Sete Cidades Volcano: Your Exclusive Half-Day Azores Escape

Great Tour with a local. Accommodated our request for a short hike and chose a fantastic, scenic short trail well suited to our abilities. Great lunch included at his family's restaurant with amazing view over the north coast. Lovely guide. Would certainly recommend this tour!

Tiego was a great tour guide. We loved having a private guide and vehicle instead of being with a large cruise group on a bus. The included lunch at his family's restaurant was delicious and had a beautiful view. I highly recommend this tour.

Our disembarkation was delayed about 15 minutes, yet our guide, Tiago, was there. The weather was extremely cloudy and misting so Tiago explained the clouds would prohibit us from seeing Sete Cidades as planned that morning; however, he had recommendations for a few other sites that turned out to be extremely interesting and entertaining. We went to the oldest pottery factory where everything is made by hand and got to see how each step of the process was done. We also visited the only tea growers and processors in Europe (with a tour) and learned all about tea! Along the way, Tiago asked if there was anything we would enjoy seeing and we told him we like to visit churches. We stopped at a cathedral with a very interesting history and had as much time there as we wanted. He also showed us some of the various villages and country side and we gained some interesting information along the way. While lunch was included, we did not expect a 3 course meal at a family run restaurant! We were given choices for each course and the food was delicious... so much so, we were too full for dessert! We highly recommend this tour!!!

We had an incredible 1.5 days with Nilton from 4Plátanos Tours exploring São Miguel. He took us through Furnas, the botanical gardens, Sete Cidades, Lagoa do Fogo, black sand beaches, and even the island’s tea factory. Nilton was warm, knowledgeable, and made the days feel relaxed and personal. A highlight was lunch at his family’s restaurant in Santo António—absolutely delicious! We also loved the stops in Mosteiros and Ponta Delgada. Every detail was thoughtfully planned, and we never felt rushed. If you want to truly experience the beauty and culture of São Miguel, I can’t recommend Nilton and his brother Tiago highly enough. Book them—you’ll have an unforgettable tour!

Such a wonderful tour. Thiago our guide was such a knowledgeable person about what, when and why to visit each one of the places. He is a native of the island, that makes him love the place and therefore transmits that energy. We just had a great time. He was great with the kids, flexible with time and places. Really you won’t regret. We highly recommend this tour. For a perfect closing we had a wonderful meal at a very nice restaurant, with delicious food and an amazing view to the sea and north coast of the island. Do not think anymore and reserve the tour. We just loved it.

It was a lot of fun and our guide was great. He created an itinerary just for us since we had been to Ponta Delgada already. Lunch was included at his family's restaurant. It was very good. The fresh cheese and bread were excellent.

Tiago picked us up 5 minutes early in a nice, spotless Mercedes. He took us up to the Westside of the island, stopping frequently so we could get photos. He’s an excellent tour guide, familiar with the geology, topography and history of the island. He also gave us tips on where we could stay in the smaller seaside villages. He took us to black sand beaches with amazing outcroppings that provided amazing photos. I would have given a five star review just with the tour portion of the experience but then my husband and I had a fabulous meal at Tiago’s family restaurant, 4 Platanos, overlooking the sea. We have had the opportunity to have many good meals and this one was stellar! Excellent salads and a bread basket were followed up by the entrees. I had the grilled red snapper and my husband had steak. I’m a wimp so they removed the head for me. By the time passion fruit cheesecake and coffee were served, the restaurant was packed with tourists and locals. We enjoyed coffee upstairs on the deck and were rewarded with amazing birdsongs. We tore ourselves away and finished the tour with several more stops in the now dormant whaling village. Tiago knew we wanted to go by the pineapple plantation on our own and provided a side jaunt on the way back to the hotel. Everything was top shelf. We highly recommend this tour.

This was a great trip. Tiago was a wonderful guide with a lot of knowledge of the area, its history and fauna. We enjoyed the wonderful lunch with beautiful views.

This is an excellent way to view the Sete Cidades lakes (weather permitting), see the region and villages and enjoy an wonderful included lunch. Our driver Tiago was courteous, informed and eager to be helpful. A family business. Highly recommended!!

This was just fantastic. Private tour for just the two of us. I believe Tiago was our guide. Very knowledgeable Stopped at his family restaurant on the northshore. We could not have picked a better restaurant! OMG, the food and service were out of this world. We toured again on Saturday with his other brother as guide. Do not hesitate to use this tour company. You will not be disappointed!