HOW TO TRAVEL AZORES in 2024 (São Miguel Island) | Ultimate 7-Day Itinerary

If you're planning a trip to The Azores (São Miguel Island) and want to know the best things to do, places to see, tours to join, food to eat, hikes to walk and activities to do, then this travel guide is for you! A lot has changed in 2024, and this video will not only highlight what, but also give you some travel inspiration of how you can make the most of your time in The Azores! Enjoy. #TravelAzores #Azores #TravelGuide #TravelVlog #Azores2024 #Travel2024 #Travel
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Arrival
1:05 - Car Hire
1:21 - Hotel check-in
1:39 - Tã Gente
2:07 - Whale and Dolphin Watching
3:07 - Louvre Michaelense
3:24 - Walking tour of Ponta Delgada
4:27 - Rocha da Relva
5:10 - Alcides
5:31 - Out Of The Blue Azores
6:05 - Janela do Inferno
6:46 - Lagoa do Fogo
7:33 - Caldeira Velha
8:05 - Salto do Cabrito
8:20 - Praia de Santa Bárbara
8:55 - Taberna Açor
9:20 - GetYourGuide
10:32 - Canyoning
12:00 - A Tasca
12:24 - Água D'Alto
12:30 - Quatro fábricas da Luz
13:16 - Vila Franca do Campo
13:26 - Tonys Restaurant
13:48 - Hotel Verde Mar & Spa
14:18 - Miradouro de Santa Iría
14:38 - Praia dos Moinhos
15:05 - Cha Gorreana Tea Factory
15:57 - Hotel Verde Mar & Spa
16:06 - Tonys Restaurant
16:26 - Poça da Dona Beija
16:54 - Sete Cidades Jeep Tour
17:37 - São Nicolau
17:43 - Serra Devassa (Hike)
17:51 - Lagoa do Canario
18:09 - Boca do Inferno
19:05 - Monte Palace
10:09 - Ferraria Hot Springs
20:47 - Furnas
21:49 - Eat cozido at Terra Nostra Hotel
22:42 - Terra Nostra Gardens
23:45 - Drink purple tea
24:32 - Tasquinha Vieira
24:50 - Pineapple plantation
26:06 - Nordeste
27:00 - Outro

[@inesmelo9424]

proud to say that i live in this island since birth and i'm glad you enjoyed your stay!

[@martinecarvalho6095]

I’ve been to São Miguel 11 times to see my family and you visited much more in 7 days than I did for the past 11 years! Nicely done!

[@TheMattJames]

Ahh thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@welchphilip]

Haha can I come visit?

[@zundapp80cc]

How much you spend in totaly

[@martinecarvalho6095]

@@zundapp80cc depends! Around 500-700€

[@livingmybestlife6380]

Any good hotel recommendations ?

[@brassado3981]

Amazing man! Being a local, its fantastic so see that people from other points of the planet enjoy so much our island and our archipelago. Great Video. Keep up!

[@TheMattJames]

Amazing place, love it lots

[@Manufernandesss]

I am thinking about to travel there also alone! Haha any possibility to get in contact, cause you are local 👌

[@SweetnSourqt3]

Your videos are always so high-energy- I love them. I recently went to my first Azorean island (Terceira) 2 weeks ago and loved it so much. I’m looking forward to visiting /experiencing the others. 🙂

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks so much! And yessss I would love to visit Terceira

[@daliabohn]

Thank you for your incredible guide. I was in the azores with my sister and we checked out many of your ideas and ate at the same restaurants. Just an incredible place to visit and you made the research part with this video so much easier and faster 🙌🏼

[@TheMattJames]

I’m so glad it helped!

[@nishitdronographer718]

This place is heaven on Earth thanks Matt for the wonderful coverage!!

[@TheMattJames]

it sure is! glad you enjoyed it

[@IBNHATTUTA]

What an amazing video 🎉

[@TheMattJames]

Thank you! 😁

[@RichRobinson]

Great video. The guide is a beauty, very photogenic. You did well there! Thanks.

