Half-Day Lajes Air Base Historic Sightseeing Tour
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Half-Day Lajes Air Base Historic Sightseeing Tour
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Ages 0-120, max of 8 per group
Duration: 4h
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: Portuguese, English
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- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
- Praça Velha, 9700-091 Angra do Heroísmo, PortugalIn this square, face the City Hall. The bus stop is on your right. Wait at the very end of the bus stop area. Wait for our vehicle to arrive. On the front window of the vehicle will be a poster with the identification of the company and the tour.
Pickup details- We offer the pick-up & drop-off at the hotel or other accommodation. At the end of the activity, we will take the participants back to their accommodation or to the starting point of the activity. You can send a message or call to indicate where we should pick up participants. The hotel pick-up and drop-off are free of charge and are included in the tour price.
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 309439P7- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 309439P7
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- Xcski4410 contributionsNice wine museum visit and wine tastingExcellent tour with Vitor, personable and knowledgeable guide. We visited the wine museum, tasted some fortified wine, viewed the vines, stopped by the natural pool and had a tasting of three wines hosted by Vitor and his wife and accompanied by cod fish cakes, cheese plate, freshly grilled sausage, and Dona ameilda cake.Written 5 January 2025
- Sal D0 contributionsOutstanding 5+Outstanding! Vitor's knowledge of the island was excellent. He went above and beyond. I would highly recommend any one of his tours.Written 19 October 2024
- lizaB2702ZC0 contributionsWonderful tourI’ve taken many food and wine tours but this was my favorite by far! We learned so much about the island from Vitor. We toured a wine coop and had delicious wines. But the real highlight was visiting Vitor’s home. We sat out on his patio and enjoyed tasting different wines with wonderful tapas prepared by Vitor’s lovely wife. She also served jams and liquor that she made from grapes she grew.Written 12 October 2024
- LeeS50800 contributionsAmazing tourThe tour was fantastic. It wasn't just about the wine, we learned so many things about the island, land, culture and food. Our guide answered so many questions we had. The highlight was the meal at the end of the tour. Very casual, warm and the food was fantastic. I can't recommend the tour enough.Written 8 October 2024
- 297evans0 contributionsFantastic afternoonFantastic time, relaxing, informative, great conversation and tasty food! The wine, food, setting, company and experience was very hospitable and relaxingWritten 28 September 2024
- colleenmA3617PZ0 contributionsAmazing dinner hosted by localsThis was by far one of our top favorite experiences on our Azores trip. Victor and his wife are wonderful hosts and amazing cooks. We had such a huge spread and were able to experience so many Terceira authentic foods. They also shared with us many stories about the history and folklore of the islands and also current events and sites to see. Victor was so prompt with communications and also extremely helpful. Even after our dinner he helped us with recommendations of places to go and see and eat at. We had a magical night and left absolutely full and quite content and happy to have met such a lovely local couple. Thank you Victor for a magical night on TerceiraWritten 27 September 2024
- samantap6140 contributionsYummy wine 🍷This was an amazing fun tour, filled with a lot of information and laughs. The views have been some of the best views we got to see after even being on the island for a week. The wine was delicious and we were given a few different ones. Vitor and his wife were super welcoming and her food was AMAZING! I've been recommending the tour to friends and family since getting to experience it yesterday!Written 6 July 2024
- laurenmT3229PF0 contributionsWonderful experience for families!We had a wonderful morning with Vitor. He and his wife were very kind, knowledgeable, and hospitable. My kids loved milking the cows and have asked if we can come back to visit them 😌. We would highly recommended the tour!Written 18 June 2024
- onkitag20230 contributionsGreat experience!Had a fabulous time with Vitor! He took the time to show us and educate us about the island and volcanic wine in the Azores. Would highly recommend! He was kind enough to connect us with locals for a truly cultural experience while we were in town.Written 13 September 2023
- 902rorym0 contributionsExcellent tourHighly recommend. The tour feels personal, genuine, and compelling, largely due to Vitor's infinite knowledge and passion for Azorean wine and culture. I recommend trying to book the trip early in your visit so you can use it as a resource to frame your time on the island.Written 13 September 2023
- sharonj09110 contributionsFabulous day with a knowledgeable and helpful local guideVittor made this tour.. we had an idea of what we wanted to see and he advised and improved our ideas! He was very helpful, knowledgeable and passionate about his island. A truly memorable day. Thank you VittorWritten 30 August 2023
- Derrick201419800 contributionsAwesome tourWe highly recommend taking this tour it was amazing. Goncalo was an awesome tour guide he is very knowledgeable and a really nice person. This made our vacation 100 times better. We will definitely come back and maybe we try one of there other awesome tours thanks again. regards, Mike Moura,Written 2 August 2023
- LibbyAH0 contributionsExcellent tour and expericneVictor was an excellent guide, sharing much about the island in addition to the wine. He was knowledgeable, pleasant, and a great ambassador of his island. I suggest you take the tour at the beginning of your stay as the information imparted was helpful when we visited other places on the island. Looking back, I wish we had booked more tours with him instead of renting a car.Written 26 July 2023
