Tour and hikeMistérios Negros and Algar do Carvão
€85 per adult
Algar do Carvão and its visitor centre are closed for works (the new CAVE, Azorean Volcano-Speleological Centre). We confirm the programme of the day when we reply to your request.
Keep it simple and choose this Transfer + Tour option, with a full-day tour including lunch, for a carefree visit to Terceira Island. Land at Lajes international airport and step into one of our transfer vehicles, which will take you privately and in full comfort to your hotel, hostel or local accommodation. On a day of your choice during your stay on Terceira, a full-day tour of the island is included (8 hours, lunch included), visiting the places of greatest interest, namely: a photo stop at a viewpoint with a fantastic panorama over the city of Angra do Heroísmo; a drive past a 16th-century fortress; a photo stop at a viewpoint over the largest islet in the Azores, today a nesting site for seabirds; a visit to the oldest church on Terceira, where you can still see magnificent 16th-century frescoes and one of the many Holy Spirit chapels (Impérios); a stop in the city of Praia da Vitória, birthplace of the writer Vitorino Nemésio; a photo stop at one of the most famous landscapes on the island, the celebrated “patchwork quilt”, which is also the largest volcanic caldera in the archipelago. Regional lunch (beef alcatra), with drinks, dessert and coffee included. A visit inside an empty volcano, Algar do Carvão, classified as a natural monument of extraordinary beauty (entrance not included); and a walk by the natural pools formed by basaltic lava. On your departure day, at a time to be agreed, the transfer from your hotel, hostel or local accommodation to Lajes international airport is provided.