Ponta Delgada's Half-Day Jeep Tour: An Exploration of Sete Cidades' Volcanic Landscape
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Ponta Delgada

Embark on a journey across the verdant floor of a gigantic volcanic crater in Sete Cidades, guided by a seasoned local expert. Travel in a robust 4x4 vehicle, navigating between glittering lakes and traversing dirt tracks that pave the way to panoramic views of this breathtaking and dramatic terrain.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Once you are picked up at your hotel, get ready for a half-day of exploring.

Half-day tour to Sete Cidades

After exploring several lakes around the area, hop on an all-terrain ride for travel along the craters of Sete Cidades. Visit the small local parish.

Cruise along the forested floor of a massive volcanic crater as you explore Sete Cidades with an experienced local guide. In a rugged 4x4 vehicle, ride between sparkling lakes and bounce down dirt roads that lead to sweeping viewpoints of this stunning and dramatic landscape.

Get picked up from your hotel in Ponta Delgada, where you can buckle into the seat of an off-road vehicle perfectly suited to tackle the area’s rural roads and country lanes. As you ride, learn about Sete Cidades’ geologic profile. In the center of a volcanic crater that stretches for over 3 miles (5 km), the village’s lake-scattered valleys are filled with forests that emerged after an eruption in 500 AD

Points of Interest

  • Hotel Gaivota
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Driver/guide
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees in thermal pools and natural parks
Additional Information
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated, provided the passenger is accompanied by someone who can help them board and disembark
Location
Hotel Gaivota
Avenida Infante Dom Henrique 103,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Carlv786
Mar 11, 2024
1/2 day jeep tour - What wonderful day with Marguerite exploring the Cete Cidades caldera! We highly recommend her and T4W tours! An excellent value.
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Jimg559
Mar 8, 2024
A great tour - Miguel was great, managed to get our family of 7, including three children into the jeep safely with child appropriate seats. He was careful to ensure we were all buckled in before driving, which took a little patience each time we got out. His stories about the island were informative and entertaining. And he was also generous with his time. Thank you
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Kennethkz7383mc
Feb 25, 2024
Absolutely amazing! - This trip was amazing we would reccomend it to any one. Our guide miguel was awesome he explained every thing and was very friendly and was a very good driver for the roads we were on we felt very safe. The views we saw on this experience were truely amazing. If you get a chance we say go you will not for get it. Thank you to miguel
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Danalexandruc2024
Jan 21, 2024
Outstanding - Outstanding guide tour. The local guide was a pleasure to listen to and provides very interesting information. Big plus for driving safety on rough roads
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Devin_p
Nov 7, 2023
Great experience - Guide was excellent. Very knowledgeable, made it fun.....o ly suggestion I have is a way to amplify voice.....people in back could not hear him most of the time.
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Westroxbury2
Nov 6, 2023
Beautiful Ponta Delgado - Loved our tour guide Margarita! This is a great way to see Pona Delgada without the hiking itself. We went on back roads and had so much fun seeing all the beautiful scenery! Thank you so much!
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Ken_k
Oct 14, 2023
A Bowl of Beauty - Great trip. Our driver/guide, Telmo, was knowledgeable and entertaining. Even though it was raining, the caldera was stunningly beautiful.
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Pamela_c
Aug 25, 2023
Our tour guide was... - Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and charismatic. We had a great time and got lots of great pics! We learned so much about history and geology!
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Mel_c
Feb 20, 2024
4X4 is better than a bus tour - The rain was continuous during our morning tour and the mountains were foggy. We only saw the lakes from the lookout points on our way back. Sete Cidades town is small and the only place to visit is a small church. We roughed it up around a portion of Lagoa Azul with the Hyundai 4X4 driving along the shoreline which was muddy and fun. Back in Ponta Delgada, we visited a pineapple plantation which was okay. Compared to other places we've been to prior, this wasn't much, but it was a chance to travel around the island. Our guide was Luisa and she was very pleasant and knowledgeable. We were lucky with her.
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Raj_g
Sep 26, 2023
Worth seeing but not with this company who packed us in like sardines. - I would do a jeep tour again to the volcano as it is worth seeing, but not with this company. They sent a car for 4 but there were 6 passengers so it was far too cramped for a 4 hour trip. Luckily we all shared the cramped back seats. When we queried this, the tour operator was not honest and said the car was licenced for 8 people. We have photos to show that this would be impossible. The jeep does not have 8 seats! They may well have jeeps for 8 but even our tour guide on the day said this was for 4 only.
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