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Guruprasad_S, Jul 2026
An absolute highlight of our trip—phenomenal guide!
We had an absolutely incredible day exploring São Miguel! Our guide, Jose Maria Santos, was excellent, patient, and deeply knowledgeable. From navigating the breathtaking ridges of Caldeira das Sete Cidades to showing us the stunning vistas at Lagoa do Fogo, Ribeira Grande, and the gorgeous Salto do Cabrito waterfall, he paced the day perfectly.
We learned so much from him about the local history and geology, and his friendly, warm personality made us feel completely comfortable throughout the entire journey. He is truly a terrific guy who goes above and beyond. If you are booking this itinerary, you are in for an amazing experience!
Naomi_K, Jul 2026
Azores trip- must experience!
Just had an amazing adventure with Joao and pure azores. The trip was in a small van, we went to numerous locations which were all gorgeous! Joao was super knowledgeable and was great with my children. We loved the hot springs (a super highlight) and the lunch was delicious. A five star trip my kids said it was a super experience.
Lisa_S, Jun 2026
Hidden Gems
We had an incredible day with our small group and Joao as our guide. He was fun and so knowledgeable. We saw many gorgeous non-touristy spots that we would have missed if we hadn’t done this tour. The lunch stop was delicious. We are very happy with this tour and highly recommend.
Erik_R, May 2026
Great one-day tour of São Miguel!
A great one-day tour of São Miguel, Açores. Fun, informative visit to Gorreana Tea Factory, and the volcanic Lagoa das Furnas and the town of Furnas with its many sulfur vents were beautiful and fascinating. A great local lunch included, followed by a visit to the beautiful Terra Nostra botanical garden and soaking hot springs. Guide Jen was friendly and very informative. We had a great time!
Kathy_W, Apr 2026
Can’t say enough good things about this tour.
Wonderful tour! Marco was very engaging and made sure we had a great day, despite the uncooperative weather. He shifted the itinerary as the day went on to give us the best sights and stops. The box lunch was delicious local bread and cheese. We had booked the 3 hour tour, and at the end, he offered for us to continue on, which we happily did. You won’t go wrong with this tour!
Robert_G, Apr 2026
This great tour covered...
This great tour covered the key places to see on Sao Miguel, taking us to 5 or so main tourist attractions. All along from and to Ponta Delgada, we enjoyed beautiful scenery on the chosen route. The driver who functioned as the tour leader was very cordial and helpful. He provided us with historical information, factual information, and contextual information relative to the other islands, the Portuguese mainland, and the Azores's role yesterday and today. We also got pieces of fun information as we went along and he answered our many questions. I felt this was an excellent overview of Ponta Delgada and Sao Miguel.
Brian_S, Feb 2026
Good interesting tour
It was a full day in an 8 seater Mercedes vito driver/ guide was professional and friendly. It was Sunday and a few places were closed the weather was generally good although one lake was totally cloudy bound. Lunch was ok a little crowded. Worth doing the tour for sure
NancyJ_M, Jan 2026
A beautiful tropical paradise!
The tour was fantastic, Claudia was impressive on her knowledge of the island, whether it be the village or the volcano or just answering my many questions. My favorite was the botanical gardens, beautiful flora. A little wet today, but what’s a bit of rain! It’s tropical and the Azores thrive. Well worth it. Thanks for the day Claudia
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Cameron_S, Dec 2025
An amazing day
My experience with Joaquim was absolute perfection. It was absolutely amazing to see Sete Cidades and Lago do Fogo. Everything was timed perfectly for a relaxed, yet eventful experience rooted in understanding more deeply the island’s customs and culture. I 100% recommend this experience and I suggest you request Joaquim to be your tour guide.
David_M, Oct 2025
Perfect tour of Furnas. Ivo was a great guide. Highly recommend.
We really enjoyed the Furnas Mystic tour with Ivo. He was a great guide and really personalized the trip for us. We enjoyed hearing about the history of Furnas and the stories with the hot springs. The dinner was fantastic. The meats were so tender being cooked underground. Ivo sat and had dinner with us, which we thought was great. To top it off, he brought treats that his mother made. After dinner, we went to the thermal baths for so relaxation. I would highly recommend a tour with Ivo.
Amanda_C, Aug 2025
Great tour and great company!
We had a great time on our tour with Romeo! We went on our first full day so that we could return to some of the places we enjoyed most.
Our guide gave many local recommendations and facts about the Azores in addition to a lovely tour. He was laid back and flexible yet attentive.
My only recommendation would be to ensure you get a reservation in one of the jeeps as we had another group of 2 in a regular 4x4 SUV and it was a bit tight.
AMY_S, Aug 2025
Amazing trip
We (family of 6) spent a full day with Jose touring Furnas. He shared stories and history of the places we went. And went out of his way to drop us off or pick us up as close as possible to ensure my husband with limited mobility was able to see all the sites. Jose started the day with car trouble but that did not stop him from getting us around the island. Just made it more of an adventure. Jose was wonderful, knowledgeable and took us places we would not have seen on our own. We would definitely recommend booking with Jose and would absolutely book with him again.
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