Full Day Private Tour West & East in São Miguel Island: Personalised Itineraries with Expert Guides

Experience the best of São Miguel Island with our personalized full-day private tours. Explore, relax, and indulge in the island’s beauty with expert guides and flexible itineraries.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • São Miguel Island - Start your journey with a hotel pickup by our driver and guide. Prepare for an exciting 6-7 hour adventure. Choose what interests you most and explore at your own pace. Your local guide will offer live commentary and suggestions to enhance your experience. At the end of the day, you’ll be dropped off back at your hotel.

  • Sete Cidades - Famous for its Green and Blue Lakes nestled within a massive volcanic crater, Sete Cidades offers stunning viewpoints such as Vista do Rei, Boca do Inferno, Cerrado das Freiras, Lagoa de Santiago, and Lagoa do Canário. If you wish, our guide can lead you on a short hike around the Green Lake.

  • Lagoa do Fogo - Lagoa do Fogo, a Nature Reserve located centrally on the island, is one of its highest points. We’ll visit viewpoints like Bela Vista, Pico da Barrosa, and others along the way.

  • Plantacoes de Cha Gorreana - This is Europe’s oldest and currently only tea plantation. Enjoy a tea tasting and take a tour of the plant to see the manufacturing process.

  • Furnas - Known for its geothermal activity and dramatic landscapes, Furnas offers relaxing hot springs, volcano hikes, and meals cooked using the earth’s geothermal energy.

  • Parque Terra Nostra - Built in the 18th and 19th centuries, this Romantic-style botanical garden is a top attraction on São Miguel Island. Visitors can bathe in the geothermal swimming pool and admire the exotic vegetation and stunning views.

  • Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Paz - Overlooking the charming village of Vila Franca do Campo, this sanctuary is a beautiful temple of the Azores Archipelago. The current temple, dating from the 18th century, was built over an older one from the 16th century. It is said to have provided protection during pirate attacks, making it a place of great faith and beauty. The sanctuary also offers one of the best viewpoints of the village and its surroundings.

What's Included
  • Free internet connection (WiFi)
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Child seat available
  • Kayaks, SUP paddle, bicycles, and other games free of charge (on request)
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • tickets entrances to parks or hotsprings ( price is 8 to 10 euros)
Additional Information

We provide comprehensive day-long tours inclusive of a personal chauffeur and a knowledgeable guide. Discover, immerse and savour the island’s finest offerings through customised travel plans tailored to optimise your visit.

Why should you choose to journey with us?
Fancy exploring the island whilst also longing to lounge and soak the sun on the sandy shores? Or perhaps, just unwind and appreciate the scenic beauty? Is there an interest in undertaking an island trek but not too rigorous an adventure? Or are you a part of a group with varying vacation ideas? If so, our bespoke private tours are the ideal pick for you.

From arranging your hotel pick-up to crafting your daily itinerary, leave all your worries to us and enjoy a truly relaxed holiday. With our focus on creating the most flexible tours that bear in mind your desires and necessities, no room is left for compromise.

