Madeira walking: from Picos to Levadas trails - guest reviews

" Essentially everything that that was represented to us was delivered as promised. The transportation was prompt and reliable. The accommodations and meals were good to very good. They were responsive to our questions in the lead-up to the trip, and helpful in proposing alternatives to items that we were reticent about. We had no need to contact them during the trip but I have no doubt that would have been handled just as professionally. The destination was simply amazing, beyond my expectations. The fact that all our logistics were handled so effortlessly allowed us full enjoyment of the island paradise. "

" We had a GREAT trip. The comments regarding the roadbook were not meant as criticism; rather just to make you aware so you can clean them up for future travelers. All the accommodations were very nice. My favorite day was the Caldiera Verde. Spectacular. Would have been worth it to go earlier as it became super crowded, but our tickets were for 9:30 I think. The transport people were very nice, very punctual, and overall did a great job."

" The road books were very clear and we had no problems following them. Unfortunately on of the days walk had been changed due to a landslide closing the path and the alternative was possibly not as enjoyable. The taxi driver explained that a few of the paths were overgrown and showed us an alternative. The accommodation was all very good with no problems. Both of the taxi companies used were excellent, always on time and very friendly and informative. Intura staff were very good. Especially at the end when the weather conditions were very poor and they sent us daily messages about weather conditions.
Everything was perfect. We need to go back !
I would definitely use Intura again in the future and recommend them to others"

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Just returned from a self guided Picos and Levadas walking tour of Madeira Through Intura. Everything was perfectly organised and ran smoothly. Will definatley recommend Intura to others.

" Only the Sao Jorge trail was difficult to follow - everything else was exceptional !! The hikes were spectacular! 
Would you travel again with Intura Travel and would you recommend us to your friends : Yes and Yes !"

" We like walking in solitude. Ironically, our favourite walks from the holiday were the four
substitutions made because of the wildfires and land slips. It must have been challenging for you to alter many
of the arrangements at the last minute because of wild-fires, land slips and overbookings.
The Road Book (with updates) was of good quality, very well written and informative, providing
useful corroboration to the routes in our GPS device. Thank you !"

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"We chose Intura for our Madeira walking holiday because we thought they had the best programme covering much of the island, and their package represented good value for money. Eight weeks before departure, we received a detailed, informative and well written “Road Book” describing our walks, accommodation and transfer arrangements. This was accompanied by GPX files of all the walks for use with our GPS device. A few weeks before our departure wildfires swept through many of the areas where we would be walking and the impact of this was unclear. Intura designed an alternative programme for us at no cost, avoiding the closed-off fire damaged areas and provided new documentation to the same high standard. In the event, all the arrangements worked flawlessly. With us being English based in UK and Intura being a French company based in France, we wondered if this would introduce any difficulties, but we never experienced any."

"Great trip, really useful book and maps. For us the Encumeada pass walk was easier than the pico ruivo to pico do Ariero walk even though it is longer. The Pico Ruivo walk has much more narrow up and down sections with many large groups to pass on very narrow paths. Both enjoyable but I would say the shorter walk is more challenging.
The highlights for us : Stunning scenery on each walk with each walk being different. The leaves walk through the tunnels stood out.
Hotel Linda was in a beautiful spot and had the best breakfast and dinner options. Would highly recommend it !!"

This walking trip in Madeira is a bit like walking through an enchanted forest! You walk through the Primary Forest with its thick vegetation, endemic wildlife and native bird song, past kilometres and kilometres of mesmorizing terraced crops, following levadas, through tunnels and up to the summit of the Pico Ruivo.  Phew! The landscape changes from lush green to an arid and jagged coastline, remote, rustic and quite simply breath taking. You end the trip in Funchal, a lively little city and a gentle 'bring you back down to earth' thud!