Photos: Jules Verne Times Two, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 jad99 from Graz, Austria, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Hotel-Apartamentos Gaivota, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos: Jules Verne Times Two, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 jad99 from Graz, Austria, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Hotel-Apartamentos Gaivota, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Choose your crater lake before you go
Your local guide
Ana Medeiros
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Highlights
- Two crater lakes, compared directly
- Which lake suits your day
- Local advice before you decide
- Weather patterns at both lakes explained
- A plan, not just a walk
About this tour
This call helps you choose between São Miguel's crater lakes before you commit a day to either one. Ana compares Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo directly, covering what each actually involves and how the weather tends to behave at both. It ends with a plan rather than a walk.
The single segment covers both lakes side by side, with Ana answering questions about timing and conditions as they come up. It runs shorter than her walking sessions since there is no route to follow live.
This suits anyone planning a trip to São Miguel who wants local advice before choosing where to spend a day. It pairs well with booking one of Ana's lake sessions afterwards.
Included
- A 30-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Ponta Delgada, recommendations, or just questions.
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Planning your route 17 min
On the call I ask what kind of walking you enjoy and how much time you have, then compare Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo so you can decide which crater lake, or both, fits your visit best.
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Your questions 5 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in Azores time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through Ponta Delgada: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. This one is a short planning call, no walking involved.
Times shown in Azores time (GMT-1)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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