All West, Sete Cidades, Mosteiros, Ferraria - Private Tour
Description
The West of the island is one of the most, if not the most, impressive parts. You really don't want to miss all the sites around here or rush through them. The West is worth a full day of exploring on its own. The best spots for views of the caldera and lakes are off the main road, and finding them is not easy. This experience includes them all, and you are only able to do this in a half day with the help of a local driving you. You will see Sete Cidades Blue and Green lakes, from up and down the mountain, and also the best views for Santiago and Canário lakes, as well as the epic Grota do Inferno viewpoint. We will follow to the darkest sand beach in the island, and dazzling natural pools, in Mosteiros. If its Summer time you can have a refreshing swim on the clear waters or save it for the open sea hot springs, heated by the breath of the volcano during low tide, at Ferraria.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Walk to the most epic viewpoint of the island (walking distance of about 1h / the walk is optional you can skip it)
Visit Lagoa do Canário tucked by the forest of trees
Pass by this very magical green lake
The most famous viewpoint of the island of São Miguel
Visit or pass by the old ruins of the famous abandoned hotel
View the lakes from the inside of the crater.
Amazing cliff view over the coastline
Get to visit the natural pools and the fisherman’s octopus village.
Visit the darkest sand beach ins the island, famous for its sunsets.
Visit the very special hot springs in the ocean and have a swim (subject to tide and ocean conditions)
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up at any location on Ponta Delgada (including Cruise Ships and Airport), Ribeira Grande, Lagoa, Calhetas, Capelas, Candelária, Ginetes, Mosteiros and Sete Cidades areas. Other locations are subject to request, you might need to meet us at a meeting point, or pay an extra fee. Please inquiry. Pick-up time: 9:30 AM (if you need a different pick up time please advise) Please note we drive a 5 seat vehicles SUV type, we can take up to 4 participants per vehicle if it suits your group.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(62)
Carlos was nice and knowledgeable as well as accommodating. We had a fun tour and got to see lots of different things. We really enjoyed ourselves. Can highly recommend.
Carlos was very kind, knowledgeable, caring and flexible. He picked us up at the cruise ship dock on time and toured us all around at our pace. He explained the historic and significant spots of interest and answered all of our questions. When we needed to stop for a restroom and lunch he gave us our choice of options. Carlos is the man! And the Azores are just amazing! Lastly he got us back to our cruise ship in plenty of time.
Carlos was a great tour guide. He really was a wealth of knowledge and this private tour allows you to pick and choose and go at your own pace which is a plus. I was second guessing not renting a car to see these sights, but after doing this tour I would have drove by so much without context or appreciation for the history and culture. Also, the tour lets you do the Miradouro da Grota do Inferno and Ponta da Ferraria in a single day which I could not find on other TripAdvisor tours. Cheers!
It gave us a good taste of the west part of the island and made us want to return soon to continue exploring!
We had a great tour guide who took us all around the island. She was very knowledgeable and professional. Made us feel at home!
This was an amazing private tour. Carlos was over the top we were in a cruise and we were delayed coming I. To the port. He was there waiting when we got off the ship. He was very informative and learned a lot about the area. We spent ample time at every stop and throughout enjoyed it all.
It was wonderful to see the island from a natives point of view. Carlos was full of knowledge and spoke perfect English. It was important to him that we got to see everything we wanted to see.
It was a nice experience, but my husband and I had already explored most of the locations the guide took us to. We are a young and adventurous couple and in hindsight wouldn’t have booked this tour had we realized we coulda done all this ourselves.
Fantastic tour, our guide was exceptional! Beautiful island, glad we did this tour since our time here was short, this was a stop on our cruise
We had an amazing day thanks to our tour guide Rita! The weather was foggy & rainy but she tried her best to keep returning to the best views for pictures. We then had an amazing lunch of octopus , limpets & wine & she joined us at our request. Her love of the island is obvious & we learned so much about the Azores. We couldn’t have asked for a better guide or day! We hope to return one day to see the other islands in the Azores that were recommended by Rita! Great private tour!
