Levada do Rei (King's Levada)
Along the «King's Levada» to a beautiful river.
Ribeiro Bonito - Beautiful River - is the name given to the torrential stream
that feeds the Levada do Rei. This delightful walk along an irrigation canal
leads through a sometimes very dense laurisilva forest and penetrates
deep into the Ribeiro Bonito valley. Depending on the weather, expect a
more or less hefty soaking from a waterfall. This is a very popular levada
walk that is also on the program for walking groups.
Grade: an easy levada walk without ascents and without any difficult route-finding; at some unsecured sections, moderate danger of vertigo. Usually shady. For the short tunnel, you don't need a torch and, at the waterfall (watch out! dangerously slippery!).
Refreshment: Quinta Levada do Rei at the outset of the walk.