Canyoning Adventure: São Miguel's Hidden Gems

Experience the thrill of canyoning in São Miguel’s Ribeira dos Caldeirões Natural Park. Jump into crystal clear water pools, slide between rocks, and challenge waterfalls on this half-day adventure with certified monitors.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ribeira dos Caldeirões - Embark on an exhilarating canyoning journey through São Miguel’s vibrant volcanic landscapes. This half-day adventure with Picos de Aventura offers the ideal blend of excitement, nature, and enjoyment—perfect for both novices and thrill-seekers.
    Upon meeting the guides and equipping yourself with top-notch gear (including…
What's Included
  • All necessary gear (harness, helmets, wetsuits, and boots) provided
  • Optional transportation to and from the activity
  • Photos from the activity sent to guests within a week
What's Not Included
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

This canyoning adventure immerses participants in the pristine wilderness of São Miguel, offering the chance to discover secluded waterfalls and volcanic rock formations inaccessible by other means. Guided by certified professionals, the tour is both secure and exhilarating—ideal for beginners or families with children. Our unique approach emphasizes…

Location
Ribeira dos Caldeirões
Departure Point: Ribeira dos Caldeirões Natural Park, Achada, Nordeste Address: GPS coordinates: 37.842277, -25.267689 Directions: Tour departs from the parking lot close to the entry Dates: Daily
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Kristin_b
Oct 2, 2025
Angela and Eduardo were... - Angela and Eduardo were great guides! They prioritized safety and ensured everyone in the group was having fun. There was a total of 6 of us in the group + the 2 guides. After the hike to the starting point, we did a zip line off the first waterfall. We walked a little down the river and did a slide. The next stop was an option to jump and everyone got the option to jump twice. Last was a rappel down the side of the waterfall. So much fun! I love that the zip line, slide, and jumps helped warm up the group before the rappel. I’ve done waterfall rappelling before and it can be nerve wracking starting off with rappelling down a waterfall but the zip line was a great start!
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Martajs3418nh
Oct 1, 2025
Thrills and spectacular nature - It was really fun! With my fear of heights, I had great thrills, which was well taken into consideration (at one point I was allowed to abseil instead of having to jump). Our guides were a great and fun team. You could tell they were well-rehearsed and had a clue. I felt safe at all times. And of course it was also awesome to be able to experience nature so close up (without the professional equipment and guides not possible at the site)
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Cynthiamf6521cg
Sep 30, 2025
Wonderful afternoon with excellent guides - You can be confident with your guides for this wonderful experience. It's challenging -- by which I mean the climb up the steep trail in a wetsuit -- but well worth it. Exceptionally skilled climbing guides will lead you through this exciting experience. Highly recommended.
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Patriciadoherty
Sep 19, 2025
Adventures in paradise. - One of the best excursions I have been on. The guides were very experienced and fun. I loved repelling! Once in a lifetime activity.
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Kayleighrixon
Aug 22, 2025
What an experience!!!! - Basaltic Azores Adventures were amazing. Definitely check them on instagram and message through there to book. Quick response. Easy booking. And then an afternoon of adventure begins for the whole family. What an experience. Thoughtful and friendly guides.
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Nicolajc
Aug 11, 2025
Amazing day, incredible staff, an absolute highlight - We had the best day! I booked this as my almost 10 year old was desperate to try it. His younger sister at 7 is pretty fearless, my husband had no real idea what I had booked and I was terrified! Heights and I are not friends. But this activity was a stand out highlight for us all. Eduardo and Angela gave us so much confidence and were so incredibly kind. I cannot begin to explain how much the two of them made this experience for us all. They gave us all what we needed as individuals, made the day fun and I honestly think will be talked about for a very long time. Cannot wait to see the photos. Thank you from the bottom of my heart
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Daniela
Aug 5, 2025
Super - Guys are professional, super charged, kind and funny They take care of everyone and make you have the experience safely but having fun
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Sandra_k
Jul 31, 2025
If you don't have a fear... - If you don't have a fear of heights, definitely a good experience and beginner friendly. Our group had ziplining, jump from waterfall (not too tall), fairly short rappelling and a final taller jump. I am not a swimmer but they were still accomodating with a life vest. Honestly I think I would have wanted a bit more but with the halfday timeframe and number of people we had to wait for in our group (8 adults and 5 children) it was difficult.
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Resort63267079197
Jul 29, 2025
Great family - Everything was good! Nice guides. Nice family trip. We had children between 6 and 10 years old. Recommended.
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635belindag
Sep 19, 2025
Nice but too short :) - Good organized, too many people for me, we were a group of 11 people, so most of the time waiting for them or wait for your part. It was about 10meters of gliding above a waterhole, a jump of around 1 meter and one of around 3 meter, a 2meter long slide, and a few meters of climbung down. It was fun and the guides were really nice, for me it was to short and could have been more adventorous whereas it was really exciting for my friend, i think it dependa a lot on how much you have already experienced something this way.
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From $75
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).