Full-Day Jeep Tour: Sete Cidades and Ferraria

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This seven-hour jeep tour on São Miguel takes you to Sete Cidades—the twin blue and green crater lakes—and then west to Ferraria, where a natural hot spring meets the Atlantic in a tidal pool. You're off-road for most of it, threading through highland pasture and volcanic ridges that standard rental cars can't manage. The route depends partly on weather, but the core stops stay consistent. Fifteen reviews on Viator give it a perfect 5.0, which is rare enough to note. That score holds across small groups, so the format seems to work. The jeep seats four to six, and the guide typically adjusts pace and commentary to whoever's on board. Pickup runs from most Ponta Delgada hotels, and you're back by late afternoon. Bring layers—highland weather on São Miguel shifts fast, and Ferraria's thermal pool is only swimmable at certain tides.