Side by Side Tour - Sete Cidades from North Coast (Half Day)
Description
This activity is ideal for families or couples looking for adventure and fun. This tour will take you to the highest points that surround Sete Cidades Volcano. The itinerary is On and Offroad and If the weather is good, you can count on awesome views to the lakes and the ocean. Our team of expert guides will ensure your safety and provide brief explanations at each stop. Driver`s license is mandatory for drivers and remember that this is a tour to enjoy the landscapes, not a rally competition. You can have a two seater buggy or a 4 seater, depending on the number of people on your reservation. Itinerary: * Fenais da Luz ( North cost) * Pico da Cruz (845 meters altitude) View to Lagoa de Santiago, lagoa Rasa and Sete Cidades lagoon. * Vista da Rainha/Miradouro das Cumeeiras ( View point for Sete Cidades, Green and Blue Lagoon) * Cerrado das Freiras * Passing by Capelas village * Fenais da Luz
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This parish located on the north coast of São Miguel island is where we start and end the tour. After starting our tour on paved roads, we will ride along the seafront of and explore dirt roads in this area.
This is a mountain with an altitude of 845 meters. The breathtaking view is very similar to “Miradouro da Boca do Inferno” but from a higher perspective (accessible with the quads) and even more magnificent due to its altitude. From here you can see Lagoa Rasa, Lagoa de Santiago, Lagoa Verde, Lagoa Azul and a view to the whole crater of Sete Cidades dormant volcano. If weather is good, this one of the high lights of the tour, where we can see almost the whole island from the top.
Located at an altitude of 540 meters, this viewpoint offers a unique and panoramic view over Sete Cidades crater. Depending on weather and dirt roads conditions we can get to see the same view from a diferent perspective “Miradouro das Cumeeiras”, where we can have an amazing view to the green and blue lake but from the opposite side of the Crater.
Here you can expect to make some dirt paths that surround the Blue Lagoon in Sete Cidades with incredible views over the lakes.
Passing on a dirt road aroundThis is a parish located on the north coast of the island of São Miguel. This is one of the transit villages that we pass on the way back to the meeting point. Here we will pass by Poços (bathing area) and the place of the old whale’s factory, disabled since 1970 where only the factory chimney remains. Here we will also make a dirt path that connects this parish to Fenais da Luz. Lagoa Azul.
Here we get back to where we started, exploring some seafront dirt roads.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Driving License(+18) is required for drivers
- We recommend bringing warm coats and raincoats
- You can have a two seater buggy or a 4 seater, depending on the number of people on your reservation
Reviews(410)
Beautiful excursion of just over 3 hours on board well-maintained ATV vehicles. You travel about 50 km between asphalt and dirt roads and reach wonderful panoramic points. We went as 4 with our 9 and 12-year-old daughters and apart from the dust, we had a lot of fun. I recommend you enter the exact address with the street number of the meeting point into the GPS since it is located inside a normal house. Highly recommended 👍🏻
Such a Fun way to see the island. I booked this from the wonderful TripAdvisor reviews and it did not disappoint. I was a little nervous the terrain would be rough but even though some parts were a bumpy it was completely fine, and fun! 100% recommend. My one piece of advice no matter how warm it is when you start out bring a sweatshirt! It was warm when we left but when we got to the top of the mountain it was at least 20 degrees cooler and I was freezing. Book, go, enjoy all the beautiful scenery the tour has to offer!
Had a great time on this tour. Gorgeous views up close and personal with Sete Cidades. Plenty of opportunities to switch drivers if multiple people in one vehicle are of age. The only thing I would do differently is book a taxi back to my hotel as I did not have a rental ahead of time. The owners / tour guides were kind enough to call a taxi service for us, as service on my phone was non-existent at the meeting point.
Wow! What a fun experience and great way to see remote parts of the island as well as drive through the small towns. The guides were helpful, knowledgeable and kind. I would totally do it again.
An incredible route. And the two guides who accompanied us were super good; they were with us at all times in case we needed to know anything. Despite the fog that was there, which didn't let us enjoy the experience 100%, I recommend everyone book it. 10 out of 10.
The tour was very nice and well done.
My family (husband, 18 yr old son and 21 yr old daughter) all enjoyed ourselves. Instead of one 4-person UTV, we decided to get two 2-person UTVs so both my husband and I could have the opportunity to drive (and potentially the kids if they chose to, which they did not). We went on a mostly sunny day and the views were outstanding. This was our first trip to the Azores so we had no idea what was the best way to access views, and this experience allowed us to see several views we would have had to hike up to see, and gave us ideas about future excursions on our own. While we all enjoyed ourselves, this excursion may not be for everyone. The UTVs were very loud and I had to almost yell to talk to my daughter next to me, but they do provide headphones to help cut the noise of the engine down. We all drove in a line (2 person ATVs in the front, 2 person UTVs in the middle and then 4 person ATVs), so the route is very specific and there is no opportunity to deviate. We drove on paved major roads about half the time, paved back roads about 20% of the time and dirt roads about 30% of the time. I absolutely have no confidence to drive the rental car whenever we travel to Europe, but I enjoyed myself driving the UTV because for the most part we were in a line and I just followed the person in front of me. When we got to stop signs, my daughter looked right while i looked left if we were on a blind corner. My family plays a lot of Mario Kart and it felt a bit like I was driving one in real life. I am happy we chose the 2 person UTV over the 2 person ATV because we had some shade as opposed to full sun the whole time. Overall I recommend this excursion if you are new to the island and want to see 5 different views in a relatively short amount of time.
What an amazing experience! It was so much fun and the tour guides were great!! Highly recommended!!
Torrential rain impeded our ability to enjoy the anticipated adventure. Limited by time on the island, we could not rebook, sadly. By the end of the tour—we were soaked & chilled to the bone. Suggestion: it have been really nice to offer towels & hot cocoa.
Trip leaders were awesome, side by side worked great. Had a great time, only wish there was more off road time.
