Please follow the next safety precautions when you are planning to take a Levada walk here on Madeira:

• When taking a Levada walk you must always be in company of a qualified guide;
• Prepare yourself and collect all updated information about the route you are planning to follow;
• Make sure about the total time you will be spending on that route (so that you will finish the tour before dark);
• Inform the hotel receptionist or any other reliable person about the route that you plan to do and the expected time of arrival;
• Never change the course of your planned route;
• Always take something to eat and drink (such as canned fruit juices, chocolate and dried fruits);
• Take extra plastic bags to put in leftovers or rubbish when you do a stop to eat/drink;
• Important that you always carry an electric torch with spare batteries;
• Take your own mobile phone, even if your operating network doesn’t exist in here. You can always call the emergency number 112 and it will search for an alternative net;
• In case of a interruption during a course (falling rocks, heavy rain or wind) go back to the starting point following same trail;
• Do not take risks;
• In case of any accident call immediately 112 and if you cannot get through, walk on the same course and keep trying again until you get a connection;
• Stay calm and inform what, when and where the accident has happened, also the number of people involved and the estimated stage of victims;
• The more information you transmit, the better and more efficient help will be provided.

Important phone numbers:

Madeira Civil Protection – (+351) 291 700 112
Emergency Number – 112