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Breezy Madeira is an eponymous island in the Madeira Islands, a Portuguese archipelago. The capital city of Funchal was settled in the 15th century and is a colorful collection of gardens, religious sites, and quirky tourist attractions like the thatched-roof Madeira Story Centre. Hike to the summit of Pico Ruivo and you’ll feel like you’ve climbed through the clouds. Unwind over a glass of Madeira wine, an historic fortified beverage that’s musky and subtly sweet.
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1. Funchal Christmas lights sightseeing night tour
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Enjoy the Christmas decorations all around Funchal. View the magnificent light decorations. Experience the nostalgia of our classic cars.
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off in Funchal (other locations avalilable, please inquiry), Port pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Transport by private vehicle
Exclusions: Food and drinks
Reviewed By wiswag
Excellent value for money taken all over Funchal to view lights. Safe and competent, very pleasant driver, great open top VW beetle. Highly recommended a must do when in Madeira.
2. Cabo Girão and viewpoints tour
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Discover Funchal and its most enchanting neighbourhoods on a 2-hour Tuk Tuk tour. This tour also gives you the opportunity to visit other places outside Funchal, the fishing village of Câmara-de-Lobos, well-known for its cliff, Cabo Girão, and being one of the highest cliffs in the world. Following a pick-up from your hotel in Funchal, you will start your tour in the city of Funchal. Pass by Monumental Street, where many 4 and 5-star hotels are located. Stop in the fishing village of Câmara-de-Lobos. Next, go up to visit Cabo Girão with a breathtaking view over the Atlantic Ocean. This tour is a great way to combine a ride on a tuk-tuk in Funchal and a visit to some of the points of interest outside the magical city.
Inclusions: Hotel pick-up and drop off (Funchal only), Driver/guide
Exclusions: Pick-up and drop off at hotels outside Funchal
Reviewed By C1399GVpaulw
This is a beautiful place where you can see one side of the island, then walk a few steps and see the other. There are plenty of levadas on the way up (or down) to take in the scenery and valleys below. Also there is a cafe which is very reasonable, €2 for a cheese and ham tostie for example.
3. Madeira Grand Experience
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
On this six-hour tour you can tailor an itinerary with the help of your local guide/driver. You can choose the different areas you want to visit. The City of Funchal, the Fishing Village of Câmara de Lobos, the west sea cliffs of Cabo Girão, the unique Fajã dos Padres, the hill side village of Monte, the east coast cliffs of Garajau, the Botanical Garden, or even the breathtaking mountain views of Nuns Valley are all possible options for your tour itinerary. Whatever your choice of itinerary, your guide will be there to help you at every moment.
Inclusions: Licensed Guide & Driver
Exclusions: Admission Tickets
Reviewed By michaelsH5977GX
I have done many tours in different places ; this without a doubt was the best experience of any of them. Great to get to places that taxis or buses couldn’t- fantastic knowledgeable (and friendly guide). Very happy with our Ape tour!????. 100% recommended
4. East of Madeira Tour. Full Day Minimum 2 people
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5.0 based on 31 reviews
One of the most ancient trips the island has to offer, taking you through historic places and imposing landmarks. Mountain and landscape in cultivation! This tour stops in: Camacha » Pico Arieiro » Ribeiro Frio » Santana » Porto da Cruz » Ponta de São Lourenço » Machico
Inclusions: Private transportation
Exclusions: Lunch
Reviewed By 541ancam
Every time I go to Madeira, I have to book a tour with Dinarte since he knows the island as his back yard. The experience is incredible and his knowledge of the place cannot be matched. Also, the day will be filled with lots of laughter, good food and amazing scenery. About good food, I cannot recommand enough the Fanal tour with espetada. I didn't know I needed the tasty esperada barbecue, surrounded by the ancient trees and the little birds curious about what's cooking. Dinarte is also an amazing chef and he chooses all the ingredients himself, only the freshest produce pass the test. Do yourself a favour and have a barbecue in Fanal, you will thank yourself later ????.
5. Historical Funchal Tuk-Tuk City Tour
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
The best tour of the city of Funchal aboard our tuk tuk that allows you to visit the interior of castles and forts and magnificent places in a unique experience accompanied by a guide and native of the island contemplating with the history and culture of the place. Licensed and recommended company.
Inclusions: Local guide
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6. Funchal City Tour
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5.0 based on 10 reviews
Funchal City Tour in tuk tuk with our local guide, where you will have a unique experience in the city, passing the small streets and taking unforgettable photos.
Inclusions: Local tab, Hotel pickup and drop-off
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Reviewed By 38maciejr
We had an amazing Tuktuk ride, the Tuktuk is the best way to explore the area around Funchal. Our driver was very knowledgeable and cared about our experience.
