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Laurissilva Forest Hike: Sunrise Adventure
4.7
20 Ratings
Funchal
Explore the magical Laurissilva Forest in Madeira (Caldeirão Verde) on a self-guided sunrise hike. Enjoy a convenient transfer to the start of the trail and get picked up and driven back at the end. Pick up/Drop of locations: Funchal, Caniço, Santa Cruz, Machico, Porto da Cruz e Santana
Explore the magical Laurissilva Forest in Madeira (Caldeirão Verde) on a self-guided sunrise hike. Enjoy a convenient transfer to the start of the trail and get picked up and driven back at the end. Pick up/Drop of locations: Funchal, Caniço, Santa Cruz, Machico, Porto da Cruz e Santana
Duration:
8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Funchal - Pick up and Drop off
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Levada Caldeirao Verde - Hike at your own rhythm on a self-guided trek in Caldeirão Verde. Explore the incredible Laurissilva Forest and Mystical trail in the nature, along a water channel, with green views on one side and stunning waterfalls along on the other.
Upon arrival, receive hike instructions with…
- Funchal - Pick up and Drop off
- Levada Caldeirao Verde - Hike at your own rhythm on a self-guided trek in Caldeirão Verde. Explore the incredible Laurissilva Forest and Mystical trail in the nature, along a water channel, with green views on one side and stunning waterfalls along on the other.
Upon arrival, receive hike instructions with scheduling and map explanation. The hike is a round trip trail - 12 km total - and the starting point and ending point are at the same location - Queimadas Park - and will have 5.5 hours to complete it. Upon arrival, you will have a lovely cafe house, a little museum and a surrounding gardens area.
Hike information:
• Duration: 5,5 hours
• Extension: 12 km
• Starting/ending point: Queimadas
• Max elevation: 1062 m
• Min elevation: 872 m
- Santana - On the way to and from the hike, you will have an opportunity to observe the traditional typical triangular houses, a very famous insight for who visits the Island
- Funchal - Pick up and Drop off
What's Included
- Roundtrip transfer included
- Air-conditioned vehicles
- Roundtrip transfer included
- Air-conditioned vehicles
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- Guide
- WC are also available but there is a 1€ fee
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- Guide
- WC are also available but there is a 1€ fee
Additional Information
- Hike information: • Duration: 5,5 hours • Extension: 12 km • Starting/ending point: Queimadas • Max elevation: 1062 m • Min elevation: 872 m
- Hike information: • Duration: 5,5 hours • Extension: 12 km • Starting/ending point: Queimadas • Max elevation: 1062 m • Min elevation: 872 m
Location
Funchal
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(20 Ratings)
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Susann
Apr 20, 2025
Worth seeing - Was a great hike, despite heavy rain in between.
Also the guide, Adriana, was super nice and told many interesting things.
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Miketq4732vk
Mar 30, 2025
Great service and fantastic hike - Really good experience and great value for money! Driver Nuno was very friendly and punctual with lots of knowledge around the local area. Walk was lovely with lots of beautiful waterfalls and views. Trail was flat and really nice to walk along the Levada with some tunnels and viewpoints throughout. Some low headroom points and narrow paths if you’re scared of heights!
Fantastic experience
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Jo
Feb 21, 2025
Stunning walk, fantastic company. Highly recommend. - Fantastic experience with a great driver/ guide in a well maintained vehicle.
The walk was explained to us at the start and we had a good amount of time to complete it allowing for plenty of stops.
The walk itself was stunning and mostly completely flat, with some areas where it is quite narrow.
There are also abfew low tunnels to walk through which added to the experience.
The path has only recently reopened following landslides but was safe under foot having been repaired.
We really enjoyed the walk, the scenery was stunning.
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Borges
Sep 28, 2024
Recommended - Very nice path, the path is mostly flat, hardly stairs, but sometimes narrow. You shouldn't be afraid of heights.
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Relax55210466266
Sep 15, 2024
Perfect agency for those who do not want to hike in a group - We did 4 hikes with Do it Madeira. Everything is super organized and the staff are very nice. You get all important information in advance via WhatsApp, you are picked up from the hotel and taken to the starting point of the hike. There the route is explained. You have enough time for photos and breaks and the pick-up takes place at the destination.
All tours were beautiful. Since the main trails are busy, I recommend the very early tours.
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Takadonet
Jul 26, 2024
Great service and stress free - The service was exactly what we wanted. Simple transport to/from to our hike without having to worry about renting a car or find parking!
Our driver Pedro was great and provided lots of information about the island for restaurants, where to avoid tourist traps.
Highly recommend to use them if the above sounds great to you.
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Kevin_b
Jun 30, 2024
Friendly driver, no problems with pickup/drop off, lots of time to complete the walk. Would recommend. - Friendly driver, no problems with pickup/drop off, lots of time to complete the walk. Would recommend.
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Mrtturvey_t
Feb 1, 2025
Change of walk due to trail closure - we enjoyed the alternative offered to us (25 Fountains PR6) - The tour operator contacted us the day before our trip explaining the planned Levado route was closed and suggested 2 alternatives. We took the high mountain PR6 (25 Fountains) route and had a great day out. It's an undulating 7 mile walk around 3,800-4,400 feet high . Most of the walk is flat. Henrique was a friendly driver and chatted about Madeira to expand our knowledge as this was our first visit to the island. Reasonable walking shoes are needed - we had great weather so didn't need a jacket but obviously it can be changeable at that height. Small minibus for transport with efficient pick up and drop off points at hotels, you need 50cent coins for toilets at cafe near start of route, and a 3 euro visitor charge (payable online) helps maintain the paths etc. The path was quite busy at times and narrow in places but had no open steep drops alongside so comfortable walking with woodland and also mountain views. Waterfalls at end are a lovely spot for a picnic so its busy as everyone takes time to enjoy the setting.
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Bianca
Sep 12, 2024
Very nice walk - Very nice walk, little height differences, still watch out with walking, of course no even ground. Too bad you have to walk up and down and no going around. Is sometimes very narrow especially with oncoming traffic. Nature was very beautiful, expected to encounter a monkey or so at every corner. Go early in the day, especially if you are going by car yourself. The road to it is also narrow and with oncoming traffic I think it is quite manoeuvring. We were brought up with a small van and after the hike from the parking lot walked down about 1.5 km pr Joel. And there was the van waiting for us. There was also a parking lot there. Fine day
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Agne_a
Jun 9, 2024
Need more than 5.5h to enjoy experience fully - Beautiful views and friendly helpful guide. The biggest minus was that there was not enough time (5.5h) to enjoy views or have a rest stop in the end (had 15min). Ran through the route...
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