Best Shore Days with a Spa Stop: Our Top 2 Worldwide

1.Azores: Shore Excursion Furnas – Crater volcano and hot springs

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 47 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $94Our pick

Leave your cruise ship in Ponta Delgada for Furnas, where you’ll visit Gorreana Tea Plantation, view the volcanic lake from Pico do Ferro, see steaming springs, and watch stew cook underground. Optional time at Terra Nostra or Dona Beija costs extra. Guides include Pedro, Raphael, Andrea, and others.

“When they say the Azores is equivalent to Hawaii they are correct. It was a perfect tour on a beautiful island. Our favorite was definitely the tea plantation, absolutely breath taking. We saw the hot geysers and views from the top into the green/blue lakes. Our guide Raphael was excellent. Our only disappointment is that we did not make it to the orange hot springs and botanical gardens, but the rest of the stops were great.”

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2.Laem Chabang Shore Excursion : Shopping, Massage & Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $233

Travel privately from Laem Chabang to Bangkok for Wat Arun, the Golden Buddha, Chinatown, Little India, the Flower Market, JJ Mall, a Thai set meal, and a massage. Your English-speaking guide and driver handle the long port transfer, with entrance fees and round-trip transport included.

“Very well organised trip, our guide was encouraged and gave us a lot of information about the city, the trip to town by taxi was perfect organised”

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