- MidasMom0 contributionsInteresting tour with great guide/host!We booked a 5 hour wine tour knowing the highlights were the wine museum, the natural pools and a wine tasting paired with small plates. . We did not know that our guide Victor would change from extremely knowledgeable wine and Azore Island tour guide to our host with the most! We ended our tour in a very special place tasting wine, eating small plate specialties, talking and enjoying each others company. We left feeling like we had a new friend in Terceira, full bellies and full hearts! Thank you to Victor and his beautiful wife. Also we forgot a jacket in his van and he returned it to our hotel later in evening. Very much appreciated! We recommend this tour!Written 22 June 2023
- ShaSha3g0 contributionsWarm hospitality-Terrific ExperienceVictor picked us up from our ship, provided an informative tour, especially interesting to see the air base that was active during WW2 and now being re-activated. Upon arriving at his home we were greeted warmly by his wife, Helia, and taken into their lovely backyard/garden for several local appetizers, some cooked right in front of us. Served local wines that were delicious, while getting to know our hosts. We then moved into their dining room where we were served a traditional Azorean beef stew, slow cooked for 5 hrs in a clay pot with delightful seasonings. After supper we were served an "Amalia cake" and more wine, some made personally by our delightful hosts. We had interesting conversation, learning about some of their customs and saw video of the bull run that occurs every year right outside their home! Victor provided photos from the air base, i mentioned earlier, from when it was active and explaining how important it was/is geographically. All in all, we would heartily recommend this experience, we have shared with our friends that it was the highlight of our entire 14 day cruise. thank you, Victor and Helia.Written 10 June 2023
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maria451
Bournemouth, UK138 contributions
There were four of us from the cruise ship on this tour in early January. We came across Vitor at the shuttle drop off point in town. We had a wonderful five hour tour in a very comfortable clean vehicle. Vitor spoke very good English and he had a very good knowledge of the history of the island and current facts and figures. We had a number of stops including the geo park. The tour was supposed to be four hours but it ended up being five. There was no time pressure at each stop. We found the tour very relaxing and learnt so much. I can fully recommend and will be contacting Vitor again next year when we will be there again. We all felt Vitor genuinely wanted us to be satisfied and have a memorable trip with him.
Written 31 January 2023
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It was a wonderful day for me, showing the island to fun and nice people like you. Thank you.
Written 1 February 2023
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VOYJEAN
Scarborough, ME516 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
We took the Lajes Air Base Historic Sightseeing Tour and learned so much and saw so much we wouldn't have seen on our own, even though we had rented a car. Vitor picked us up at our rental house in his comfortable SUV and gave us an excellent tour over the next four hours. The history he told us about was so interesting. Often his clients have some family tie to the Air Force Base; we didn't, but still found the information on its heyday and history fascinating. The viewpoints he took us to were so impressive -- we went on some roads we never would have ventured down on our own. And what a surprise treat he had in store for us at the end of the tour! Vitor was an excellent, personable guide and this was a great tour.
Written 13 November 2024
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I’m genuinely thankful for your kind remarks. Wonderful visitors. All the best for you.
Written 15 November 2024
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Holly B
London, UK2 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
My dad and I booked this tour to get a better idea of the place where my grandfather was stationed with RAF Coastal Command in WW2. I had expected this to be quite a dry, military-history based tour, but it was far from that! Vítor is a fantastic, engaging guide and covered so many different aspects of life on Terceira today and in the past. The tour was so much better than I ever expected and we finished at Vítor's home for a glass of wine and a delicious slice of Dona Amélia cake. A completely unforgettable experience - thanks so much, Vítor!
Written 23 July 2024
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Was a wonderful afternoon exchanging information with someone with a special connection to this island. Thank you
Written 24 July 2024
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Marianne E
6 contributions
Our guide was absolutely fantastic. Great sense of humor. Entertaining and informative. He taught us local history and some phrases. Responsive to our desires to stop every once in a while for photos. We learned so much military history that we had never heard before. Answered our many questions. He even introduced us to his wife who fed us delicious treats. We would totally do this tour again.
Written 22 April 2024
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fsykes2018
2 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
Vitor's tour was fantastic. My father was based in Terceira with the Royal Air Force from 1943. Vitor's historical knowledge was superb and his descriptions of the sites we visited gave us an excellent understanding of the building of Lajes airbase in World War Two and its expansion in the Cold War. A truly memorable experience.
Written 21 April 2024
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Paul C
7 contributions
Sept 2024 • Couples
My father was based at Lages in WW2 and this tour with Vitor brilliantly filled in the history and brought to life what my father would have been part of.
Vitor was an excellent and knowledgeable guide who went above and beyond to make sure we enjoyed the trip.
Vitor was an excellent and knowledgeable guide who went above and beyond to make sure we enjoyed the trip.
Written 16 September 2024
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Many thanks for the compliments. Was a great pleasure to have you onboard. All the best for you.
Written 17 September 2024
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