Rabaçal 25 Fontes Levada Walk: Discover Majestic Landscapes and Lush Greenery in Small Groups
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25 Fontes and Cascada da Risco

Experience the breathtaking Rabaçal 25 Fontes Levada Walk in Madeira. Discover lush greenery, diverse flora and fauna, and stunning waterfalls in small groups. Book now!

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 25 Fontes and Cascada da Risco - In this hiking you will be in the middle of the Laurissilva Forest with waterfalls.
What's Included
  • Transport
  • Official Mountain Guide
  • Local Guide
  • Insurance
Additional Information

The Rabaçal 25 Fontes trek is stunning due to its rich diversity of green flora that can be observed, including the renowned Levadas of Madeira Island.
Levadas are essentially water channels, and this happens to be among the most well-known on the entire island due to its striking landscapes and memorable experiences that will linger in the minds of…

Location
25 Fontes and Cascada da Risco
Rabacal
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(61 Ratings)
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Hiistory-buff
May 8, 2025
Hiking along the levadas is a must-see adventure in Madeira - Elvio gave us an excellent tour of the Rabaçal valley, the levada, and the 25 Fontes and Risco Waterfall. He picked us up at our hotel in Funchal and drove us to the jumping off point for the hike. Elvio then guided us on the three-hour long hike to the waterfall. Much of trail follows the levada. In fact, the trail serves to provide access to workers who maintain the levada. We saw some of these workers on our hike. The valley scenery is beautiful, the levada is interesting, and the waterfall is impressive. Note that this hike is popular. We encountered crowds of people on our hike. In some places the trail is narrow, though guarded with hand rails. Also, part of the trail along the levada was closed, which required us to climb up and over a hill on a challenging set of stone steps. Elvio checked on us and on the other members of our small group frequently. All were safe. One simply must see the levadas when visiting Madeira. For the less-informed, the levadas are man-made aqueducts or channels that carry fresh water from the rainier northwest mountains to the drier southeast populated areas. Explore Nature offers a great tour with a great tour guide. Five Stars! Highest recommendation!
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Kenneth_w
May 5, 2025
Levada Wonder's - Excellent trip with a very knowledgeable and experienced guide. Put everyone's health and safety a top priority. Made the day enjoyable and entertaining too.
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Louise
Jan 23, 2025
Easy walk with great views - Easy booking process with good communication. The guide was excellent and tailored his tour to the young adults well. The van was clean and comfortable.
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Janeo637
Jan 13, 2025
Company cancelled at last minute - Difficult to write a review…as the company cancelled the evening before our 8.30am trip the next day! No reason, just a “we have cancelled your trip”. Tried to find an alternative for the day as we were leaving the following day…but of course everything else was booked or not available. Later got a note from Tripadvisor saying it was due to the weather (the whole island was in sun with a light breeze). Very disappointing, and my fist negative review ever on Tripadvisor.
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Bruce_h
Jul 16, 2025
Cancelled Lavada walking tour - Viator cancelled our trip at the last minute, we were sitting in the hotel lobby waiting to be collected, when looking back my emails found an email 40mins before collection time telling me our trip had been cancelled. Shocking as we could have booked this trip through out tour operators Jet2. Will never use Viator again, such a shame as we have used Viator in other countries before and always found to be reliable. But not on this trip. Just the simple thing like a phone call the night before would have been beneficial and they have my phone number. Waisted my time and effort today, your communication is diabolical.
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Antmic737
Jun 9, 2025
Avoid at all costs - Avoid this awful bankrupt tour operator at all costs. They didn’t showed up to pick us up even if we were exchanging texts on WhatsApp the day before & they agreed to come & pick us up & do the hike. Do not trust this company because you will be sorry after. They even blocked us on WhatsApp afterwards. This guy is ruining the reputation of all tour guides & tour companies in Madeira. Avoid at all costs do not trust this company.
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Sharyn_k
May 20, 2025
No show guide - Our tour guide never showed up so we didn’t get to see this destination or experience the hike. Very disappointed.
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Antoinecalleja
May 12, 2025
Very disappointed - After nearly a week of conversations on whatsapp to book , the guy told us not to pay thru gyg App but would prefer to pay him in cash, he asked for 90€ for a couple with a pick up & a drop off which we agreed, He left us waiting for two hrs & he never showed up, we messaged him & even called him but he never responded, which meant he ruined our plans for that day. In the afternoon he replyed with some idiotic excuses which we didn’t bought. Our advise is DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY of amateurs because they will ruin your plans. Avoid at all cost.
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E4743kvvickid
Apr 6, 2025
Don’t bother - They never showed up. After 3 emails to them saying our departure point was cruise port, they never showed up. Terrible communication. Trying to get a refund
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Keithpg8554ae
Mar 18, 2025
Diassapointing - The trip was cancelled due to bad weather. I asked Viator not to take payment but it was taken. Give me my money back!!!!!!
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From $53
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).