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

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| Horta, Portugal

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Free Cancellation

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Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

7 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

3 options. 1st lunch included; 2nd lunch not included; 3rd private tour.
Mineral water
Bilingual Guide (Portuguese and English)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Local Expert Guide
Transport and return to the hotel

Anything that is not specified.

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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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.

Explore Faial with the local Guide Ramiro on an unforgettable journey. More than a tour, it’s an immersion in the culture and volcanic landscapes of the Azores.

Highlights:

Caldera: Feel the imposition of the 2km (1.2 miles) wide crater, the green heart of the island.

Capelinhos: Walk on the youngest...

Duration 7 Hours
Group Tour
Max 8 people in the group

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.
- Duration 15 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
2
Horta
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...
- Duration 1 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required

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...

Duration 10 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Flamengos

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.

No Admission Ticket Required•
Drive-By Only

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.

Duration 30 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Praia do Almoxarife

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.

Duration 30 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

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.

Duration 10 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

Capelo

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.

Duration 10 Minutes•
No Admission Ticket Required

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.