Madeira Walking Week
- Day hiking on levada and glorious mountain trails
- Summit Pico Ruivo and Pico do Arieiro, Madeira`s highest peaks
- Walk through enchanting laurel forest and superb mountain views
- Guided walking on every day and all meals included
- Idyllic island exploration and walking holiday on Madeira
With its rugged coastal scenery and impressive mountains, the Atlantic island of Madeira is a walker's paradise. Moving around Madeira and staying in different fishing villages, we enjoy ever-changing sea views and have access to a variety of super day-walks. Following age-old paths and also hiking alongside Madeira's amazing network of irrigation channels known as levadas, we walk and hike through terraced farmland, explore extensive laurel forest, negotiate levada tunnels and cross jagged ridges to find the best viewpoints. Highlights of this Madeira walking holiday include the enchanting green valley of Riberio do Poco, the dramatic mountain views at Encumeada and the spectacular trail that links Madeira's highest peaks, Pico Ruivo (1861m) and Pico do Arieiro (1818m). With daily walks of between 4 and 6 hours and plenty of time to enjoy our atmospheric sea-side locations, this is a brilliant walking holiday in Madeira.
Is this holiday for you?
This holiday is a series of day hikes and walks any of which, can be considered as optional. The walks themselves are mostly on good trails often following the famous 'levadas' or irrigation channels, but there are sections of tunnel (the longest is just over 1km) and some places where there is considerable exposure (normally with a protective fence). Generally each day's walk will be from 4 - 6 hours allowing plenty of time for sightseeing and photography, although the walk along the Levado Ribeira da Janela will be a little longer.
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