THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS

DAY 1

Pick up from hotel / accommodation with one of our guides and driver, and head to Boaventura where our trekking tour begins.   

15 km | 800 m + D

Option 2 : Curral das Freiras – Boaventura | 15 km 500 D+ | 800 D-

Overnight stay – Hotel – Curral das Freiras

DAY 2

Pick up from hotel / accommodation with one of our guides and driver, and head to Faja Escura in Curral das Freiras where our trail begins.

12 km | 700 m + D

Option 2 : Boca da Corrida – Encumeada | 12.5 km | 300 m D-

Overnight stay – Hotel – São Vicente

DAY 3

Pick up from hotel / accommodation with one of our guides and driver, and head to Encumeada where our trekking tour begins.   

12 km | 450 m D+

Option 2 – Bica da Cana – Encumeada | 12 km | 450 D-

Option 3- Encumeada – Pico Ruivo | 13km | 800 m D+  

End of tour and transfer to accommodation.

WHAT´S INCLUDED

-Transfers to and from hotel / trails; 

-Two nights accommodation in 3 star hotels with breakfast included; 

-3 trekking tours with qualified trekking guide. 

*OFFERED BY REQUEST AND SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY

HIGHLIGHTS

Hike the Caminho Real from Boaventura to Curral das Freiras, an ancient trail (Royal Path) built during the monarchy, and used by the locals in past, to travel from the North to the South of the island. 

Traverse an area of Madeira´s Laurissilva Forest on the 3rd day of the tour, considered by UNESCO a world heritage site, where it is possible to find an untouched ecosystem of endemic plants and a magic scenery. 

Visit and get to know the history of the villages of Boaventura and Curral das Freiras.  

Walk on the Levada do Norte, one the most important of the island, crossing small tunnels carved in rock, which connect the North and South, in the middle of the Laurissilva forest.

Discover Madeira´s basaltic dikes and volcanic rock formations in the island´s central mountain range.