West Island & Sete Cidades Volcano: Unmissable, Breath-Taking Views and Volcano Heated Pools
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Sete Cidades
Experience the unmissable and breath-taking views of West Island and Sete Cidades Volcano. Explore the caldera, lakes, natural pools, and the Pineapple Plantation in a half-day tour with a local guide.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Miradouro da Boca do Inferno - The most famous viewpoint! (walking distance of about 30 min.)
- Lagoa do Canario - Visit Lagoa do Canário
- Vista do Rei Miradouro - The most visited view over the lakes, with the old abandoned hotel on the background.
- Lagoa de Santiago - View over the beautiful Lagoa de Santiago
- Lagoa Verde / Lagoa das Sete Cidades - View the lakes from the inside of the crater.
- Miradouro da Ponta do Escalvado - Amazing cliff view over the coastline
- Mosteiros - Visit the Black sand Beach and Mosteiros natural swimming pools. During Summer time you can take the chance to have a swim!
- Ferraria - Visit this special salted Thermal pool in the ocean, and swim on it if the tide and ocean conditions allow
- Arruda Pineapple Plantation - Home of the king of the island
What's Included
- Exclusive private transportation
What's Not Included
- Bring your swimsuit and towel if you want to swim at Ferraria (depending on tide)
- Snacks
Additional Information
The Island’s West end is truly awe-inspiring. It’s a location you would hate to skim through or overlook altogether. Devoting an entire day to explore this part of the island can’t be stressed enough.
The optimal vantage points for caldera and lake vistas are tucked away from the main road, making them a challenge to discover. However, with this experience, you get to immerse in all these spots, which is quite achievable in half a day with a local guiding you.
During our tour, we’ll take in views of Sete Cidades lakes, from various heights of the mountain, and also get to enjoy the picturesque views of Santiago, Canário and Empadadas lakes, including the incredible Grota do Inferno.
Our journey then takes us to the island’s darkest sand beach, along with breathtaking natural pools, located in Mosteiros. If it’s summer, you get the exciting chance to take a quick, refreshing dip in the crystal clear waters, or you could save the diving experience for the open sea thermal pool, warmed by the Volcano’s steam during low tide, at Ferraria. Our exploratory journey concludes with a visit to the island’s king at the Pineapple Plantation!
Location
Miradouro da Boca do Inferno
En9-1a
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jennifer_h
Apr 30, 2024
Amazing tour - Rita was an amazing tour guide! The entire booking was easy, lots of communication beforehand and the day with Rita was a blast! We got to see so much in our one day in port and customize it to our preferences. 10/10 recommend for seeing as much of Ponta Delgada as possible.
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Stephen_l
Apr 29, 2024
Great private tour of the western side of the Azore Island - Carlos (our tour driver & guide) had intimate knowledge of the Azores which he shared. Would highly recommend him and wished we had booked a whole day had the cruise schedule allowed.
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Lindaandroger_f
Apr 24, 2024
Highly recommended. - Having a private tour gave us flexibility and allowed us to make the best use of our limited time in port. Carlos is an outstanding guide who lived and studied in the United States and has deep roots in the Azores. We hope to tour with him again if we have the opportunity to visit the Azores.
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Matthew_k
Apr 24, 2024
Outstanding experience with Carlos - Carlos was an absolutely incredible guide and the experience will never be forgotten. He was extremely knowledgeable and was a pleasure to learn from him. He was also very fun and is a delight to be around. The sites were outstanding and he gave us so many different perspectives of the views.
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Walter_b
Apr 15, 2024
Azores West and Sete Cidades Volcano Tour - Our guide Rita provided an excellent detailed personal tour of this beautiful island its people and history. She arrived on time and returned to our ship on time. We have many wonderful photos and memories to bring home. It is excellent value for the money compared to tours arranged by the cruise line. We highly recommend Viator and Rita for any future visits.
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Shir_b
Apr 12, 2024
Amazing tour - Amazing locations and views. The tour guide, Rita was kind, professional, creative and we truly enjoyed.
Highly recommend!
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Robert_r
Mar 30, 2024
Most wonderful day with Carlos! -
I would highly recommend
Carlos. He picked us up at our hotel and we spent a delightful day visiting all the planned on sights.
He very much cared that we were able to swim in Termas da Ferraria and made sure the timing was perfect for us to enjoy this experience safely.
Carlos was able to answer every question was asked and provided great insight to cultural and economic details we were curious about.
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I9140ljromanh
Mar 26, 2024
A highlight excursion - great guide! - Our guide Carlos picked us up directly at the cruise terminal with a personal sign. We explored the west and northwest of the island with him. He took a lot of time for us and always had a nice story to tell about the sights. While the coaches had to move on quickly from the ships after 20 minutes, we had more time to wait for better weather for the perfect photo. Carlos showed us many great places away from the coach route and if we wanted to stop somewhere, we could let him know at any time. He was extremely helpful. Exploring the fascinating nature, the harsh sea and much more on Sao Miguel with him was simply brilliant. A highly recommended excursion, we will be back!
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Marionb897
Mar 22, 2024
Amazing Experience - My husband Mike & I had an awesome day touring all of the west and Sete Cidades. Our tour guide Rita was brilliant. She was very friendly & knowledgeable. We learned so much about the Azores. She was very patient and kind. We never felt rushed at all. The views were absolutely amazing. You have to see it all in person to really appreciate the beauty. We were in awe of the lovely green grass, the mountains, the lakes and of course all of the happy cows. We hope to return to this beautiful Island. Thank you Rita.
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Nancy_b
Feb 26, 2024
Layover in the Azores - Our private car tour was awesome! Carlos was the best. He was so knowledgeable and informative that it made our short time in the Azores enjoyable. . Even after flying all night he was able to catch our undivided attention. It was a very nice way to spend part of a 12 hour layover to Madeira. We highly recommend Carlos. There may well be a trip to the Azores for holiday in the future. Beautiful island!
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