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Full-Day Sete Cidades & Lagoa do Fogo Tour With Lunch (West Tour)

Recommended by 97% of travelers
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Sao Miguel, Portugal
Great choice
10+ bookings last month.
  • 8 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.8
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· Cameron_S ·
Dec 2025
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.
· Ken_D ·
Oct 2025
Our guide Jose Melo was excellent. Knew many facts about the island and flora. Well worth the cost. A full day including a delicious lunch

Overview

Get your camera ready for this full-day tour of Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo with lunch. See the stunning volcanic crater, filled with an emerald lake, and its surrounding vistas. Enjoy lunch, then stop at the Lagoa do Fogo mountain for some of the region’s most impressive views of the lake and various shores of the island. Nature lovers won’t want to miss this.
  • A full-day guided tour of Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo
  • Explore nature’s wonders, like a volcanic crater and magnificent lake
  • Peer over sweeping vistas at majestic valleys
  • Eat lunch while admiring your beautiful natural surroundings
  • Learn about the local ecology from your expert guide

What's Included

  • Certified Driver/Tour Guide
  • Hotel, airBnb's and cruise terminal pickup and drop-off at Ponta Delgada city
  • Transport by minivan (small group tour of maximum 8 passengers)
  • Lunch
    Regional lunch with drinks, deserts, coffe or tea at local restaurant
  • Travel Insurance for all passengers
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Parking Fees
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Free Pick-up and drop off at hotels, other accommodations, AirBnb's and cruise ship terminal at Ponta Delgada, Lagoa and Ribeira Grande City.

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Meeting point

  • Ponta Delgada - Avenida Marginal - Turismo
    9500-101 Ponta Delgada, Portugal

    Tourism office of Ponta Delgada

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

1

Miradouro do Pico do Carvao

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

2

Lagoa do Canario

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

3

Vista do Rei Miradouro

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

4

Miradouro Da Lagoa De Santiago

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

5

Lagoa Verde / Lagoa das Sete Cidades

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

6

Sete Cidades

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

7

Miradouro da Ponta do Escalvado

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

8

Lagoa

1 hour 15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

9

Lagoa do Fogo

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

10

Salto do Cabrito

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

11

Praia do Areal de Santa Barbara

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Monica_B
We had an amazing day. Joaquin was so thoughtful and knowledgeable. He made the tour group feel like family. The tour was absolutely breathtaking beautiful! The pictures don’t do it justice. I would highly recommend this company and Joaquin.

Reviews

4.8
based on 146 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

An amazing day

Cameron_S, Dec 2025
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.

Amazing Day

Monica_B, Nov 2025
We had an amazing day. Joaquin was so thoughtful and knowledgeable. He made the tour group feel like family. The tour was absolutely breathtaking beautiful! The pictures don’t do it justice. I would highly recommend this company and Joaquin.

Joaquin our guide was...

Pen, Oct 2025
Joaquin our guide was excellent. He is very passion to his island he was born .Very informative and gives options if one does not works.

Full day cidades tour

Ken_D, Oct 2025
Our guide Jose Melo was excellent. Knew many facts about the island and flora. Well worth the cost. A full day including a delicious lunch

A trip for wonderful views

Catherine_W, Sep 2025
The views were amazing and we were taken to viewpoints we would not have reached on our own. Lunch was good too. However as it was booked as an English tour, it was annoying how much time the guide spent speaking in Portugese to the one Portugese visitor, even though her English was excellent, and he didn't translate those conversations for the rest of us.

Highly recommended!

Dionysios, Jul 2025
This tour was an absolutely amazing experience! It beautifully showcased the diverse Azorean landscape, featuring everything from calderas and lagoons to waterfalls. Joaquim, our guide, was exceptionally knowledgeable about both the natural environment and the rich culture of the Azores.

We had such a great...

Jenn_W, Jul 2025
We had such a great experience exploring the island with our guide João - he showed us various spots on the island including beautiful vistas, a great lunch, waterfalls, thermal pools and more. He personalized the tour for us and was super accommodating and flexible. We had a great experience!

Great tour on a beautiful island

Andreas_P, May 2025
You can expect great views, visit a pineapple farm and a ceramic factory. Our tour guide Bruno was outstanding.

Not acceptable

Cheryl_K, Nov 2024
I would give this zero stars if I could. The reason is that he was supposed to be picked up at our hotel at 9 AM. Leaving there about 840 when no one came by 9:15. He started to get concerned. I eventually reached by Viatour because I couldn’t get in touch with Green visions, which was the name of the tour company. Viator was also enabled to reach green visions. Nobody ever did show up Viator finally verified that we were not at fault and we were refunded our entire amount Paid. We lost a half a day. Luckily our hotel was able to book us a private afternoon tour and we were able to see almost all of what we were supposed to see on the tour we had booked if you requested me picked up at your hotel. Make sureThat it is going to happen if you use Green vision tours.

