Pico do Areeiro taxi and hiking transfers
Pico do Areeiro is the third highest peak in Madeira and the usual starting point of the PR1 trail towards Pico Ruivo. We drive you there privately from your accommodation, at the time you need, and meet you again after the walk.
Getting to Pico do Areeiro
The summit is reached by mountain road above Funchal. There is no direct public transport line, so most visitors arrive by rental car or by private transfer.
With a private transfer you are dropped at the trail entrance and do not have to return to the same point, which is what makes the PR1 possible as a one-way walk.
Weather at 1 818 metres changes quickly and the road can be affected by conditions decided by the authorities. We check the situation before departure and tell you honestly if the transfer cannot run as planned.
What we arrange
- • Pick-up at your accommodation in Madeira
- • Drop-off at the Pico do Areeiro trail entrance
- • Early departures for sunrise, when a driver is available
- • Pick-up at Achada do Teixeira at the end of the PR1
- • Return to your accommodation
After the hike
Walkers who start at Pico do Areeiro finish at Achada do Teixeira, on the other side of the mountain. Tell us your estimated arrival time and we arrange the pick-up there, so you do not have to walk back over the ridge or look for transport at the trail exit.
