Madeira s highest Peaks

Unfortunately due to the firesi wasn’t able to do the peak to peak. I was devastated because that was the whole point of my trip, but it gives me an excuse to come back. They offered an alternative tour of the Larano walk and it was absolutely beautiful! I had a blast and the views were incredible! It was just the right amount of information and just peaceful walking/hiking. Highly recommend this group for all of your hiking/walking tours.

I booked a hike from Pico do Arieiro to Pico Ruivo and Achada do Teixeira with Nature Meetings and can fully recommend this tour provider! One day before the tour, I received a detailed message with my pick-up time, what to bring, contact details etc. The next day, Nature Meetings picked me up at the agreed time directly at my hotel and we drove straight up to Pico do Arieiro. There, we met our very cool guide and received detailed information about the route, rules and what to expect. As the hike is challenging, Nature Meetings offered to take less confident hikers to Achada do Teixeira by minivan to allow them to hike to Pico Ruivo from there. From Pico do Arieiro, we walked about three hours to Pico Ruivo. The hike is very challenging (you will cover about 1.000m in altitude) so you may want to go on a few easier routes to test your stamina beforehand. But our experienced local guide made sure that the group was made aware of especially challenging passages and gave us time for breaks and pictures, while giving plenty interesting information about the area, birds and plants/flowers that grow up on the mountains. Once we arrived at Achada do Teixeira, we hopped back on the minivans and were driven back to our hotels. While my legs tell me that I should never go on such a tour ever again, my heart is so full from the experience that I will surely never forget, the pain was completely worth it. I wholehearted recommend Nature Meeting and would choose them again if my legs forget that experience and my wanderlust kicks back in.

We really enjoyed our trip with Rueben to Pico Arieiro and over to Pico Ruivo. Our driver and guided picked us up as planned and on time (All details were done through the Get My Guide app). Rueben was a wonderful host and very knowledgeable of our choosen hike (which does rquire a moderate to high level of fitness due to the steep climbs and the large amount of steps you climb) From native flowers, the burnt heather trees, the red-legged partridges and their chicks, spectacular views above the clouds, walking through tunnels carved through the mountains (have a torch ready, your phone torch will do the job, as there are lots of puddles and can be low in height), and the great sence of achievement once you reach the summit of Pico Ruivo is fantastic. Just a short distance before the summit there is a small shop/cafe and toilets (you need 50 cents to use the toilets at the beginning of your walk and at tnis rest stop) where you can purchase a cold drink and snacks. We sat and had our picnic at the summit and then walked back down to the cafe for a drink before heading off to return to our driver. We would highly recommend using a tour guide as they know the routes well and if you were to get into any difficultes they know how to deal with them. Make sure you have a good shoe/boot (a good pair of trainers is fine), a jumper/jacket (it can get very windy) a picnic and light snack, water, change for the toilets, sunlotion, sunhat/glasses, camera, tissues and handwipes, and most importantly, enjoy yourself - it's tough going in parts, but well worth the challange!