Private tour Nordeste

Summary

This option has a stop at the Natural Park of Ribeira dos Caldeirões with beautiful waterfalls where there are several water mills. After the visit to the historic centre of the Vila de Nordeste, the tour continues to the Serra Tronqueira* that houses the largest  forest footprint Laurissilva of São Miguel, this is the habitat of the bullfinch bird unique in the world and exclusive of this place, the visit then goes to the local Village where the first settlers disembarked, and then to the viewpoint of Salto do Cavalo, which provides a beautiful view of the vale da Povoação and its Lombas as well as the parish of Furnas and its lagoon, being possible to observe the north and south coast. * This part is dependent on the atmospheric conditions and can be replaced by the visit to the viewpoints of the Arnel, Ponta do Sossego and Ponta da Madrugada. This tour starts at 9am and includes stops at the following sites: Ribeira dos Caldeirões Natural Park, Vila de Nordeste, Tronqueira, Povoação and Salto do Cavalo.

Tour info

Duration
8 hours
Group Size
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Why take this tour?

Enjoy the pleasure of being close to nature in an all-terrain vehicle, comfortably, traveling on dirt roads and less used roads breaking through agricultural paths and areas of the Laurissilva forest, bogs, cryptomeria forests, pastures and hedges of hydrangeas, providing a different look of the main places of tourist interest. There will be numerous scenarios that invite you to take a break to enjoy the view and take pictures. You can choose half-day or full-day tours to participate in this unique experience.

What’s included?

  • National Park fees

  • Bottled water

  • Afternoon tea

  • Lunch

  • Snacks

  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off

  • No exclusions.

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 8h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Bio&Bird Tours

About operator:

A Bio&Bird Tours proporciona agradaveis passeios e saidas para a observacao de aves, na ilha de Sao Miguel abordo de uma confortavel viatura todo o terreno. Sao privilegiados grupos pequenos (6 pessoas), podendo tambem realizar passeios privados, oferecendo uma experiencia inesquecivel sempre muito proximo da natureza e com grande respeito pela mesma.

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