Activity requirements
If you're physically active, enjoy nature, and have an adventurous spirit, don't hesitate and join Go Trail Madeira on this most amazing week of nature-embedded hiking/walking days plus a one-hour daily yoga session held at your accommodation.
Are the trails safe?
At Go Trail Madeira, your safety is their main concern. The majority of the tours are done on marked and rail-protected trails. Go Trail Madeira encourages you to pay attention to any root, loose rock, damp terrain, and tree branch that can pose a threat.
How to keep yourself hydrated and energized throughout the run?
When hiking, it's vital that you keep hydrated. Your well-being is extremely important for Go Trail Madeira. So much that it is mandatory that all hikers initiate any tour with a minimum of one liter of water. There are water points along with the majority of their tours and Go Trail Madeira guides will indicate and stop at them.
What kind of terrain will you find?
The terrain will vary and depend on the chosen tour as well as weather conditions. On the trails, you can find a mix of everything - dirt, loose and wet rock, low and high grass as well as the beginning of the 20th-century handmade stonework flooring or even leaf-covered paths.
Itinerary
Day 1
- Meet at Funchal Airport and transfer to Funchal (30 minutes) to the chosen accommodation
Day 2 - Rabaçal / 25 Fontes and Risco
- 09:00 Transfer to Rabaçal (40 minutes)
- You are going to explore two different levadas that have their origin in this site. Through this enchanting part of the island where the waterfalls whisper, you will contemplate the Risco waterfall with more than 100 meters high, and then divert to another levada to reach the 25 Fountains, a semi-circular gorgeous basin into which many waterfalls flow
- Transfer to hotel (40 minutes)
- 4 hours of activity, 12 kilometers, vertical drop +200/-200 meters
- 15:00 Yoga session
Day 3 - Levada Caldeirão Verde
- 09:00 Transfer to Queimadas Natural Park (40 minutes). A lot of green, flowers, waterfalls, and a lush forest paradise awaits you
- You are going to experience one of the most spectacular levadas on the island. Here, water has not only forged impressive gorges over time, but it is also the main companion to the Laurissilva vegetation (heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site). The levada was shaped and carved largely into the rock face. At the end of the course, an imposing waterfall flows into a small lake
- Transfer to hotel (40 minutes)
- 5 hours of activity, 12 kilometers, vertical drop +50/-50 meters
Day 4
Day 5 - Sunrise and Conquer the Summit (Pico Ruivo 1862 meters)
- 09:00 Transfer to Pico Areeiro (30 minutes)
- You leave early to contemplate the sunrise at Pico Areeiro at 1818 meters of altitude. The sun appears like a ball of fire, flooding the valleys and mountain tops. Crossing to Pico Ruivo is surely the most beautiful hike in altitude and a true Madeira mountain experience, the panorama is simply magical
- A majestic descent towards Nuns Valley along ridges with fantastic landscapes of beauty and of harmony completes the day
- Transfer to hotel (40 minutes)
- 5 hours of activity, 8 kilometers, vertical drop +500/-600 meters
- 15:00 Yoga session
Day 6
- Transfer to Funchal Airport (30 minutes)
