A group of mountaineers discovered Mary Anne Goossens, 48, caught among boulders close to the source of the Chillar River, near the resort town of Nerja.
Weak, but conscious and able to communicate with rescue services, she was airlifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Rescue: Mary Anne Goossens, 48, is given a piggy-back after getting trapped among boulders close to the source of the Chillar River, near the resort town of Nerja, in southern Spain
Ms Goossens miraculous rescue comes more than two weeks after her family arrived in Spain to launch a high-profile search.
The mother-of-two had vanished during a two-week break alone in area, close to the popular tourist town Malaga.
Last seen in the mountain village of Frigiliana, she is said to have become trapped after falling while trying to travel up the Chillar River.
Though she could not escape the hole, she was able to move and water from a nearby spring helped her survive.
Frail: Ms Goossens is helped out of a helicopter after being caught for 18 days in the barren mountains before she was discovered by walkers
The hikers who discovered Ms Goossens were unable to rescue her themselves, but they left her food and fresh clothing before getting in touch with emergency services.
Due to the difficult terrain, mountain rescue teams were forced to use a helicopter to free her.
She is described as weak and dehydrated but conscious and has already spoken to her children by phone, the Telegraaf reports.
Civil Guard spokesman Hector Ortega said Ms Goossens had some food with her when she set off walking.
Water from a nearby spring also helped her to survive the ordeal, he added.
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