10 Best Things To Do In Horta 2026

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Top activities in Horta include: Horta, Faial: 1 Day Tour with Capelinhos, Caldeira and Local Guide Half-Day Tour around Faial Island Full Day Tour of Faial Island Full Day Private Trip Faial Caldeira do Faial Descent - private hiking tour Discover top tours and activities in Horta →

Q: What are the top things to do near Horta?

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Things To Do In Horta

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Customizable Full Day Private Tour of Faial

With us, every tour is truly your own. This tour has no fixed itinerary — it’s a flexible, fully customizable experience built around you. Whether...

6 to 8 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation

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Exploring Faial Full Day 4WD Tour

With Sporus, we take the time to truly enjoy the island together. Over the course of the day, we’ll explore some well-known spots and a...

7 to 8 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation

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10 Volcanos hiking private tour in Faial

This trail covers many different volcanic landscape. It's an opportunity to learn about volcanology, biology and history of the Azores. Our guides are extremely professional...

9 hours • Hotel pickup offered

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Trail Running private tour in Faial

Run trough the 10 volcanos Trail with a local certified guide, who is also an experienced trail runner, an opportunity to experiment many different types...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered

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Pico Mountain Climbing private tour - with round trip from Faial

We provide a private Pico Climb experience for travellers staying at Faial island. Our local guides are extremely knowledgeable and will make sure to ascent...

9 hours • Hotel pickup offered

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Banana Trip - Full day private tour to Pico with Round Trip from Faial

The Banana Trip is a full day cultural tour in Pico island. Usually, we focus on the South coast of Pico island. We will learn...

12 hours • Hotel pickup offered

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Caldeira do Faial Descent - private hiking tour

The Caldeira of Faial has been a natural reserve since 1972 (category I – IUCN). It’s a volcanic collapse crater with unique characteristics. Since the...

5 hours • Hotel pickup offered

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Half-Day Tour around Faial Island

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...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation

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Full Day Private Trip Faial

Our full-day car tour on Faial will take us all around the island in a fun and engaging way. We will visit Caldeira do Faial,...

8 hours • Hotel pickup offered

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Full Day Tour of Faial Island

Discover the island of Faial from one end to the other! With the full day tour, you get to know all the main sights of...

8 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation

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Half-Day VW Samba Private Bus Tour around Faial Island

Our original, 1974 VW Samba Bus equipped with enhanced suspension offers truly comfortable and unique 23 window panoramic rides. Carefully curated tours will take you...

2 to 5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation

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Horta, Faial: 1 Day Tour with Capelinhos, Caldeira and Local Guide

Discover the best of Faial Island on a full-day tour with your local Guide Ramiro, combining stunning landscapes, stunning volcanoes and authentic culture. Explore the...

7 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation

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Recent Horta traveler reviews

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Full Day Private Trip Faial

timmN9298HQ, Sep 2026

Faial and Pico private tours

Pedro and Luis were fantastic hosts. Very knowledgeable and you can tell they love what they do. Can’t wait to come back and do another tour with them.

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Half-Day Tour around Faial Island

sypsyp97, Sep 2026

Great Experience

Great experience and great guide!

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10 Volcanos hiking private tour in Faial

Happiness66282588866, Sep 2026

Beautiful Hike with an Excellent Guide

The Faial Ten Volcanoes Tour with Our Island Tours was a wonderful experience from beginning to end. From my initial inquiry through the day of the tour, everything was handled quickly and professionally.Our guide, Luis, was fantastic. He has been doing these tours for several years and clearly loves being outdoors and sharing his knowledge of Faial. He was very knowledgeable about the local flora and trees and did a great job adjusting the pace to our needs and preferences.We hiked for about five to five and a half hours. It wasn’t an extremely difficult hike, but it definitely wasn’t an easy walk either, with plenty of ups and downs. The scenery was beautiful and incredibly varied—we walked through woods, pastures, and areas filled with flowers, with some sections cool and misty, others windy and exposed, and still others peaceful and protected. It was amazing to experience so many different landscapes in one hike.We chose not to complete the entire trail so we could have some time in Horta before catching the ferry back to Pico, but was very happy with the decision.Overall, it was a beautiful and memorable day. Luis was knowledgeable, personable, and attentive, and the company was professional throughout. If I return to the Azores, I would definitely book additional tours with Our Island Tours. Highly recommended!

New York City

Full Day Private Trip Faial

F7919KTgailg, Sep 2026

Great Experience Professional Staff

Pedro was a great guide. Very knowledgeable with interesting stories. Our 1st trip to Faial was in 2019 we had been on the island for a few days and had done all the normal tourist things we wanted a non-tourist tour. Pedro was great! We moved to Faial in 2020 and have used "Our Island" when family visit. Never disappointed!

New York City

Full Day Tour of Faial Island

alinahQ822GE, Aug 2026

Wonderful

It was a great day - nothing could have been better. Kevin was a perfect tour guide!

