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View from Norte parish
Into the clay roads
View to Praia Formosa
View to Anjos
View inside our 9-seat Land Rover

Santa Maria Island Jeep Safari Full Day Tour

By Bootla - Nature&Adventure
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is £112 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
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.

Activity location

  • Baia dos Anjos
    • En2-2
    • 9580-412, Vila do Porto, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Baia dos Anjos
    • En2-2
    • 9580-412, Vila do Porto, Portugal

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Santa Maria Island Jeep Safari Full Day Tour
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h10h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 09:00
Price details
£111.52 x 1 Adult£111.52

Total
Price is £111.52
Until Fri, 3 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedisland map
  • What's includedWhat's includedPicnic lunch with scenic view over São Lourenço Bay; Traditional local biscuits for the ride
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDrinks and any expenses in cafes and restaurants in the way

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Forte de Sao Bras
  • 20m
Start at Forte São Brás and learn about its historical importance in defending the island;
Baia dos Anjos
  • 30m
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
  • 20m
Barreiro da Faneca, a well-known geosite will surely take your breath away with its Mars-lookalike landscape
Miradouro das Lagoinhas
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket 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
  • 30m
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
  • 30m
Visit São Lourenço, the most beautiful bay in the Azores
Santo Espirito
  • 30m
Santo Espírito will be next, the parish owning the greatest example of the Azorean baroque-style – its remarkable church;
Farol de Goncalo Velho
  • 45m
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
  • 30m
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
  • 30m
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
  • 30m
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.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBaia dos Anjos
    • En2-2
    • 9580-412, Vila do Porto, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBaia dos Anjos
    • En2-2
    • 9580-412, Vila do Porto, Portugal

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