The 6 Terceira Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Algar do Carvão Lava Caves Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 305 reviews · 3 - 3.5 hours · from $53Our pick

Terceira lava cave tour with pickup. See smoke from a hollow volcano caldera and explore lava tubes with a live guide in 3.5 hours.

“Bernardo was a friendly, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic guide. He took us on a drive we hadn’t done ourselves (very refreshing to my husband, who finally didn’t have to worry about the roads as a driver). We visited the thermal beds, a lesser known cave (as in almost totally virginal), and an iron-red road banked by deep green moss and giant cryptomerias trees. We loved the ride through farmland with herds of goats and cattle crossing our path. So much fun on a beautiful sunny afternoon.”

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2.Terceira Island Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 291 reviews · 8 hours · from $102

Full-day small-group van tour of Terceira: Monte Brasil, Serra do Cume, Biscoitos, lunch with alcatra, and a cave stop.

“Very interesting tour! We visited a lot of wonderful places, very convenient pick up, very delicious lunch! Thank you Elisabete for such a comfortable trip! Highly recommended!”

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3.Terceira Island Highlights Tour – Azores

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 204 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $108

A small-group 8-hour Terceira highlights tour with hotel pickup, volcano viewpoints, included lunch, and natural pools at Biscoitos.

“Wonderful bus driver and guide. Our guide provided good detail at every stop. Lunch was delicious and plentiful with good service. Driver handled my partners mobility scooter with ease. Great tour but poor planning. We got off to a late start waiting for guests from the cruise ship and then after an hour went back to the ship to pick them up and again they were no shows. All this resulted in returning to the ship late! The guide assured us the ship would wait, but it was wrong and poorly planned. The HAL staff were waiting for us and we were hurried onto the ship. We were lucky since…”

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4.Island Van Tour (Full Day) | Terceira Island

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · 7 hours (approx.) · from $90Top rated

Full-day van tour of Terceira: Monte Brasil, Biscoitos lava pools, cheese tasting, and viewpoints with pickup in English.

“Intro: I try to write reviews that are helpful to others when visiting unfamiliar destinations because this is what I hope to find when looking for things to do in unfamiliar destinations. If you have already read this intro on my other Terceira reviews, then hit the fast-forward button to jump to the specifics for this particular tour. First let me start by saying Terceira Island is an absolutely beautiful hidden gem in the North Atlantic Ocean, and to get the most of your visit I highly recommend scheduling a full day (7 - 8-hour tour) if time permits. I also highly recommend doing this on one of your first…”

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5.BEST VIEW TOUR(Full Day Private Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 106 reviews · 6 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $229

Private Best View Tour of Terceira with pickup, air-conditioned minivan, and a photographer-guided route, including Algar do Carvão.

“Best tour we have booked in a long time prompt pick up at our hotel ,juca was awesome very friendly like we have know him forever. Best pictures we have taken in a long time thanks to juca 's tips. Would definitely recommend this tour”

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6.Full Day – The Best of Terceira Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 44 reviews · 8 hours · from $76

8-hour Terceira highlights tour with panoramic viewpoints, historic bays, and optional Algar do Carvão, guided in English

“Filipe has a very good guide with a lot knowledge on all aspects of the tour. He showed all parts of the island and more. We were extremely happy with him, and would 1000% recommend everyone to book a tour and ask for Filipe (you’ll not regret).”

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