The 10 Best Cultural Tours in Sao Miguel, Azores

February 15, 2022 Lashaunda Abraham

Discover the best top things to do in Sao Miguel, Portugal including Guided Tours Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo Full day, Furnas Hot Springs Full-day Tour, São Miguel,Azores - explore Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo, Full Day Furnas, Full Day Furnas, Half Day Furnas, Half Day Seven Cities Tour | Half Day Seven Cities Tour (Min. 2 Persons), Full Day Tour Northeast / Full Day Northeast Tour (Min. 2 Persons), Walking trail, Tasting session and Kayaking, Half Day Lagoa do Fogo Half Day Lagoa do Fogo (Min. 2 Persons).
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1. Guided Tours Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo Full day

Into The Wild Azores Tours
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• Discover local towns and see stunning views over Lagoa do Fogo • Visit a pineapple plantation and liquor factory • Enjoy the thermal springs at Caldeira Velha

Inclusions: Lunch, Driver/guide, Local guide, Tour escort/host, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Coffee and/or Tea, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Gratuities, (Entrance Fees) Caldeira Velha HOT Springs thermal bath

Reviewed By saifpr

Fantastic tour with bento the guide being absolutely amazing and showing us the best time ever. Very recommended and will be back again soon for sure.

2. Furnas Hot Springs Full-day Tour

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• Discover the south coast of São Miguel island, with optional beach time in Agua de Alto. • Visit Europe's oldest tea plantation of Gorreana. • Enjoy the traditional Azorean stew cooked inside the volcanic soil, exclusive from Furnas. • Relax in the famous Hot Springs of Furnas.

Inclusions: Lunch, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Tour escort/host, Local guide, Bottled water, Coffee and/or Tea, Alcoholic Beverages

Exclusions: Gratuities, Entrance fees

Reviewed By saifpr

Fantastic tour with bento the guide being absolutely amazing and showing us the best time ever. Very recommended and will be back again soon for sure.

3. São Miguel,Azores - explore Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo

Ponta Delgada, Portugal Azores Dream Tours
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Seven Cities, a place of legends. Seven Cities, perhaps the most emblematic place in San Miguel, this is "only" one of the seven wonders of Portugal. Place of legends and stories, where each one is a King or Queen. This is a place to store through a photograph, or perhaps as someone once said ": no photograph can portray such beauty, I prefer to keep what my eye sees in mind:' Admire the nature and relax on a thermal bath at Fire Lake, prepare yourself for a full day full of surprises. 

Inclusions: Local guide, Lunch, Hotel pickup, Hotel drop-off

Exclusions: Gratuities, Thermal pool entrance fees

Reviewed By nadiadD7533WW

I booked a last minute tour with Miguel for a private visit of the Island and it was just wonderful! He was very accommodating, lovely to talk to and willing to make the experience as nice as possible for the client. I had a few places in mind I really wanted to visit and he managed to find a way to take me to all of them. He is also very knowledgeable about the island and had a few anecdotes in his sleeves ;) I truly cannot recommend him enough and will definitely call him again whenever I come back to Ponta Delgada.

4. Full Day Furnas

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allow you to know a little bit more about the volcanoes of Furnas, a place where you can see some volcanic activity and have some relax time at the thermal pools. Besides this, you still have the chance to try a unique dish cooked inside of the earth with the natural steam released from the volcano.

Inclusions: Lunch, Local guide, Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points, Fuel surcharge, Coffee and/or Tea

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities, Parque Terra Nostra entrance fees

Reviewed By Stephanie2609

Artur was the friendliest guide you can imagine! I highly recommend the tour to Nordeste, with lots of stops at cool spots, beautiful viewpoints, parks etc. If you're looking for some time away from the crowds at P.D. + want to experience the rural/more native Azores: go north!

5. Full Day Furnas

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Tour the best that Furnas has to offer. Bath in hot springs, visit beautiful botanical garden Terra Nostra, and explore the 'Cozidos' area, eating traditional foods cooked underground for lunch. Start the tour on the south coast of the island, stopping at several viewpoints along the way. Visit the Furnas calderas to see a big part of the volcanic activity. See the many ways the energy form the volcano is used through the community. After lunch, taste some local liqueurs of the region. On the way back, stop at the beautiful viewpoints of the island. As the final stop, taste some tea at the local Gorreana Tea Factory, before being returned.

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Reviewed By rona787

Samuel is incredible. This was without a doubt the best experience we had. Just allow Samuel to run the show and he will take you to the most amazing places and tell you the most fascinating back stories. This is a must!

