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Hiking Madeira:

a Journey through Nature's Paradise

Day 1 | Arrival in Funchal (-/-/D) ends with a stop at the Pereira d'Oliveiras winery for a including acacias, eucalyptus, pines and woodland
Welcome at the airport and transfer to your hotel. tasting of 4 varieties of Madeira wine (Malvasia, Boal, flowers. Packed lunch. Dinner and overnight at the
Check-in, dinner and accommodation. Sercial, Verdelho). Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and hotel.
overnight at the hotel.
Day 2 | Rabaçal hike (B/L/D) Day 8 | Departure from Funchal
Hiking Details: medium level - distance: 11 km Day 5 | Queimadas - Caldeirão verde (B/L/D) Transfer to Funchal airport depending on flight times.
duration: 3h30 Hiking Details: easy level, flat walk - distance: 13 km Assistance with check-in formalities and return flight.
This hike begins with a gentle descent to Rabaçal duration: 3h30
along the Levada do Risco, at an altitude of 1,000 This walk begins at the Queimadas hostel. It follows
metres, to the sumptuous Risco waterfall, which ri- the Serra de São Jorge and Caldeirão verde levadas
ses to over 100 metres. There is also the opportunity through an emerald paradise. The route offers splen-
to visit the “lagoon of the 25 springs”, the basin into did views of the villages below. The path, dotted with
which the waters of the Paúl da Serra plateau flow. waterfalls and small tunnels, leads to the imposing
This area leads to Madeira's Lauriferous Forest, a Caldeirão Verde waterfall. Enjoy a packed lunch
UNESCO World Heritage Site and part of the Euro- before returning to the village of Santana through a
pean network of sites of community interest (Natura sumptuous landscape of fields and pastures. Return
2000). Packed lunch en route. Dinner and overnight to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
at the hotel.
Day 6 | Pico do Arieiro - Pico Ruivo (B/L/D)
Day 3 | Hike Ribeiro Frio - Portela (B/L/D) Hiking Details: medium level - distance: 13 km
Hiking Details: medium level - distance: 12 km duration: 4 hours
duration: 5 hours Start near the Pico do Arieiro pousada. You soon
Departure from Ribeiro Frio. The trail runs alongside reach the Ninho da Manta viewpoint. The route con-
the Serra do Faial levada and then descends to Lama- tinues with a steep climb up a staircase cut into the
ceiros, where the descent to Portela begins. The rou- rock, followed by a descent to Pico Ruivo. Final climb
te continues along the levada da Portela and Lombo to the Pico Ruivo refuge. Packed lunch. Dinner and
das Faias, ending on the regional road. Packed lunch. overnight stay.
Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 7 | Prazeres / Fajã da Ovelha hike
Day 4 | Traditional Funchal (B/-/D) (B/L/D)
The morning will be devoted to a guided tour of Hiking Details: medium level - distance: 12 km
Funchal. Visit to the Funchal market ‘Mercado dos duration: 4 hours
Lavradores’, with its incredible displays of exotic ve- The south coast offers maritime and mountain land-
getables and fruit. Visit to an embroidery factory with scapes of extraordinary beauty and rich natural re-
its workshops and shop. Visit to the Manueline-style sources. The colourful path linking Prazeres to Fajã
Sé Cathedral (Our Lady of the Assumption). The tour da Ovelha is dotted with a variety of plant species
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