[@MotherTuckerofficial]

Last year your video randomly popped up after a video I was watching. I'm so glad it did as ive just got back from my first visit to the azores and its incredibly even in winter. Don't know if we were lucky but the weather was perfect the whole week. Spent 2 days at furnas and was completely blown away how stunning and unique it is. Thank you

[@TheMattJames]

Glad it helped!

[@gabbyrnexplains2392]

Love love. This type of traveling is my jam. Thanks for all the recs!

[@TheMattJames]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@gabrielleannacormierart]

Heading there shortly and so excited! Great video! Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@TheMattJames]

Enjoy!

[@kohls350]

Great content! Love how thorough you were! Just booked a stay and tours with Out of the Blue because you made it look so good!

[@TheMattJames]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nicolephelps5036]

Awesome video, great tips, THANK YOU!

[@beatazdanowska5922]

Fantastic video! Thank you Matt. My bf and I are planning a week on the island this July - your tips are super helpful!

[@tilob.7664]

Thanks for the Tips, it's very helpful before you start the Trip to SAO Miguel.

[@denniscarter-ei6yl]

I thoroughly enjoyed your video. Well done!

[@meesalikeu]

i can’t believe how much you did, but thank you so much for doing as much as possible - we are planning a trip.

[@TheMattJames]

Have fun!

[@ClaiMere]

Love your videos very detailed and informative. Magnificient views there in canonieng and every place you been the scenery are beautiful.

[@TheMattJames]

thanks so much clai!

[@paulineverriere8054]

This was best video I’ve seen…so in-depth…..this is on bucket list

[@xoxojuliejohnson]

OMG I love travel videos, I'm so glad I found your channel!

[@TheMattJames]

Thank you Julie!!

[@osvaldofrias1921]

I love the Azores can't wait to visit this summer !

[@TheMattJames]

You’ll love it!

[@lizzparlow5639]

I’m visiting in October 💗 I can’t WAIT

[@zenaidagalangcerdena]

A very nice vlog and so wonderful sharing your experience and aDventures

[@martinibianco9645]

Tomorrow we will be there :) Thanks a lot for your video, we'll know where to go.

[@anastasiiachornai2751]

Thank you for this video. Unexpectedly beautiful place.

[@aym1240]

Can’t wait for more 😎

[@TheMattJames]

They’re coming!

[@Sloo_me]

Beautiful video 🥰❤️ and i appreciate you

[@PatriciaSilva-uz5nt]

Amazing!! 🤩 was born and raised in São Miguel! Happy you explored it and enjoyed 😍 the Azores is filled with surprise boxes! ☺️☺️☺️ there are direct flights from Stanstead with Ryanair every Saturday 😏😏

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!

[@FromAddis]

Great video. Well done. My wife and I are living here temporarily and you’ve really captured the place! One thing though - there are direct flights from London and several other European and US cities. Take care!

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks! Yes you’re right there are some direct flights, but few, so chances are you will be flying through somewhere 😊✈️

[@teflontravels]

This is awesome, wicked video mate. Planning my trip for next year

[@TheMattJames]

Have fun!

[@rubenpaiva5792]

You've experienced the island better in 7 days then I have in 30 years! Great job with the video.

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it

[@joaojaneiro4848]

I am azorean Sou açoriano

[@JuliaJacobss]

This video is so thorough, thank you so much!!

[@TheMattJames]

Glad it was helpful!

[@donnadwarika6370]

Matt love all your travel so great to see and thank you

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks for watching!

[@spiritofjapan]

A very cool guide to the Azores! Thanks for sharing!

[@TheMattJames]

Thank you!!

[@Celinassousa]

This a great video Matt! Congrats. I hope you enjoyed São Miguel, from a fellow UoM student who is from the island

[@TheMattJames]

Yes I loved it, I just want to go back and visit the other islands now! How are you enjoying UoM?

