HIKING PERMIT ⚠️ - The hiking permit is not included in this ticket. We can assist and instruct the guests to buy the ticket, separately. PR1 - Vereda do Pico do Arieiro until Pico Ruivo - 9.00 /9.30 /10.00 Hike at your own rhythm on a self-guided trek in Madeira with pick-up and dropoff at your accommodation. Explore Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo and view unique landscapes between Madeira's highest mountains (up to 1862 m). Get picked up at your accommodation with a shared transfer (up to 8 guests per van) and head to the 2nd highest mountain, Pico do Arieiro. Get instructions and map explanations from your host along with a schedule. Hike for 5 hours from Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo and then Achada do Teixeira (10 km). Be picked up after the hike at Achada do Teixeira in the parking lot. Hike information: • Duration: 5 hours • Extension: 10 km • Starting point: Pico do Arieiro (1818 m) • Ending point: Achada do Teixeira (1600 m) • Max elevation: 1862 m (Pico Ruivo) • Min elevation: 1548 m Transfer information: • Capacity: 8 people • From the city to Pico do Arieiro: average 1 hour • From Achada do Teixeira to the city: average 1.5 hour • Pick-up/Dropoff limits: Funchal and Caniço areas exclusively
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Destination
- Madeira
- Experience provided by
- Do It Madeira
- Meeting point
- Pick-up only
- Minimum age
- 16
Plan your experience
Included
- Hike instructions
- Digital Map
- Air-conditioned vehicle
Not included
- Guide (Its a Self-Guided Hike)
- 4.5 EUR Forest Fee Ticket - IFCN (Forest Department) - Bookable via the official website or paid on the moment of the hike - https://ifcn.madeira.gov.pt/pt/atividades-de-natureza/percursos-pedestres-recomendados/percursos-pedestres-recomendados.html
- Water and Food
Before you go
Self Guided Hike Water and Snacks It can be postponed due to bad weather conditions INCLUDED: Pick-up and Drop-of at your accommodation (ONLY Funchal and Caniço)
- Comfortable shoes or hiking shoes
- Rain gear
- Weather-appropriate clothing (hat, gloves, windbreaker)
- Snacks and Water
- Change or coins (for wc)





