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Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço Trail Walking Tour

Recommended by 100% of travelers
Madeira, Portugal
  • 8 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

On this full-day guided walk along the Vereda da Ponta de São Lourenço trail, you’ll get a first-hand experience of the island’s most stunning natural sights. Discover a protected natural park, filled with volcanic rock formations, evergreen paths, and panoramic views over Desertas Islands and Porto Santo. Tours include pickup from your Funchal hotel and an optional dip in the ocean.
  • A full-day guided walk through a protected nature reserve in Caniçal
  • Enjoy hands-on attention from your own personal guide, with information on local flora and fauna
  • Bring your bathing suit: you’ll have the chance to swim in the ocean at the end of the walk
  • Tours are conducted in rain or shine, with walking sticks and rain ponchos provided as needed

What's Included

  • Pick-up from selected hotels in Funchal
  • All taxes and fuel surcharges
  • Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Pickups from selected hotels in Funchal, Câmara de Lobos and Caniço is available wherever possible. Note that some hotels do not allow for easy access or parking. On those cases we'll send you an alternative pickup point close to your hotel. For hotels in the Lido area, we'll kindly ask customers to meet us at our office in at Monumental Lido. Please make sure to check your e-mail, SMS or WhatsApp for pickup messages or reminders from our staff the day before your tour.

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Meeting points

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.8:30 am

Itinerary

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Ponta de Sao Lourenco

5 hours Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9
based on 10 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Brilliant day!!

Caroline_B, Sep 2024
Beautiful walk. Stunning scenery. Quite rocky in sections with steps too. Our guide Sara was excellent took good care of our group. She was very informative about this walk. We were picked up and dropped of at our hotel. Stopped of for WC break and coffee before the walk.

A stunning walk!

Susan_P, Sep 2024
A trip not to be missed! The scenery was stunning! This walk has been our favourite part of our stay in Madeira.

Beautiful coastal walk

Adrian_W, Aug 2024
A short hike with wonderful views and contrast between the oceans on both sides. Guide was good and made everyone feel welcome.

The barren landscape with...

Siarhei_K, Apr 2023
The barren landscape with many geological curiosities, the seascape, the challenge of walking under hot sun Thanks so much to our guide

Tolles Erlebnis!

Heike_W, Feb 2025
Herrliche Landschaft! Anstrengende Wanderung in kräftigem Wind! Sehr beeindruckend an mehreren Stellen die Nord- und Südküste zu sehen!

Een onvergetelijke ervaring

Kasmie_T, Jan 2023
Onze gids heeft ons door een prachtige omgeving op een gemoedelijke wijze deze mooie wandeling begeleidt. Alle complimenten aan haar.

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per person

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

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On average, this is booked 27 days in advance.

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