Stopped by for a day while travelling on Ship from Miami to Barcelona. Word is that the weather at that time was really amazing. Great sunshine and hardly any wind or rain (in april...wow). Swimming in the natural area just next to the ship was indeed amazing. A short walk later down towards the Cathedral was very refreshing. Most of... More

Nordeste is a local on the north west of the island San Miguel. The capital is Ponta Delgada, the airport is almost in the city. Nordeste is worth going by taxi. Its an unusual view of San Miguel. Its on the opposite side of other known attractions. Besides the beautiful views from various belvideres you can see Mosteiros which are... More

We visited the Azores in September and it was really a nice trip. No overdeveloped tourism, we were a little apprehensive about walking around in Ponta Delgada late at night, but it was quite calm, should certainly be one of the safest tourist destinations in the world. We stayed at the Hotel Sao Miguel Park that was a decent hotel,... More

We stopped in Ponta Delgada on a transatlantic cruise from Civitavecchia, Italy to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I wasn't able to find much information about the Azores before we left, but did book a private tour with Greenzone Azores Tours. Communications with owner Sandra were prompt and polite. We met Sandra on the pier and she told us we would have... More

We took a jeep tour of the western part of San Miguel with our friendly, knowledgable and thoroughly accommodating tour guide and photographer Eduardo. This tour was so great!!! We saw incredible examples of natural beauty, lagoons, mountains, natural thermal baths! San Miguel and Eduardo were so wonderful, we signed up for a tour of Furnas the following day. We... More

Wanting to see as much as possible of Sao Miguel in a limited time we booked two full day trips to Sete Cidades/Lagoa de Fogo and Furnas. We were sceptical that the two trips might be very similar but need not have been concerned as they were both quite different. The tours are in four wheel drive vehicles and on... More

We took the full day tour of Sete Cidades/Lagoa do Fogo. From the moment we were picked up through the end of the tour it was a fabulous experience. Our guide was local and knew the details and history of each and every place we visited. He took us to major attractions as well as out of the way sites... More

We reserved the small jeep because it was easier to climb in and out. ELVIS gave us a wonderful tour of Ponta Delgada using small roads that enabled us to see the interior of the island. We drove through lovely farmland with one picturesque view after another; rarely seeing another car. Viewing the green lake and the blue lake from... More

We did the full day Furnas trip. Eduardo our driver and guide was very knowledgeable and could answer almost all of our questions. Our group was seven plus Eduardo and we went leisurely non-stop all day. It was by far the best tour we took in the two weeks we spend in the Azores. My only wish was that we... More