Special Passion 2 Adventure

COASTEERING

We started the program with Coasteering activity, a new experience for this day of Adventure. In our Base, our Guides will distribute the equipment and give a briefing of safety procedures, techniques of progression and jumps. Shortly after we are already in the first jump...

This line of Coasteering has the distance of 1km where we will make several jumps of different heights. We will do several parts in swimming, others in progression in the rocks with climbing and many jumps to the water.

In the end, the final big jump and boat return to the starting point.

We will take a break for lunch and rest, to go to the second part of the program.

WALKING TRAIL

In the afternoon we will go to the starting point of the walking tour. This route was an old connection path between the inhabitants of the Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo and the south coast of the island, namely Calheta village (Vila da Calheta).

Along the descent, we may observe a great variety of endemic plants that populate this valley. In addition to the endemic flora, there are several birds, grazing cows along the trail and goats which, after the 1980 earthquake, become wild.

In this valley there is a large hydrographic network that is noticed by the sound of the water, which intensifies as we descend along the trail. Here, the streams run all year round, due to water tables of the surrounding mountains and some plants that retain water, such as the "Mantão".

Upon arriving at Caldeira de Cima, we will have a first experience in adventure sports: Cascading. It is the activity of descending water cascades using rappel techniques. After this refreshing activity, we will proceed the walk to the Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo.

Arriving at the Fajã, we will visit it to know some of the stories of the place and appreciate the beauties of this corner of the world. We will visit the interpretation center of the Fajã da Caldeira de Santo Cristo and the Church, where our tour Guides have some curiosities to tell.

You may also take a dip in the calm waters of the lagoon at the Fajã. This is the lagoon where the famous clams of Caldeira are bred, being also the unique site of the Azores that they reproduce. You go taste this delicacy at the Fajã.

By end of the afternoon we will visit Furna do Póio, an underground volcanic cavity with a freshwater lagoon inside, coming from the bowels of the mountain (optional). 

We will leave this little paradise in a quad bike ride to the Fajã dos Cubres, for a course of 5km with the approximate duration of 00:20hr, with an Aventour driver.

At Fajã dos Cubres we will take our transfer to our Base, where we will finish this full of adventures day.

ABSEILING & CLIMBING

We initiate that day with Rappel and Climbing activities, soon after a rope manoeuvres and equipment handling briefing, alongside with some basic Rappel and Climbing techniques needed for these activities developed in an excellent view scenario.

We will make a 40 metres vertical descend in one of the most exuberant spots of São Jorge island.

CANYONING

At this point, we will be only 30 minutes away of one of the high points of this day: the Canyoning Baptism. During the small walk that gets us to the water line, our guides will tell you the history of this place and the importance it had for the local people. 

Approaching the starting point of the Canyoning, our guides will perform a small briefing on safety and progression in a water line issues. This activity will have the approximate duration of 2 hours, with several Rappels and a jump (optional).

We will finish the activity by the sea in one of São Jorge’s Fajãs where you may take a sea bath.

It will undoubtedly be two days of not to be missed new experiences.      

Attention: In case the weather does not allow performing some activities, we can always replace them with others arranged accordingly with the client’s option.