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Get ready for a MEMORABLE day.
What we propose is a true odyssey for your senses, awakening the best sensations in each one, supported by centuries and centuries of tradition from these inhabitants of the Furnas volcano.
Don’t miss a visit to FURNAS and enjoy a revigorating bath in the famous Iron Hot Pools at 39ºC, a degustation lunch of the most Traditional/Typical Azorean Food and finish with a coffee break savouring the one and only Vila Franca Pastry.
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What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We will make the pick up at your Hotel/Hostel address inside the designated perimeter. There is NO need to go to a meeting point. Please wait for your guide at the lobby.
At the Old Fort
Itinerary
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1
Get ready for a MEMORABLE Day. Leaving ponta Delgada our first stop will be at Miradouro Santa Iria, to enjoy a beautiful view of the northern coast line of the island. An important batlle took place here between two brothers.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
Visit to the only Industrial Tea Factory in Europe, non stop production since 1883, where you will learn all about the process of Tea growing as well as taste the famous Azorean Black or Green Tea. An infusion of flavors and sents that transports us to another time and place.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
At Pico do Ferro we admire the panoramic view of the entire crater, including the village and the Furnas Lake
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
Lagoa das Furnas observing how and where it’s made the traditional “cozido das furnas” – furnas stew, in underground holes taking profit from the hot steaming geysers. Lunch Break at Furnas Village (reservation is mandatory. Lunch not included). After lunch we visit the Caldeiras area, were we will find boiling waters, volcanic springs of hot water and thermal springs as well as cold springs of carbonated waters in this huge volcanic crater valley called FURNAS
30 minutes • Admission ticket included -
5
Time for a relaxing medicinal bath in the Hot Pools naturally heated at 39ºC. Filled with iron waters, these pools were once, the exclusive SPA of the royalty and included the first casino ever built in the Island. If you prefer, you may change the baths for a stroll in the Botanical Garden where abound tropical botanical species and a collection of more than 200 species of camelias.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included -
6
Lunch Break at Furnas Village (not included) Reservation 24h in advance is mandatory for the guests that want to take this experience. What we propose is a true odyssey for your senses, awakening the best sensations in each one, supported by centuries and centuries of tradition from these inhabitants of the Furnas volcano. The "Cozido das Furnas" cooked under the ground with the volcanic heat, unique flavor and gastronomic specialty of our Island, the white cheese seasoned with the local red pepper and the unmistakable pineapple slice from the Azores could not be missing for desert. A true delicacy of the gods. After lunch we visit the Caldeiras area, were we will find volcanic springs of boiling water and thermal springs as well as cold springs of carbonated waters in this huge hydropolis with 22 different types of water.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
7
One last Stop at Vila Franca do Campo for a degustation of one of the most ancient and tipical sweets from S Miguel Island, the Queijadas da Vila (optional) This sweet and coffee will take place at the factory that produces the cheesecakes according the old recipie from the nuns of St Andreas Convent, whose secret is kept under lock and key, but it doesn't matter because it's something to eat and cry for more. Curious! Come with us and explore this places enchanted by fumaroles and warm waters.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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