Lagoa do Fogo Volcano: São Miguel Jeep Tour

Embark on an extraordinary half-day 4x4 tour to explore unexplored landscapes and the stunning Lagoa do Fogo volcano. Traverse dirt paths inaccessible to conventional cars and get up close to geothermal and water resources on São Miguel island.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lagoa do Fogo - Lagoa do Fogo is a breathtaking crater lake situated within the Água de Pau Massif stratovolcano, at the center of São Miguel Island. As the island’s highest lake, its untouched beauty is safeguarded by strict government regulations, which prohibit any construction along its shores to preserve the natural environment.
  • **Caldeira…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel and port pickup and drop-off service for guests staying in Ponta Delgada city
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • All entrance fees
Additional Information

Situated in the center of São Miguel, the Lagoa do Fogo Volcano serves as an exhilarating highlight of this diverse jeep tour. Participants will travel off the beaten path, navigating rugged dirt trails and discovering hidden locations that are unreachable by standard vehicles. This adventure provides an intimate encounter with the island’s remarkable…

Location
Trilhos da Natureza, Lda
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Lizzy_w
Aug 22, 2025
Great time! - Great time, our guide was knowledgeable, kind and fun. Perfect amount of stops and time frame. Hotel pickup made everything stress free. Great views
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Rita_p
May 20, 2025
Half day jeep adventure - This tour is one that we will do again when we return to the island. Rui was very knowledgeable about the geology, history, and culture of the entire island. He took us on remote roads to areas not typically seen. We will recommend Rui to all of our friends.
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Road22717818153
Nov 14, 2024
Good - Absolutely fantastic service, they are always there to help you and serve you. Truly an amazing experience. The property itself is very well maintained and well kept rooms, spacious and sanitized. Well done Tamara team. You are doing a brilliant job.
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839lenkap
Sep 26, 2024
Beautiful tour with very friendly guide ! - This tour was amazing ! Our guide Rui was super friendly and provided us with a lot of information about the area. I was picked up from my Airbnb even though I was staying outside of Ponta Delgada, I really appreciated it. 10/10 would recommend this tour as it’s a great value for money!
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Graham
Sep 16, 2024
Highly recommended - Really enjoyable, we were part of a small group and our guide was very entertaining, friendly and informative. Highly recommended!
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Rochelleshanthakumar
Jul 14, 2024
Awesome half day trip - This was a great half day trip! Really relaxed group and guide and the weather came out for us, I would recommend this tour over the west island tour for better views and timings, the jeep gives you more freedom.
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Carriewb5767xc
Nov 27, 2024
Too foggy, but guide was nice - We chose to go during off season, so it was rainy and foggy. Our tour guide did his best and provided different options (a pretty waterfall and historic beach), but it might have been nice for us to be able to cancel due to bad weather.
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Lnatoli1
Oct 7, 2024
Great tour, jeep needs repairs - What a beautiful trip! We took a 1/2 tour to the Lake of Fire. It was raining as we approached the lake, then the sun peaked out. Just enough to get a beautiful view of the lake! Our tour guide was so accommodating and had substitute plans when the weather did not cooperate. Our only negative was we were on a jeep tour (not sure why as there was no off roading), but we did like the small group size. The jeep we were in had some significant issues. The windshield wiper did not work on the passenger side (not great for a rainy day). The back window where we were sitting was leaking and was very hard to close. The handle to get into the back of the jeep was broken making it difficult to get into. It was very hard to hear the tour guide as there is no air conditioning in these jeeps, so the windows need to be open as it's warm, which makes it very loud. Our tour guide was great though, he made the day very enjoyable.
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Laurani6956wr
Sep 18, 2025
Ok tour - We were lucky with the weather, the view of Lagoa do Fogo was beautiful, but then everything else was a bit underwhelming - the waterfall was a bit weak at the time; although we opted out of going into the thermal spa, the volcanic spring outside it was just slightly boiling eggy-smelling water; we also went somewhere else that was scenic (I can't recall what it was called but it was the widest point of the island); and then we finished the tour by stopping at the beach and watching the surfers in the sunset. The 4x4 was really uncomfortable, especially for those of us at the back (it was old and the breaks squeaked so loud everyone knew we were coming, there was no need for a horn!) - not the jeep we saw in the ad. The guide (Roy) was ok, very knowledgeable. We were a lovely group so we entertained each other. To be honest, we only took this tour because rental cars are not allowed past a certain point.
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Trinidadg87
Aug 27, 2025
Know well the itinerary and times - We did a 3h excursion where the only thing worth seeing was Lake do Fogo, despite having seen it cloudy. The rest of the itinerary we saw very quickly and without detail. Also, when we arrived at Caldeira Velha, on the website it said that the visit was optional, but once there the guide did not give us option to inform us to enter the natural pools. That was something we didn’t like because it wasn’t clear on the web. And as far as the driving, it was rough and the clutch was going to blow. It is not an excursion that we recommend in general.
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From $58
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).