São Miguel, Azores

São Miguel Island, is referred to locally as "The Green Island", it is the largest and most populous island in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It is made up of 6 municipalities spread over a surface area of 747 km2.

During your stay in the city it is imperative to observe the many magnificent buildings of tremendous architectural value. The majority of these are presently used to accommodate the various political, administrative, religious and cultural offices of São Miguel and the Azores. The City Gates, “Portas da Cidade”, constructed in the form of three arches during the 18th century, will launch your cultural tour through the city to observe the sites.

Everything you get:

Full-time tour guide Sightseeing led by your tour guide

All the details are covered:

Direct Round trip flights on SATA International Transportation by comfortable motor coach 6 overnight stays at the Hotel Acores Atlántico double occupancy with private bathroom Meals: 7 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 3 dinners

$1,699.00

Note: -Activities can change based on weather conditions. - Price does not include insurance

What you’ll experience on your tour

Day 4: Full day Kayaking (B&L) Day 1: Fly overnight to Sao Miguel, Azores

Day 2: Sao Miguel (B &D) Day 5: Ponta Delgada (B&L)

-Gruta do Carvao -Whale watching- The Azores are currently one of the world’s largest whale sanctuaries. Among resident and -Meet your Tour Guide at the airport in Ponta Delgada, migrant species, common or rare, more than 20 different the capital of Sao Miguel. Ponta Delgada is the largest types of cetaceans can be spotted in the Azores. municipality and administrative capital of the Autonomous Region of the Azores in Portugal. It is -Walking city tour located on São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous in the archipelago. Day 6: Lagoa do Fogo (B, L, D) -The Gruta do Gravão is a cave located beneath the city of Ponta Delgada. It is 2,500 meters long and extends -Full day hiking- Splendid view over the south coast from the coastline up to the parish of Arrifes. It features located in the center of the island are the fascinating the typical geological structures of an effusive volcano, landscapes of Lagoa do Fogo (Fire Lake), doubtlessly with stalactites of various types, including the one of the grandest nature attractions of this island, amorphous silica variety. The formation of secondary which already is not really poor of beautiful nature minerals, such as limonite and hematite, has made the sights. This huge blue lake – it is about 2 km long and 1 surrounding area look red and orange. km wide - fills the ground of an extinct crater, whose Day 3: Furnas (B & L) caldera was formed during an eruption in 1563. Surrounded by high mountains and luxuriant endemic - Full day tour of Furnas and Hot Springs vegetation, this mystical lake, where an ambiance of divine tranquility and beauty is reigning, has transparent -Home of the lake and parish of Furnas, the valley’s waters, a peninsula and white sand beaches and is typical smell of sulphur and the boiling, smoking hot declared nature reserve. Enjoy Caldeira Velha with springs are secondary evidence of volcanic activity. The exuberant endemic – and even tropical - vegetation, volcanic soil is so hot in this area; the locals dig large where a steaming fumarole and a pool below a natural holes in the ground and cook the famous "Cozido das cascade with warm (38°C), sulphurous water invite you Furnas. Our lunch will be directly prepared in these hot to a relaxing bath – whatever the season! springs. Day 7: Ferraria (B, L, D) - Visit a Pineapple Plantation- The pineapple of Sao Miguel was originally introduced as an ornamental plant, -Full day bike tour- Sete Cidades with its industrial production only starting in the mid -Rock climbing nineteenth century, it grows in glass greenhouses, taking -Evening of Folclore dancing approximately 2 year to ripen and be harvest.

-Visit a Tea Plantation- Sao Miguel is the only place in -Lagoon "Sete Cidades" is one of the most famous places Europe where tea is produced. The first seeds (camellia in the Azores, and once observed we can understand sinensis) arrived at the end of the nineteenth century, why. This is the largest freshwater lake in the Azores, along with experts who came to teach the various phases located in craters that form the island, consisted of two of production. The different varieties of tea depend upon lagoons (Lagoa Verde and Lagoa Azul) promoting here a the maturity of the leaves used and upon the scenario of extreme beauty, and one of the symbolic manufacturing process. images of the archipelago, classified as Protected Landscape Rede Natura Natural 2000 - Visit Observatoro Vulcanologico e Geomtermico- The center for the dissemination of volcanological and -Ponta da Ferraria- A spa and bathing site geoenvironmental science, focused on the geodynamics withtherapeutic water springs that have been used since of the Atlantic amongst other topics. the fifteenth century. The ocean temperature reaches 28 degrees Celsius at low tide, and the spring itself is a scorching 61 degrees Celsius!

Day 8: Visit local school (B)

-Afternoon departure