São Miguel Tour: Custom Island Experience

Embark on a private 4x4 tour of São Miguel Island, exploring volcanoes, springs, and hidden gems. Customize your adventure and discover the island’s history, culture, and breathtaking landscapes.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sete Cidades - Explore this active volcano on a gravel track on the top of the mountain, wondering all the beaty of the twin lakes of Sete Cidades.
  • Lagoa do Fogo - Visit this Natural Reserva and enjoy all the wonder it hides: lakes, waterfalls, landscape.
  • Furnas - Lake, hot springs, termal pools, botanical gardens, landscape,…
What's Included
  • Climate-controlled vehicle interiors
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Enjoy an exceptional custom experience exploring the Island of São Miguel. Experience a unique and exclusive tour tailored to your preferences. Our guide will assist you in crafting your journey through both the island’s most popular and hidden gems. Discover history, culture, landscapes, and nature with us.
Top attractions (options):

  • Sete Cidades, a…
Location
Sete Cidades
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Sarah_p
Sep 28, 2025
The Best Way to See São Miguel! - Vasco is an amazing guide and such a wealth of knowledge about São Miguel and the Azores. I had such a great time on my first custom tour with him that I ended up booking a second just to see more of the island! He answered every question I had and shared so much insight I never would have gotten on a bigger group tour. If you want to learn about the Azores from a local who knows it inside and out, Vasco is definitely the person to go with!
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Jeanneblue
Sep 16, 2025
Excellent guide, wealth of information. - We enjoyed a half day, private tour with Vasco Silva as our guide. Reservation and pick up process was simple and convenient. Vasco tailored our tour to our interests, weather conditions, and the limited time we had available. We learned a lot about Sao Miguel and were left with a desire to return soon. I would definitely recommend this tour.
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Alba_s
Aug 28, 2025
Vasco is a guide... - Vasco is an exceptional guide, he explained in detail the route, he was leaving us moments for us to be exploring on our own. It was very friendly and nice, with lots of conversation. We felt very comfortable with it and would repeat without a doubt.
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Lisa_t
Aug 27, 2025
This was an amazing... - This was an amazing wonderful experience! Vasco Silva was so knowledgeable, entertaining, informative, couldn’t have asked for for anyone better ! Highly recommend!
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Maritza_b
Aug 2, 2025
Such a great experience... - Such a great experience to see the island! Vasco was extraordinary, fun, and knew so much! Highly recommend!
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Richard_s
Jul 25, 2025
Vasco Tour Guide - Book with Vasco, he was great! We told him where we wanted to go and he also made suggestions which were excellent!
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Connector45001648363
Jun 15, 2025
great customized tours with Vasco - Our friend recommended Vasco as our tour guide and we could not have been happier. we worked with Vasco prior to our arrival in our customized itinerary and it worked out great. Our trip started with Vasco picking us up in his comfortable and clean van. He immediately put us at ease and provide some great suggestions for food and activity while in ports delgado. The next day Basci picked us up for a full day in furnas , the botanical gardens and the tea factory with many stops in between. During this time Vasco was engaging knowledgeable and has a passion for the island which he conveyed to us. over the next two days casio coordinated a evening Azurean dinner at tony’s restaurant where food is cooled in the volcanic earth followed by a winder evening if attending the thermal pools under the stars. the next day we spent the day at Cedes and santa Barbara where we took so many great walks and saw majestic panoramic views. Vasco ensured that we saw everything and changed the itinerary due to the weather and even added in more walks around beautiful lakes. His tour beat our expectations and the vistas and views were spectacular.
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Susan_g
May 10, 2025
Spectacular tour! - Our guide Flavio was warm, welcoming and most importantly, so informative about his home island. Every part of this paradise is stunningly beautiful, and Flavio took all the time we needed at each stop, explaining the cultural and geological history of these volcanic islands. I highly recommend this tour.
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Sunnyj652
May 4, 2025
Private Custom Tour - Great driver, Philippe. He was professional and knew the area well. The car was comfortable and clean. We told him what sites we were interested in and he planned the rest. He kept us on time without rushing us. He picked a restaurant for lunch and made sure we were back well before on board time. We are a small family and this worked well for us as we got to see several sites during our short time there on this port stop. Would recommend for those who are interested in seeing several places and like a more tailored experience.
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Don_g
Apr 1, 2025
Vasco was great. He... - Vasco was great. He arranged itinerary per our request and did a great job of working as best as he could with the weather. He was personable and did a great job explaining history, education, politics, economy etc of the Azores. A very good ambassador for the Azores.
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From $221 (Per Group)
up to 6 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).