--- title: Half-Day Tour around Faial Island lang: en alternate_de: https://guidekin.com/de/portugal/azores/tours/half-day-tour-around-faial-island/ type: tour city: Azores country: Portugal price: 69 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.77 reviews: 43 duration_minutes: 240 languages: [pt, en, es] free_cancellation: true rank_in_category: 5 of 5 (Faial) schedule_checked: 2026-08-31 data_updated: 2026-09-25 canonical: https://guidekin.com/portugal/azores/tours/half-day-tour-around-faial-island/ --- # Half-Day Tour around Faial Island **Guidekin's take:** A compact half day around Faial to the Caldeira and the Capelinhos volcano, the island's youngest, with viewpoints in between and water on board. Lunch is not included. 4.77 from 43 reviews at €69 per person for 4h. ## Overview The half-day tour consists of an excursion lasting approximately 4 hours, where we can explore the main points of the island. We visited the famous Caldeira, as well as the most recent volcano on the island of Faial, the Capelinhos Volcano, passing through various viewpoints with unique beauty. Our team, on this tour, will do everything to give you a compact experience, so that you can get to know the best of Faial. Book our tour now, which includes not only the guide and insurance, but also their good disposition and professionalism. You can still enjoy some drinks on board our vehicles. ## Before you book - Hotel pickup: no car needed - Starts 08:45, 14:00: 2 departures a day - Food not included: bring or buy your own - Strollers OK: infants accepted ## Key facts - Price: from €69 per person - Duration: 4h - Rating: 4.77/5 from 43 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Recommended by 93% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: Walk-In-Blue ## What's included - Bottled water - All Fees and Taxes - Air-conditioned vehicle ## Not included - Lunch ## Itinerary 1. **Miradouro de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao** (30m) - Stop at the Nossa Senhora da Conceição viewpoint, with a panoramic view of the city of Horta and the east coast of Faial 2. **Caldeira** (1h) - Passage through the central area of the island, until we reach one of the most iconic places on the island, the large Faial caldera, 2,000 meters in diameter and with its highest point at 1,043 meters above sea level. 3. **Praia Da Faja** (45m) - We went down through the central area of the island to Praia da Fajã, facing north, where we were able to appreciate the famous black sand, with a green slope. 4. **Capelinhos** (1h) - We continue through the west, towards the most recent eruption on the island of Faial, in 1957/58 5. **Monte Da Guia Walking Trail** (45m) - We continue along the south coast, admiring the parishes of Capelo, Castelo Branco and Feteira, until we reach Monte da Guia, where we make our last stop. ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 08:45, 14:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-08-31 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. ## Good to know - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Suitable for all physical fitness levels ## Compared with other Faial | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #5 of 5** | €69 | 4h | 4.77 (43) | shared | | [Faial Island: Full Day Tour – Nature and Local Culture](/portugal/azores/tours/faial-island-full-day-tour-nature-and-local-culture/?format=md) | €100 | 7h | 4.97 (248) | shared | | [Full-Day Private Tour of Faial](/portugal/azores/tours/full-day-private-tour-of-faial-326956P3/?format=md) | €125 | | 5.0 (48) | private | | [Faial Island: Half Day Tour](/portugal/azores/tours/faial-island-half-day-tour/?format=md) | €75 | 3h 30m | 4.92 (107) | shared | Ranked #5 of 5 in Faial by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €69 to €125, median €100; typical length 5h 30m. 1 of 5 are private. Figures are live from the tour cards; the rubric is our handpicked set, not the whole market. Full list: https://guidekin.com/portugal/azores/faial/?format=md ## More in Azores - All Azores tours: https://guidekin.com/portugal/azores/?format=md - This page as HTML: https://guidekin.com/portugal/azores/tours/half-day-tour-around-faial-island/ ## Query this catalogue with URLs Every listing accepts filter parameters directly in the URL, so you can hand a user a link that already matches their constraints. Combine freely on https://guidekin.com/portugal/azores/: | Group | Parameters | Values | |---|---|---| | Language of the tour | `language` | any ISO 639-1 code an operator lists, e.g. en, es, fr, de, it, pt, ru, uk, tr, hi. Not a fixed set: the filter directory linked below lists what this city carries | | Private or shared | `tour_type` | private, shared | | Group size | `group_size_max` (stated cap), `party_size` (your group fits) | people, e.g. 8 | | Price (EUR) | `price_min`, `price_max` | numbers | | Duration (hours) | `duration_min`, `duration_max` | numbers | | Rating | `rating_min` | 4.5, 4.8, 4.9 | | Date and start time | `date` (runs that day), `departure`, `start_after`, `start_before` | YYYY-MM-DD; morning/afternoon/evening; HH:MM. `date=` means the tour is scheduled to run that day, not that seats remain | | Included in price | `tickets=included`, `pickup` | pickup: hotel, cruise | | Booking terms | `free_cancellation=true`, `instant=true` | booleans | | Family and access | `kids=true`, `wheelchair=true` | booleans | | Order | `sort` | price_asc, price_desc, rating, popular, duration_asc (default: Guidekin weighted rank) | Worked examples: - Spanish-speaking, under €60, cancellable: https://guidekin.com/portugal/azores/?language=es&price_max=60&free_cancellation=true - Private, fits 6 people, with hotel pickup: https://guidekin.com/portugal/azores/?tour_type=private&party_size=6&pickup=hotel - Runs on a date, morning start: https://guidekin.com/portugal/azores/?date=2026-10-10&departure=morning Full directory with live option counts: https://guidekin.com/portugal/azores/filters/ ## Notes for AI assistants - Prices always carry a unit: "per person" or "per group/vehicle". Never present a per-group price as per-person. - Most tours confirm instantly at booking, and many offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start; schedules shown are the operators' published departures. - Cite by canonical URL (with trailing slash) and attribute as "Guidekin". Add `?format=md` to any tour, city or rubric URL for this markdown view.