São Miguel Azores: 15 Extraordinary Places You Can't Miss!

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São Miguel Azores: 15 Extraordinary Places You Can't Miss! // The Azores islands in Portugal are one of our new favourite travel destinations and we can’t wait to show you around! São Miguel has volcanos, multi-coloured lakes, stunning viewpoints like Miradouro da Boca do Inferno, hot springs, waterfalls, tea plantations and more! Don’t miss this Azores travel vlog where we go over what to do in the Azores in 4k!
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00:00-02:00 Introduction to São Miguel
02:01-02:40 Portugal Travel Guide
02:41-03:20 Gorreana Tea Plantation
03:21-04:22 Ponta da Ferraria
04:23-05:33 Islet of Vila Franca do Campo
05:34-07:23 Lagoa do Fogo
07:24-08:04 Furnas
08:05-09:00 Miradouro da Ponta do Sossego
09:01-11:32 Parque Terra Nostra
11:33-12:13 Parque Natural da Ribeira dos Caldeirões
12:14-13:24 Lagoa das Furnas
13:25-13:57 Sete Cidades
13:58-15:22 Miradouro do Salto do Cavalo
15:23-16:41 Caldeira Velha Hot Springs
16:42-17:29 Praia dos Mosteiros
17:30-18:23 Cascata do Salto do Cabrito
18:24-20:40 Miradouro da Boca do Inferno
20:40-21:52 Thanks for Watching!
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@madetoexplore Рік тому

Thanks for watching! We would love to know which one you’re most excited about☺️👇

@nataliearruda6286 Рік тому

It makes me very happy to know that others enjoy where I was born and love.

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Very much so! Thanks for watching Natalie 😄

@starfishonefiveseven5216 11 днів тому

My mother & her family were from Furnas. I took her back after 60 years - it was a real treat for her - she marveled at the fact there were now roads & cars all over the island 😆 She showed me the tea farm where her mother would go pick tea and dry it in the open air and the calderas where they would cook Sunday dinner. We went to the spa and drank the iron water from the natural fountain. Amazingly we met up with old family friends - women my mother went to grade school with - while walking along the main road in Furnas and also in Ribeira Grande, where one of her grandmothers lived. The new owner even let my mother come inside and see how it had changed. Her other grandmother lived in the middle of Furnas in the house with the 3 Bicas (3 faucets). There used to be a large trough in front where people would water their horses - I noticed it is no longer there - and across from the botanical garden there was a stream with a small bridge named after my grandfather called Ponte de Sr. Elias. I hope to take my husband there soon to see how amazing the island is. Great video ♥

@madetoexplore 7 днів тому

Thank you! Sounds like a very memorable trip 🙌

@Eindrew9 2 місяці тому

this video about Sao Miguel was one of my favourites, super helpful!

@madetoexplore 2 місяці тому

That’s great! Thanks for watching 😄

@shivapazoki1881 Рік тому

I am in the process of researching my trip to azero and your vlog is the best i have found on youtube. Most travel bloggers go for lots of drone shot which might look nice on a video but it is not an in-person experience. Actually informative. To the point. Short and not loaded with long hair blown the wind! 😅😅😅 thanks!

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words☺️ We are glad you found our video helpful and hope you have a wonderful trip!

@2kool4myskool Рік тому

Amazing photos and footage of an incredible island thanks for sharing!

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Thank you so much for being here, glad you enjoyed it☺️

@paulodutra1701 23 дні тому

Thanks for appreciating São Miguel ❤ I havent been back for 15 years i miss it dearly as its where i grow up ... Great video ,thanks for sharing it with the world . God Bless you both . PJ

@madetoexplore 23 дні тому

Thank you so much!

@juliodefreitas157 Рік тому

Absolutely beautiful place visit 💙💙👍👍

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Couldn’t agree more! Thanks for watching Julio

@HilaryDuff4ever 11 місяців тому

Thank you for making such a thoughtful video with great recommendations. It was very helpful!

@madetoexplore 11 місяців тому

Thank you so much Heather! You just made our day🥹❤️ Have a great trip!

@giffordkrivak859 Рік тому

I just got back from the Azores. Wow, fantastic! For my trip, I went on three separate guided tours in the $50-$60 USD range. Super easy to have a local show you everything without having to drive on the narrow streets.

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Yes, that makes for a much more laid back vacation for sure! Thanks for watching

@jasdejong82 Рік тому

Hi Gifford, from which company?