Location
Posto de Turismo de Ponta Delgada
Avenida Infante Dom Henrique
At the city gates, Portas da cidade, facing the sea go to the main avenue called Av. Infante Dom Henrique, and turn right. The meeting point is at the right hand corner between the main avenue and the street called Praça de Goncalo Velho. Our guide will be waiting outside with the van to greet you.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Neha_d
Sep 17, 2024
Beautiful Azores with best guides on the island! - Where to begin? We booked as a group of three couples celebrating our 25th wedding anniversaries and Marika and Felipe made our trip an extremely memorable one. From seeing the most beautiful sights, with stories and facts presented in an entertaining manner (always just enough information and laughs), to surprise picnics for our lunches in the most picturesque surroundings. Felipe is an extremely skilled driver - never an upset stomach - and we had the potential for queasiness with the winding roads and wine consumption! Marika was always making sure everyone in the group was engaged and having a good time. They made sure that we were going to see everything we wanted to and told us the itinerary for the day from the start. Always a smiling disposition through all our requests and questions. The attention to detail is spot on! We are looking forward to our return trip and booking with them again!
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Junem_l
Aug 15, 2024
Amazing - Company was on time and showed us amazing sites and also shared info about the islands history. Tour guide was amazing and really connected with our family of 9!
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305ashleyb
Aug 14, 2024
Enjoyable and Informative - Highly Recommend! - I cannot recommend this experience enough! Marica was absolutely wonderful and so very knowledgeable about all of the locations we visited. She and her partner were incredibly personable and we enjoyed getting to know a bit about them and their life in the Azores. Prior to the tour, we identified multiple locations that we wanted to visit. Marica was able to organize them into a well-timed tour to ensure we saw everything we wanted to see, avoided most of the crowds, and she was even able to sneak in an extra stop that we hadn't asked for (but was well worth seeing). If you're looking for a more individualized tour, please consider selecting this one - you will not regret it!
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Emilyandalex
Jul 28, 2024
Unforgettable experience! - Marica and Philipe are a dream team! My husband and I spent one whole day with them and additional three days with the group of 4 friends. Our itinerary was packed with exciting locations. Marica is knowledgeable and interesting and adapts well to the audience. We were introduced to many different parts of the island, and have variety of different experiences. Marica adjusted her itinerary based on our interest. She was always courteous and professional, and went out of her way to make sure we had recommendations for restaurants to visit after our tour. This dream team made our visit to the island truly unforgettable!
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S3904lfvladimirt
Jul 23, 2024
Best tour guides in the Azores - Our tour guides were super knowledgeable, extremely patient with us and a great company to be with. If you want to learn everything about the Azores and appreciate this beautifull archipelago, you wouldn't be able to find a better choice. Highly recommend.
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Sgeller4
Jul 23, 2024
Fantastic! - Family of six adults, fantastic experience. Marica and Phillipe (my aplogy if I mis-spelled your names) were the nicest, most genuine people. You could feel the love and respect for their home. We don't leave a lot of reviews, but felt the need to leave one here. I would 100% recommend to anyone visiting Sao Miguel to use them. Looking forward to returning and visiting with them again.
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Therealphilgold
Jul 19, 2024
A great experience - We have nothing but good things to say about our tour of the island. As noted by everyone else, Marcia and Felipe are a treat - friendly, knowledgeable, and eager to share. The weather wasn’t completely cooperative the day of our excursion, but they were able to suggest some alternatives and make changes on the fly to adapt. I highly recommend this couple and their tours to anyone who wants to see the best of São Miguel.
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F9653yjrafaelr
Jun 4, 2024
Great experience! 10/10 would recommend! - This was an amazing trip with my family. Filipe and Marica were very attentive and thoughtful and showed us the main island attractions in one day. We visited the Sete Cidades and Fogo lakes as well as the tea plantation before lunch, had a great meal at the guide's recommended restaurant and in the evening we enjoyed thermal baths and went to see the fumaroles and drink it's waters. Before returning home we went to Vila Franca do Campo where there is a beautiful chapel and an awesome viewpoint. Both the Guides have a lot of knowledge on the island and are friendly and fun to be around, they even surprised us by taking my sibling and father to see the fumaroles under heavy rain with an umbrella they had and were very kind to borrow us some jackets when going to the thermal baths since it was raining. It was a 10/10 experience and we only regret that we did not have more time to explore the island with them since we were leaving the next day. Highly recommended!
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Barbaracf7480hy
Jun 3, 2024
The highlights of Sao Miguel in 3 days - Availability Kindness Harmony Organization Readiness to change itinerary in case of bad weather It feels like being on holiday with friends They think of everything
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Bi_h
May 13, 2024
We were so impressed by... - We were so impressed by the wonderful service from our tour guide Monica and our driver Fillepe. We will recommend them to all of our friends.
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