Tours
1-East tour-Santana- Santana-East tour- An excelent opportunity to see and enjoy the views of these marvelous mountains and sea sore beauty. Description: Departure from Funchal to Camacha(wickerwork), Pico do Arieiro(the 3rd highest mountain in Madeira), Ribeiro Frio (Walk approx. 40 minutes), Santana (Typical houses),(Lunch stop at Faial in front of the Famous Eagle Rock with 590m high,1900ft).On the afternoon, Portela vewing point at 670m/2200ft, Machico city(the first landed caravel with the first Portuguese explorers,João Gonçalves Zarco ,Bartolomeu Perestrelo(Captain of Porto Santo)and Tristão Vaz Teixeira this last as Captain of the Northern boundery of the Island , with an imaginary line devision from "Ponta do Tristão" on the west until "Ponta da Oliveira" on the East near by and between Sta Cruz and Machico) , arrival to Funchal after 5:00p.m.
Price:20€ Lunch:10€
Walks
3-Madeira Machu Picho:Lombo do Mouro pináculo ,caramujo,levada do Norte:
Description:6,5h walk- Diversity is characterizing this walk. In my point of view is one of the most truly enchanting places in the walk that we completely forget we are in such a small island, eventually you feel as you are in another place in time away even from here, not to say how many years light away from where you come from!? Peaceful, enchanting and adventuring without danger. The richness of the landscapes, different sceneries, the picks and forest, plants tunnels, footpath, levada path, up and down! Complete, mountain picks, forest and tunnels which is an epic experience to anyone who likes to walk. Panoramic walk is before the Castelejo levada, and after it is a botanical garden in the wild, on these first 2 hours! Views from the valley of São Vicente. We have sticks, torches and helmets just in case some would like to use to avoid any bump inside the tunnels.
Price:20€
Position: Northwest centre
Altitude: 1240m/4092Ft~1065m/3514Ft~900m/2970Ft
 Aproximate Time:6-6h30m
a) 4 (14km/8,75Mls)
Difficulty grade: 4 to the footpath and in the water channel is grade 3 (1 to 6)
Walk from boaventura only for groups up to 6 people
Description: In an outstanding valley, between Pico Ruivo and the sea. Levada dos Tornos”. On this walk is an available true way of spending your time in Madeira, without worries about anything left behind!! We start at heather-grove Lomb do “Lombo do Urzal”, walking up in a small footpath through farmed lands about 15minutes. At the top we find the water channel” levada” and there is most of our walk. There is a slight possibility of vertigo. We fallow the levada to its very origin that we call the mother spring which is fed by this very first waterfall. Returning from the mother spring we go along the channel until we turn left at the water charge& filter house and tunnel which goes across to “Vale da Lapa, S.Jorge, Santana”, and again across another loin to “Vale da Nogueira”, where is located one of the 5 hydroelectric central stations ,that provides energy to east side of the island. The whole hydropower of the island is about 30%, wind power 10% and Oil Powered Plant 60%. Solar energy is still rather expensive to recreate energy to provide to poorer families in the island; thus almost and only rich people may spear some money!!! There is an easy descendent over about 30 minutes to Fajã do Penedo (Rock-saddle, cliff-saddle). Unforgettable walk!
Price: variable(depending on the season and number of the group of people)
Recommended: Boots, sports shoes, mountain wear clothes for warm and cold, hut or cap, sunglasses, sunscreen, picnic and water!
Departure from Funchal: 09:10 - 09:40 h
Departure from Caniço: 08:30 h
Return: ~16:00 h
Boaventura walk only by special request of groups/
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