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Funchal: Pico do Arieiro Sunrise Hiking Transfer

By Do it Madeira
9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €42 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Surround yourself with natural beauty as you hike from mountain to mountain
  • Secure a reliable and convenient door-to-door transfer to ensure a fun hike
  • Enjoy a morning trek along the most popular natural trail on Madeira Island
  • Hike up to Pico do Arieiro and Pico Ruivo, the tallest mountains on the island
  • Admire the local scenery and the small communities you pass from the car

Activity location

    • Funchal
    • Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Funchal
    • Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

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Funchal: Pico do Arieiro and Pico Ruivo Sunrise Hike

  • Activity duration is 8 hours and 30 minutes8h 30m
    8h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 05:30
Price details
€42.00 x 1 Adult€42.00
Total
Price is €42.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotel pickup and drop-off (Funchal and Caniço)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Driver
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Guide (Its a Self-Guided Hike)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Water and Food
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Hiking Tax - booked via SIMPLIFICA website - select trail PR1 Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo on weekends and Fridays (open fully) and on weekdays, select trail PR1. Vereda do Pico do Arieiro until Pedra Rija (partially open until Pedra Rija on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets, Unaccompanied minors
  • Not suitable for: Children under 12 years, People afraid of heights, People over 70 years, People with a cold, People with back problems, People with heart problems, People with high blood pressure, People with insect allergies, People with low level of fitness, People with mobility impairments, People with recent surgeries, People with respiratory issues, People with vertigo, Wheelchair users
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Last minute hiking pemrits available.
Fully open from Arieiro to Pico Ruivo on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays - select trail PR1. Vereda do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo (one-way) Partially open (Until Pedra Rija) from Monday to Thursday + PR3 Vereda do Burro trail - select trail PR1. Vereda do Arieiro until Pedra Rija - new update: fully open starting the 26 June.

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 car park.

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

Location

Activity location

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    • Funchal
    • Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Funchal
    • Funchal, Madeira, Portugal