PR9 Caldeirão Verde Queimadas Levada Self-Guided Hiking Transfer
Description
Hike at your own rhythm on a self-guided trek in Caldeirão Verde. Explore the incredible Laurissilva Forest and mystical trail along a water channel, with green views on one side and stunning waterfalls along the other. Observe the waterfalls, ancient endemic trees, the Levada trail, and feel the nature of Queimadas. Get picked up at your accommodation with a shared transfer (up to 8 guests per van). Arrive at your destination and receive your hike instructions with scheduling and map explanation. The hike is a round trip trail totalling 13 km in length. The starting and ending point are the same - at Queimadas Park. This hike will take you 5 hours to complete. The minimum elevation on this tour is 872-meters whereas the maximum is 1062-meters, so it's not known for hills or stairs. However, you will encounter 4 tunells with a max lengh of 200 metres.
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Itinerary
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 - 13 km total - and the starting point is at Queimadas, while the ending point is at Pico das Pedras - trail PrJoel is an 2km - and so you will have 5.5 hours to complete the whole hike (15km). Upon arrival, you will have a lovely cafe house, a little museum and a surrounding gardens area. Hike information: • Duration: 5,5 hours • Extension: 15 km • Starting: Queimadas Finishing: Pico das Pedras • Max elevation: 1062 m • Min elevation: 872 m
Pick up: Main roads of Funchal, Caniço, Santa Cruz and Machico.
Drop off: (same place as pick up)
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Feel free to insert a manual written adress. We pick up in Funchal, Caniço, Santa Cruz, Machico, Bao Nova, São Gonçalo, Gaula DONT PICK: Camara de Lobos, Ponta do sol, Calheta, Madalena do Mar, São Vicente, São Jorge, Porto da Cruz, Caniçal. The exact pick up time will be sent the day before the hike, by one of the organizers.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Hiking Permit
- Not allowed: kids under 12
Reviews(31)
Logan was very accommodating and helpful! We were not able to do the walk we booked due to trail being closed. They helped us get tickets for new hike. Miguel our driver was great!(tripadvisor was no help)
Super friendly driver (André) with whom you could have a good conversation. Everything important was given to you in advance and all in one everything went great. Clear recommendation and gladly again👍
Very good driver, very nice, gave a lot of informations and good advice. Really enjoyed it. 👍🏻
Nice levada but in the dense forest, so there were very few view points. Do It Madeira did a good job organizing the hike.
It was a very nice & special hike. The transfer was well organised and our driver Nuno was very easy-going and provided us with a lot of interesting information along the way.
The transfer gave us more than enough time to finish the hike (round trip). Our driver Diogo is super nice and we felt safe during our commute. The trail itself offers stunning view and unique trail and tunnels. We really enjoyed it!
A fantastic trip. Well organised with really good communication in the run up. Our driver Nuno was punctual, friendly and professional and gave us good information about the hikes as well as general information about the island. This out and back PR9 hike was brilliant and the rain on the way out did not dampen our enjoyment. The flora and fauna was incredible and it felt like hiking through a jungle. The weather cleared in the way back revealing incredible views. The pathways are narrow in places with big drops to one side. Despite being one of the more popular levada walks we didn’t find it too crowded or difficult to pass people hiking in the other direction. This was one of our favourite hikes. We would highly recommend.
Diogo was a fantastic driver and had an excellent playlist throughout the drive. The hike was quite easy and the views of the waterfall at the end were breathtaking. I feel the time allotted for the hike was at least an hour too long as all our group was at the meeting point at least 30-45 minutes early. Overall, the experience was great and we enjoyed the transfer to the hike.
Great comms from the tour company with pick-up and itinerary details. Driver (Diogo) was also excellent. The walk itself is relatively easy (long but flat) and the views stunning. The narrow walkways and tunnels when meeting people coming the other way are actually lots of fun!
Great hike but tour doesn’t tell you that the pick up spot was an extra mile hike. After we already hiked 10 mikes so it’s 11 miles total. Would have been good to know in advance. Nice hike to caldera though.
