Nun's Valley Curral das Freiras: A Scenic Adventure Surrounded by Enormous Mountains

Embark on a scenic adventure to Nun’s Valley, Curral das Freiras. Surrounded by enormous mountains, this small village offers breathtaking views and a glimpse into Madeira’s natural beauty.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Curral das Freiras - Curral das Freiras is a small village, surrounded by huge mountains, in the heart of the island.
    The cauldron on which this village sits was formed by erosion, as many believe, or by volcanic activity.
    After passing the church of Santo António, we stop at the 355m Pico dos Barcelos viewpoint where you’ll be dazzled by a…
What's Included
  • In-vehicle climate control
What's Not Included
  • On-board WiFi
Additional Information

Curral das Freiras is a quaint hamlet nestled among vast mountains in the island’s center.
The basin in which this settlement resides was either shaped by erosion, as some theorize, or due to volcanic movements.
After visiting the Santo António church, we take a break at the Pico dos Barcelos viewpoint at 355m, providing a breathtaking panorama of…

Location
Curral das Freiras
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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63susie
Oct 19, 2024
Half day tour with friendly driver - Brilliant trip,the guide was so knowledgeable and great fun. Nuns Valley is well worth a visit,the views are amazing and following the sledges down a very steep hill was a great experience
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Louisa
Nov 3, 2019
Fantastic tour operator - We used Ilhatours for 3 days when in Funchal: the friendly prices and our guide Carlos made our visit to Madeira a unique experience. Great tours of the Island, invaluable info thanks to Carlos. We would have never seen and learnt so much by ourselves. We loved it!
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Kalpna_m
Jul 28, 2025
This guides explanation... - This guides explanation was not very vocal. Couldn't understand what he was saying but the places he took us was good.
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Derrickj662
Feb 27, 2023
Not a hike! - So I got a little fooled on this one and I am writing this review so you don't have the same thing happen to you. Judging by the photo I thought this was going to be a hiking tour. It is not. It's a fairly fast bus tour. It's nice, I guess I just wasn't paying enough attention, but don't let the picture fool you. It's from an overlook, not a trail.
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Johanna
Jul 29, 2025
Not reliable, no airconditioning - We booked half day trip from another booking agency which uses Ilha Tours for nun's valley trip. Our trip was supposed to begin at the morning. We received every necessery documents from the booking agency. After waiting for 30 minutes we were informed by the booking agency that they have been told by Ilha Tours that driver is coming to pick us up in few minutes. After waiting for another 30 minutes we received another information that driver is not going to pick us up since Ilha tours has not updated us to the pick up list. We agreed with our booking agency to do the next tour later on the evening. This time driver showed up a bit late with a van without Air conditioning. During the trip we were shown couple sightseeing points were we visited these places by ourselves. Driver did tell us about the history of Madeira and showed us the Madeiran culture during the trip. Trip was ok, but tour agency not reliable
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Olof
Jan 2, 2023
Tour bus never showed up - The tour bus never showed up. I emailed the company twice before the excursion to get the pickup time. No response. On the day of the tour the bus never showed up. We called and they said that they had been trying to reach out to me the same morning and claimed our mail and phone number didn’t work. But since it’s the same I have for TripAdvisor and that it worked here… I have my suspicions. This was the only tour we booked for our trip and now it was to late to book something else since we are going home. Disappointed to say the least. Will wait and see that we get our money back as promised.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).