Sete Cidades and Lagoa do Fogo by Electric Van, Eight Seats

The van is fully electric and it seats eight, and both of those change the day. Eleven stops, quietly reached, at a pace that leaves time to stand still at each one. Sete Cidades is approached from three angles rather than one. Boca do Inferno, which looks down the length of the crater and both lakes. Vista do Rei, the view everybody photographs. And the caldera itself. Lagoa do Canário, a small crater lake in heavy vegetation, comes before them. The west coast follows: Miradouro do Escalvado for the cliffs, Mosteiros for the lava rock pools, Pedras Negras for a view most itineraries drive past. Then Ribeira Grande, the island's second town, and Ponta do Cintrão for the cliffs there. Pico do Carvão, early on, is the stop where both coasts of the island are visible at once. Lunch is Azorean and included. The tour ends at Lagoa do Fogo, in the central highlands, inside protected land.