Top 8 Cultural Tours in Faja de Baixo, Azores

Beginning the tour from the South of San Miguel, visit the Ceramica Vieira factory and see how local pottery is made. Witness the cultural process and look around for souvenirs. The next stop takes you up the mountain of Lagoa do Fogo. Then head down to the Caldeira Velha, a small garden where you can bathe yourself in warm water heated by the volcano. Feeling refreshed after the bath, head next to the Ribeira Grande, a city where you can taste several liqueurs produced by Mulher from the Capote Factory. Eat a unique lunch at Lagoa, with their traditionally inspired cuisine. After lunch head out to see more of the natural features of the island. Stop and see the Sete Cidades Volcano, with more magnificent views over various lagoons. The tour will finish at the Augusto Arruda's Pineapple Plantation, where you will be able to see how local pineapples are produced.

Inclusions: Lunch, Bottled water

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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 starts by visiting the pineapple plantations 'Augusto Arrudo', near Ponta Delgada city, where you will see how the pineapple is produced inside of greenhouses. After the pineapple plantations, you will see the south coast of the island until we arrive to one of the most important viewpoints of this tour - Escalvado Viewpoint - where you will see the most recent eruption that São Miguel island had. After this, you will go to the Sete Cidades volcano and stop in the village itself inside of the crater, where you will see interesting spots. Then, you will go to one of the most iconic viewpoints of the island - Vista do Rei (king's view) - where you will see the striking two-colored lagoon (the blue and green parts)

Inclusions: Bottled water

Exclusions: If you are staying outside of Ponta Delgada the pick-up has an extra cost of 20€ per tour.

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 tour starts along the south coast of the island, where we will first stop in Cerâmica Vieira Factory for you to see how the local pottery is made. Then, we will go up the mountain of Lagoa do Fogo and stop in its beautiful viewpoints. Down the Fogo mountain, we will stop in Caldeira Velha, where you will have the chance to bathe yourself in the hot springs and, finally, we will head to Ribeira Grande city, where you will have the chance to taste some of the famous Mulher de Capote liqueurs.

Inclusions: Pick up and insurance

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The tour will begin in the northern part of the island, where we will pass and stop in some beautiful viewpoints until we reach Gorrena Tea Factory, where you can taste our delicious local tea. We will then go to Ribeira dos Caldeirões, a place that has a mesmerizing waterfall. We will also pass through several floral small parishes along the way and stop in one of Nordeste’s beautiful viewpoints. Lunch will be served in Povoação village, which was the first place to be populated in São Miguel island. You will also have the chance to know Furnas and the calderas area, which is a big part of our volcanic activity and you will also see the beautiful Furnas lagoon. We will return through the south coast of the island and stop in more points of interest before the drop-off. 

Inclusions: Lunch

Exclusions: Parking Fees

This is the biggest tour that exists in a single day and it consists in visiting the four most important parts of São Miguel island, those being: Sete Cidades, Lagoa do Fogo, Furnas, and Nordeste. This tour starts by going to Sete Cidades main viewpoint, where you will see the famous two different colored lagoons. Then, we will go to the main view of the beautiful Lagoa do, Fogo. Lunch will be served in Furnas and you will have the chance to try the famous course called Cozido. After lunch, we will see the Furnas lagoon and the off to Povoação, the first place on the island that was populated and we will stop in two unique viewpoints. Then we will head to Nordeste, the most flourish parish of the Azores, with its views to the high coast of the island. Finally, off to Ribeira dos Caldeirões, where you will see an example of the magnificent waterfalls that exist in São Miguel island. 

Inclusions: Lunch

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With this tour, you will get to know the two most famous places on the island! We will begin this tour by going to Augusto Arruda pineapple plantations to see how the pineapple from São Miguel island is produced. We will also go up and enter the giant crater of Sete Cidades, where you will see the small parish and the famous two-colored lagoons through the belvederes, plus, other lagoons and points of local interest in Sete Cidades. After lunch, we will go to Furnas crater, where you will see the beautiful lagoon and the volcanic activity and also have the chance to bathe yourself in the hot thermal waters of Furnas and see the most beautiful and famous botanical garden of the island. We will also go to the Calderas area, where you will have the chance to taste some of our delicious liqueurs. You will also have the chance to visit the tea factory on the way back.

Inclusions: Lunch

Exclusions: All Fees and Taxes