Walking Tour Salto do Cabrito

Highlights

From Ponta Delgada, after having collected our customers, we will travel to the Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande where we will start and finish our circular walking tour to the beautiful waterfall of Salto do Cabrito. In the Thermals of the Ribeira Grande, we take the opportunity to appreciate the place, where its possible to see some fumaroles and the Thermal house of the City Ribeira Grande, as well the area ,where some regional dishes are made in Volcanic soil, then we will walk along a path lined by Cryptomes, to the old hydroelectric power station of Fajã do Redondo (deactivated), we cross a metallic bridge, where we will be accompanied by a small river, which leads us to the beginning of the waterfall. After descending a steep metallic stairs, we come across the Salto do Cabrito Hydroelectric Power Plant (active), which indicates the beautiful Salto do Cabrito Waterfall (photo), height to appreciate its beauty where we can see the splendor of the Salto do Salto Cabrito, with 40m of height, presenting crystalline waters that invite us to baths.

Summary

From Ponta Delgada, after having collected our customers, we will travel to the Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande where we will start and finish our circular walking tour to the beautiful waterfall of Salto do Cabrito. In the Thermals of the Ribeira Grande, we take the opportunity to appreciate the place, where its possible to see some fumaroles and the Thermal house of the City Ribeira Grande, as well the area ,where some regional dishes are made in Volcanic soil, then we will walk along a path lined by Cryptomes, to the old hydroelectric power station of Fajã do Redondo (deactivated), we cross a metallic bridge, where we will be accompanied by a small river, which leads us to the beginning of the waterfall. After descending a steep metallic stairs, we come across the Salto do Cabrito Hydroelectric Power Plant (active), which indicates the beautiful Salto do Cabrito Waterfall (photo), height to appreciate its beauty where we can see the splendor of the Salto do Salto Cabrito, with 40m of height, presenting crystalline waters that invite us to baths.

Tour info

Duration

4 hours

Why take this tour?

On this Walking tour to the Salto do Cabrito Waterfall, we will take you to visit one of the most beautiful waterfalls on the island of São Miguel, located in the central area of the island of São Miguel, we will take the opportunity to explore some of the natural fauna and flora and get to know the Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande which is also a place rich in volcanic activity, due to its fumaroles there. In a circular route, of medium difficulty, we will make known to our customers, the dam of the Salto do Cabrito hydroelectric power station, the old and the new hydroelectric power station, where we will cross small forests rich in cryptomeria, metal bridges, streams and know the area where the Geothermal power plants on the island of São Miguel are installed.

What’s included?

Snacks
Driver/guide
Local guide
Hotel pickup and drop-off (hotels located only in Ponta Delgada, Lagoa e Ribeira Grande)
Lunch

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 4h
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.

Operator Website

Operated by:

Prazer d'Aventura

About operator:

A Prazer D'Aventura Island Tours is Animation tourist company specializing in guided tours of the beautiful island of Sao Miguel, which belongs to the Azores (Portugal). We provide exciting tourist routes to the most beautiful and important places that the island of Sao Miguel has, such as natural parks, botanical gardens, hot waters boilers (Furnas), craters of volcanoes (Seven Cities and Fire Lagoon) and the coast maritima (Northeast). There are also trails and walks to discover the many trails that island has. We offer you the opportunity to visit the best places and most tourist interest, with access to all land routes in a relaxed and comfortable way. We give explanations on all the stops that we make, where you can appreciate and enjoy all nature, history offers us the island of Sao Miguel, making your holidays unique and unforgettable.