Top Faial Island Full-day Tours

Go beyond the beaches of Faial Island and discover its history and culture on this small-group day trip. In a group of just eight people, you'll enjoy intimate visits to the island's landmarks such as the Capelinhos Volcano and the Caldeira do Faial Nature Reserve, along with stops for swimming, sightseeing and eating too. Helpful tip: the route is flexible and can be adapted to the interests of the group.

See Faial’s top sights in a single day without the hassle of arranging logistics with this all-inclusive tour. Save hours with full-day transportation, giving you time for a scenic drive along the southern coastline to Capelinhos. Learn about the history of this active volcano from your guide before stopping for a picnic lunch at a nature reserve. End your day with stops at the Cabeço Gordo caldera and Almoxarife black-sand beach.

This full day excursion to Pico takes about 14-15 hours, during which you will see on a very long day all the highlights of the neighboring Pico island. The tour is perfect for those visitors of Faial who want to get a full picture of Pico. Pico, all you need to see is an all inclusive trip from your accommodation in Faial, including the ferry transfers, to the main landmarks of Pico. Due to the size of the island, Pico is more than 60 km long, you will spend a lot of time in the car, but as a reward we will take you all around Pico island. Depending on the ferry schedules you will leave from Faial at around 7 a.m. and return in the evening at around 9 p.m. At lunch time we will have a rich picnic in one of the recreational parks of Pico.

If you want to visit Pico but aren't planning an overnight stay, see the best of the Azores’s most dramatic island on a day trip from Horta on neighboring Faial. Learn about Pico's whaling and winemaking heritage, and get fantastic perspective on the cone of Mount Pico and its lava fields. A guide ensures you soak up local island culture, too, with stops to browse handmade Azorean products and savor Pico’s fresh seafood and dairy.

The full day tour takes about 7-8 hours and is the perfect completion of your whale watching trip. This tour shows you the sites on land which in the past played and sometimes still today play a role in our relationship with the wales. Faial, whales, then and now leads you along the southern coast from Horta to the volcano of Capelinhos. At lunch time, we will have a rich picnic in one of the recreational parks of Faial. In the afternoon you will visit different observation posts and former launch sites of whaling boats. After returning to Horta you will visit the whaling museum.

The full day tour takes about 7-8 hours and shows you how volcanoes, earthquakes and the climate shaped Faial and its people. Faial, the power of the earth tour is optimal for those who are interested in how life on a volcanic island is. The tour leads you along the southern coast from Horta to the volcano of Capelinhos. At lunch time, we will have a rich picnic in one of the recreational parks of Faial. In the afternoon you will visit the Caldeira, see the lighthouse and church of Riberinha destroyed by an earthquake. Throughout the day you will visit different sites where volcanism and seismic activity left their marks.

This full day excursion to Pico takes about 9-10 hours, during which you will see most of the highlights of the neighboring Pico island. The tour is perfect for those visitors of Faial who only spend a couple of days in the Triangle but want to visit Pico without too much stress. The Pico, a first impression tour is an all inclusive trip from your accommodation in Faial, including the ferry transfers, to the main landmarks of Pico. Depending on the ferry schedules you will leave from Faial at around 9 a.m. and return in the late afternoon at around 7 p.m. At lunch time we will have a rich picnic in one of the recreational parks of Pico.

This full day tour takes about 7-8 hours and differs from the standard tourist tours. Whilst visiting most of the major points of interest, we will give you an insight on the everyday’s life on an island in the middle of the Atlantic. This tour is perfect for those who are interested in the culture of our island. Faial, life on the island, takes you around the island, in the morning you will see the best beach, the impact of the earthquake of 1998, the traces of the period of whaling and of course the volcano of Capelinhos. At lunch time, we will have a rich picnic in one of the recreational parks of Faial. In the afternoon, you will visit a cheese factory and an organic banana plantation, both representing two important economic activities of Faial.