[@karitapuusta97]

Really nice video! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!

[@MsCrazyboutMusic]

Thank you sooo much for this video!! In 2 weeks my bf and I are going to Sao Miguel and I think we are going to follow your 7 day guide as it is!!!

[@TheMattJames]

Glad it was helpful!

[@yvonnewolters1034]

Brilliant vlog. Thank you.

[@diogojcorreia]

Lovely! As a local, I felt really proud that you enjoyed staying here. One thing I wanna point is places order, it's an island and you get relatively fast wherever you want to go, but it's more convenient to visit someparts in some days (for eg visiting the north in some days and the rest of days south) than going around from one tip to another. I'm pointing out this, because alot of people will come to the island with the ilusion that everything is like 10min away. Don't do it on the order of the video especially if you don't get a rental car for yourself. Also don't expect to have Dubai weather every day around here, the weather can be a b%tch and change alot ahah, be prepared :P Cheers!

[@draganveselinovic5891]

I was thinking about buying a mountain bike, and using that as a form of travel while on the Azores Islands. As a local, do you have any thoughts on this? Is there a place to buy second-hand bikes?

[@beatazdanowska5922]

I am planing a trip for a week this July. Don't want to drive, do you have any suggestions ? Are there buses or other forms of transportation?

[@ZachBinder95]

How is the language barrier in general in restaurants and in public for strictly english speakers?

[@diogojcorreia]

@@ZachBinder95 I would say 90% of the people really speaks english, you should be okay tbh.

[@xtremeyoylecake]

Thanks I wanna go back there someday to visit my family :)

[@border-less]

The best travel vlog I've ever watched...

[@sugreev2001]

The Azores have been high on my travel to-do list for ages. But there is a high certainty that I’ll be travelling to all the Portuguese islands in the near future (🤞) and the one thing I’m sure to do for preparation is watch your videos for my itinerary. Great content.

[@Jetmab04]

💕💓💕 One - if not the most beautiful islands I've ever visited 💗

[@TheMattJames]

Amazing!

[@loiswhyyyy1396]

this makes me want to go to the Azores !! great video

[@TheMattJames]

You should!

[@tobiinmadeira]

Love this and will be a great help for many visiting these islands, will get this on my blog as it will be a great help for many of us living on the island and to plan a visit. 😊❤️😊

[@TheMattJames]

ahh tobi thanks a lot! glad you enjoyed the video and hope you are keeping well back in madeira 😊

[@tobiinmadeira]

@@TheMattJames I really am, and you keep well also. Hope we see you here again soon. 😊

[@paulvieira9191]

Great showcase of São Miguel. My ancestors are from the island and I’ve been visiting since the age of 5.

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!

[@Sara-bw8xi]

All your travel vlogs are over the top good! I never saw someone doing it the way you do. I really can’t believe the talent here. It’s so entertaining and informative and all the places you visited are on my bucket list just because of you. Especially Madeira. Which was the thing giving me total peace thanks to your vlog back then.

[@TheMattJames]

Thank you so much! 😊✈️

[@livefast-xc8lm]

Agreed. Better than a lot of these channels that have over millions of subs. You will be there one day!

[@Die-sel13136]

Wow place!!

[@JCMM2]

My husband and I get in our car rental and travel the whole island . We never have a set place to go we just say let’s go this way today. We have visited many of the places you have shown here. The cosido is delicious! I will be setting up some of the tours on the app “get your guide” I just downloaded it , like the jeep tour and whale watching it’s definitely something my husband and I wanted to try. I love traveling to São Miguel. Mosteiros is where I always stay. They have a wonder natural pool ( Poço da Pedra ) that is so beautiful, and our family is there.

[@adamsmithelec]

I’m in taverna açor as we speak, eating the pork and pineapple bruschetta. Can confirm it is very nice. I asked the waiter who confirmed that the jam is made from pineapples grown on the island. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@TheMattJames]

Glad you’re enjoying it!

