--- title: Pico Island Route lang: en alternate_de: https://guidekin.com/de/portugal/azores/tours/pico-island-route/ type: tour city: Azores country: Portugal price: 120 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.78 reviews: 111 duration_minutes: 480 languages: [pt, en, es] free_cancellation: true rank_in_category: 5 of 6 (Pico) schedule_checked: 2026-09-25 data_updated: 2026-09-25 canonical: https://guidekin.com/portugal/azores/tours/pico-island-route/ --- # Pico Island Route **Guidekin's take:** A full day across Pico by jeep with a certified guide, from the Captain's lagoon to the lake trails, with a regional lunch, the House of Volcanoes entry, insurance and a tour photo included. Pickup and gratuities are not. 4.78 from 111 reviews at €120 per person for 8h. ## Overview In this fantastic Pico Island adventure, you will discover stunning natural landscapes in their purest state of preservation, as well as the surrounding fauna and flora. Join us on this fantastic jeep adventure across Pico Island, where you will discover stunning natural landscapes in their purest state. Let yourself be surprised! A magical jeep ride through Captain's Lagoon, Lake Caiado and Dry Lagoon Regional all-inclusive lunch at a local restaurant fantastic nature trails in the forest of Pico Island and UNESCO vineyards You have the experience of the last 2 major earthquakes in the Azores in an earthquake simulator Min. 2 people for tour. ## Before you book - Meeting point: We are parked in front of the exit door… - Min. 2 to book: not for solo travellers - Starts 10:00: one departure a day - Food included: Regional Lunch - Strollers OK: infants accepted - Age rule: Specialized infant seats are available ## Key facts - Price: from €120 per person - Duration: 8h - Rating: 4.78/5 from 111 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Recommended by 95% of travellers (share of four- and five-star reviews) - Operator: Terralta Nature Tours - Minimum booking: 2 travellers at this price ## What's included - Photo of the tour - Insurances - Entrance to a tourist Attraction - House of Volcanoes. - Regional Lunch - Certificate Guide ## Not included - Pick up/Drop Off - Gratuities ## Itinerary 1. **Lagoa do Capitao** (2h) - Captain's Lagoon is a natural framework of calm waters, consisting of cedars, laurels and vineyards. Jeep trail on the central plateau of Pico Island. Stop with a visit to the Lagoas do Capitão do Caiado and Lagoa Seca. 2. **Criacao Velha** (1h) - Nature trail in the Old Creation (10 minutes). Visitia to the places of the Dog, Lajido de Santa Luzia, Arcos and Cabrito including the vineyards (UNESCO patimonium) 3. **Casa dos Vulcoes** (1h; admission included) - Guided tour to learn about azorean volcanoes and their natural heritage, with emphasis on geodiversity. You will have a trip to the center of the earth and experience an earthquake simulator. ## Schedule - Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat - Departures: 10:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-09-25 - 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. ## Meeting point We are parked in front of the exit door of the João Quaresma terminal at the Madalena do Pico. ## Good to know - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Service animals allowed - Public transportation options are available nearby - Specialized infant seats are available - Suitable for all physical fitness levels ## Compared with other Pico | Tour | Price | Duration | Rating | Group | |---|---|---|---|---| | **This tour · #5 of 6** | €120 | 8h | 4.78 (111) | shared | | [Mount Pico Night Climb – Reach the Summit for a Magical Sunrise](/portugal/azores/tours/mount-pico-night-climb-reach-the-summit-for-a-magical-sunrise/?format=md) | €95 | 10h | 4.99 (130) | shared | | [Mount Pico Guided Climb – Summit Portugal’s Highest Peak](/portugal/azores/tours/mount-pico-guided-climb-summit-portugal-s-highest-peak/?format=md) | €75 | 7h | 4.95 (213) | shared | | [Pico Mountain: Climb the Highest Point of Portugal 2351m](/portugal/azores/tours/pico-mountain-climb-the-highest-point-of-portugal-2351m/?format=md) | €89 | 7h | 4.92 (235) | shared | Ranked #5 of 6 in Pico by Guidekin score (rating weighted by review volume). Prices here run from €66 to €120, median €82; typical length 7h. 0 of 6 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/pico/?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/pico-island-route/ ## 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. 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