Side by Side Tour – Sete Cidades from North Coast (Half Day)

Farropo Trip Overview

On this tour you will be the driver of an buggy / UTV and this will probably be the best way to feel and experience this part of São Miguel Island.

This tour will take you to the highest points of the mountains that surround Sete Cidades Volcano.

The itinerary is On and Offroad and you will have the opportunity to visit some of the trails that are part of the Azores Airlines Rallye.

If the weather is good, you can count on awesome views to the lakes and the ocean. This will make you feel as you are on the top of the world.

Our team of experient guides will ensure your safety and provide brief explanations at each stop.

You can expect adventure!

Itinerary:
* Fenais da Luz ( North cost)
* Pico da Cruz (845 meters altitude) View to Lagoa de Santiago, lagoa Rasa and Sete Cidades lagoon.
* Vista da Rainha/Miradouro das Cumeeiras ( View point for Sete Cidades, Green and Blue Lagoon)
* Cerrado das Freiras
* Passing by Capelas village
* Fenais da Luz

Additional Info

* Duration: 3 to 4 hours
* Starts: Farropo, Portugal
* Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours



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On this tour you will be the driver of an buggy / UTV and this will probably be the best way to feel and experience this part of São Miguel Island.

This tour will take you to the highest points of the mountains that surround Sete Cidades Volcano.

The itinerary is On and Offroad and you will have the opportunity to visit some of the trails that are part of the Azores Airlines Rallye.

If the weather is good, you can count on awesome views to the lakes and the ocean. This will make you feel as you are on the top of the world.

Our team of experient guides will ensure your safety and provide brief explanations at each stop.

You can expect adventure!

Itinerary:
* Fenais da Luz ( North cost)
* Pico da Cruz (845 meters altitude) View to Lagoa de Santiago, lagoa Rasa and Sete Cidades lagoon.
* Vista da Rainha/Miradouro das Cumeeiras ( View point for Sete Cidades, Green and Blue Lagoon)
* Cerrado das Freiras
* Passing by Capelas village
* Fenais da Luz

Itinerary
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Stop At: Fenais da Luz, Fenais da Luz, Sao Miguel, Azores

This parish located on the north coast of São Miguel island is where we start and end the tour. After starting our tour on paved roads, we will ride along the seafront of and explore dirt roads in this area.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Pico da Cruz, Portugal

This is a mountain with an altitude of 845 meters. The breathtaking view is very similar to “Miradouro da Boca do Inferno” but from a higher perspective (accessible with the quads) and even more magnificent due to its altitude. From here you can see Lagoa Rasa, Lagoa de Santiago, Lagoa Verde, Lagoa Azul and a view to the whole crater of Sete Cidades dormant volcano. If weather is good, this one of the high lights of the tour, where we can see almost the whole island from the top.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Vista do Rei Miradouro, Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel 9555-000 Portugal

Located at an altitude of 540 meters, this viewpoint offers a unique and panoramic view over Sete Cidades crater. Depending on weather and dirt roads conditions we can get to see the same view from a diferent perspective “Miradouro das Cumeeiras”, where we can have an amazing view to the green and blue lake but from the opposite side of the Crater.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Miradouro do Cerrado das Freiras, En 9-1a, Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel 9555-000 Portugal

Here you can expect to make some dirt paths that surround the Blue Lagoon in Sete Cidades with incredible views over the lakes.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Sao Vicente Ferreira, Sao Vicente Ferreira, Sao Miguel, Azores

Passing on a dirt road aroundThis is a parish located on the north coast of the island of São Miguel. This is one of the transit villages that we pass on the way back to the meeting point. Here we will pass by Poços (bathing area) and the place of the old whale’s factory, disabled since 1970 where only the factory chimney remains. Here we will also make a dirt path that connects this parish to Fenais da Luz. Lagoa Azul.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Fenais da Luz, Fenais da Luz, Sao Miguel, Azores

Here we get back to where we started, exploring some seafront dirt roads.

Duration: 20 minutes



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