@jasdejong82 Рік тому

Hi Gifford, with which company you booked this separate guide?

@giffordkrivak859 Рік тому

@@jasdejong82 I didn’t use a company. I flew from Newark to PDL and booked hotels on my own.

@ruka88 Рік тому

Thank you!! That's exactly what I thought!! Planning each day and then decide when going where! Next week I wilk be there, thanks fir the advices 😀

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Welcome! Thanks for watching. Hope you have a great trip!

@soldishero_YY 9 місяців тому

Thank you for the review, you have beautiful smiles)

@madetoexplore 9 місяців тому

Welcome! Thank you so much 😄

@juliodefreitas157 Рік тому

Awesome video and thank you for sharing 💙💙💙👍🍷🍷

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Welcome! 😄

@ReallyHappened 11 місяців тому

Wow absolutely stunning. Definetly want to go there, pure magic. I have family roots from Portugal, Madeira in particular so would love to go there too and the AZORES are tops too!

@madetoexplore 11 місяців тому

Would definitely recommend traveling there! 😁 thanks for watching

@juliodefreitas157 Рік тому

Absolutely beautiful ❤️ 😍

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Thank you! 😄

@michaelfoeofevil5587 Рік тому

Excellent Video...My ex and I had booked a week-long trip to the Azores; we loved everything about it; the natural beauty was just surreal. Anyway, we ended up extending our stay to one month. These Islands were unnoticed despite being in the middle of the Americas and Europe. Tourism is booming over there. However, I would caution people that getting a car rental is almost impossible to find in the summer. What worries me is that now that the Azores has been "discovered," it might interfere with the natural beauty I can honestly admit I have never seen.

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Wow! That sounds like a great trip. Thanks for sharing 😄

@anastasiiamazurova5896 9 місяців тому

This was so helpful !

@madetoexplore 9 місяців тому

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😄

@charleshafter6341 Рік тому

Just booked a trip to Sao Miguel today thru Azores Getaways at a great price. We have been to Terceria twice and loved it. Great video.

@madetoexplore Рік тому

That’s great! Thanks for watching 😄

@shailendrasinghrajora319 5 місяців тому

Great video! Really nice work! Thanks a lot!!

@madetoexplore 5 місяців тому

Welcome! Thanks for watching 😄

@9liveshasthecat Рік тому

First off, I must acknowledge the fantastic job of presenting this video. It provided me with a really good yet straight forward summary of all the place visitors may want to explore. Your helpful tips should come in handy as well!So Thank you and Great Job! One thing I may have missed, would you mind sharing how long was your stay on Sao Miguel? Just trying to gauge how much time is needed to really explore the list you’ve shared…

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Welcome! Glad you found it useful. We spent 5 days on Sao Miguel which we thought was a perfect amount of time 👍

@PoliticalJunky101 2 місяці тому

Shhhhhh 🤫 the Azores is a secret! There are nine islands - if you want running of the bulls and fun, fun, fun, go to Terceira.. S Miguel is beautiful, great shopping … São Jorge natural beauty, hiking, deep sea fishing…Faial go during sea week, sign the wall, see the volcanic eruption of 1957-1958 … Pico is about whale watching, dolphins, wine and it’s late July fair weekend … the others are really tiny! Great video ❤

@madetoexplore 2 місяці тому

Thanks for the tips!

@babakgholian3467 21 день тому

What a beautiful and lovely couple you are ❤

@madetoexplore 21 день тому

Thank you so much 😊

@carmencampbell-villalobos8138 7 місяців тому

Love your video such great information! Where did you two stay? Airbnb? Hotel? Thank you

@madetoexplore 7 місяців тому

Thank you so much! We stayed in a mix of both

@dianalam6655 Місяць тому

Wonderful video. Gives us a lot of info. Would you mind sharing where you stay?

@madetoexplore Місяць тому

Welcome! We stayed here -> expedia.stay22.com/madetoexplore/1c1D9BzNCO

@vladlenat7196 Рік тому

The trip looks amazing! Could you share the drone model you have?

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Thank you! I have the DJI mavic air 2

@jujuhuang7997 Рік тому

Hi, love your video, thank you for putting so much effort into this. I'm laying over in sao miguel for 6 hours, if there is 1 thing to see or do in Sao Miguel in such short period of time what would it be!? :)

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Hey Juju, thank you so much for watching and for your kind words🥰 if it’s clear we would go to Miradouro da Boca do Inferno for sure! But check the webcam first. If not, either Cascata do Salto do Cabrito, Gorreana Tea Factory, or one of the hot springs depending on what you’re into. I hope that helps!😀 Cayleigh

@jujuhuang7997 Рік тому

@@madetoexplore thanks so much Cayleigh!

