Wanderungen & Levadas
Levada paths and mountain trails, several starting close to the door.
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Casa Keam Drives
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Private outings in the house Tesla with a driver-guide from Santana. Just your party, up to four guests, and nobody has to drive the mountain roads.
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The north coast, the way people from Santana see it: the bakery before it opens, the poncha bar with no sign, the viewpoints the coaches drive past.
Four routes · Door to door · At most two outings a week
Four ways to see the north
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Santana, by a Local
The thatched houses · Achada do Teixeira · Queimadas forest · a bakery breakfast
The village through the eyes of someone who grew up here, finishing with bolo do caco warm from the oven. An easy first morning.
€520per party
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Above the Clouds
Ribeiro Frio · Pico do Arieiro · the Balcões levada
Sunrise from 1,818 metres with a chef-made breakfast, coffee and a glass of Madeira sparkling wine, then a gentle 1.5 km levada walk to the Balcões viewpoint.
€1,150per party
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The Vintage Room
Blandy’s Wine Lodge, Funchal · poncha in a village bar · a table held for dinner
A private tour of Blandy’s family collection, with six premium Madeiras tasted in the Vintage Room, a Frasqueira among them. You don’t drive home.
€1,650per party
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The Wild North Coast
São Vicente · Seixal’s black sand · the Porto Moniz pools · Fanal · the Paul da Serra plateau
A swim in the lava pools at Porto Moniz, then a private chef’s picnic among the ancient laurels of Fanal, with linen, glassware, local cheeses and wine.
€1,750per party
The Grand Tour
All four drives across one stay.
€4,500per party
Prices are per party of up to four guests and include VAT. For five or six, a second licensed vehicle follows at cost.
Nothing to pay on the day
The car and the guide
The house Tesla, charged overnight, and an English-speaking driver-guide from Santana, first-aid trained.
Food and tastings
The sunrise breakfast, the Blandy’s tasting or the Fanal picnic, depending on the drive.
Small comforts
Cashmere blankets for the summits, still and sparkling water, and a charger for your phone.
Something to take home
A bottle of Madeira for every party, and the guide’s photographs of the day.
Dinner is paid at the restaurant. If you add a hike on a classified trail, the park fee (€4.50 or €10.50 per person) is added at cost.
How it works
Door to door, at your pace
- Once drives launch, book with your stay or write to us at least 48 hours ahead.
- Your guide collects you at the door and brings you back to it.
- It’s a private car, so stay longer where you like it and skip what you don’t.
- We run at most two drives a week, so book early over Christmas and New Year.
A photographer
A professional photographer for the day, on any drive.
€480
Dinner at the house
A private chef in the Casa Keam kitchen when you get back.
On request
Staying a week?
Book seven nights or more direct and Santana, by a Local is on us.
Included
Also at Casa Keam
Register your interest
Drives begin once our guide and licence are in place. Send us your dates and we’ll let you know first.
Message on WhatsApp Or write to casakeam@gmail.com · Book your stay Drives will be for Casa Keam guests only, run with a registered tourism-activity operator (RNAAT) and fully insured.