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Laurissilva Forest Tour: Explore Madeira's Natural Beauty
4.2
49 Ratings
Santana
Immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of Madeira’s Laurisilva Silva on a guided levada walk. Explore this UNESCO World Heritage site with expert guides.
Immerse yourself in the breathtaking beauty of Madeira’s Laurisilva Silva on a guided levada walk. Explore this UNESCO World Heritage site with expert guides.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Parque Florestal das Queimadas - The Caldeirão Verde Levada Walk commences at the Queimadas Forest Park, situated at an altitude of 980 meters in the municipality of Santana. The journey begins beside a picturesque thatched-roof shelter house, evoking a fairy tale setting.
- Laurissilva Forest - The official guide will provide comprehensive information about the endemic Laurisilva forest.
- Parque Florestal das Queimadas - The Caldeirão Verde Levada Walk commences at the Queimadas Forest Park, situated at an altitude of 980 meters in the municipality of Santana. The journey begins beside a picturesque thatched-roof shelter house, evoking a fairy tale setting.
- Laurissilva Forest - The official guide will provide comprehensive information about the endemic Laurisilva forest.
What's Included
- Driver/guide
- Insurance (According with Portuguese law)
- Transportation (Center of Funchal and Caniço)
- Live commentary on board
- Driver/guide
- Insurance (According with Portuguese law)
- Transportation (Center of Funchal and Caniço)
- Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- A 3€ cash fee, paid to the guide, helps preserve and maintain the trail and its natural surroundings
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- A 3€ cash fee, paid to the guide, helps preserve and maintain the trail and its natural surroundings
- Snacks
- Bottled water
Additional Information
Wander through the UNESCO-listed Laurissilva Forest, offering an unparalleled connection with nature. You’ll walk through lush landscapes, rich in unique plant species, and have the chance to spot rare birds like the Long-toed Wood Pigeon. The path takes you through four natural tunnels before reaching the awe-inspiring Caldeirão Verde, where a stunning…
Wander through the UNESCO-listed Laurissilva Forest, offering an unparalleled connection with nature. You’ll walk through lush landscapes, rich in unique plant species, and have the chance to spot rare birds like the Long-toed Wood Pigeon. The path takes you through four natural tunnels before reaching the awe-inspiring Caldeirão Verde, where a stunning waterfall cascades into an emerald lagoon. This tour combines natural beauty, tranquility, and a touch of adventure, making it a truly unique and memorable experience on Madeira Island
- Health and Fitness: This tour envolves a 4h30 hike (approximately) and it requires a moderate level of fitness and is not suitable for individuals with severe health issues or limited mobility.
- Rain or Shine: This tour will take place regardless of weather conditions (if it’s possible to do it safely).
- Cancellation Policy: No refunds are provided for cancellations made within 24 hours of the activity’s start time
- Breakfast: Ensure you have a hearty breakfast before embarking on the activity to keep your energy levels high throughout the hike.
- It might be possible to buy food and drinks before the hike, but this is not guaranteed. Please bring your own refreshments and do not count on purchasing them along the way
- Multilingual Guide: Your tour may be led by a guide fluent in multiple languages. While we do our best to provide a guide who speaks your preferred language, this is not always guaranteed. In such cases, the tour will be conducted in English.
Location
Parque Florestal das Queimadas
Sitio das Queimadas
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(49 Ratings)
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Kphillipsbristol
Jun 13, 2024
Lovely hike - We had Reuben as our guide who was very knowledgable and engaging during the whole day. The hike is a combination of tunnels and cliff side paths, they are quite uneven and can be quite wet so ensure you have sturdy and waterproof footwear and layers for all weathers! The waterfall is very stunning and well worth the hike!
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68franciscojosef
May 29, 2024
Lugar maravilloso - The tour was amazing, so green, water every where, and the best Rubén, a really profesional guide, with a lot of knowledge about plants, enviroment, taking care of us all the time and funny, intelligent and responsable, very recomendable.
