Things to do in Azores, Portugal: The Best Cultural Tours

Destino Fatima. Visit Cova de Iria, where the sanctuary's place of prayers and monuments are located. Visit the Chapel of the Apparitions, considered the heart of the Sanctuary, built in 1919, in the exact location where the Apparitions took place. In addition to the Chapel of Apparitions you will also visit the complete Sanctuary. Time to pray. Time to buy religious items. Classified in 1983 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the Monastery of Batalha is one of the most imposing Gothic monuments in the entire Iberian Peninsula. Enjoy the fantastic panoramic view over the beach of Nazare from Sitio, the highest point of the village. Nazare is a traditional fisherman's village, a summer destination and a big waves surfers paradise. Conclude your tour in Obidos. This fortified village is one of the ex-libris of Portuguese heritage. Obidos will be a surprise for you, since it is a medieval village surrounded by the walls of its Castle.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Driver/Guide, Pickup and drop-off at Hotels and Accommodations in Lisbon, Air-conditioned vehicle, WiFi on board, Bottled water, Personal accompaniment during the whole day

Exclusions: Lunch, Entrance tickets to monuments, Any additional expenses not covered and agreed in advance

Seven Cities, a place of legends. Seven Cities, perhaps the most emblematic place in San Miguel, this is "only" one of the seven wonders of Portugal. Place of legends and stories, where each one is a King or Queen. This is a place to store through a photograph, or perhaps as someone once said ": no photograph can portray such beauty, I prefer to keep what my eye sees in mind:' Admire the nature and relax on a thermal bath at Fire Lake, prepare yourself for a full day full of surprises. 

Inclusions: Local guide, Lunch, Hotel pickup, Hotel drop-off

Exclusions: Gratuities, Thermal pool entrance fees

Furnas is one of the emblematic sites of the island of São Miguel. Get to know the beauty of the Furnas valley, feel the force of nature visiting the boilers and fumaroles and take a bath in the thermal waters.

Inclusions: Local guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected), Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Professional guide, Coffee and/or Tea

Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities, Entrance to the Terra Nostra Park and the Dona Beija Pool

An Unique Private Tour. Starts at 8:30 and ends when you want. In this tour you have the opportunity to visit all the most beautiful scenery that this fantastic island has to offer. Start the adventure around the island in relaxed, comfortable and fun atmosphere with us where the most important for us is you. Discover beautiful green landscapes always with the presence of dormant volcanoes in the background and the beautiful clifs in cost lane. If you want to know more information about this tour, please contact us by email. You can also visit this 2 places that are open to public is volcano Algar do Carvão and Christmas Cave. This places are only open in winter on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. In summer every day is open. They are also closed on expecial occasions as Christmas days or special date.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Professional photographer guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Exclusions: Food and drinks, All Fees and Taxes, Entrance tickets to Algar do Carvão and Gruta do Natal

Private and You decide what time to end the tour! According to the defined history the Portuguese were the first to discover the Azores. It was discovered in the year 1427, a total of 591 years a go. What you will see on this tour are much older structures with more of 1000 years located in several points of the Island that do not belong to the Portuguese. These structures belong to civilizations Megalithic e Phoenicians. This last one was discovered by us and explored by one team from the National Geographic. To see this structures you need to make some small hikes in the nature. It´s an unique tour! If you want to know more information about this tour, please contact us by email.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Professional photographer guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned minivan

Exclusions: Food and drinks, All Fees and Taxes, Entrance tickets to Algar do Carvão and gruta do Natal

Tour the best that Furnas has to offer. Bath in hot springs, visit beautiful botanical garden Terra Nostra, and explore the 'Cozidos' area, eating traditional foods cooked underground for lunch. Start the tour on the south coast of the island, stopping at several viewpoints along the way. Visit the Furnas calderas to see a big part of the volcanic activity. See the many ways the energy form the volcano is used through the community. After lunch, taste some local liqueurs of the region. On the way back, stop at the beautiful viewpoints of the island. As the final stop, taste some tea at the local Gorreana Tea Factory, before being returned.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Lunch

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This tour goes along the south coast of the island until we reach Furnas crater, where you will see the beautiful lagoon and you will also have the chance to bathe yourself in the hot thermal waters of Furnas. Before returning, we will go to the Calderas area, where you will have the chance to taste some of our delicious liqueurs and the visit the local tea factory.

Inclusions: Bottled water

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The day begins with a visit to the traditional pineapple greenhouses, biological culture developed in glasshouses, where in the end you will taste its famous artisan liquor. The trip continues towards the Seven Cities with a stop at the Vista da Rei viewpoint from where you can have a breathtaking view of the Seven Cities crater and its beautiful Blue and Green lagoons. You begin the descent to the interior of the crater, where you will marvel at the lagoon of Santiago, a stop that precedes the arrival to the picturesque parish of the Sete Cidades, where you can visit its center. Return to Ponta Delgada by Pico do Carvão, a privileged place to observe the beautiful green landscape of the narrowest part of the Island and its coasts.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes, Safe

Exclusions: Lunch

Let yourself be dazzled in our company by this distinctive piece of land on the island of São Miguel with breathtaking views, superb valleys, imposing mountains and mountains, waterfalls and refreshing streams. It is jumping from belvedere in belvedere, which are the most beautiful of the Azores, full of flowers that make the Northeast the most flowery county!

Inclusions: Typical lunch at a local restaurant in Vila da Povoação, Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes, Safe

Exclusions: All entrances to parks and all supplements not mentioned in the program

Beginning of the tour towards the first capital of the island of São Miguel, Vila Franca do Campo, with a short stop for tasting a traditional pastry. The tour follows into the Furnas Valley, to visit the Terra Nostra Park, possibly the best example of the romantic 18th century gardens in the Azores. Here, in addition to walking through paths surrounded by vegetation from around the world, there is time to enjoy a thermal bath in the pool. Before lunch, we will visit the area of ​​Caldeiras next to the Furnas lake, where we will attend demonstrations to the traditional Cozido and learn how to cook in the Caldeiras. In the afternoon, we will experience the way the inhabitants of this parish live with a dormant volcano and where you can taste the waters that come directly from the rocks. The return to Ponta Delgada will be made by the North Coast, with passage and stop at miradouro do Pico do Ferro, a viewpoint with superb views of the parish and lagoa das Furnas.

Inclusions: Lunch, All Fees and Taxes

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