Peggy Cunha, U.S.A
“Highly recommended”
I highly recommend tours with Azores4Travel. The whole experience was absolutely amazing. We did three private tours which encompassed a good portion of the island. Sr. Euleterio’s knowledge of Sao Miguel Island and the local culture is impressive. This was more than a tour it was a learning experience. At the end of each tour we left with great memories, great pictures and a greater appreciation for the local culture and natural beauty of Sao Miguel.
San Diego, Califórnia
“Excellent day tours of Sao Miguel”
We used Azores4Travel for two full day tours of the island. Eleutherio is an excellent guide, who showed us all the wonderful sites in a very comfortable van. He is very passionate about his home and would love to show you around. Very reasonable prices and delicious lunch included! A+++! Ask about his great apartments as well. Great prices, very comfortable and free wi-fi. Excellent locations too.
Fernando Reis, Portugal
“Simpatia,personalização, Excelentes percursos.”
Visitamos imensos locais entre os quais: Lagoa Sete Cidades, Lagoa Fogo, Furnas incluído o famoso cozido. Nos percursos visitas á plantação dos ananases e do chá. Fábrica de cerâmica dos Açores e lindíssimas paisagens. Resumindo, S Miguel é lindo pelas suas paisagens, simpatia das pessoas, boa gastronomia e alojamento.
From Porto, Portugal
“Excelente”
Serviço excelente. Passeio surpreendente, agradável. Seu Eleutério é muito simpático, explica tudo, é educado e faz com que o passeio seja uma experiência entre amigos. Deu-nos motivos para um dia regressar.
Edgar Soares, Portugal
“Serviço excelente personalizado com um guia muito profissional e simpático”
O Eleutério é daquelas pessoas que gosta do que faz e gosta de São Miguel ainda mais. Conhecedor de botânica e história local, educado e culto condensou em 5 horas mais do alguma vez poderíamos esperar do seu serviço.
Bruno Dias, Portugal
“Excelente serviço ”
Serviço 5 estrelas. Altamente personalizado e com atenção às preferências e pedidos de percurso do visitante. A trajecto percorrido é maravilhoso. Certamente irei voltar a recorrer aos serviços da Azores4Travel.
Jessica Firmino, Portugal
“Serviço 5 estrelas”
Guia muito bom, fez os passeios conforme os nossos gostos. Não fosse ele não teríamos conhecido tudo o que vimos em tão pouco tempo. Simpatia e preocupação com a satisfação do cliente são o ponto alto.
“Sao Miguel without a rental car”
We visited two of the nine islands—Sao Miguel and Terceira—in October/November. Instead of renting a car as usual, on Sao Miguel (the largest island) we opted to take two tours. These offered the opportunity to learn more about the island than we could have discovered on our own and to ask many questions of a guide who knew it intimately. After this overview, Sao Miguel’s extensive bus system allowed more leisurely visits to places where we wanted to spend more time. (A bus schedule is available at the tourist information center across from the harbor)
Our guide on Sao Miguel, Eleuterio Valido of Azores4travel, was flexible and fun. A cruise ship containing a party of our friends from the U.S. friends stopped at Porta Delgada while we were there so we toured together. (Cruise passengers who arrange tours in advance and provide the names of everyone in the group get an earlier start for their tour and avoid disappointment if there are not enough guides available). Our friends were impressed with the beauty of the island and picturesque towns they would have missed had they opted just to walk around downtown as many visitors were doing.
A local T-shirt slogan claims that the Azores has 4 seasons--all in a day. We appreciated both this weather variety and sunny days for exploring and mountain walks. On a second tour in November we saw people happily swimming in a tidal pool at Ponta da Ferraria where water from a volcanic hot spring mixes with the sea water.
We also stayed in two different attractive, reasonably priced apartments that Eleuterio rents in Ponta Delgada (Wazores.com). He did warn us that travelers planning to travel to any island during a local festival, or in the popular summer months, should book lodging, tours, etc. well ahead.
Judith, Alaska
“Best way to see Sao Miguel!”
Eleuterio took us from our cruise ship and 8 of us toured the island. So nice after huge busloads of people on the cruise tours! He took us to sites that the big buses couldn't get too. He was knowledgeable, fun to talk to, and enthusiastic about the Azores. I'd highly recommend arranging a tour with him. New van, safe and clean!
“REALLY REALLY GREAT!”
Eleuterio took my cousin and I on a tour our first day in the Azores (Sao Miguel). He does private tours so he asks what we wanted to see and do and catered to our interests. Along the way to our main destinations he explained facts and about the history and culture of the island. He is so knowledgable and passionate about his home, it was clear to see that throughout the tour. On our last day there (after a week stay) we emailed him again to see if he would be available to take us around to see whatever we may have missed and he was. And he was able to show us around to a lot more that we had no idea we had missed. He is prompt in responding and very accommodating. I would highly highly highly recommend him to anyone visiting this beautiful country. He also owns apartments that he rents to people visiting as well and takes people on tours from the apartments as well so reach out to him if you're interested in that!
