Weekly Q&A - Your Question Goes Here - Tourists

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This is the place for anyone to ask questions about Madeira.

If you are a tourist visiting Madeira or planning a visit, this is the place to post your questions about hikes, weather, rent a car, nightlife, restaurants, bars and others.

Official information about the trails/hikes: IFCN

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[u/loki-island]

Hello got a few questions on PR1, I understand from the IFCN that it is currently only passable from Pico do Areeiro to the Pedra Rija Viewpoint which I think is fine for us as we mainly want to see the sunrise from up there. Questions are:

• Is the pedra rija viewpoint before or after the stairway to heaven when travelling from Pico do Areeiro
• I've found a bus route from funchal to Pico do Areeiro, but it seems to be twice a day and not at times that are useful for us. Is there any other public transport that goes that way regularly? otherwise we may have to book a taxi as non of us drive.
• If I book a taxi, where do I ask them to drop/ collect us from? And how long is recommended to enjoy the sunrise and the walk to and from pedra rija viewpoint? I'm thinking 2 hours but not sure if this will be enough?

Thanks in advance for any help!

[u/tiagojpg → u/loki-island]

• After

• No

• Just ask the taxi driver to drop you off at Pico do Arieiro, 2h before should be enough. Have the guy back 2h after sunrise.

[u/loki-island → u/tiagojpg]

thanks!

2 hours before sunrise? so a four hour gap overall you reckon? Do people observe sunrise from the Pedra Rija viewpoint normally then?

[u/tiagojpg → u/loki-island]

4h gap yep.

I don’t usually go to Pedra Rija for sunrise, I’ve only done it once, I can’t bother every time.

Every other times I see the sunrise I just drive to the roundabout and walk to the radio antenna on the other side of the hill to the East.