Trip planning

Budgeting around €150-200 a day per person with a hire car, booking paid permits for official levada trails in advance, and checking IFCN trail closures after heavy rain. Madeira undercuts the Canary Islands and mainland Portugal on food, but car hire runs dearer in high season.

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