[@simonchilli2088]

Sao Miguel: stunning & beautiful. Lydia: lovely and your ok. Great video.

[@TheMattJames]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ghanwin]

Liked and subbed ! Top quality content here, hope to see you channel grow :)

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!

[@unknown2know222]

Sooo what a weird coincidence, just scroling and finding your vid reveals that Im the guy that pick your voucher in Terra Nostra xD. Also Lidia goes there soo many times and she is awesome . Got yourself a new subscriber love the vid

[@TheMattJames]

Haha thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

[@diogobeltrao5008]

Awesome video! That was almost the perfect way to visit S. Miguel, think you just miss 4 things: Lagoa do congro and the hike is also nice; Mosteiros Beach - you get huge shots from the black sand beach to the green/dark stone imponent hill, its exceptional when a little foggy; without a doubt Galego restaurant has the best and classic beef in açores; and Saca rolhas restaurant also a place to go but little expensive.

[@TheMattJames]

I’ll have to add these in next time!

[@julesjustgettingby]

added these to my list, thank you!!

[@laurawolford9499]

Thank you!!!❤

[@peterbynoe9457]

Hi from Barbados love videos.stunning islands

[@ainuraabikhan4625]

So informative, even for me who have been living here for 5 months). Thank you

[@TheMattJames]

You’re welcome!

[@xcrap]

Well done, the story telling is beautiful :)

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!

[@gracinharodrigues8799]

Hello I found your video randomly, I live in São Miguel. My island is truly wonderful. I am very happy that you had a fantastic experience. See you soon. 🍀🍍🐳

[@TheMattJames]

So cool! and thanks

[@aronlucaskristiansson]

Well done, Matt. I thoroughly enjoyed watching your trip on this grey, rainy, summer's morning in Glasgow. This is such an addictive travelogue, rich with beautiful shots and drone footage. You did a variety of trips here (beach, history, action/adventure) and covered lodgings and food, too. You've captured all the 'minutiae' of the destination in your video which gives such a powerful sense of place, and true feeling of escapism, when watching your video from afar. I have watched quite a few travel videos on KZbin but your work is by far the best! Looking forward to more of your content. Best wishes, Aron.

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks so much Aron! Means a lot

[@anamariacosta3528]

Proud of my island ✨

[@TheMattJames]

Love it!

[@helenabraga4222]

So nice to see different people in my islands

[@TheMattJames]

I loved it!

[@dieselxdan]

great video man.. .... making my decision easy....

[@TheMattJames]

Glad I could help

[@MyPortugueseCulture]

Awesome

[@aleksandrinakircheva5253]

I love it

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!

[@jorgevieira4489]

Amazing video

[@stefanimelcher]

Obrigado! My grandparents are from Graciosa, have never been yet!

[@ryancap1188]

I lived in sao miguel for 25 years, and you need a life time to discover all its beauty, one of the last jobs I did as a contractor in the island has renovate the terra Nostra hotel , lots of good memories

[@TheMattJames]

So true! Beautiful place

[@michaelfoeofevil5587]

There are direct flights from London to the Azores. if fact British Airways has a flight that goes to the second largest of Terceira . Ryan air I believe flies directly to the Azores. The Azores about 20-years ago was ignored or not many people bothered to see it's stunning beauty. My girlfriend and extended our stay from 5-days to four weeks. Beautiful beyond words.

[@Jetmab04]

🤗 I'm just back from my first 5 day visit and, already planning my next visit...9 wonderful islands sure can't be seen in just 5 days - 5 weeks seem more realistic!! PS. I flew Ryanair via Lisbon from Dublin!

[@waynedodds5839]

Ryanair once a week from Stansted - direct about 4 hours and cheap … this island is paradise on earth, if you like hiking, it looks like Ireland, Derbyshire & the Lake District all rolled into one .. I’ve been there 6 times now and this island just does not stop giving…

[@leabell93]

What day of the week??

