**From Monday to Thursday: Alternative: PR1 Vereda do Arieiro until Pedra Rija + PR3 Vereda do burro (3 EUR p/ticket) - 8.00am/8.30am/09.00am

From Friday to Sunday: Full trail PR1 Vereda do Arieiro until Pico Ruivo (7 EUR p/ticket) - 8.00am/8.30am/09.00am

HIKING PERMIT ⚠️ - The hiking permit is not included in this ticket. We can assist and instruct the guests to buy the ticket, separately.

Hike at your own rhythm on a self-guided trek in Madeira with pick-up and dropoff at your accommodation. Explore Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo, for the sunrise and view unique landscapes between Madeira's highest mountains (up to 1862 m).

Get picked up at your accommodation with a shared transfer (up to 8 guests per van) and head to the 2nd highest mountain, Pico do Arieiro.

Get instructions and map explanations from your host along with a schedule. Hike for 5 hours from Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo and then Achada do Teixeira (10 km).

Be picked up after the hike at Achada do Teixeira in the parking lot.

Hike information:
• Duration: 5 hours
• Extension: 10 km
• Starting point: Pico do Arieiro (1818 m)
• Ending point: Achada do Teixeira (1600 m)
• Max elevation: 1862 m (Pico Ruivo)
• Min elevation: 1548 m

Transfer information:
• Capacity: 8 people
• From the city to Pico do Arieiro: average 1.5 hour
• From Achada do Teixeira to the city: average 1.5 hour
• Pick-up/Dropoff limits: Funchal and Caniço areas exclusively

When we receive your booking, instructions are sent to your email

Alternative hike - PR3 - Monday to Thursday 👇 

DISCLAIMER: This hike is open PARTIALLY and so the alternative program is: 

Sunrise in Pico do Arieiro + 

Stairway to Heaven Hike (2.5km round trip) +

Vereda do Burro trail (7.3km) 

Program:

Experience the most amazing natural scenery as you walk on the PR1 Stairway to Heaven Trail, on a hike in Pico do Arieiro for the sunrise. Walk at your own pace with total freedom as you enjoy the fantastic views. This viewpoint is located next to Pousada do Pico do Arieiro, so-called because it is the place where the bird of prey known as buzzard (Buteo buteo) nested. From this point it is possible to see São Roque do Faial and the valley of Fajã da Nogueira, the chosen nesting place of the manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus).

After Stairway to Heavens trail, enjoy the PR3 Vereda do Burro trail, from there you can enjoy the view over the valley of Ribeira do Cidrão, which flows into Ribeira dos Socorridos at Curral das Freiras, or over the Paul da Serra plateau. On this walk along Vereda do Burro, you will also have the opportunity to pass by Poço da Neve, an igloo-shaped reservoir dating back to 1813, once used to store snow and hail that fell sporadically on the highest mountains of Funchal.

Finish this amazing walk at the End of Ecological Park, where you can visit a small donkeys farm in a valley and heat up with a hot chocolate at the Restaurante Barracão.

Pick up & Drop off:

Start with pickup from your accommodation* in central areas of Funchal, or Caniço - if your locations is not located in these areas, please confirm with the organizer.

The day before the hike, receive instructions from your coordinator regarding schedules, pick up time, weather forecast, hike information, digital map. 

Hike Information (as disclaimed above):

- Duration (hike): 5 hours
- Max./Min. Altitude: 1818 m / 500m
- Distance: 10 km (PR1 + PR3 trails)

- Starting point: Pico do Arieiro

- Finishing point: Ecological Park of Funchal