On this tour, you'll visit Monte Brasil and the natural pools of Biscoitos, two must-see sites in West Terceira. Plus, you'll also get to taste several traditional Azorean cheeses.
West Terceira Van Tour + Cheese Tasting
At the agreed time, we'll pick you up from your hotel in Angra do Heroismo, the capital of the island. Next to this city, we'll find the famous Monte Brasil. Wonder why it has this name? We'll find that out during the tour!
For 40 minutes, we'll take a walking tour on the peninsula of Monte Brasil. On this hill south of Terceira, which formed around an extinct tuff volcano, we'll explore its caldera and its four peaks: Cruces, Facho, Zimbreiro, and Quebrada. The latter is very famous, as it's usually an excellent spot for Atlantic whale watching.
After visiting Monte Brasil, we'll continue our tour to Terceira. We'll make short stops along the way to take pictures in the beautiful villages of São Mateus da Calheta and Santa Barbara. We'll then drive to a farm on the inner part of the island to enjoy a tasting of cheese made in the Azores, such as Queijo Vaquinha. We'll try a delicious selection of the most important cheese brands of the archipelago, whose dairy products incidentally are very popular in Portugal.
Our next stop will be at the popular natural pools of Biscoitos, where we'll go for a half-hour walking tour to learn how these lagoons were formed. Hint: as with most natural areas on the Azores, the explanation of its origins has to do with volcanos.
Lastly, we'll return to your hotel, arriving there between 3-4 hours after pickup.
Pickup
This tour includes pickup from hotels in Angra do Heroismo. If you're staying in another area of the island of Terceira, at the time of booking you can select between the following two meeting points to be picked up at:
- Vasco Da Gama Statue
- Tourist kiosk at Jardim José Agostinho
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