Pico do Arieiro Sunrise: Madeira's 3rd Highest Peak

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Pico Ruivo on a full-day sunrise hiking and walking tour. Start your day with a stunning sunrise from the 3rd highest peak in Madeira, Pico do Arieiro, and then embark on a unique early morning walk to the highest peak, Pico Ruivo. Avoid the crowds and enjoy the tranquility of this unforgettable adventure.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pico do Arieiro - Departing from Funchal early in the morning, we will drive to the third highest peak, which offers the best view to start a new day on a clear morning. We will arrive while it is still dark to ensure a complete experience. After the sunrise, we will embark on a challenging walk between Madeira’s highest peaks. Upon reaching the…
What's Included
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Breakfast
Additional Information

It’s an early start, but the effort is truly rewarding. Picture beginning your day with a breathtaking sunrise from Pico do Arieiro, the third highest peak in Madeira. Although recent fires have made the full walk inaccessible, you can still enjoy two of the viewpoints along a 2.4 km round trip. After completing the walk, you’ll be taken to a cozy spot for a warm drink.

  • medo de alturas
Location
Funchal Cable Car
Avenida do Mar e das Comunidades Madeirenses
We have many hotels in Funchal city center that will have to pick up included, the other smaller hotels (city hotels or residential) will be at the walkable reach of the nearest pickup point
Cancellation Policy

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

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H8789aiseanh
Jun 7, 2024
Amazing sunrise and hike - This Free Spirit sunrise Pico Do Areeiro walk was amazing. Spectacular scenery and well worth getting up early for. Iulia, our guide, was very knowledgeable and shared her knowledge of the regions flora with enthusiasm. We watched the sun rise from Pico Do Areeiro. Then were offered hot chocolate and cake before starting the hike to Pico Ruivo. We found hiking at this altitude difficult so opted for the alternative safer and less strenuous walk from Teixeira to meet at Iulia and the group at the top. This was a very enjoyable and scenic walk. We all ended the walk together. A very well organised experience, highly recommended.
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Charlotte_a
Sep 20, 2023
Fantastic experience - What a great trip! Julia & Alvaro our guide and driver were fantastic. They were very knowledgeable, entertaining and encouraging. We arrived at Pico Arieiro where we had hot chocolate and cake! Sadly the weather wasn't great so we couldn't see the sunrise at Pico Arieiro, but they offered a plan B to see the sunrise at the coast instead (which was beautiful), and afterwards climb Pico Ruivo. We enjoyed both parts of the trip thoroughly. We hope to come back to Madeira and join them for another hike in the future :)
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Courtney_l
Sep 19, 2023
Guids you can trust to have your safety in mind - The two guides were wonderful. The area we were to hike was under horrendous weather, which led them to state we needed to go to an alternate hike, and cancel this specific one. What I appreciate is the confidence of the guides to know when to say no, rather than worry about the frustrations of the paid customers and risk their safety to satisfy their expectations. The hike we ended up doing was still great, with beautiful views and challenging paths. Would to recommend anyone to book with this company.
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Puk
Aug 15, 2023
Amazing Pico to Pico walk tour with great guide - Amazing day! We booked this walking tour on Sunday and got picked up at our hotel at the day of the tour (Tuesday) at around 5:30 A.M. We drove to our lookout point to see the sunrise - which was breath taking! - and after that started our hike. Our guide Philippe told us loads of interesting things and facts about Madeira and the nature of and around the Picos. To do this walk in the mountains with the amazing views and nature was so beautiful and incredible to do. Once in a lifetime experience! Also Philippe was very kind, knew a lot of interesting information and was funny. I would recommend this to everyone! Worth waking up for at early hours.
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From $43
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).