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Dominique_e
Nov 26, 2023
interesting trip and easy - friendly staff and good organisation, easy walk with good explanation of the area. accessible to everybody, flat area except for a few step. need of a flash light for the tunnel although the one on the phone can do
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Auvers29
Aug 25, 2023
Very beautiful landscapes, to do. - Very pleasant walk with very beautiful landscapes. The walk itself is easy, the slope is very gentle. Headlamps are provided by the guide for passing through the tunnels. At this time of year the levada is quite busy but it remains very pleasant. Perfect guide and driver.
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Sasha_b
Jul 30, 2023
Great walk with fantastic scenery - Great walk with fantastic scenery. Relatively easy walk with majority flat, a couple of caves where you need to lower your head and some narrow walkways but the views are amazing. The guide shared lots of knowledge of the area, wildlife and plants
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Paul_w
Mar 13, 2024
The mud and puddles and... - The mud and puddles and the strong winds that meant we couldn’t do half the walk - so no tunnels and we never made it to the Caldiera Verde. Probably sensible not to do this walk in the winter!
Our lovely informative guide saved the day, always ready to answer questions and remaining cheerful throughout.
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Daydream779448
Oct 7, 2024
Not the best walk we have experienced - It all felt rushed, no access to the waterfall due to risk of landslide unless you do so at your own risk. Not the best view along the 2 hour walk along the levada. You double back in yourself seeing not a lot of the same view.
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Ruth_f
Jul 7, 2023
More of a route march than a strioll - The guide picked us up from the hotel. On the way to destination he gave information about the island and places we passed unfortunately he was often difficult to hear from the back of the minibus if others were chatting.
On the walk he stopped to impart information about flora and fauna and the building of the lavada.
He kept a quick pace and much of the going was single file due to those coming the other way and the narrowness of the path sometimes having to walk on top of the lavada.
It was raining and cloudy when we set out so views were minimal unfortunately this was not taken in to account for the return leg were in sunshine we often wanted to stop and find those things pointed out on the way there or for us to experience the beauty and stillness of the area. Unfortunately again we seemed to be raced along to return. A stop for toilets & coffee on the return could have been given up for extra time to appreciate the area we walked through
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97pc97
Jun 7, 2024
Very poor trip, made worse by surly, rude guide - I had high hopes for this trip and had done my research beforehand and Madeira Adventure Company came with good reviews.
The walk was just beautiful by the way - but the guide (Samuel) was just rude, unfriendly and inhospitable.
We have done many trips this time and have had excellent service, but this guide is a poor reflection of the company and I know others on the trip were not happy either, so much so he didn't get a single tip.
We were constantly told to hurry up, with limited time for taking any pictures and we could barely understand him, which actually we were grateful for by the end of the day.
I don't pay to go on trips to be treated as a child and scolded...!
The walk back was so rushed and we could hardly keep up, he kept saying this walk should take 4.5 hours but this trip was going to be 5.15 hours and he was not happy.
In my experience of this walk and this company I would certainly not suggest using this company, in case you get Samuel and I really hope this company take notice of this review.
Next time we will hire our own car and do any lavada walks ourselves.
A beautiful walk, ruined by a rude guide!
PS - bus driver was lovely and a gentleman.
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Fiona_c
Sep 27, 2024
Terrible customer service avoid - When booking we picked a hotel pick up and received an email stating booking was confirmed and paid in full. This email also stated the pick up point was from our hotel. The ticket we received also stated the same, pick up point from our hotel.
Less than 24 hrs before the start of the trip we had booked I received an email stating we would be met at a pick up point 35 minute drive from our hotel. Upon receiving this I immediately messaged the company stating that we would not be in a position to go on the trip given the distance of the pick up point from our hotel and the fact that we had booked a pick from our hotel.
The company responded saying they would not refund the booking as we had not sent them a message in relation to the hotel pick up. Despite two confirmations having been received by us.
I explained that we received a confirmation email from them but they still refuse to acknowledge this.
The customer service and our customer experience was been extremely poor when dealing with Maderia Adventure Kingdom.
As we were not informed of the change of location within the 24hr cancellation period they have refused to refund us what we paid.
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