The minibus choices you up at an agreed location and time. You will then be taken on a guided tour to the first stop at Pico Arieiro(1818 metres), where you can marvel at the breathtaking Alpine type terrain, while you explore the area on foot. The guide will then transport you slowly to the World heritage site at Ribeiro Frio, where you will be afforded the opportunity to do a short levada walk, through the green Laurel forest. Next you will be taken to Santana, where you can admire the traditional triangular thatched roof houses and where you will be given more time , to enjoy , a lunch break. From Santana you will be transported to Porto da Cruz , where you stop at the old Sugar mill , which still produces rum and molasses. At this Sugar mill ,it will be mostly possible to taste some of the aged rum produced there. The next viewpoint we visit , will be in the region of Machico , which was the first main town on the island, the Portuguese sailors having set foot there , for the first time ,in 1419. You will then be driven passed Caniçal, the island's export harbour, to the Ponta do Rosto viewpoint , where you can see both the North and the South coasts, the airport , the Caniçal export harbour and on a clear day , the neighbouring golden beach island of Porto Santo, all from this same strategic viewpont.
Ponta do Rosto , being our last stop , we then head back towards Funchal. At the Guide's discretion and due to safety ,weather and or congestion due to excessive traffic , your Guide could conduct this tour in reverse order.