A WUZZR trip · Hiking

🇵🇹 Madeira Levadas

Winter walking at 19°C

24–29 January 2027

5 nights · 2 travellers · Funchal, Portugal

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Travellers

Accommodation level

Pace

Budget shape

CHF 833 per person · CHF 278 per day

Getting thereTransport+

Direct winter flights; a car helps for the trailheads

Overland option: Rail and long-distance bus links exist — worth comparing against the fare

From Switzerland: CHF 70–220 return, per person.

Check flights ↗

Once you're there: Buses reach most levadas but slowly

Trains, coaches & ferries ↗

Where you sleepAccommodation+

Quinta da Bela Vista

Funchal hills

Manor house with gardens above the bay

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Day by day6 days in Funchal+

Day 1 · Sun 24 Jan
Arrive · Douro Valley
Land in Funchal, Portugal · check in · Train to Pinhão
Day 2 · Mon 25 Jan
Coimbra
Joanina library · student quarter · Conímbriga Roman mosaics
Day 3 · Tue 26 Jan
Évora
Roman temple · Chapel of Bones · Alentejo wine and black pork
Day 4 · Wed 27 Jan
Porto
Livraria Lello · Ribeira · port tasting in Gaia at sunset
Day 5 · Thu 28 Jan
Algarve
Benagil cave by kayak · Ponta da Piedade · Lagos old town
Day 6 · Fri 29 Jan
Departure
Slow morning · last coffee · travel home

Booked inActivities+

Caldeirão Verde levada
13km flat walk through laurel forest
Tickets ↗
CHF 3
Pico do Arieiro to Ruivo
Ridge route, start in the dark
Details ↗
Free
Cabo Girão skywalk
Glass floor, 580m drop
Tickets ↗
CHF 5

Eat hereFood & drink+

Restaurante do ForteEspada with banana above the harbourFind & book ↗
Mercado dos LavradoresFruit, fish and a lunch counterFind & book ↗

What it costsCost breakdown+

Flights / main transportIndicative band CHF 70–220 per personCHF 300Estimated
Accommodation · Good value5 nights · 1 room · about CHF 81/nightCHF 405Estimated
Food & drinkCHF 550Estimated
Local transportCHF 180Estimated
Activities3 booked experiences plus everyday spending — prices need confirming with the operatorCHF 230Needs confirming

Estimated total · 2 travellers

CHF 833 each · CHF 278 per day

CHF 1,665

These are WUZZR estimates, not live fares. Live flight, hotel and activity pricing plugs in here as soon as it is connected — nothing above is a confirmed booking price.

Good to knowUseful travel information+

✦ Bring a head torch and a raincoat for the ridge routes
🗺️ Funchal, Portugal on the map

WUZZR recommends

🐾 Levada do Caldeirão Verde
🐾 Pico do Arieiro sunrise
🐾 Poncha in a mountain bar