Sunrise Experience at Ponta de São Lourenço & Guided Walk
Description
In the extreme east of Madeira lies the peninsula of Ponta de São Lourenço, reaching dawn and having a landscape unlike anywhere else in Madeira. Its aridness offers a palette of rock, skylight, and transparent waters that is dazzling. The trail is a relatively short roundtrip, 3km long each way in total around 6km, it goes along stairs up and down every now and then interrupted by a short flat path, snakes between the viewpoints south and north shore until the return point, Casa do Sardinha (Sardinha last owners of this land). The roundtrip isn´t at all boring, because the attention of the walker is driven to different details in each direction and changes as the light of breaking day changes. Going to Casa do Sardinha, Porto Santo (most times visible), the deserts islands, and the lighthouse at the tip will attract visitors as well as isolated the house in the desolate land. On the way back, you’re surprised by the steepness of the island behind and its beautiful green when you stand in a nearly dry spot, the clear water and the airport runway in the distance will also capture your sight. The walk is in a moderate climate, with even temperatures throughout the year, where the land is battered by the salty sea wind, the area is protected not only for its resilient plants facing the salt and surviving on air moister in dryer periods, but also because it is nesting place for different seabirds, such as sea swallows, shearwaters or terns and finally its unique insects. The oldest area of Madeira geologically is Ponta de São Lourenço, the only one created in the first period of island creation, which allowed erosion to not only destroy any preexisting water retaining structures, but also exposed its vulcanic structures such as volcanic cones filled with basalt that cross the land, volcanic bombs and some of the few limestone deposits existing in the Island. Recharge batteries for the day ahead! 🚶🏼 Distance: 6 km ⚙️ Difficulty: Easy - Moderate 🚍 Pick-up/Drop-off Information: • Pick-up/drop-off is free for travelers in Funchal, Santa Cruz and Câmara de Lobos; • Pick-ups/drop-offs outside these locations will have a cost to be determined and paid at the pick-up time; • After reserving this tour, you'll be contacted by the Tour Operator to arrange the pick-up/drop-off; • Drop-off is also included. ℹ️ Additional Info: • Comfortable clothes and sunscreen are recommended; • Water should be packed; • Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Categories
- Hiking & Levadas
- Gardens & Nature Reserves
- Sightseeing
Location
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel the reservation and get a full refund up to 24 hours before the tour/activity or a full money-back guarantee in case the tour is canceled by the tour operator due to weather conditions.
