Sete Cidades: Private 4x4 Tour Half Day
Description
Aboard our comfortable and luxurious 4x4 Ford Raptor truck, we will take you to the highest points of the mountains that surround the Crater of Sete Cidades with maximum comfort and safety. There, you will have breathtaking views over the lagoons and dormant volcanoes (if the weather is good). Our guides will always be happy to answer your questions about the island and show you the most fantastic places, some of them, only accessible with all-terrain vehicles.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Wide view over the mountains of the Massif of Sete Cidades and north and south sides of the island.
Near Serra Devassa, there is the Muro das Nove Janelas, an aqueduct considered a heritage site of historical value.
This viewpoint allows you to contemplate the beauty of Lagoa das Sete Cidades and all its surroundings, and also allows you to admire part of the north coast of the island of São Miguel. Before this, we will stop at Pico da Cruz, a geological feature that has its highest point at 845 meters above sea level and is part of the Massif of Sete Cidades.
Sete Cidades is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, Autonomous Region of the Azores, with an area of 19.22 km² and 701 inhabitants. Here we will do a stop to see the lakes.
Here we will ride along some dirt paths and enjoy an excellent view of the lagoons
It offers a stunning view over the Sete Cidades crater, with the Sete Cidades Lagoon as a backdrop. It is one of the best-known postcards in the Azores.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up outside Ponta Delgada, requires previous price agreement.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Minimum age is 6 years, accompanied by adult
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund.
Reviews(29)
Fantastic 3+ hour ride in the mountains and along the shore. Great experience!
We spent a great afternoon with Felipe. The weather cleared in the afternoon and we saw amazing sights. Wonderful excursion.
Great overall tour of the west end of the island. Felipe was an excellent guide. Was easy to find him and communication was great. He took us in his 4x4 truck around the rim of the crater for some awesome views. The dirt road was very rough in places and not suited if you have back issues. We then drove to a village and to Sete Cidades where we stopped for a restroom break and snacks if we wanted to purchase. Continued the drive around the lake and across the bridge and stopped at a few more viewpoints on our way back to town. He offered to drop us off back at the ship or in town if we liked. Would recommend, the only thing missing was the bright sunny skies that would have given us the blue and green colors of the lakes.
Very cool experience. Very fun with spectacular views. We recommend it 100%. The very nice guide with many explanations.
Wonderfull, so fun! Good machines, tour very beautyffull. An other exceptional thing to do on this island. Thanks for all
Filipe was fantastic! Right on time, exactly where he said he would be. We sat out in his really nice truck with his informative but not boring commentary. We went at a nice pace usually staying just ahead of the crowd. Saw many great sights and stopped for a coffee and tart at a nice little place then headed back to the ship. The day was just perfect and you should not hesitate booking this tour. We really enjoyed Filipe and his knowledge. Thank you for a great day!
Wonderful day driving the caldera! Phillip was an amazing driver and guide. I had a wonderful time with him exploring Ponta Delgada.
Filipe is a great guide with lots of knowledge, the vehicle is clean and comfortable. He did a great job explaining the history and answering any questions I had. One thing to note: if you are easily nauseous in cars, this may not be for you, as the roads have a lot of hairpins, with lots of ups and downs, conbined with rough terrain.
Had an incredible tour with Filipe during our cruse stop and would recommend this to anyone looking for an adventure with a knowledgeable, safe, local guide who knows everything about Ponta Delgada and will show you the natural beauty of the island
Possibly the best tour we’ve done. Off-road was ace, we were the entry of every other group and our host was outstanding in local knowledge and excellent English. Everything about this was fantastic.
