Lagoa do Fogo: Full Day Geo Tour with Volcano and Hotsprings Experience
4.8
22 Ratings
Islands
Experience breathtaking panoramic scenery of the island, delve into the knowledge of volcanoes, unwind in the warm waters of Caldeira Velha hot springs or the refreshing splashes of Salto do Cabrito cold waterfall - an entire day’s worth of adventures!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Azores Whale Watching TERRA AZUL - The day starts with a van tour up Monte Escuro to the protected Natural Reserve and Volcano of Lagoa do Fogo, stopping for photos and São Miguel’s best views over the island and turquoise lake.
Head down the mountain northbound, passing by Caldeira Velha’s environmental centre for information on the volcanic origin of the islands, biodiversity, geodiversity, and geothermal resources.
Optionally take a thermal bath in Caldeira Velha’s hot springs, or further ahead on the refreshing cold waterfall of Salto do Cabrito, surrounded by untouched beautiful lush green flora.
With any time left, further down the mountain you can visit Ribeira Grande’s historical centre and 16th century fountain of Largo de São Pedro, ending at northern Santa Barbara Beach.
What's Included
- All Tickets and Admissions
- Guided Van Tour (air-conditioned)
- Insurance
- Knowledgeable Biologist or Naturalist Guide
What's Not Included
- Personal Water supply
- Personal Swimwear and Towel - Hot Springs’ mineral water will damage these!
Additional Information
- Know before you go: Eat light, and bring your personal water supply, towel, swimwear, full change of warm clothing, sunscreen and chapstick. Light food is permitted, and a Camera is essential, especially for photography lovers - protect any personal equipment.
- English is the official language, but our team is multinational and will do their best to accommodate your preferred language (this is not guaranteed).
Location
Azores Whale Watching TERRA AZUL
From Ponta Delgada city center by auto, head East along the coast and follow directions to Vila Franca do Campo. Once in Vila Franca do Campo, descend towards sea level and the Marina where our Base and Yellow Boats are stationed, and Free Parking can be found.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(22 Ratings)
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R3927gzmagdalenam
Dec 25, 2023
It was a wonderful and unique experience. We highly recommend - We had almost no communication from the ship when at sea, but the Azores Whale Watching TERRA AZUL did everything they could in helping us to be able to take the excursion when we arrive at the port. They were very professional in arranging the transportation. The tour was very interesting and our guide - a young lady, was very knowledgeable. She even personally helped us when walking on uneven grounds - We are senior citizens with some disability. Soaking in the hot springs was unique experience. We wish we come again. Magdalena i Howard
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Vera_m
Dec 7, 2023
Great way to spend an afternoon. - Very personable and adaptive. We did not see the lake at the beginning because of the thick fog, so we did the beach and the baths first then returned to the view point and were able to see some parts of the lake. Everything went well and smooth.
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Littweb
Nov 12, 2023
Beautiful views and interesting places to visit with a good guide - Great views, impressive swift at Ribiera Grande. Guide Alex was great! Especially liked the falls and surf beach.
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Sergey_s
Nov 4, 2023
Great tour and very customer-oriented company - Great tour and very customer-oriented company. Adjusted schedule based on the weather and group preferences.
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Nelsoncalifornia
Jun 17, 2023
Unique adventure - Alexandra was spectacular! Very informative and truly accommodating. I was the only one on this tour and felt like special treatment. Never felt rushed to see the sites. Felt like I was seeing hidden treasures on the island.
Although the weather did not permit to going to Lagoa do Fogo, it was still Worth the adventure.
Thank you again! Must see locations, recommended!
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Carol_a
Jun 13, 2023
Great tour! - Great guide- small group- great vehicle- clear informative explanations about our atops..
Took us to great highlights- beautiful nature
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Julianne_w
Jun 12, 2023
A great way with limited time to see whales. - Captain Miguel was a safe minded guide and navigated to great dolphin pods and families of sperm whales. A great ocean experience topped off with thermal baths and tour of WW2 bunkers and mountain waterfalls.
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Brohan92
Jun 5, 2023
Wonderful tour - Whale watching and Lagoa do Fogo - The tour was great. The first part of the tour was whale watching and the guide and driver really made it a terrific experience. They were extremely knowledgeable about the marine life and birds. We were able to see whales and dolphins. The company really respects and cares for the environment. This messaging was throughout the tour, which was great to see.
The second part of the tour was Lagoa do Fogo. This was great and allowed us to see great views of the crater and experience a waterfall and thermal pools.
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U9747hcalexanderr
Jun 1, 2023
Perfect start - Very good tour to start a journey on Sao Miguel! Our guide Gee was very helpful and answered a lot of questions. This tour definitely helps you to plan other activities on this beautiful island.
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Nataliakb6541qb
Apr 4, 2024
Disappointing experience - We booked this tour in order to get some interesting info about the island, learn more about it and expand our knowledge from experienced guides (the description provided to us about this tour said it will be run by knowledgeable Biologist/Naturalist guides). But actually it has been just driving from point A to point B, to the places where we could go on our own, by our car! I understand it might be useful to have this tour for visitors without a car, but for us it was actually a total waste of time and money. The tour guides had no knowledge about the island, shared no interesting stories with us and we could feel they have arrived to the island very recently. I really don´t undertand how a guided tour can be organize without a professional guides and the company charges for it. It was very disapointing. It should be in the description that its recommended for people who are not driving, and remove the part about knowledgeable Biologist/ Naturalist.
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