From U.S.A
“Fabulous Private Day Tours: SIghtseeing, Hiking and Biking”
Our first trip to the Azores was a "big bus" tour. For our second visit we wanted to do some hiking, bicycle and explore on our own. We were lucky to find Eleuterio of Azores4travel who offered to tailor the day to meet our wishes. He planned fabulous hikes and biking for us, maximizing what we could see. He took us to attractions and lookout points we would not even have known about. After a great first day, we booked him for the remaining days of our visit. He had a lot of information to share and was a friendly and personable guy. We hope to go back next year and we will definitely try to hire him again. Thank you!!
Beate T, Germany
“"Traumhaft schöne Inselrundfahrt"”
An nur einem Tag hat Eleuterio mir und meiner Freundin auf einer Inselrundfahrt die schönsten Fleckchen und Aussichtspunkte "seiner" Insel gezeigt.
Dabei erzählt er in perfektem Englisch Interessantes und gibt "Insiderwissen" preis.
Wir haben einen herrlichen Tag mit vielen "Wow"-Erlebnissen erlebt, den wir so schnell nicht vergessen werden.
Ich werde diese wunderschöne Insel bestimmt nochmal besuchen und wieder eine Insel-Tour buchen -natürlich nur mit Eleuterio!
Denn außer seiner freundlichen, kompetenten und hilfsbereiten Art stimmt bei Eleuterio auch das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis.
Annett P., Germany
“So muss eine Insel-Rundfahrt sein!”
Nach zwei fantastischen Ausflügen 2014 mit Eleutério waren wir auch 2015 wieder unterwegs. Direkt nach der Abholung am Flughafen hat er uns einige besondere – kleine - Aussichtspunkte gezeigt, die von den großen Veranstaltern nicht angefahren werden, selbstverständlich kostenlos.
Eleutério bietet seine Touren grundsätzlich nach individueller Absprache mit seinen Gästen an, mit seinem perfekten Englisch ist er ein perfekter Ratgeber, er begleitet seine Gäste immer persönlich und wird schon nach kürzester Zeit zu einem geduldigen, unentbehrlichen und unaufdringlichen Guide.
Als „wandelndes Lexikon“ kennt er seine Insel in allen Facetten, jede noch so kleine Bucht wird auf Wunsch angefahren, wir haben vorher nicht gewusst welche schönen Ecken Sao Miguel hat.
Spezielle Tipps sind inbegriffen, - wo gibt es den besten Bäcker- warmes Bolo direkt vom Erzeuger, -wo holt sogar die Polizei das inseleigene Mineralwasser aus der Quelle... .
Die Touren werden gegen den Strom der großen Anbieter geplant, es immer Platz und Ruhe, selbstredend werden keine „Touristenfallen“ zum Essen oder zum landestypischen Einkauf angefahren, vielmehr organisiert er kleine private Führungen, die ohne weitere Kosten inclusive sind.
Der genutzte Fuhrpark ist neuwertig und bestens gepflegt, Regenschirm immer dabei, der Preis ist sehr günstig.
Die Touren sind äußerst empfehlenswert, so lässt sich Sao Miguel individuell perfekt erkunden, ein halber oder ganzer Tag mit Eleutério sind ein Erlebnis der ganz besonderen Art.
Eleuterio did airport delivery and 2 day tours around island. He is a very kind, conscientious native who is very proud of his homeland and goes out of his way to do all he can to have his guests appreciate the beauty and many activities the island has to offer. We loved our time there - very peaceful, green, and very, very beautiful. Thank you!
We opted in for a half day tour he provided for us in the afternoon and it was well worth the cost. The tour nicely acquainted us to the island and provided us with our bearings for our next few days.
I did one tour with Eleuterio, which if offered I would highly recommend. You can see that he truly loves the island of Sao Miguel.... and this experience has made me love the Island as well. Muito Obrigado Eleuterio and Maria Joao!!
We signed up for two full days of private touring with him. He certainly went out of his way to accommodate our wishes and took us to places to which we probably never would have gone on our own. Very knowledgeable, easy to talk to, humourous and above all attentive. I highly recommend Eleuterio as a guide for these islands; you will not be disappointed! Norm and Erika Orangeville, Ontario Canada
We decided to take a day tour with Eleuterio and were so impressed and pleased that we continued with a second all-day tour. He was a fantastic host, and provided an individualized tour that was completely suitable to our abilities - He knew when to offer a short hike that was suitable for all and more challenging ones for those who were up to a more demanding hike. Eleuterio's tour included places that were not mentioned in the tourist guides, sharing his love of the island of Sao Miguel. We can’t imagine a better way to discover all that Sao Miguel has to offer!
Eleutério took us on a tour to see the east part of the island, and we would recommend any of the trips on offer as an introduction to Sao Miguel. As seniors we were able to take advantage of seeing part of the island without having to take buses or rent a car. We both look forward to going back in 2015 for a longer stay to take in even more of what the island has to offer. Thanks Eleuteio for the great time we had this year.
Apreciámos a companhia do Eleutério nos três dias de passeio no seu automóvel: sempre disponível para ir encontro aos nossos interesses, como um amigo de velha data... Silvina, Zé Embaixador e Lucília.
