How to spend 10 days in São Miguel (Azores) exploring all the island? Not only its amazing remarks such as well-known lagoons but also walking through amazing trails surrounded by deep forest and achieving hidden waterfalls.
This was my itinerary for 10 days in August:
0 Land at São Miguel, relax and enjoy the beaches (Populo, Milicias, or other). Even if it is raining. It will be less crowded, and the temperature is always nice.
1.1 Lagoa do Congro
1.2 Trail Moinho do Félix (cascata do homem, cascata do teodoro, cascata da gruta)
2.1 Smorkeling: baixa da Albera + ilhéu de Vila Franca do Campo
2.2 Ribeira grande. Miradouro Ponta do Cintrão
2.3 Termas das caldeiras
3.1 Trail from Salto da Farinha to Poço Azul
3.2 Gorreana Tea Factory
4.1 Whale watch
4.2 Termas da Ferraria (in the sea)
5.1 Furnas and Terra Nostra Garden
5.2 Lagoa das Furnas and Jose do Canto Forest Garden (includes Salto do Rosal
waterfall and Sequoia)
6.1 Sete cidades - boca do inferno
6.2. Sete cidades - vista de rei
7.1. Canyoning at Ribeira dos Caldeirões
7.2. Lagoa do fogo and trail.
8.1 Trail Ribeira do Faial da terra (includes Salto do Cagarrão and Salto do Prego waterfalls)
9.1 Salto do Cabrito waterfall
9.2 Caldeira Velha
10 Lunch at Bar Caloura and return to Portugal