São Jorge: Island Round Trip Up to 7Hours. São Jorge Island: Round Trip 7Hours.
ID: GYG546297-942385
Category:
Country: Portugal
Duration:
07:00 hours
Description
São Jorge Island: Grand Tour Private Tour 1-8 Person - All Island : Stop in the best viewpoints and Locations. Up to 7 Hours of pure nature.
This circuit we leave the town of Velas, we continue to the Forest Reserve of Sete Fontes, better known as Parque das Sete Fontes, located in the town of Rosais, the main interest being the viewpoints with magnificent panoramic views, where we see the neighboring islands and north coast of the island of São Jorge.
After our beautiful park visit we move on to The Cheese Factory called Unioão das Cooperativas da Beira, where you will taste the diferent aged cheeses. A Guided tour of the factory is avalible. Tickets for purchase at the factory(5 euros/person)
We continue on to Norte Grande, where we pass through the following places, Toledo and Santo António, when we arrive to the town of Norte Grande, we will find the Miradouro do Norte Grande, that offers splendid view of great part of the north coast of the island of São Jorge. Norte grand has several fajãs, Fajã do Ouvidor and Fajã da Ribeira de Areia. that by its size and quantity of inhabitants,they are among the most important fajãs of the island of São Jorge.also belonging to Norte Grande are the villages of Santo António and Ribeira da Areia.
View point of Faja Dos Cubres and Caldeira santo Cristo is the next stop, one of the most stunning places on the Island. Then we continue towards Calheta, where we pass through the town of the Norte Pequeno and some localities. Arriving in Calheta, Here we stop for the lunch break. (Lunch not included).
the Next stop in our tour is the Coffee Plantaion. The fisrt coffee in Europe to be produced from start to finish. Here you have the oportunity to purchace the local coffee and traditional sweets.
Here we take a step back in time and see how life was lived in the old days, visiting the Plantaion and handy craft where they grow the Coffee and make quilts as they have over 100 years.
Making our way to Topo to see the Ilheu do Topo, the light house and viewpointo of Faja de Sao Joao.On our way down to velas we see the Viewpoint of Manadas, here we have a wondeful view of Manadas, Terreiros, Urzelina and Queimada. making our way back to velas. This tour Can start from diferent places on the Island if needed. This is our baseline, tour stops and locals to visit are dynamically changed depending of each group preferences and stop times. Decent to two of our famous fajãs is included. At the end of the Tour Time we go to the Dropoff place.
Highlights
- Stop at Cheese Factory ( except Sundays and Holydays).
- Stop at Best Viewpoints and Natural Reserves.
- Stop in the first Coffee Plantation in Europe.
- Stop to See Caldeira Santo Cristo ViewPoint.
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Does not include lunch.
Lunch break is the responsibility of the customer, from restaurant selection and payment.
Lunch Stop, or other stops will be included in the 7 Hour Tour.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.