Azores experience

Santa Maria Island Jeep Safari Full Day Tour

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$149

Per person before selecting a date and traveler mix.

Travel date

Infants (0–2) Children (3–12) Adults (13–99)

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Duration9 hrs–10 hrs

Tour style Shared · up to 8

Meeting / pickupPickup may be available

LanguagesEnglish, Spanish

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Overview

Santa Maria Island has much more to see than what the ordinary viewpoints have to show – there are some details you only get to see if you choose to go off-road. By signing up on our Jeep Safari, you get to visit the main points of interest in the island, from a total different point of view. Our service also includes interpreting what you see concerning History, culture, fauna and flora.

What's included

Included

island map
Picnic lunch with scenic view over São Lourenço Bay; Traditional local biscuits for the ride

Not included

Drinks and any expenses in cafes and restaurants in the way

Itinerary / What to expect

Forte de Sao Bras

Freguesia de Vila do Porto, 9580-000, Portugal

20 min

Start at Forte São Brás and learn about its historical importance in defending the island;

Baia dos Anjos

En2-2, Vila do Porto, 9580-412, Portugal

30 min

On Anjos, visit the tidal pools as well as the first church of the Azores. Also, find out about Cristopher Columbus memorable stopover in the island.

Barreiro da Faneca

En2-2, São Pedro, Vila do Porto, 9580, Portugal

20 min

Barreiro da Faneca, a well-known geosite will surely take your breath away with its Mars-lookalike landscape

Miradouro das Lagoinhas

En2-2, Sao Pedro, 9580-106, Portugal

45 min Admission not included

Still on the North of the island, take a glance at Ilhéu das Lagoinhas and stop at Santa Bárbara parish where its inhabitants take great pride at preserving Santa Maria’s unique architecture

Poco da Pedreira

Pico Vermelho - Santa Barbara, 9580, Portugal

30 min

On the way to São Lourenço, the most beautiful bay of the Azores, you’ll visit another memorable geosite of the island – an abandoned quarry whose intense extraction in the past lead to an amazing scenery – Poço da Pedreira.

Miradouro Sao Lourenco

Vila do Porto, Portugal

30 min

Visit São Lourenço, the most beautiful bay in the Azores

Santo Espirito

Santo Espirito, Portugal

30 min

Santo Espírito will be next, the parish owning the greatest example of the Azorean baroque-style – its remarkable church;

Farol de Goncalo Velho

Bairro Santo Espirito, Vila do Porto, 9580-418, Portugal

45 min

Down we go to Maia, another well-known bay if the island for its vineyard landscape as well as Cascata do Aveiro, second tallest waterfall in Portugal;

Ribeira do Maloas

Freguesia de Santo Espirito, Vila do Porto, 9580, Portugal

30 min

Now well on the South Coast, another famous geosite rests for contemplation – Ribeira do Maloás. It’s pillarlike structures are result of horizontal contraction ocurred as the lava cooled down. Similar to Giant’s Causeway in Ireland, but cooler.

Pico Alto

Vila do Porto, Portugal

30 min

Next to Pico Alto, highest point of the island where you can get a 360º view and appreciate all you have seen so far (if weather conditions allow it!).

Praia Formosa

Vila do Porto, 9580-405, Portugal

30 min

Finish the tour at Praia Formosa, the most popular sand beach of the Azores and host of the oldest uninterrupted music festival in Portugal, Festival Maré de Agosto since 1984.

Meeting point, pickup & return

Start / meeting point

See pickup details for the starting arrangement.

Pickup details

Pickup may be available

If you are staying in local house, please add the name so you can easily find it.
Expect to be charged for pickup for places outside designated area, namely:
São Pedro, Almagreira: €10
Praia Formosa: €12,50 Santo Espírito, Santa Bárbara, São Lourenço: €15
Maia: €20

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Vila Do Porto Airport
Hotel Colombo

Tour options

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