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Gruta do Carvão - Monumento Natural - Ponta Delgada - Portugal
Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Gruta do Carvão - Monumento Natural

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Gruta do Carvão - Monumento Natural

Ponta Delgada, Portugal

Rating★4.4(3,237 reviews)
AddressR. do Paim, 9500-230 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
MuseumAttractionPopular

Guided tours are offered of this long lava tube system with 3 sections & many geological structures.

Last updated: February 11, 2026

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Overview

Guided tours are offered of this long lava tube system with 3 sections & many geological structures.

Opening Hours

Monday
10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:00 - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM–12:30 PM, 2:00 - 6:00 PM

Visitor Reviews

**★★★★★ Mark da Silva — a month ago

Our tour guide Lucrezia(I'm sorry if i misspelled it) was awesome. He was very informative and passionate, spoke English very well and and answered all questions with enthusiasm. we only took the short tour but would love to take the longer tour next time. This is well worth the price of admission and hope that the preservation efforts are well supported in the future. Thank you very much.

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**★★★★★ David Hazell — 2 months ago

Really neat lava tubes. You get a guided tour by a knowledgeable guide. Explains the history and formation of the tubes. Time is also spent on current issues surrounding the tubes moving forward.

Tubes are near the surface but are very dark and somewhat confined.

Well worth a visit

**★★★★★ Vitold Zanevskij — 3 months ago

We took a long tour, and it was fantastic! Here you experience nature as it is, get to see and feel the cave same as pioneers and scientists do 🤗. Wide galleries and narrow passages, massive lava rings, shiny lava glass ceilings and lava-cicles are still pictured in my eyes! It is great that you can come to nature that close in Azores. So grateful to our guide Hugo and his team for this excellent tour, and for their work behind the scenes on preserving and exploring the caves!

**★★★★★ Peter Šatka — 4 months ago

Although a bit short circuit, it was amazingly nice to visit this lava tunel. English guide was very experienced and told us very interesting info not just about visited cave, but about Azores in general. I really suggest to visit at least the short circuit, but the long one (done once per week I think) might be even better.

**★★★★★ Maxine Lelasseux — 5 months ago

AMAZING!! We did the short tour at the beginning of our vacation. Staff here is so nice and friendly and they explained everything well. I then proceeded to do the long tour three days after (please note: the long tour only goes once a week and has space for 5 people so you have to book it weeks or even months in advance. I was alone and could join the group of 4 that had already booked the tour). The long tour is soooo incredible, you will have to walk on rocks, and crawl through tight spaces.

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