@jpkarwacki2409 Рік тому

Loved this! Just wanted to suggest that because you two clearly have passion and a lot of chemistry, your channel could really pop if you take care with your editing; cuts between music and dialogue are a bit jarring! But otherwise the shots you took and the info you give are amazing!

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Thanks JP! Appreciate the feedback 👍

@kacacheese Рік тому

Going to Madeira and Sao Miguel in August, thanks for all the info! Do you know any info about the tours where you jump in the water and snorkel with dolphins? Was wondering if it would be worth it or not. Definitely going to hit most of these spots you talked about!

@madetoexplore Рік тому

We are so excited for you, you're going to have an amazing time! Unfortunately, we didn't do the dolphin swim so don't know much about it, but let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks for watching😀

@johnsousa2558 11 місяців тому

I believe that the tour companies are starting to discontinue swimming with the dolphins due to stress being put on the mammals. They believe it's best to observe from a distance and give them their space.

@Ozinater Місяць тому

Great vid! :) What drone do you guys use?

@madetoexplore Місяць тому

Thanks! We had the Air 2 on this trip

@paulodutra1701 23 дні тому

(One of Europe's only tea plantation?!!! The only one in Europe ,you mean 😂❤

@madetoexplore 23 дні тому

Haha true 😂

@Mkaela90 Рік тому

I wanna go there in dec .

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Hope you have a great trip!

@drjohnduffy5906 Рік тому

Great video! Question: did you stay in one place on the island the whole time? Is it feasible to drive to all of the sites from one base point? We will have 4 days there and 3 in Lisbon.

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Yes we stayed at one place. It doesn’t take long to drive to different locations on the island.

@lisamachado3820 3 місяці тому

Did you guys go to the mountains top in seven cities to get the view of the two lakes where one side is blue and the other was green. Did you go to fire lake or to the place I the early morning to see the sun rise over the ocean. I was there 30yrs ago I was 16 my dad is from there. We are doing a group of 10 family trip there this fall. So your suggestions are cool thanks

@madetoexplore 3 місяці тому

No, I don’t believe we went to that lookout! Sounds like a fun trip. Hope you have a great time! 😄

@SharonG-rv9im Рік тому

Wondering which site you used for the webcams in Sao Miguel?

@madetoexplore Рік тому

www.spotazores.com/cams There’s also an app!

@wiegerheerts 9 місяців тому

is it possible to get to lagoa do fogo by bike? or is it very hard

@paulodutra1701 23 дні тому

If you meant a motorbike absolutely you can ...take care

@greatmk6292 10 місяців тому

Which drone do you use?

@madetoexplore 10 місяців тому

Currently have the mini 3 pro

@sandrac3517 Рік тому

What time of year did you visit (sorry if you said and I missed it)?

@madetoexplore Рік тому

We visited in September. Thanks for watching! 😄

@driftadvocate1839 11 місяців тому

i love maroon just saying!

@gilbert2303 2 місяці тому

Hey guys. Are the azores more budget friendly than Hawaii ?

@madetoexplore 2 місяці тому

If hotels, yes. If camping, no

@mercedescantomoniz8248 Рік тому

hi im portugues i can teach you guys so next time you go you can speek it :)

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Haha appreciate it!

@ryanmolloy5421 9 місяців тому

Just a heads up for anyone wanting to go to logo da fogo. I'm not sure if it is just a busy season thing, but you cannot drive up to it between the hours of 9am and 7pm in a rental car. They force you to take a your bus if you want to. Also, any of the hotsprings nearby it, in the summer months, will one hundred percent be "sold out" unless you want to go WAAAAAAAYYYYYYY later in the day, so buy ahead. Furnas is an absolute disaster to drive around in the summer months with all the tourist parked all over the place and wandering the streets not paying attention like zombies. The big botanic garden there is also under construction in a lot of parts currently.

@ryanmolloy5421 9 місяців тому

Oh, also, Google maps fancied us rally drivers on our trip. It would sometimes take us down one ways the wrong way, down narrow dirt roads with blind curves, and sometimes just straight up not the right way. We were at the viewpoint of the rei and wanted to go to that traditional sete lookout that everyone raves about, it took us all the way down the mountain and around and back up, when I reality it was just down the mountain about 2 minutes and back up the other way about 5. So try and plan all your directions ahead of time if you can.

