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Algar do Carvão: The best caves Tour
Terceira Island: Algar do Carvão - Tour of the best caves
Terceira Island: Algar do Carvão - Tour of the best caves
Terceira Island: Algar do Carvão - Tour of the best caves
Terceira Island: Algar do Carvão - Tour of the best caves

Terceira Island: Algar do Carvão - The caves Tour

By AzorBus Terceira Island Tours
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Free cancellation available
Price is $108 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Have you ever imagined visiting the womb of the earth?
Well, by opting for this tour that is precisely what you will do, discovering the most emblematic volcanic cavities on the island of Terceira.
The tour starts at 2pm at Alto das Covas (meeting point) in Angra do Heroísmo and should end around 5pm passing through:

Lagoa das Patas, we visit the leisure park, the lagoon and the river, in the company of the ducks; (30 min)
Gruta do Natal, we visit the lava tube where it is necessary to use a helmet; (30 min)
Furnas do Enxofre, a short walk through nature, admiring the breathing land; (30 min)
Algar do Carvão, without a doubt, the ex-libris of Terceira Island. (45min)
Glimpse, feel and experience nature in its purest state!
Tickets to Algar do Carvão and Gruta do Natal (15€/pax)

Activity location

  • Gruta do Natal
    • 9700-000, Angra do Heroísmo, Açores, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Alto das Covas
    • 9700-220, Angra do Heroísmo, Açores, Portugal

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Terceira Island: Algar do Carvão - The caves Tour
  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h3h
  • English

Have you ever imagined visiting the womb of the earth?
Well, by opting for this tour that is precisely what you will do, discovering the most emblematic volcanic cavities on the island of Terceira.
The tour starts at 2pm at Alto das Covas (meeting point) in Angra do Heroísmo and should end around 5pm passing through:

Lagoa das Patas, we visit the leisure park, the lagoon and the river, in the company of the ducks; (30 min)
Gruta do Natal, we visit the lava tube where it is necessary to use a helmet; (30 min)
Furnas do Enxofre, a short walk through nature, admiring the breathing land; (30 min)
Algar do Carvão, without a doubt, the ex-libris of Terceira Island. (45min)
Glimpse, feel and experience nature in its purest state!
Tickets to Algar do Carvão and Gruta do Natal (15€/pax)

Starting time: 2:00pm
Price details
$108.32 x 1 Adult$108.32

Total
Price is $108.32
Until Thu, Mar 28

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntry fees in Algar do Carvão and Gruta do Natal (15€/pax)
  • What's includedWhat's includedWiFi on board
  • What's includedWhat's includedPick up and drop off at listed hotels.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMinimum of 5 people to do the bus tour, Otherwise, it will be in a minivan.
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPick up and drop off at non listed hotels, It is possible, but an extra fee of €30 applies.

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Water and sunscreen on sunny days, is recomended.
  • Minimum of 5 people to do the bus tour, Otherwise, it will be in a minivan.

Activity itinerary

Lagoa Das Patas
  • 30m
The Lagoa das Patas [Duck Lake] Forest Reserve is in the interior of Terceira Island and gets its name from a beautiful artificial lake, fed by the water flowing from the Serra de Santa Bárbara range. The lake is surrounded by azaleas, hydrangeas and other bushes and trees. A recreational park was created from a small wood of Japanese red cedar, so that visitors can enjoy the spot in comfort.
Gruta do Natal
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
It is a very extensive geological formation, resulting from the formation of a lava tube in the interior of the island, comprised in the Serra de Santa Bárbara e Mistérios Negros Natural Forest Reserve. It has ramifications in the form of different tunnels, formed by lava flows in different directions. One of its curiosities is the fact that it is located largely under a lagoon, Lagoa do Negro.
Furnas do Enxofre
  • 20m
They are constituted in a fumarolic field, in other words, in an area that comprises several outlets of aggressive volcanic gases, at different temperatures, some quite high (about 95º C on the surface and about 130º C at half a meter in depth). Such degassings are essentially composed of carbon dioxide (c. 95%), hydrogen sulphide (c. 3%), sulfurous gas, hydrogen, nitrogen, methane and others, in very low proportions.
Algar do Carvao
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Included in the Caldeira Guilherme Moniz, an ancient dormant volcano, in this Algar visitors can descend to about 100 meters in depth, and observe stalactites unique in the world for their silicate characteristics, and an underground lagoon, with crystal clear waters. It is classified as a Regional Natural Monument.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESGruta do Natal
    • 9700-000, Angra do Heroísmo, Açores, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAlto das Covas
    • 9700-220, Angra do Heroísmo, Açores, Portugal

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