1. Ponta Delgada: Parque Natural da Ribeira dos Caldeirões Trip
Enjoy an excursion to the Parque Natural da Ribeira dos Caldeirões, one of the most extraordinary national parks on São Miguel Island. Learn how to rappel, then spend your day climbing, sliding, and jumping off waterfalls into natural pools. Drive 45 minutes from the city of Ponta Delgada and start your adventure when you arrive at the national park. Gather up your equipment and set off on a short walk to your first stop. Listen to important safety briefings teaching you how to rappel. Feel the thrill as you abseil down a cascading waterfall and jump into the flowing waters below. Continue downriver to a water slide and hold your breath as you jump from a height of 2 meters into a natural pool. Trek back along the forest path and delve into the valley to reach your second jumping point. Choose to freefall from 4 meters or leap from the lower height of 1.5 meters into the water. Save the best for last and end your adventure in style by jumping from the top of a waterfall at the height of 6 meters. Imagine the sensation in your stomach as the jungle scenery rushes past you.