New York City

Half-Day Tour around Faial Island

bella60, Aug 2026

Fabulous Faial

Our half-day tour of Faial with Rachel was absolutely wonderful! Rachel was an excellent driver and made sure we got to all of the must-see sites, while also taking us to some of her favorite viewpoints and beautiful beaches that we may not have discovered on our own. She was also an amazing photographer and captured so many beautiful memories for us along the way. What really made the tour special was Rachel’s incredible knowledge and insight into the island. You could tell how much she loves Faial, and she shared so many interesting stories and details that made the experience even more meaningful. We had a fantastic time and would highly recommend Rachel to anyone looking to explore the beauty of Faial!

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Caldeira do Faial Descent – private hiking tour

514jeanfrancoisf, Aug 2026

Unique experience

We did two day trips with Luis and Pedro: the Caldeira descent and the Pico banana tour. They are both incredibly knowledgeable and passionate in their own way about their islands. We had a great time and both private tours were memorable and definite highlights of our stay. Highly recommend!

New York City

Caldeira do Faial Descent – private hiking tour

VFRschoot, Aug 2026

Amazing hike

Fantastic Experience. The whole family was impressed of the views, nature and the hike itself. We were guided by a great guide who helped us very well along the Descent. As bonus we had a total clear view, with no clouds. Just for reference, when the description says "small trail", it's really small at some sections: you can only place one foot after the other (not next to eachother).

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Customizable Full Day Private Tour of Faial

591henriettev, Jul 2026

Fabulous day tour to the natural highlights

That was a beautiful day tour. Joo took a lot of time to explain and show us a great deal. We saw a lot of the island, much nature, great views, the tour was planned just as we wished. Joo was very friendly, funny, a great conversational partner, and very dedicated to making the day unforgettable for us. An amazing experience! Thank you⭐️

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Banana Trip – Full day private tour to Pico with Round Trip from Faial

K6775LHsallyw, Jun 2026

Touring Pico Island

Our cousin group of six booked a full day Roots tour with Our Island. Our guide, Pedro, picked us up in a van where we were staying and drove us around the island, stopping at places that played an important role in our family history. We also stopped along the way at the UNESCO vineyards and whaling ports. We had a delicious lunch at Fonte in Lajes do Pico. The highlight for me was seeing the churches where my immigrant 2x great-grandparents were baptized. Pico is a beautiful island, and Pedro showed us the island at a leisurely pace, which was great for our senior group. He was very accommodating of members of our group who have mobility issues. Pedro is knowledgeable and personable. Our group enjoyed our time with him. Liliana helped us design the perfect tour with a mix of family history and information about Pico. I highly recommend Our Island Tours!

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Full Day Tour of Faial Island

annicklJ8416DN, Jun 2026

A great way to get to know Faial!

We were able to book the day before and received a quick response. The staff at Walk-In-Blue was very punctual at the meeting point; Anna guided us on the island, introducing us to the main attractions while providing us with varied information. We dined in a typical place, it was generous and friendly.

New York City

Customizable Full Day Private Tour of Faial

beverlymK2008WW, May 2026

Fun On The Top of Faial

We highly recommend booking with Joao on Faial. Exploring the Caldera, learning a lot about the eruption of 1957, and taking advantage of his expert knowledge base on every single plant we saw made our day unforgettable. His truck is able to go places where we did not see anyone else! If you want adventure with a very friendly person, booked this tour.

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Horta, Faial: 1 Day Tour with Capelinhos, Caldeira and Local Guide

Maureen_F, May 2026

Wonderful cruise excursion on Faial

Ramiro was fantastic! Would book with him again in a heartbeat. Very personable and since he grew up on the island knows so much about it and was able to share that information with us along the way. He even took us to a great lunch spot (Restaurante Rumar) and made sure we were back to our cruise ship in plenty of time. I never worried about timing as he had a handle on it! The volcanos and calderas are amazing on Faial - there are so many you really need an island tour to see the full scope!

New York City

10 Volcanos hiking private tour in Faial

Y2474BZdoreens, Mar 2026

Hiking in Faial

Luis was our guide for the Ten Volcanoes hike. Luis was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the hike telling us about the flora along the way. The hike was manageable if you are active, but challenging in some sections, especially the last 1/3. If you suffer from a fear of heights it was all very manageable. The whole experience from booking, being picked up, driven to the trail head, guided throughout the hike and driven home was flawless. The price was very reasonable for an all day hike. Would highly recommend Our Island as a tour guide.

New York City

Half-Day VW Samba Private Bus Tour around Faial Island

Coastal42830305650, Sep 2025

Kind and classy operation

Our cruise ship would not let us get on the tenders to go ashore. This was a last minute decision by the captain yet I was able to contact the tour guide with ease. He was very understanding and even facilitated our refund. We will definitely rebook with them when we try to come back to Horta.

New York City

Half-Day VW Samba Private Bus Tour around Faial Island

David_S, Sep 2025

We made great memories touring with Joyridefaial.com

Excellent way to see the beautiful island of faial. Our tour guide made our experience extremely memorable. My 86 year old mother loved seeing her island from this perspective! Yes you could use taxi's at a lower price, but once in a lifetime experiences are priceless! Thank you for a great memorable experience Joyridefaial.com

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