PR6 & PR6.1 25 Fontes & Risco Levada Self-Guided Hiking Rabaçal

Before you book

• You need at least moderate fitness. Look elsewhere if you get vertigo.
• The booking age range is 10 to 66. Ask how to book for a child aged 10 or 11.
• For Câmara de Lobos, agree your pickup address before paying.
• Book a separate entry slot for PR 6 and PR 6.1 through SIMplifica. The combined visitor fee is €9. Children aged 12 or under enter free with a booking.
• Check the status of PR 6 and PR 6.1 before travelling.
• Book the transfer at least 4 hours ahead.
• Give this one a miss if you're pregnant, or if you have a back or spine injury or a heart condition.
• Up to 8 people per booking.

Programme

1. Pickup at your accommodation, shared van of up to 8
2. Drive to the 25 Fontes car park at Rabaçal, about 1 hour 30 minutes
3. Map and briefing, then 5 hours for about 10 km on the two levadas without a guide
4. Follow the one-way signs on PR 6 and come back on the Bypass
5. Ride back from the same car park, about 1 hour 30 minutes

Meeting point, pickup and return

Central Funchal and Caniço. Ask about other areas. Pickup 30 minutes before departure. 122 pickup points listed by the operator.

INCLUDED: Pick-up and Drop-of at your accommodation (CENTRAL AREAS Ponta do Sol, Ribeira Brava, Caniço and Funchal)

Schedule and confirmation

Usual timetable: daily, at 06:00, 08:00. Check your date when you book.

Instant confirmation. Book at least 4 hours ahead. Mobile or paper ticket accepted.

Cancellation, weather and limits

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

• 100% refund when cancelled 1 day or more before
• 0% refund when cancelled less than 1 day before

Bad weather can cancel the trip. The trip can also be cancelled if too few people book.

The operator's conditions, as written

• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Kids under 12
• Adult rate: ages 10 to 66

Ratings by source

4.75/5 from 110 reviews, combined Viator and Tripadvisor; on Viator alone 4.8 from 44 reviews.

Counts and averages as shown on Viator on 21 September 2026. We don't have the review texts.

From the operator

In Do It Madeira's own words, from the Viator listing.

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