Embark on an adventure to São Miguel Island with your family! Explore the island at your own pace, with the comfort of your hire car. Your days will be filled with an exhilarating kayak excursion, biking along a volcanic lake and immersing yourselves in the breathtaking beauty during emblematic hikes. We invite you to discover the traditions and the beauty of the Azores: green volcanoes & colourful flowers, authentic cozido dish & unique tea plantations – an ideal gettaway and a perfect family trip. Exploring São Miguel with family is an wonderful adventure, a chance to experience a new culture, enjoy activities that you would not necessarily do at home, share laughter and create cherished memories that last a lifetime.
Welcome to Ponta Delgada ! You will pick up your rental car and drive to your first accommodation located by the ocean on the north coast, in the village of Capelas. Check into your accommodation for the next two nights. In this small village, you can enjoy lush landscapes, serene beaches and be warmly welcomed into a community rich in tradition.
Meals included : none
Night : Capelas
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It is without a doubt, the most emblematic site of the Azores, thanks to its 5km wide caldera (about 18km²) and an average depth of 400m! It is believed that this volcano has been active for the last 500 000 years. Its caldera was made 36 000 years ago and it is home to two unusual lakes, Blue lake and Green lake, separated by a bridge made of 7 arches, that represent the seven cities of the lost continent: the Atlantis is supposedly located in the lake! (ref: Blake and Mortimer, the Atlantis Mistery).
Today, you change region and head to the Furnas valley in the centre of the Island. First, make a stop at the tea plantation in Gorreana, one of the two unique plantations in Europe. Here the tea is cultivated, collected, and manufactured according to ancestral methods.
Today you are hiking in the crater of Furnas. Through lush vegetation, you will see the active volcano of the archipelago (fumaroles and sulphur springs) and its close links with the gastronomic traditions of this valley: the famous "cozido" stewed with geothermal heat on the lake shore. Back in Furnas, we invite you for a relaxing stroll through the beautiful Terra Nostra Garden. Don't forget your own towel and enjoy a dip in the warm waters.
You will walk along the southern coast of São Miguel, east of the eroded caldeira of Povoação. The Faial da Terra ribeira also known as the Sanguinho hike (nicknamed because of the endemic tree that grows there: the frangula azorica). A choice of two loop walks to enjoy, depending on your energy levels of the day. In the evening, you have a table booked at a traditional restaurant to taste the unique cozido.
A beautiful hike to the most exceptional and untamed lake of this island: the famous Lagoa do Fogo. To get to this beautiful lake you will walk along a Levada and cross a geothermal active area as the itinerary goes up to the crests from which you will have many incredible vantage points over the surrounding areas. Walk back down on wide mountain pass that will take you back to the coast. For any botanical enthousiasts, you will come across many curious endemic and protected plants in the Nature Park, founded in 1974.
