Hiking: Caldeirão Verde Levada Walk

About the Experience

This walk begins at the Queimadas Forest Park at 980 meters above sea level, in the municipality of Santana, next to a shelter house with thatched roof, seems taken from a fairy tale.

It's inserted in full Laurissilva Forest, where we can enjoy a wide variety of plant species, to highlight the Stinklaurel (Ocotea foetens), the Laurel (Laurus novocanariensis), the Lily-of-the-Valley Tree (Clethra arborea), Common European Elder (Sambucus lanceolata), between others.

The most visible bird species are the Chaffinch, the Firecrest, the Grey Wagtail, the Buzzard and with luck the Long-toed Wood Pigeon. As we walk along the Levada we find ourselves in a green and pleasant landscape,

After passing by 4 natural tunnels, existing along the way, we find the beautiful Caldeirão Verde, an impotent cascade whose waterfalls in a beautiful lagoon emerald green color. After appreciating its natural landscape, we go round the same track back to Queimadas Forest Park.

Duration: approximately 4 hours and 30 minutes
Distance: 13 km
Highest point: 980m
Lowest point: 890m
Location: Santana
Difficulty: Moderate
Days: Thursday
Note: Tunnels and Vertigo

Includes: Official Mountain Guide, transport and insurance (Required by Portuguese law)

Make sure you bring comfortable clothing, a waterproof coat, a small backpack with a water bottle, a hat or cap, a snack, sunscreen, mountain boots or shoes with good grip (Mandatory). The lack of suitable footwear can be reason enough not to carry out the activity if the guide thinks that it jeopardizes your safety.

This activity can be cancelled by the company on the following occasions:

• The minimun of participants is not met.
• Due to meteoreological circustances.
• In case the basic safety measures cannot be met.

Activity provider policies

Cancelations

• NA
• NO SHOW clients will be charged for in full
• Cancellations until 12:30 of the day before is full refund.
• Cancellations after 12:30 of the day before will be not refundable.