Tour Van – Around the island by Van
With this tour we intend to show a little bit of history, culture, landscape and gastronomy of our people, starting with the São Jorge cheese that holds a Protected Designation of Origin, produced exclusively from raw cow milk and with its strong and slightly spicy flavor, which is accentuated with the maturation time; or the Canada Cheese, where the traditional way of making cheese that is made only with milk from the owner's cows is still maintained, a cheese that goes back to the origins; Viewpoints with breathtaking views to the neighboring islands, slopes of high cliffs and breathtaking cliffs and the enchanting Lagoons; Monuments shaken by the relentless volcanoes of the early nineteenth century; Handicrafts, where the traditions of creating pieces in wool, linen or cotton are maintained in the creaking of the old wooden looms, such as clothes from bygone times, quilts with geometric motifs with garish or natural colors, napperons, embroidery among other handmade arts; Arabic coffee planted and cultivated in the Fajãs against the nature of its survival at a meager meters from sea level unlike the rest of the world that is produced at altitude and even by coffee experts, as unique in Europe, and perhaps the only one in the Northern Hemisphere of our planet, where you can visit the coffee plantations and its process until it reaches the cup with an intense and fruity flavor to taste and ask for more; and a Forest Reserve of great beauty and natural diversity, home to various species of fauna and flora.
• Comfortable clothing and shoes*
*It is important to come prepared with clothing for wind, cold, rain and sun because during the activities there may be unexpected and adverse weather changes.
• If you have children, it is advisable to bring their car seat
• Bathing suit or shorts and towel (option – advised in the summer)
• Certified Guides
• Insurances
• Transfer
• Visit to the Interior of one of the Cheese Factories and cheese tasting
• Visit to the Santa Bárbara Church (subject to opening hours on Sundays and Holidays)
• Visit to the Ribeira do Nabo Craft Cooperative
• Visit to Casa de Artesanato Nunes and Local Coffee Plantation with coffee tasting
• Suitable for all people with a stable health situation
• If you wish to include lunch in this activity, the menu may vary from restaurant to restaurant
• Usually the menu may include a starter, soup, a meat and/or fish dish, dessert, drinks and coffee
• If vegetarian, please inform in advance
09:00 – Inform what accommodation or other place you are staying so we can make the transfer*.
*If your arrival time in São Jorge by sea or air does not match the activity’s schedule, no problem, we adapt the activity’s program
• Pick up and drop off included in the price of the activity
• Suitable all year round
• Subject to change depending on weather or other unforeseen circumstances