8-Hour Nordeste Tour of São Miguel with Waterfalls and Viewpoints

8 Hours Round trip from hotel Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Ribeira dos Caldeirões' waterfalls and lush greenery
  • 02 See Nordeste village, Farol do Arnel, and Ponta do Sossego/Madrugada viewpoints
  • 03 Discover the oldest part of São Miguel, where the island's first settlement began
  • 04 Enjoy fantastic high panoramic viewpoints with wonderful photo opportunities
  • 05 Scenic drive along São Miguel's north coast

Did you know the Northeast has very different highlights? The Northeast doesn't have lakes and hot springs, but it has fantastic waterfalls and fantastic high panoramic viewpoints. The views offer wonderful photo opportunities, so get your camera ready or simply enjoy the scenery and create unique memories in this land of poets. It is the oldest part of the island, where the first house was settled along with the first church. On this tour, you will feel the culture, traditional gastronomy, and the history of the settlement of this island while immersing yourself in nature too.

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
City Ponta Delgada
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Explore Nordeste and the Oldest Settlements of São Miguel

  • Pick-up.

  • Begin with a small city tour of Ponta Delgada.

  • Continue to the Salto do Cavalo viewpoint.

  • Visit Ribeira dos Caldeirões Waterfalls.

  • Explore the village of Nordeste.

  • Stop at the Farol do Arnel viewpoint.

  • Take in the views from Ponta do Sossego/Madrugada Viewpoint.

  • Visit the Museu do Trigo (Wheat Museum).

  • Continue to Povoação village, where the settlement started.

  • Return to Ponta Delgada.

  • The tour can be customised according to your preferences. Please inquire.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from hotel 1 city · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transportation with an English-speaking guide, hotel pick-up, and drop-off

What's Not Included

  • Entrance fees in parks and hot springs, lunch

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Ponta Delgada
Tour start
hotel, Airbnb, airport, harbour
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 hours finish where they began, in hotel.

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