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Choose your levada route before you fly
Your local guide
João Nóbrega
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Highlights
- A levada route, matched to you
- Easy paths near Monte explained
- What the Arieiro route really involves
- Local advice before you choose a trail
- Madeira's levadas, compared side by side
About this tour
This is a planning call for anyone deciding which levada walk suits them, built around your fitness and the time you have available. João talks through an easy route near Monte and a longer one toward Pico do Arieiro, comparing what each one shows. It ends with a clear recommendation rather than a list of options.
The single segment covers the main choices and the reasoning behind them, with João answering questions about pace and terrain as they come up. It runs shorter than the walking sessions since there is no route to follow live.
This suits anyone about to visit Madeira who wants local advice before choosing a trail. It pairs well with booking one of João's walking sessions afterwards.
Included
- A 30-minute call with a local guide
- Honest tips on where to eat, stay and what to skip
- A short follow-up note with every place mentioned
Not included
- Bookings made on your behalf
- Phone or data charges from your provider
Itinerary
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Hello, and what you want to know 5 min
The guide calls you and asks what you are after: planning Funchal, recommendations, or just questions.
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Choosing a trail 17 min
On the call I ask about your fitness and how much time you have, then talk through two or three levada routes that would suit, from an easy hour near Monte to a longer walk toward Pico do Arieiro.
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Your questions 5 min
Ask anything that is still on your mind, there is no fixed script.
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A written note after the call 3 min
You get a short follow-up message with everything mentioned, so you do not have to remember it all.
Good to know
- A stable phone or internet connection, whichever the guide uses to reach you.
- No app to install. You answer when the guide calls, or join a video call if you would rather.
- Times are shown in Madeira time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The call is not recorded. Keep your own note of anything you want to remember, or wait for the follow-up message.
- Have your questions ready, though there is time to think of more as you go.
Questions about this tour
What will the call cover?
The guide talks you through Funchal: where to go, what to eat, and answers to whatever you ask.
What happens if the call drops?
The guide will try you again straight away.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- Your guide calls the number you give at booking.
- We meet on Google Meet, link in your booking confirmation. This is a short planning call, no walking involved.
Times shown in Madeira time (WET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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