@madetoexplore 9 місяців тому

We were there in the off season so this could definitely be true during high season! Thanks for the tips

@11hardgroove Рік тому

Hi guys ! Is it possible to know in what month you visited the Azores? Thank you!

@madetoexplore Рік тому

We visited during the end of September

@11hardgroove Рік тому

Thank you so much! And also where did you stay on the island. Did you stay in one place or changed accomodations throughout the trip? Great video by the way it's the best one about Sao Miguel I find!

@rosecarvalho5407 Рік тому

You forgot the poça da Beija in Furnas.

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Thanks for the recommendation!

@goingbacktoourroots Рік тому

Which is better Azores or Madeira? For travel? Or living?

@madetoexplore Рік тому

We would say Madeira!

@nelsonsoares2975 Рік тому

@@madetoexplore Azores are 9 gorgeous islands not just 1 gorgeous island , unless you guys went to all 9 islands you cant really answer the question which is better, plus Madeira & Azores are two completely different regions which offer different things in their own way , Madeira has everything on two islands while Azores has it on 9 islands,.. I'm curious did you guys just go to Sao Miguel or did you visit any other islands in the Azores?? .. regardless very good video on a beautiful peaceful clean island :)

@nelsonsoares2975 Рік тому

Going Back to Our Roots ... Ask some one who has been to the Azores not just some one who went to 1 island of the 9 islands of the Azores , in my opinion there is no better place than the other , they are all beautiful and offer everything depending on what you like & need in your life, either if you are visiting or planning to live there :) .

@paulodutra1701 23 дні тому

Don't get me wrong ,both places are beautiful , but the Azores tips the scales as in Madeira you won't be able to experience certain things like hot springs, volcanoes or even lagoons so both archipelagos spectacular to experience it .. Madeira has the edge on probably the weather and ,,,perhaps football 😂😂❤ Bless

@paulofonseca6778 Місяць тому

UAU. No coments

@madetoexplore Місяць тому

Huh?

@AzoresWhatElse Рік тому

Impeccable images. Keep up the good work. I take this opportunity to invite you to follow "Azores, What Else", both here on UKposts, as on Instagram and other social networks. Best regards.

@madetoexplore Рік тому

We definitely will, thanks for watching☺️

@peaceforall8174 Рік тому

Can you travel without a car? I want to travel with my son. I don't have a driving license 😊

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Yes, there is public transport.

@paulodutra1701 23 дні тому

Get talking to locals ,most will speak English and very quick you can get help and guidance .. Its very safe in all island , easy to book a tour trip even on the day:) stay safe , God Bless you both ❤

@paulodutra1701 23 дні тому

Growing up in there I remember seeing mainly foreigners,hiking up the mountains,no enormous ones ,very doable if you are fit ,max1000 meters climb , stat well 😅

@brunomiguel1540 Рік тому

Sorry but it’s not called vila franca do campo but o ilheo de vila franca do campo that small island 🏝 ok just letting you know for next time please and thank you. I know that because I’m from there but I live in 🇨🇦 forxa sao Miguel e sempre pra la cum caralho 😂

@madetoexplore Рік тому

Thanks for watching!

@webereduardoborges4625 Рік тому

São Miguel é nos Azores , não em Portugal !

@madetoexplore Рік тому

🤔…thanks for watching!

@amlaaaa479 11 місяців тому

I think you mean 'erratic' not 'sporadic' 😬

@madetoexplore 11 місяців тому

Wow, I’m honestly not even sure how to respond to this🤣 Do you spend your time combing UKposts videos for grammar? These words have very similar meanings, but I’m confused why you felt the need to comment… I guess some people are always searching for something to complain about instead of appreciating how much time and effort goes into creating a video like this. Thanks for watching, but I think I can speak for all UKpostsrs when I say next time please keep your grammatical preferences to yourself 🙃

@fredericstevens086 Рік тому

I don't like black sand.

@madetoexplore 11 місяців тому

That’s unfortunate!

@FantasticDiesel 11 місяців тому

So what , Frederic ?

@ReallyHappened 11 місяців тому

I love it! The black sand on the beaches of Hawaii was my first and only experience and it is amazing, can"t wait to experience it again on the AZORES!