Horta, Faial: 1 Day Tour with Capelinhos, Caldeira and Local Guide

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Monte Da Guia Walking Trail

  The Guide Mountain is a volcanic cone with two semicircular craters. From this place you will have a privileged view of the beach of Porto Pim and the city of Horta.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  The suggested itinerary is the normal for this tour. However, there may be changes (in the duration of the places to visit and the places to visit), taking into account the season of the year and the state of the weather. In case we have to change any of the places to visit, we will show others, such as natural volcanic pools, forest parks, among others. Our goal is to provide you with the best possible experience!

  1 minute • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Miradouro de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao

  Monument of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, from this place you can see the historic center of the city and the bay of Horta on one side and, on the other, Praia do Almoxarife. You can also see the neighboring Pico Island and the highest point in Portugal, Pico Mountain. On days without clouds, you can still see the island of São Jorge and Graciosa. Without a doubt, a place with a privileged view!

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Flamengos (Pass by)

  On the route to Caldeira do Faial we will travel along a road with excellent views of the entire parish of Flamengos. This is the only parish on the island that has no sea around it and is surrounded by mountains and volcanoes.

  Admission ticket free
• 4
  Caldeira

  Located in the center of the island, Caldeira is the real ex-libris of Faial. It is a huge crater of an extinct volcano that was at the origin of the island, about 2000 meters in diameter, 400 meters deep and seven kilometers in perimeter.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5

  Visit to one of the most beautiful beaches on the island overlooking the island of Pico, S. Jorge and Graciosa. This is the largest volcanic sand beach in Faial and one of the largest in the Azores.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Miradouro Ponta Furada

  Coastal place of great beauty where you can observe the contact of basalt with the sea. Here there are various caves and geological formations that will surely please you.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Porto do Comprido

  We will visit the Natural Pools of Porto do Comprido. These pools were formed by basaltic rocks, which resulted from the solidification of incandescent lava in the sea.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8
  Capelinhos

  Place of great volcanic beauty. It is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Atlantic, particularly the Azores. Its landscape takes us to a lunar environment. Enjoy the contrast between the gray of the sands and the green of the mountains and the blue of the sky and sea.

  40 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Please share your WhatsApp number to facilitate communication.
• The tours usually end at 16:30, but we are flexible with the schedule. A good solution for travelers who want to return to Pico at the end of the tour.
• In the summer, there is the possibility of taking a dive at Almoxarife Beach! Don't forget to bring bathing suit and a towel. There's a place to swap on the beach. There is only one rule: you have to be dry before you go back to the cart.
• For reservations without lunch included, the tour includes a stop at a local restaurant for about 1 hour. Lunch is optional. Those who choose not to have lunch should wait during this period. If the whole group prefers not to stop for lunch, the tour will continue and can end about 1 hour earlier.

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