Furnas Volcano Crater & Tea Plantation Tour: Enjoy Hot Springs in a Private Experience
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This route is popular among residents during the weekends, your guide is unmatched in their familiarity with these spots. Take a load off, unwind, and appreciate this day spent at one of the island’s most gorgeous volcanic hollows.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • São Miguel Island - The thermal springs of São Miguel are a remarkable natural occurrence, resulting from the island’s volcanic activity. In Furnas, you can witness and immerse yourself in the full glory of volcanic phenomena.

We’ll guide you through all the marvels that the Furnas Volcano has to offer: the Furnas lake, bubbling geysers, steam vents for cooking, and natural hot springs.

Following that, you have the option to select between two local thermal baths, Terra Nostra Park or Poça da D. Beija (one entry ticket per person is included), where you can soak in a warm bath. It’s an ideal way to unwind, even in the chill of winter, soothing your mind and revitalizing your muscles. Post your thermal soak, you can refuel with regional specialties: the “Bolo Lêvedo” (a type of yeast cake), corn, or the renowned volcanic-heated “cozido” (meals are not included, and the “cozido” is approximately 15€ per person).

To round off this extraordinary journey, either on your way there or back, you’ll visit the unique tea plantation in Europe, where you can sample our distinctive green tea. It’s the quintessential São Miguel experience, regardless of the weather!

What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Choice of one thermal pool entrance (Poça D. Beija or Terra Nostra Park)
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Cancellation Policy

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

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Zaid_a
Feb 4, 2024
Sao Miguel: Heaven on Earth - My girlfriend and I came to Sao Miguel for our 7th anniversary and her birthday; Carlos (our tour guide) has made it so that we never want to leave this paradise on earth. So sweet and kind, knowledgeable, patient — he made it so that this experience was perfectly smooth, we never felt rushed or like we missed out on anything that we passed by. Cannot recommend this day trip enough, from communicating with the operator over the viator app, to being picked up and dropped off at our hotel; everything was great!
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Marybeth_l
Oct 23, 2023
Worth the price - Andre was our guide for the day. He was very personable and we had a great time. I would recommend this tour.
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Diane_r
Jun 17, 2022
Great Experience with Friendly, Knowledgeable Guide - We had a great time meeting the happy cows of the Azores! The weather was unexpectedly a bit rainy on the morning we met Carlos. Wanting us to have the best experience possible, with no prompting from us, very generously offered us the chance to do the tour another day if we wanted. We decided to carry on so we departed Ponta Delgada with Carlos. Driving us to meet the cows, Carlos provided us with a great deal of information about Sao Miguel island, the history of the island and the people and culture of the Azores. Once we arrived in the pasture with the cows, we learned a great deal about cows, dairy productions on the island and the farmers who make it possible. We had the opportunity to milk the cows and to taste fresh milk -- a first for me and my husband. (It was warm, sweet and delicious!). Afterwards, we had some massa savada (sweet bread) and coffee with Carlos and continued a warm, informative, unhurried conversation. The time we spent with Carlos was terrific and more like visiting with a relative we hadn't seen in a while than going on a formal tour. We highly recommend Carlos and meeting the happy cows of the Azores! Diane Roias & Lamar Spells
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