PRESS PLAY · FUNCHAL AUDIO TOURS
Good funchal audio tours sell their best slots weeks ahead. Below: the 4 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Start before dawn with a shared transfer from Funchal or Caniço to Pico do Arieiro. Your driver explains the route, sunrise viewpoints, and pickup plan, then you hike independently toward Pico Ruivo and Achada do Teixeira. Route closures can mean a PR3 alternative.
“Easy transport, communication and directions! Nuno was great. Would recommend”
Start before dawn with pickup in Funchal or Caniço, reach Pico do Arieiro for sunrise, then hike at your own pace. Drivers such as Pedro, Filipe, Nuno, and Adriana explain the route and weather. Depending on trail access, you may follow PR1, PR1.1, or PR3.
“This experience is a hit and miss. Be very aware the photos are one in a 100 event. If you do get lucky then the views are good otherwise it is not as described.”
Join Do It Madeira for a self-guided walk along Madeira’s famous 25 Fontes and Risco levadas. Drivers such as Adriana, Pedro, Henrique, and Filipe provide maps, trail advice, and island tips, then give you five hours to walk independently before collecting you at the parking lot.
“Take your swimwear 😉go early as it gets really busy later on in the day, take some change for the toilet”
Take a self-guided walk along Madeira’s Levada do Caldeirão Verde from Pico das Pedras. Your driver, such as Vítor or Roberto, handles the mountain transfer and explains the route, while you walk through Laurissilva forest, tunnels, and waterfalls at your own pace.
“The drive to the start of the walk through tight narrow roads was an experience in itself, but our driver Vitor got us there safely. The views on the walk were stunning, as was the waterfall at the end. The walk was fairly easy, but some rough ground and narrow walkways with shear drops one side made it exciting at times. It wasn't too hard to get the on-line hiking passes need for the trip.”
Pick a walk, a drive, a ticket or a game.
