São Miguel East Tour: Furnas, Waterfalls, Nordeste

Experience the best of São Miguel’s East half on a full-day tour. Visit Furnas, Ribeira dos Caldeirões waterfall, and Nordeste. Enjoy a delicious local stew for lunch and the option to swim in thermal pools. Book with the São Miguel West tour for the ultimate island experience!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Miradouro de Santa Iria - One of the best coastal views of the island, from a high cliff, over many miles of the gorgeous north coast
  • Pico do Ferro Viewpoint - Enjoy one of the best views of São Miguel Island, over Furnas town and lake.
  • Lagoa das Furnas - Explore the geothermal area by Furnas Lake and learn how the famous “cozido”…
What's Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off (Centrally located Ponta Delgada hotels)
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch (cozido stew, drink of choice, dessert, and coffee)
  • Expert driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Thermal pools (optional)
  • Any service not mentioned as being included
Additional Information

Explore the eastern half of São Miguel island, featuring Furnas, Ribeira dos Caldeirões waterfall, and Nordeste!
Marvel at the scenic views of Furnas lake and town, watch the active volcanic mud pools, be mesmerized by the beauty of Ribeira dos Caldeirões waterfall and be enthralled by the tall cliffs of Nordeste.
Savour the traditional ‘cozido’, a local…

Location
Miradouro de Santa Iria
Cancellation Policy

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

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Jooles12355
Mar 26, 2025
Beautiful Scenery, Great Food, and a Top-Notch Guide - I did the São Miguel East Full Day Tour with Furnas (including lunch), and it was a fantastic experience overall. Our guide, João, was fabulous—friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about the island. Although the hot springs were unexpectedly unavailable, the rest of the tour more than made up for it. The views were stunning, the cultural insights were fascinating, and the traditional lunch in Furnas was a real highlight. I’d highly recommend this tour to anyone looking to explore São Miguel with a great local guide.
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Impulsej
Mar 24, 2025
Absolutely recommended - The tour to the East of Sao Miguel was such an amazing experience! We were a small group of 8 people, which was a perfect number to listen to all the historical facts about the island and have good conversations. Our tour guide Joao was not only super friendly, but also very educated about Sao Miguel‘s history. All of the stops were amazingly beautiful and the traditional Portuguese lunch was excellent! I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone who wants to see the beauty of this island while also learning a lot about it. Big thanks to Joao for the wonderful experience!
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David_l
Mar 24, 2025
East tour - It was a great day and very beautiful scenery. Our guide Jaoa was very good and very informative. We enjoyed every minute of the tour. The lunch was amazing. I would so recommend this tour
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U8082iymarkf
Mar 23, 2025
A Wonderful Day - This tour included many spectacular vistas as well as informative, entertaining chats from our friendly, expert guide Joao. We especially enjoyed seeing the volcanic soil where our excellent lunchtime stew was cooked. We also had great fun testing different volcanic spring waters at another stop, even the stinky ones!
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Katarzyna_g
Mar 20, 2025
This trip will remain in my memory for a long time! - This was my second guided tour with João. This time in the eastern part of São Miguel and it was absolutely unforgettable. The guide full of passion and knowledge introduced us to the history and culture of the region making each subsequent attraction take on a deeper meaning. The eastern part of the island was amazing not only with its picturesque views but also with interesting places. We visited charming villages where time seemed to have stopped. We tried "cozido" a traditional dish cooked in natural geothermal heat. The conversations flowed naturally and at times we felt like we were spending time with friends not in a group of tourists. This trip will remain in my memory for a long time!
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Christine_h_lita
Mar 16, 2025
Beautiful island - It was a very rainy day, but we still enjoyed seeing many interesting sights. Joao, our guide, was very knowledgable and shared many interesting facts about the island. These tours are a great way to see the island.
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Sarahminni
Mar 14, 2025
Another great tour with Joao! - My husband and I did the west tour with Joao, and we so excited when he was our guide for the east tour! Again, he was very knowledgable, passionate, and accommodating. The tour itself was an awesome experience, there were so many amazing views! And the lunch was delicious. I highly recommend this tour!
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Whereisnez
Mar 14, 2025
East tour pure azores - Our second tour with João from Pure Azores and it was just was amazing as the first. Somehow he has an uncanny way of knowing when certain viewpoints will clear up. Provided tons of info and the lunch was delicious. If we're ever break in the azores we're searching for him
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Amadorbarreira
Mar 13, 2025
1st day in S. Miguel - Excellent visit, guide (Manual) 5 stars, good stops, many and beautiful photos. I recommend this step to get started and be careful with the hot water.
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Explorer11211356750
Mar 5, 2025
Great tour - Great tour with Joao. He was very knowledgeable of the entire sland and made the tour enjoyableand fun. Would highly recommend the tour and would highly recommend joao
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