Day trip

São Miguel: Full-Day Tour of Furnas Valley

4.8 / 5

38 reviews

Activity provider: OnTravel Azores
Day trip

São Miguel: Full-Day Tour of Furnas Valley

Activity provider: OnTravel Azores
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From US$ 64.33 per person

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Explore as much as possible of São Miguel Island in one day, with stops at all the best views and experiences on the island. Visit the Furnas Lake and Terra Nostra Garden. Taste a stew cooked underground and experience a bath in the hot springs.

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Duration 8.5 hours
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Live tour guide
English, Portuguese
Pickup included
Hotel pick-up included from Ponta Delgada City center
Small group
Limited to 15 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Visit Gorreana Tea Factory to try two types of tea
  • Have a stunning view of Furnas Lake
  • Stroll through the Terra Nostra Garden
  • Take a dip in the hot springs
  • Eat a typical Furnas stew
Full description
Begin your tour with pickup at your hotel or accommodation. Leave Ponta Delgada and make your first stop at Vila France do Campo, the first capital of São Miguel located on the south coast. Here, taste the famous Queijada da Vila pastry, a type of cheesecake created by nuns. Next, head toward Furnas Valley and spot volcanic phenomena, known as fumaroles, near Furnas Lake as you arrive. Find out how the true gastronomic specialty of Azores, the famous Cozido das Furnas, or Furnas stew, is cooked. Follow this with a visit to the Terra Nostra Garden and have the opportunity to experience a thermal bath before lunch is served. After lunch, see more volcanic phenomena in Furnas village, as well as the fumaroles in a mix of hot and fresh waters, some with medicinal properties. On the way up to the mountains, stop to admire the amazing over Furnas Valley from Pico de Ferro's viewpoint. Then, visit the Gorrean tea plantation and its factory in Ribeira Grandes, on the north coast. Taste two kinds of tea found in São Miguel, black and green. Finally, make your last stop at Santa Iria's viewpoint to have a gorgeous view over the north coast. Take some photos and capture great memories before being dropped off back at your hotel or accommodation at the end of the tour.
Includes
  • Lunch with drinks, dessert and coffee
  • Entrance fee in Furnas Lake
  • Entrance fee in Gorreana Tea Factory
  • Entrance to Terra Nostra Garden Park
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users

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What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Sunscreen
  • Comfortable clothes

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Smoking

Know before you go

  • Please bring swimsuit for thermal bath experience
Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 38 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    5/5
  • Transportation
    4.9/5
  • Value for money
    4.7/5
  • Service
    5/5

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It was a day well spent! Many thanks to our guide Mario for sharing his love and passion for the island of São Miguel. Thanks to him, we also fell in love with the island and will definitely come back to get to know the islands of the Azores better.

February 8, 2023

Fantastic all day trip to Furness, Terra Nostra Park, tea plantation with lovely surprises and delicious food. Our amazing guide and driver Joao went above and beyond to make our trip the most enjoyable, interesting and entertaining. The atmosphere during the trip was very friendly thanks to lovely personality of Joao. Thank you. Definitely recommend and hopefully will be back to see rest of this astonishing island.

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October 16, 2022

Beautiful tour of the valley and mountains of Furnas. You also get details from a guide that you wouldn't find out otherwise, and he really took good care of everyone involved. It would have been good if the description had said that you go to the thermal baths - we happened to have bathing suits with us, but it wasn't really clearly described

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August 20, 2022

Product ID: 198910