[@cozyhaven6835]

@@leabell93 Saturdays. And in summer on Tuesdays as well.

[@georgemedeiros8253]

Wow-impressive!

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!

[@carinaaguiarcabral]

Hey Matt, very nice video and indeed you have visited a lot and tried the best foods we have over there. You will need to go back to explore the other islands for sure, but just to let you know, there is direct flights so you dont need to stop in Lisbon or Porto. They are only from Stansted though, with Ryanair and only or Saturdays (summer time they might add routes on Tuesdays as well). Keep up with the good videos :)

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!

[@meesalikeu]

wat about from nyc do you know? obrigado

[@franciscomedeiros8253]

My island. Amazing video

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!

[@robvangelder7913]

Such a big fan from your videos. Great video Matt as always! I planned to visit the Azores in 2024, which carhire company do you recommend for the Azores?

[@andrealmeida4948]

Imagine live in this paradise :)

[@jadefamousartist5242]

Hi From The Sky 💫

[@TGAAL-sx9rm]

To be very honest, after seeing you I really thought I wasn't going to like or watch much further (Tik Tok looking presenter) However. you really delivered the video well, good editing, funny, and informative. Great guide, subscribed and really looking forward to viewing more. Never judge a book by its cover, well done Matt, well done!

[@TheMattJames]

I appreciate that!

[@mariamartins6033]

My Island!

[@growzores]

You can fly direct from London to Ponta delgada on ryanair , every Saturday! Thank you for showing the beauty of my island x

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Chapterrifik]

Awesome vlog. 🤜💥🤛

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!!

[@Chapterrifik]

@@TheMattJames you are welcome, well deserved.

[@8mirak]

Les amoureux de la nature 👍❤️

[@PhotographybyMilan]

Thanks a lot for some tips. There is direct flight from Stansted ;) I'm flying this Saturday;)

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!

[@rolandas77]

very nice guide :)

[@TheMattJames]

Glad you liked it!

[@ohreallynow]

You totally sold me on this place

[@TheMattJames]

Great news!

[@eduardtarniceriu102]

I need to visit this place

[@James69Holden]

Fantastic video. My wife and I will travel to Sao Miguel in 2 weeks, we can not wait! What kind of drone are you using?

[@portuguesaQuintal23]

My Familia🇵🇹❤

[@ChuCkyNeaTFreak]

why a year later? I saw you at the Salto do Cabrito, great job, keep it up!!!

[@tonimachado9772]

thx for ur visit on my island th y i love my island

[@TheMattJames]

No problem!

[@admfukuda]

Whatt my dad works at the Alcides hotel 😂😂 I loved the video :) it was very complete, I'm from São Miguel

[@TheMattJames]

Small world! Thanks

[@femtoeclipse860]

I’m arriving in Sao Miguel in 3 days i connot wait

[@masterwatch]

this guy is good, nice video.

[@TheMattJames]

I appreciate that!

[@angelopires2719]

Inlove with Lídia ❤️

[@Nico-ys6oc]

This video was very well shot and informative. What time of the year did you go?

[@ricardopereira597]

Nice video

[@soniaazores7175]

Azores 💙💙💙

[@TheMattJames]

❤️

[@udanyczlowiek100]

Hi, very helpful video! You did't mentioned - in which month did you visited the Azores?

[@toaderliaanastasia7854]

Hello Matt! A very nice video and helpful! Can u tell me please witch company u choose for rent a car?

[@Phenrique1337]

Welcome to Azores 🙌🙌🙌 + one sub

[@TheMattJames]

Thanks!

[@caspian7907]

I fly Manchester to Ponta Delgada with Ryanair every summer now, which costs £50 return for the cheapest rate. BA have also started doing flights from London, but they're super expensive.

[@mradromeda2239]

Super interesting video 😊 May I ask about DJI and Ryanair ? Any recommendations travelling with a drone and using it abroad?

[@Telmafer927]

I love my country so much sometimes I miss home 🥲❤️