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Minibus Lake Tour: Full Day Exploration of Volcanic Legacy in Furnas, São Miguel
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11 Ratings
Ponta Delgada
Embark on a full-day minibus tour of the volcanic legacy in Furnas, São Miguel. Explore natural calderas, hot springs, and fumaroles in Vila das Furnas.
Embark on a full-day minibus tour of the volcanic legacy in Furnas, São Miguel. Explore natural calderas, hot springs, and fumaroles in Vila das Furnas.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ponta Delgada - Departure from Ponta Delgada São Miguel
- Lagoa - Visit to the Vieira Ceramic Factory.
- Miradouro do Pisao - Visit to Pisão Viewpoint
- Vila Franca do Campo - Visit to the center of the municipality and the Queijadas da Vila Factory
- Lagoa das Furnas - Visit to the fumaroles in Lagoa das Furnas.
- Furnas -…
- Ponta Delgada - Departure from Ponta Delgada São Miguel
- Lagoa - Visit to the Vieira Ceramic Factory.
- Miradouro do Pisao - Visit to Pisão Viewpoint
- Vila Franca do Campo - Visit to the center of the municipality and the Queijadas da Vila Factory
- Lagoa das Furnas - Visit to the fumaroles in Lagoa das Furnas.
- Furnas - Visit to the center of Furnas
- Caldeira das Furnas - Fumarole area in the center of Vila das Furnas
- Pico do Ferro Viewpoint - Pico do Ferro viewpoint
- Plantacoes de Cha Gorreana - Visit to Gorreana’s tea plantation and factory
- Ponta Delgada - Return to PDL via North
What's Included
- Lunch included
- Personal accident insurance provided
- Professional guide services
- Fuel included
- Lunch included
- Personal accident insurance provided
- Professional guide services
- Fuel included
Additional Information
Vila das Furnas is a captivating destination on São Miguel Island, renowned for its volcanic history that has created stunning natural calderas, hot springs, and fumaroles. The Furnas lagoon and its steaming vents are enveloped by lush nature, creating a truly awe-inspiring scene. The tour is conducted in a van and accommodates fewer than 8…
Vila das Furnas is a captivating destination on São Miguel Island, renowned for its volcanic history that has created stunning natural calderas, hot springs, and fumaroles. The Furnas lagoon and its steaming vents are enveloped by lush nature, creating a truly awe-inspiring scene. The tour is conducted in a van and accommodates fewer than 8 participants.
- Minimum of 2 people for confirmation
- With less than 8 people, the tour takes place in Van
Location
ANC Azores Holidays
Avenida João Bosco Mota Amaral (in front of the hotel Marina Atlântico - Quiosque Rentacar)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(11 Ratings)
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Juliahs7851me
Sep 3, 2025
A great day out! - Excellent trip! The guide & driver were very friendly, open & informative. Nothing is too much trouble & the landscape is incredible, definitely worth a day if your holiday!
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Ann
Feb 24, 2025
Amazing day trip from Ponta Delgada to Furnas - This was the second of our excursions booked with ANC. The company is very professional and its staff extremely knowledgeable, well organised and friendly.
Our guide was Vasco. He collected us on time at our hotel and the whole day in the van with one other couple was a pleasure.
The sights were amazing and watching our cooked lunch being removed from the ground surrounded by fumaroles was a highlight. Can thoroughly recommend ANC which is why we booked two more tours with them during our stay in Ponta Delgada. Sao Miguel island is unique.
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Vivian272
Oct 30, 2024
Great tour guide - The tour was great!. Andre is an excellent tour guide, knowledgeable and fun. We visited beautiful places, learnt about the islands history, and tried the famous "cocido" for lunch.
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Fredhy2337vq
Aug 29, 2024
Great tour, knowledgeable tour guide and well selected shops for visiting - It was a great tour and our guide, Juan is very knowledgeable and helpful. I feel the tour is well structured with great lunch, plenty of time to enjoy the hot spring park etc. Moreover, the last stop at the Queijadas factory is such a highlight (with hindsight). I didn’t realise those Queijadas are so delicious and if I knew that, I would have bought 10 boxes! Now I am searching if I can find them in Lisbon as I am visiting Lisbon in September.
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Trevorcq2756xk
Jun 3, 2024
Comprehensive tour of Furnas - Reuben was informative and helpful throughout the tour. We enjoyed each part of the day, particularly the thermal pool and gardens. 1.5 hours here was not enough to explore the gardens and spend time in the pool. Even two heavy downpours of rain did not spoil the day; the first was when we were in the thermal pool, and it made no difference to us. The second was as we arrived at the tea plantation later; we waited five minutes in the minibus for the rain to ease but the rain stopped while we were inside the building. It was good to have lunch included in this tour. We explored much of the east of the island.
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186hannir
Apr 17, 2024
Highly recommended! - A very nice and eventful day with Silvia! (Hey, hey, hey!)
Since no other people were there, we enjoyed the VIP service.
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240stuarth
Dec 9, 2023
A sweeping tour of Sao Miguel - Great experience and almost like a private tour. My wife and I were joined by two ladies from the Canary Islands and guided through some beautiful points on Sao Miguel. Our guide, Ruben, was so pleasant, funny, and accommodating! I'm especially grateful that he helped me practice some Portuguese!
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Culture04114297372
Jun 4, 2023
Memorable tour with Vasco - Vasco was incredible guide and driver. Told a lot of interesting stories, stopped in amazing places. In spite of a rainy day we got marvellous pictures and very tasty lunch. Thanks from Marina!
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S6748eqrobertf
Apr 18, 2023
Great day in Sao Miguel! - We only had one day on Sao Miguel during our cruise. I booked this tour for my wife and I, because it seemed to include many of the places I wanted to see. But because there were no reviews, I wasn't sure how it would go. I did send a few questions to the operator when I booked it, and received immediate helpful responses, which made me feel better. Their storefront meeting point was right at the pier. When we got there on Monday, April 10, we found that we were the only two travelers booked on the tour. Instead of a Minibus, Roscoe (sp?) took us in a Toyota Land Cruiser. We had a great day, and were able to see even more than was listed. Because of the small group, there was some flexibility in the itinerary. Overall, this day was one of the high points of our Canary Islands and Azores cruise. With the included lunch (and drinks) we felt this full day tour was a great value. Sao Miguel is a beautiful island.
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Cameron_s
Dec 27, 2025
This was a great... - This was a great experience and our tour guide was very kind and knowledgeable about the island. The only downside was that the tea plantation was closed. I feel that we should get some reimbursement due to this as it is an integral part of the tour. However, our guide did bring us to more viewpoints which were majestic and beautiful. Overall, a great day!
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