Tour Overview
6 Nights Hotel & 7 Days Car - This package allows you to stay in some of the best Flores hotels while exploring the rich culture, fauna, and flora of this marvelous Island. Take an enjoyable drive through S. Miguel's main towns and villages. Days can be added or subtracted from itinerary. Please let us know during the process of submitting the reservation if you would like to customize this package, and we'll provide you with a quote.Please Note
We created self-drive packages to provide our customers with pre-planned services that include accommodations, rental car, ferry and air tickets. We do not provide daily planning and itineraries. However we do recommend that you check information such as we have on our pages (click here) or purchase a guide book (click here). We also recommend you check our guided tours (click here) which are more descriptive of specific itineraries and places to visit.
Itinerary:
Day 1
Arrival and pick up the airport. Check in at the hotel for the next 6 nights.Day 2-6
Free days to explore the island. (Please use the links above for more recommendations)- The Rocha dos Bordoes – Solidification of basalt into vertical fluting.
- Aguas Quentes – Small hot springs of boiling sulfurous water.
- The peaks of Sete Pes, Burrinha, Marcel and Morro Alto (which at 3000 feet or 914 m is the highest point on the island).
- The seven lakes in the central part of the island make for a magnificent landscape, especially Lagoa Funda (Deep lake).
- The Waterfall of Ribeira Grande at Fajazinha drops hundreds of meters and has at least twenty waterfalls many of which drop into the sea.
- The Groto de Enxareus, an enormous cavern, about 164 feet (50 m) long and 82 feet (25 m) wide.
- The Bay of Alagoa – A group of islets and peninsulas.
- Fajazinha – A characteristic village by the sea with picturesque ruins of water mills.