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Madeira Walking Week

Day-hiking on levada and mountain trails
Summit Pico Ruivo and Pico do Arieiro
Walk through enchanting laurel forest
Superb mountain viewpoints
Idyllic island exploration

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 hike and climb 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 (1817m). With daily walks of between 4 and 6 hours and plenty of time to enjoy our atmospheric sea-side locations, this is a brilliant new adventure holiday.

Is this holiday for you?

This not a sustained trekking trip but a series of day hikes 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 on day 5 will be a little longer. We have given this holiday our MODERATE grade and it should be well within the capabilities of all active hill-walkers.

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