The Fantastic Walk to the Highest Peak

The spectacular mountain hike is a must-do before heading home. On a cloudless day, or when ascending above the mist, you can enjoy sweeping vistas of towering peaks. You’ll encounter some tunnels on your journey, flashlights will be provided. The adventure concludes at Achadas do Teixeira, where our bus will be ready for the return trip to the hotel.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pico Ruivo - Regrettably, due to the fires in the central mountain massif in August 2024, most of this trail is currently closed. It was anticipated to reopen a few weeks after the fires, but it appears it will take longer, possibly not until September 2025.
    An alternative route is being arranged as follows:
    Queimadas - Pico das Pedras - Achadas do…
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Other
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Irena
Jun 2, 2025
2 walks in 1 day - Amazing experience, easy communication. Received a message with the pick up details. Our guide Maria was friendly and welcoming. We were driven to Achada Texiera and started our hike to Pico Ruivo. Maria led us at an easy pace, giving loads of opportunities for photo stops and sharing interesting facts about the nature- flowers, birds- and the island. We got to the Ruivo accommodation and had an hour break, to climb up to the summit and have lunch. After an hour of admiring the scenery, we descended back to the car park. It was “a free time” so we could walk at our own pace (a bit faster) if we preferred. Then we were transferred about 10 minutes and started a levada walk- that took about an hour with lots of informations. Jorge- our driver was waiting gor us at the end and drove us safely to our pick up/ drop off destination. It was a lovely hassle- free day.
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Nina_h
May 3, 2025
Wonderful and fun hiking experience - We had a great hiking experience with our guide, Sandra. She made us feel safe throughout the entire trip and brought a wonderful, positive, and genuine energy. Sandra was also very knowledgeable about the surrounding nature. Due to trail closures caused by a forest fire, we had to take an alternative route, which she handled smoothly and professionally.
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Lindacg2723xz
Mar 23, 2025
Great walks in Madeira with a fab guide - Really great day with our guide Maria, friendly and informative. Weather was poor so no views but good fun, extra coats were appreciated. The walk we did was not the advertised walk, as the path had been closed since fires last Sumner, but it was a good alternative!
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769lizr
Feb 25, 2025
incredible Views.... - Incredible views overlooking a vast mountainous region on a beautiful sunny day with Maria as our guide who was friendly, led at a nice pace and made sure everyone in our group kept together. We were blessed with the day as the weather was perfect going to up the trail but got cloudy on the way down which showed a different perspective to the mountain. We were contacted a few days beforehand so we were aware that part of the trail isnt open due to the fires and if we were still happy to be part of it which I am delighted we decided to go ahead with our booking. A big thank you to George as he is an excellent driver with a great attitude!
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Jazzrichards1
Jan 30, 2025
Get your head in the clouds! - This was a wonderful hike with our guide Susanna and diver George well worth it! The hike is a little strenuous but at a good pace and the views stupendous! The Levada walk was also great!
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Leeanna_v
Jan 18, 2025
Well organized..... - Well organized.. enjoyable day. I was sad to hear that the tour had to be changed because of closed trails.. but turned out to be a great day after all. Definately recommend this tour
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133aurimasp
Jan 4, 2025
Amazing walk with stunning views! Absolutely beautiful - The walk was very well organised and guided my amazing Marija, we really enjoyed every step, absolutely stunning views, we were really lucky as had a clear skies 😎 Really recommended trip!
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Neil_p
Feb 8, 2025
Route changed due to... - Route changed due to fires. Alternative walk up to Pico Ruivo was excellent, but segment from Pico das Pedras to Queimadras was quite average (although cafe was great). Maria was a great guide and looked after us really well. Good experience all in all.
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Clinton_a
Sep 1, 2024
Substitute Trip - Unfortunately due to the recent forest fires this iconic walk was cancelled due to safety reasons and concerns and the need to evaluate the conditions- I was offered another two trips as a substitute and the one i chose was excellent and our guide Maria was fantastic and had a very enthusiastic love of the area
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Kelly_p
Sep 22, 2024
Disappointing - This was cancelled at the last minute. We were offered another day when we weren’t on the island. I asked to change to a different tour. I was not helped at all with planning something different. Went with another company.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).