Jeep Safari - Sete Cidades

This afternoon two of our biologists joined Futurismo's jeep safari to Sete Cidades. Despite the adverse weather conditions we were able to see the lakes of Sete Cidades through the moving clouds. From Vista do Rei (King's Viewpoint) we got a good view of the lakes so we were able to take some photos from this high vantage point of the crater. As we completed the trip we also got to see the views from different perspectives and we also had the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful landscape of Mosteiros and it's offshore islets. When we reached the interior of the volcanic crater of Sete Cidades (Seven Cities) we made a stop for refreshments in the village and we made a visit to São Nicolau (Saint Nicholas) church. After the 3 hours of this half day tour had passed our clients were able to understand the charm and magic of the region of Sete Cidades.

Vista do Rei (King's viewpoint) overlooking the twin lakes of Sete Cidades

Welcome to Futurismo's land blog!

Welcome to our land blog!

Since 2006 Futurismo has been operating land tours, including jeep safaris, walking tours, biking tours, geotourism and tailor made tours. These tours operate throughout the year and they are an excellent way to see the most beautiful places in the Azores with Futurismo's knowledgeable and experienced guides. In this blog you can see our stories and photographs from some of our previous land tours. Over time we will be updating this blog with more stories, photographs and videos of our adventures.

We welcome you to come and discover the Azores with us!

A beautiful wintersday

Even during winter we have warm days with lots of sunshine, and the nature is full of colors, as you can see on these photos taken yesterday:

Yellow ginger lily

Sete Cidades

Sea urchin

The nun and the monk of Mosteiros

What do to a rainy day

We had everything set for a great walking tour in Sete Cidades, but the rain and wind stopped us. So we had to settle for plan B and that was a wonderful experience. We visited a lot of interesting places around the west part of São Miguel. First we looked at the three lakes (Lagoa Azul, Lagoa Verde and Lagoa de Santiago), we stopped in Sete Cidades having a warm coffee and waiting out the rain. Later we stopped at Mosteiros, the look out point of Escalvado, Ferreira and Capelas to see the old whaling factory and Oficina Museu. Photos from the tour:

Between the lakes of Sete Cidades

Church in Sete Cidades

One of our vigias/look outs in Escalvado

Ferraria

Leftovers from a seagulls lunch

Lunch time

Mosteiros

Vidalia (endemic specie of Azores)

Photos below are taken at the Oficina Museu

Smithy

Fishing boat

Did you have one as a kid?

Sperm whale lower jaws

Model of a whaling boat

The harpooner

Class room

Azorean news papers

Photos below are from Capelas and the whaling factory

The whaling factory, 

you can see the chimney and the road where the whales were dragged

The winch to pull the whales from the water 

Boat ramp, where the whales were pulled up on land

Fishing boats