Response from Host, Nov 2024

Goodnight. The situation was as follows: Your online reservation was scheduled but for some reason that we were unable to understand, your reservation was not in our bookings. We apologize for what happened. As soon as we become aware of the situation, we promptly refund your reservation. It was our company who made the refund and not the viator. That day, our entire team was working outside the office and we were unable to answer your call. This was an atypical situation because our company always honors its commitments and bookings, our reviews prove this. Once again we apologize for the situation and inconvenience it may have caused. Best regards, Green Visions Tours

Perfect timing!!

cheryl_f, Oct 2024
Bruno was excellent !! Knowledgeable, entertaining, took us to some unique spots for amazing views and photo opportunities!! Appreciate his perspective of the Azorean culture-plus he is very passionate about sustainability!! Refreshing for a tour guide!! Knew the weather, so were able to get everything in at the right time of day!! Definitely recommend this tour!!

Wonderful experience with a friendly and knowledgeable host

Paul_M, Sep 2024
It was an amazing experience with an extremely knowledgeable and friendly host. Carlos was welcoming and went out of his way to make our tour memorable. There were four of us plus the host in the minivan which was air-conditioned and comfortable. Our host Carlos knew exactly where to take us for the best views and the various attractions included in the tour. I would happily go with Green vision tours again.

Covered a number of great...

carl_m, Sep 2024
Covered a number of great locations for fantastic views over the west side of the island. Learnt about pineapple cultivation, lunch was huge buffet with drinks.

Fun Day with Bruno, Amazing Views

Julie_L, Jun 2024
We thoroughly enjoyed our day with amazing views. Bruno is very knowledgeable and made the whole day enjoyable, we would recommend booking through Green Visions for this tour.

Beautiful island

Terry_S, Jun 2024
Great driver who was very knowledgeable about plants, history, and the geology of the island. Good lunch but restaurant was very hot inside.

We enjoyed

Filip_Z, Jun 2024
great, thank you for this experience, our guide showed us some really interesting places. Also we did receive a lot od informations abput the Azores History.

Great driver and tour.

Fred_R, May 2024
Eduardo Miranda did a great job doing the tour. He picked us up on time and showed us all of the area. He was very helpful and took really good care of us.

Great time!

Susana_M, May 2024
Eduardo was on time very friendly and informative. He had a lot of information and we enjoyed our day

Must do

Ishan_B, May 2024
Incredible tour, had an amazing time and the tour guide made sure to adjust our tour based on the weather to make sure our viewpoints were the best possible

Perfet tour

Alexander_L, May 2024
Bruno, our guide is great ! He show us many great places and provided a lot of detailed information about these places. We are happy with Seven cities lake ! It is amazing ! Pineapple fabric and ceramics fabrics also amazing ! Sete Cidades make us a lot of positive emotions!

Amazing tour!

Paul_R, Apr 2024
Tour guide was amazing, we had an incredible day with him. His knowledge of the Azores in general and Sao Miguel in particular with its landmarks, and scenic areas was unsurpassable. The island is beautiful. Lunch was included as well and he took us to a small family run restaurant and had an amazing meal of locally caught fresh tuna. I highly recommend!

Very good option

EIDYXMARLENE_C, Apr 2024
Bruno was amazing, he gave a lot of information, we had enough time to enjoy all the stops and the lunch was very tasty. Full recommended.

Awesome day trip

Margaret_M, Feb 2024
Our guide, Hugo, is very knowledgeable about this island. He knows the history of the people, land and fauna. His passion and love of his home is obvious and gladly shared it with us.

An excellent experience with a great guide!

Brenna_F, Jan 2024
We had an excellent time with Hugo on the full day tour around the island. Started around 9, ended around 5, and we got a lot done (Sete Cidades, Lagoa do Fogo, Praia Da Santa Barbara, Ilhéus dos Mosteiros, and a bunch of other small stops along the way). He’s very informative, well-spoken, and super nice. He has excellent English skills as well, if that’s a necessity. We highly recommend Hugo for tours on São Miguel!

Fantastic experience, must do

STACY_S, Sep 2023
Wonderful experience. Mario was a fantastic tour guide. Very knowledgeable. Very accomadating to our party of 8. Highly recommend this tour

Restful and scenic

Mark_M, Jun 2023
Sete cidades was fabulous. Very scenic and beautiful. Calming to sit and relax. Highly recommend. Also our guide was fantastic.

Great day with Hugo!

Lbruce1131, Jun 2023
Hugo was amazing. Very knowledgeable and funny. We loved this tour and highly recommend it! Everything was fantastic and food was awesome. All you can drink beer and wine :)

Excellent Tour

Margaret_D, Jun 2023
Raphael was an excellent tour guide, & the scenery & sites were stunning! He knew I wanted to see a waterfall & went to extra trouble to make sure we saw a really pretty waterfall! The whole tour was a lovely experience!

Hugo is a GREAT guide. He...

Joel_K, Apr 2023
Hugo is a GREAT guide. He clearly loves sharing the beauty of Sao Miguel with his guests, and interacting with all members on his tour

A perfect day touring the Sete Cidades region including the Lagoa do Fogo and a tasty lunch with a great tour guy

robertby2425, Mar 2023
It was a great tour provided by Hugo. He was an outstanding tour guide: very knowledgeable about the Azores islands, very passionate, and very eager to please customers.the 9 hours were well spent.

THE Best!

lizzzbrown, Oct 2022
We’ve all seen the photos online of Sete Cidades but Hugo went above and beyond to show us everything that makes the Açores truly special. We were fortunate enough to experience a private tour with Hugo and he not only took us to places we were not expecting but gave us the time and space to take it all in. Thank you Hugo for a memory we will not forget!

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