6. Half Day Furnas

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This tour goes along the south coast of the island until we reach Furnas crater, where you will see the beautiful lagoon and you will also have the chance to bathe yourself in the hot thermal waters of Furnas. Before returning, we will go to the Calderas area, where you will have the chance to taste some of our delicious liqueurs and the visit the local tea factory.

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Reviewed By randr360

We had two great tours (one 'solo' to Furnas and east, one w/ 3 other random couples to Sete Cidades) with Samuel Rego of Greencorner Tours, who grew up on Sao Miguel. Not only knowledgeable he is a great guy to spend a day with, speaking excellent English and a good conversationalist. He was also a good driver, no small thing with mountainous roads. We would highly recommend seeing Sao Miguel with Sam!

7. Half Day Seven Cities Tour | Half Day Seven Cities Tour (Min. 2 Persons)

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The day begins with a visit to the traditional pineapple greenhouses, biological culture developed in glasshouses, where in the end you will taste its famous artisan liquor. The trip continues towards the Seven Cities with a stop at the Vista da Rei viewpoint from where you can have a breathtaking view of the Seven Cities crater and its beautiful Blue and Green lagoons. You begin the descent to the interior of the crater, where you will marvel at the lagoon of Santiago, a stop that precedes the arrival to the picturesque parish of the Sete Cidades, where you can visit its center. Return to Ponta Delgada by Pico do Carvão, a privileged place to observe the beautiful green landscape of the narrowest part of the Island and its coasts.

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes, Safe

Exclusions: Lunch

Reviewed By bethaperry8

Went on three different tours with Andre. All of them exceeded expectations. What a wonderful experience! When the weather didn't cooperate, Andre always had a back up plan that never ceased to amaze. Can't say enough good things about him, his depth of knowledge and this company. It really meant a lot to us that Andre was able to encourperate a short stop at my Mother's village, a place she hadn't been in about 65 yrs. He is part of our family now! Obrigad Andre and BigBlue!

8. Full Day Tour Northeast / Full Day Northeast Tour (Min. 2 Persons)

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Let yourself be dazzled in our company by this distinctive piece of land on the island of São Miguel with breathtaking views, superb valleys, imposing mountains and mountains, waterfalls and refreshing streams. It is jumping from belvedere in belvedere, which are the most beautiful of the Azores, full of flowers that make the Northeast the most flowery county!

Inclusions: Typical lunch at a local restaurant in Vila da Povoação, Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes, Safe

Exclusions: All entrances to parks and all supplements not mentioned in the program

Reviewed By Nancy M

The plantation is beautiful and the information regarding the process is educational. However, the experience only took around 15 minutes. There was no speaker or guide and the equipment was not running when we were there.

9. Walking trail, Tasting session and Kayaking

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Combines pedestrian walk with stunning views over lagoa azul and lagoa verde das Sete Cidades, with tasting local products and a kayak experience in the Lagoa das Sete Cidades.

Inclusions: Food tasting;, Local guide;, Round-trip shared transfer;

Exclusions: Lunch.

Reviewed By Madeleine W

First the negative - don't do this if you have a serious fear of heights. And if it's cloudy enough that you can't see the peaks from below, don't even bother. Now the positive - however scary some of the trail looks as if it might be from below, it isn't as bad as you expect when you get up to the scary-looking bits. And if you can see the views at all they are wonderful, especially on a very clear day. The trail itself is a mix of different landscapes, first climbing through a mossy gully, then past a green bog full of noisy frogs, then up a bleakly beautiful grassy cone to a lookout point with views for miles, followed by another lookout point with views of a lake, then through heath and bracken, down to some woods around a different lakeside, then a climb up through more woods and lovely plants. It's free, and there is a car park and very clear signage. Take a photo of the map in the car park, you won't need it but it's interesting to look at to see where you are.

10. Half Day Lagoa do Fogo Half Day Lagoa do Fogo (Min. 2 Persons)

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On this excursion you will be able to enjoy the second largest lagoon on the island of São Miguel, the Lagoa do Fogo, visit the Liqueur Factory "Mulher de Capote", as well as the opportunity to see some of the island's landscapes during the stop at the Belvedere da Serra da Barrosa!

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes

Exclusions: Entrance to Caldeira Velha, Lunch

Reviewed By bethaperry8

Went on three different tours with Andre. All of them exceeded expectations. What a wonderful experience! When the weather didn't cooperate, Andre always had a back up plan that never ceased to amaze. Can't say enough good things about him, his depth of knowledge and this company. It really meant a lot to us that Andre was able to encourperate a short stop at my Mother's village, a place she hadn't been in about 65 yrs. He is part of our family now! Obrigad Andre and BigBlue!

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