal views of the island, from a high cliff, over many miles of the gorgeous north coast
- Pico do Ferro Viewpoint - Enjoy one of the best views of São Miguel Island, over Furnas town and lake.
- Lagoa das Furnas - Explore the geothermal area by Furnas Lake and learn how the famous “cozido” traditional stew is slow cooked using only the natural steam of the volcano.
- Caldeira das Furnas - See the geothermal hot springs in Furnas town.
Taste sparkling waters rich in iron.
- Poca da Dona Beija - Possibility of enjoy a relaxing thermal bath in natural volcanic hotsprings.
- Parque Natural da Ribeira dos Caldeiroes - Check the most beautiful waterfall of São Miguel island.
- Farol do Arnel - Reach the Easternmost point of São Miguel island, marked by a very picturesque view of the lighthouse Farol do Arnel at the bottom of a high cliff
- Miradouro da Ponta do Sossego - Enjoy breathtaking views of the high cliffs on the East coast of São Miguel island from a lookout that is also a colourful garden and picnic area used by the locals
What's Included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off (Centrally located Ponta Delgada hotels)
- Bottled water
- Lunch (cozido stew, drink of choice, dessert, and coffee)
- Expert driver/guide
What's Not Included
- Thermal pools (optional)
- Any service not mentioned as being included
Additional Information
Explore the eastern half of São Miguel island, featuring Furnas, Ribeira dos Caldeirões waterfall, and Nordeste!
Marvel at the scenic views of Furnas lake and town, watch the active volcanic mud pools, be mesmerized by the beauty of Ribeira dos Caldeirões waterfall and be enthralled by the tall cliffs of Nordeste.
Savour the traditional ‘cozido’, a local dish slowly cooked in the volcanic soil (vegetarian alternatives available), with refreshments, dessert and coffee also served!
You have the option to take a dip in the thermal pools in Furnas (additional cost).
• Receive personalized care, possible only in a small group (maximum of 8 people).
• A knowledgeable guide will be available to answer any questions throughout the excursion.
• Combine this tour with the São Miguel West tour to ensure you experience the best of São Miguel in only two days!
- Instant confirmation at time of booking
- Pick-up information required upon booking
- Hotel pick-up is provided in Ponta Delgada city, please inquire about any other pickup locations for an additional fee
- Pickup in Ponta Delgada takes place between 9:00am and 9:20am
Location
Miradouro de Santa Iria
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Tessa
Aug 30, 2024
Beautiful time exploring the island with Joao! - We had a beautiful time getting to explore all the highlights of the island with a very knowledgeable guide (who was also a fantastic photographer). 10/10 would come back.
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Angela_l
Aug 30, 2024
Fantastic Tour - Helena was a fabulous tour guide! We had so much fun and learned a lot about the Azores from her. The sights were beautiful and we definitely recommend going to the thermal pools. The lunch also has vegetarian options which was great for our vegetarian friend. Overall it was an amazing experience and we definitely recommend it if you don’t have too much time on the island to do everything by yourself.
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Ruth_t
Aug 30, 2024
A muat - The company tour is Pure Azores and our guide was Katia. Amazing guide, feiendly, kind, helpful and with great knowelwdge about the island, history and many other aspects of the island. Great English and also
A very good driver. To have into account the visit includes also part of the Nordeast, at least the most interesting and beautiful spots
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Rutht829
Aug 30, 2024
Katia makes the experience awsome - Katia was our pure azores’ guide!Amazing guide. A very good driver also (having to some into consideration with this kind of excursions). Give a lot of information of every aspect of Azores which is awsome to have a wide idea of how is living here. Speaks great English, very friendly, kind, funny and very helpful.
Top guide
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Milos_n
Aug 29, 2024
Grand East Tour - A wonderful tour, best guide. Small group, so places to go are fascinating. Good lunch with suprise afterwards.
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Yvettemena
Aug 28, 2024
Beautiful island experience - We had a wonderful time on this tour. Our guide took us to a less crowded and free thermal bath alongside a lake. It was very private with only two other couples there at the time. We enjoyed a traditional meal cooked in the ground heated by the underground hot springs that was so delicious. The sights we saw were so beautiful and we would love to return to Sao Miguel!
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Jojo
Aug 27, 2024
Fun Day! - Manuel was awesome. We had a great day and saw a lot of beautiful sites. We were lucky because it was clear and sunny. Be careful not to drink too much wine at lunch. Manuel had a quiet ride back with some of us dosing. Part of the tour is the hot springs and botanical gardens. We decided to take a plunge into the hot springs but after we came out we didn't have much time to walk the gardens. But we enjoyed the hot springs and the little bit of the garden we got to see. We wore our bathing suits under our shorts and tee shirts and brought something so we could change out of our suits. Glad we did that.
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Tillyd526
Aug 26, 2024
Amazing trip - East Tour - The East Tour was a brilliant trip. We saw so many beautiful places on the Island and our tour guide João was brilliant. He knew all the best spots to stop off for photos and was so knowledgable about the places we visited.
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Mollydl268es
Aug 25, 2024
Great trip - Very well planned trip, our guide João was so informative, welcoming and knowledgeable. It was great to see more of the island.
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H3506esseanb
Aug 25, 2024
Recommend! - Joao was an amazing tour guide with lots of helpful insights, the whole day was exciting and very well organised with lots of variety of things to do.
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