Published on Sep, 2023
My family booked both a half day jeep Sete Cidades and full day van Furnas tour. Both days were packed with adventure. The jeep tour was a blast, a fun off road journey with breath taking views of the lake from above and ground level. Add to that the aqueducts, Igreja de Sao Nicolau, cafe stop and amazing additional viewing points. It was an amazing half day that left us looking forward to our next tour. The jeep was perfect choice for the off road experience to Sete Cidades but on the full day Furnas tour we choose a van to be a bit more comfortable. The view of Vila Franca from Nossa Senhora da Paz is not to be missed, add to that relaxing in hot springs while it rained (still awesome), beautiful gardens, cozido lunch (super tasty), viewing the furnas area, spouts for sipping spring water, the tea farm tour and again additional stops with amazing viewing points. We were fortunate to have Mario for both of our tours, it was like time spent with a new friend. Mario let us set the pace and provided options for our destinations. In addition to providing a wealth of information about this beautiful island he shared additional anecdotes along the way and left us with restaurant and hiking tips (obrigada Mario!). Highly recommend, we could not have smoothly coordinated this much adventure without booking these tours!