This option provides to the most serious nature lover, birdwatcher or florawatcher the opportunity to visit a great diversity of habitats, resulting in the observation of more species.
Travel between the different observation sites will be by car, and a walk will be made at each of the places. These walks are accessible to everybody and their purpose is to find different bird and flora species.
Predominant habitats of this tour are farm land, forests, high altitude vegetation, coastal areas and water courses, allowing the observation of different steps of Laurel forest and a great number of passerines, birds of prey, waders and seabirds through seawatching.
This program lasts about 8 hours

Tour days: Tuesdays & Saturdays from 9am to 5pm
Price per person, including lunch: €80. Children between 4 and 12 years old pay half price.
Friendly advices: A jacket is always usefull for the altitude cold, a hat and a bottle of water.

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This outing lasts 3,5 hours, and may be scheduled for the morning or afternoon, on farm lands or along the North and West coasts of the island.
During this tour you may observe some of the endemic species and sub-species of Macaronesia, of which the most important are the Plain Swift (Apus unicolor), Berthelot's Pipit (Anthus berthelotii madeirensis), the Madeiran Sparrowhawk (Accipter nisus granti) and the Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata orbitalis).
However, should you wish to watch any species in particular we can organize a tour tailored to your particular needs.
It should be pointed out that most of this tour is by car, with stops at the observation sites.

Tour days: Wednesdays & Fridays from 9am to 12,30pm or from 2,30pm to 6pm
Price per person: €30. Children between 4 and 12 years old pay half price.
Friendly advices: A jacket is always usefull for the altitude cold, a hat and a bottle of water.

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This tour with approximately six hours, is dedicated to those who wants to ally a walk through the Laurel Forest, with birdwatching and the opportunity to observe a wide range of Madeira's flora endemism, a big variety of insects and the little endemic lizard, the Madeira Wall Lizard (Teria dugesii). The bird species you may see here are the Trocaz pigeon, the Firecrest, the Chaffinch, the Blackcap, the Kestrel, the Berthelots pipit, the Robin and the Buzzard. As for the flora you will observe old Fetid Laurels, some mushrooms and many more species. Moreover, you can enjoy the wonderful sightseeing as well the geomorphology of the island.

Tour days: Mondays & Thursdays from 9am to 2,30pm
Price per person: €45. Children between 4 and 12 years old pay half price.
Friendly advices: Though the tour stops on a tea house, it is advisable for you to take a sandwich or something to eat. A jacket is always usefull for the altitude cold.

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Our nocturnal program is restricted to the rare Zino's Petrel , involving the access to a place near its colony and, above all, the sound of their calls. A not so easy walk is needed to get to the spot, it is about 25 minutes trekking up and down the mountains, with high cliffs surrounding the path.
Since the end of March Zino's Petrel begins its visits to the breeding areas in the highest mountains of Madeira, with the aim to initiate another breeding season.
At this time of year and untill end of August, it is possible to assist a wild show when, surrounded by the silence of the mountains, we are surprised by their calls that sounds like a wail, which can scare the most distractive.
Although our aim is to hear the Pterodroma madeira calls, we can be lucky and see the Barn Owl (Tyto alba scmitzi), the only nocturnal bird of prey that breeds in Madeira and that is an endemic subspecies.
For this expedition, there is some essential equipment for the success of the trip. First of all you will need warm clothes like gloves, beret, raincoat and comfortable shoes to walk over rough ground and then you need a torch that will be provided by MWB.
For these night expeditions, the Natural Park charges a 20 euro tax for the conservation of this species. This tax is not included in our prices.

These tours are made between April and August

Tour days: On request, upon availability
Price per person: €60 per person (all taxes included)
Friendly advices: Even if it is very warm in Funchal, do take very warm clothes as it can get really cold up to 1800 meters of altitude.

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