Faial Island Tour: Caldeira, Capelinhos, and Views

Explore the stunning Faial Island on a half-day tour. Visit the impressive Caldeira, the Capelinhos Volcano, and enjoy breathtaking views of Pico, São Jorge, and Graciosa. Book now!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Miradouro de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao - The Monument of Nossa Senhora da Conceição offers a stunning view of the historic city center and the bay of Horta on one side, and Praia do Almoxarife on the other. Visitors can also admire the neighboring Pico Island and Portugal’s highest peak, Pico Mountain. On clear days, the islands of São Jorge and Graciosa are also visible. Truly, a spot with a breathtaking view!
  • Flamengos - On the journey to Caldeira do Faial, travelers will enjoy a road with spectacular views of the entire parish of Flamengos. This unique parish on the island is surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, with no sea in sight.
  • Caldeira - Situated in the heart of the island, Caldeira is the true highlight of Faial. It is one of the largest volcanic craters in the Azores, forming the island’s origin, with a diameter of about 2000 meters, a perimeter of seven kilometers, and a depth of 400 meters.
  • Reserva Florestal de Recreio da Falca - Before heading across the island to Capelinhos, a stop at this charming and picturesque location is a must. Here, visitors can enjoy a short walk through a magical forest of Japanese Cedars.
  • Capelinhos - This site boasts remarkable volcanic beauty and is one of the top tourist attractions in the Atlantic, particularly in the Azores. Its landscape evokes a lunar atmosphere. Revel in the contrast of the gray sands with the green hills and the blue sky and sea.
  • Praia do Porto Pim - On the return to Horta, the route passes by the stunning bay of Porto Pim Beach. Porto Pim, meaning safe harbor, lives up to its name. In addition to the bay, travelers will see the São Sebastião Fort and have a view of the whale factory, where sperm whales were processed until 1984.
What's Included
  • Professional and experienced guide, native of the island of Faial
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Round-trip transportation to the hotel
  • Bilingual guide (Portuguese and English)
  • Semi Private Tour
Additional Information

Are you passing through Faial and want to see the most emblematic places on the island? This is the tour for you!

With this semi-private tour you will discover the imposing Caldeira, the Capelinhos Volcano and the viewpoints with privileged views of the nearest islands, Pico, São Jorge and Graciosa.

From us, you can count on a high level of professionalism, good disposition and dedication to ensure you enjoy a unique experience.

Location
Rua Do Peter
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Marwan_z
Aug 28, 2024
Great island and a fantastic guide! - In these tours the guide plays a very important role, and we were lucky to have Ramiro. Although we had booked 3 different tours on different islands in the Azores, Ramiro was the only one to message me a day in advance, providing me with his contact number and the comfort that we're on track; this was greatly appreciated!!! Ramiro was also fantastic in explaining the various stops, and checking whether we want to alter anything, whether we want to spend more or less time at each stop, catering for our interests. This made the tour quite fabulous!
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327mariarosariam
Aug 21, 2024
Ortensie a Faial - Fantastic tour run very professionally and with great availability and kindness. Very careful and prudent Guide. In-depth and curious knowledge of a wonderful island. To recommend.
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Nuhadr2024
Aug 14, 2024
Spectacular landscape. - Loved the tour guide as much as the landscapes. Tour Guide Romero was very knowledgeable and fun. Tour was true to its description. We enjoyed the other couple in the tour too.
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N1880bcfrancescos
Aug 8, 2024
Bello!! - Super recommended tour if you visit Faial in the day!! Ramiro is a very competent, friendly and helpful Guide. He told us the history of the island in a passionate way
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Marco_t
Aug 7, 2024
Wonderful half-day - He was really good at explaining things and he brought us in place’s where there was a wonderful view.
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Seaside01153097021
Jul 30, 2024
Great tour with Ramiro! - We did a half day trip, as we took the ferry over from Pico where we were staying. The tour and our guide Ramiro were fantastic! The views were beautiful and interesting. Ramiro was very knowledgeable, friendly, and funny, that he made the tour that much more enjoyable. Next time, I will do a full day or hiking tour to see more of the beautiful island. 100% recommend!
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Tourist19439500988
Jul 25, 2024
Absolutely recommended! - We had such a wonderful time on our half day trip around the island. Ramiro took his time to explain everything very detailed and also with a great sense of humor!
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Milene_c
Jul 24, 2024
Half day excursion! - We went to Faial from Pico by ferry and we arrived late. I was afraid we weren’t going to be able to do the excursion but Ramiro was very accommodating and picked us up last to give us the extra time we needed. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. I am so happy we did this tour with him. We were able to see the most iconic places in faial and also we learned a lot about the island. It is a beautiful place and I am sure we will come back. Next time, we want to go down caldeira do Faial and for sure we want Ramiro as our guide. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience!!!
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Angelo
Jul 1, 2024
The essentials of Faial in an afternoon - Efficient and friendly guide, in a few hours we were able to visit the main sites of the island, with essential information on the geology, history and traditions of Faial.
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Trishaj485
Jun 21, 2024
Amazing tour - We got to go all around Faial and see how beautiful this island is. Ramiro was very knowledgeable about everything on the island and all the history (his English is very good too). He took lots of time with us and he exceeded our expectations. I will highly recommend this tour to family and friends.
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