7. Tour - 8 Villages to the West
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Once known as the Pearl of the Atlantic, there will always be reasons to maintain its designation. Amid belvederes, gardens and various high altitude peaks, Madeira is the ideal destination for a family holiday or a short trip for two.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, All Fees and Taxes, WiFi on board
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Reviewed By 57arthur
We have used Viator/Tripadvisor small group tours on many holidays, always excellent, and the ultimate 2 day tour was for us the ultimate tour I would recommend anyone taking this tour to have Renato Rodrigues as their driver/tour guide, because he gave us 2 interesting and memorable days. His extensive knowledge of the island and his way of interacting with his passengers meant that he was always able to answer our numerous questions, and we returned home with a much greater knowledge of Madeira even though we had made previous visits. If we had to choose, we preferred the West tour as the weather was better, but we enjoyed the East side as well. Thanks again Renato.
8. COASTEERING in Madeira Island
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Madeira Island is considered one of the best places in the world for walks and walks. Our volcanic formation has unparalleled beauty, and offers us a variety of trails that cross the entire island with wonderful landscapes. Exploring these routes on foot reveals landscapes of extreme beauty and puts you in direct contact with the exuberant nature (fauna and flora) of this beautiful island, deep valleys, tunnels and beautiful waterfalls that involve us in peaceful or challenging paths, but always of stunning beauty. In Madeira there are the levadas that are water channels created since the 15th century to take rainwater from the interior to the agricultural fields of the entire island. Today we have more than two thousand kilometers of levadas, with great potential for walking routes to be explored.
Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, WiFi on board
Exclusions: entrance ticket to parks and monuments
Reviewed By 842sridharg
Sintra is a beautiful & romantic town in Lisbon. A day trip to Sintra & the Penna palace has left me with replenished energy and superb sensual booster rather than a days physical energy drain out, touring the whole place! Being the last palace built of the 19th century, it has a mix of modern majesty and the ancient mix of architecture. The surrounding forest designed & created with more than 2000 species of trees brought from all over the world, gives us the peaks of freshness, when you walk through the woods. Walking uphill to the Cross at the highest point of the hill was a thrill. Apart from the Sintra town hop-in hop-off tour buses, you have a seperate bus that operates as hop-in & off, inside the penna palace hill gates. Start early from Lisbon to Sintra to breathe in a lengthy time in the Penna palace & the woods and not to miss, the Cape Roca which is the western most edge of the European continent overlooking the Atlantic ocean. You get a train to Sintra from Rossio metro station at Placa Avenida. Organised tours to Sintra from Lisbon are quite expensive. Visit to the Moorish castle can be optimal and a personal choice.
9. Amazing East Tour
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Come and live Madeiras history. Starting from the reception on your hotel we make our way to Camacha the wickerwork factory passing the Eucalyptus and Mimosa forests unto the breathtaking mountains of Pico do Arieiro at 1800m, descending to Ribeiro Frio where you will find the trout hatchery and the Santana UNESCO BIOSPHERE RESERVE. Taking the old road of Faial, Santana will be the next stop where you will find the traditional thatched houses and vines. Along the North coast sugar cane terraces are still visible. We then leave the North unto the Southeast coast the old capital of Madeira Machico where the first Portuguese settlers arrived in the 15 century. The next stop is at Ponta de São Lourenço the eastern point cape of the Island where the rock formation will astound you, we then return to hotel.
Inclusions: Rum Tasting in the only sugar cane factory that operates on steam
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Lunch
10. West of Madeira Tour. Full Day Minimum 2 People
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4.9 based on 12 reviews
Visit some of the most spectacular views Madeira has to offer, this is one of the most complete tours you can do. From the Southern coast, through the centre plateau arriving to the northern coast. This tour stops in: Câmara de Lobos » Cabo Girão Viewpoint » Ribeira Brava » Canhas » Paúl da Serra » Porto Moniz » Seixal » São Vicente
Inclusions: Private transportation
Exclusions: Lunch
Reviewed By 541ancam
Every time I go to Madeira, I have to book a tour with Dinarte since he knows the island as his back yard. The experience is incredible and his knowledge of the place cannot be matched. Also, the day will be filled with lots of laughter, good food and amazing scenery. About good food, I cannot recommand enough the Fanal tour with espetada. I didn't know I needed the tasty esperada barbecue, surrounded by the ancient trees and the little birds curious about what's cooking. Dinarte is also an amazing chef and he chooses all the ingredients himself, only the freshest produce pass the test. Do yourself a favour and have a barbecue in Fanal, you will thank yourself later ????.
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