City Sightseeing Funchal Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour
Description
Discover the beautiful Funchal, an old town but today a city that boasts a modern, cosmopolitan atmosphere, on a City Sightseeing bus tour! With 24 and 48-hour tickets available, and 33 stops for you to hop-on and hop-off at, you'll have plenty to see and do. You'll enjoy panoramic views of the city as you travel, as well as our fabulous multi-lingual audio commentary providing plenty of interesting facts and stories about Funchal. Just some of the sights you can enjoy are the Teleferico, San Martinho Church and the Lido!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Red Route: First departure from Stop 1 at 9:30am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 5:05pm. Frequency: every 25 minutes. Tour duration: 100 minutes
- Blue Route: First departure from Stop 1 at 9:45am. Last departure from Stop 1 at 5:15pm. Frequency: every 90 minutes. Tour duration: 75 minutes
- When you present your City Sightseeing ticket, you get:
- A free wine tasting at Blandy's Wine Lodge. Visit not included
- 10% discount on purchases over €25 at Patio - Brunch & Bistro
- 10% discount on purchases over €50 at Temptations Gift Shop
- 15% off Locker in the city. Scan the QR code on the promo page
- Frente Mar Funchal (included in the 24-hour ticket only) - enjoy a great time at our bathing complexes: Lido, Ponta Gorda, Barreirinha and Doca do Cavacas. Entrance not included
- Historic Centre Walking Tour: Departs at 11am, Monday - Saturday. Meeting Point: Stop 1 on the Red Route. Duration: 1 hour
- Gardens Walking Tour (included in the 48-hour tickets only): Departs at 1pm, Monday - Saturday. Meeting Point: Stop 1 on the Red Route. Duration: 1 hour
- Night Tour (included in the 48-hour tickets only): November - March at 8pm. April and May at 8:30pm. June - August at 9:30pm. Meeting Point: Stop 1 on the Red Route. Duration: 1 hour
- Entry to CR7 Museum (included in the 48-hour + CR7 Museum ticket only): Open 10am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. Closed Saturdays and Sundays
- Mobile and printed paper vouchers are both accepted on this tour and can be redeemed at any of the stops along the route
- Vouchers can be used any day within 12 months from travel date selected at check-out
- Teleferico Jardim Botanico - 10% off one way/ round trips in Botanical Garden Cable Car with the City Sightseeing Madeira ticket. Buy tickets at Stop 1 on the Blue Line. Hop off at Stop 5 on the Blue Line for the cable car (included in the 48-Hour + CR7 Museum ticket)
- Fado & Fado Madeira - get a 25% discount when you show your City Sightseeing Madeira ticket - Fado concert + glass of Madeira wine. Book by phone: +351 915 018 815 (included in the 48-Hour + CR7 Museum ticket)
- Se Cathedral - Torre - 50% off on the climb to the tower (160 stairs). Monday - Friday: 9am - 12:45pm and then 2pm - 4pm. Saturday: 11:30am. Closed Sundays (included in the 48-Hour + CR7 Museum ticket)
- Nau Santa Maria de Colombo - get 10% discount on the magnificent replica of Cristovao Colombo ship with the City Sightseeing Madeira ticket (included in the 48-Hour + CR7 Museum ticket)
- Saturday 22nd August: Stops 7 and 8 on the Red Line and Stop 11 on the Blue Line will be out of service from 2:30pm onwards
Reviews(283)
Good trip, the Hilario driver very friendly and we caught him several times in the 2 days we made the trip. And always very helpful
I really liked the trip, gave to know the island well, and to Mr. Hilario the driver is very professional and friendly! It was very worth it
Excellent experience with them! Super happy of the breathtaking views! Thanks!
Have booked the value package in Belgium 64€ for 48h for both red and blue route. This ticket includes free entrance CR7 museum and 1 glass of Madeira wine tasting in Blandy's wine store. And at 11am you can do a tour in the city with the guide, definitely worth it, Sonja was our guide and did this perfectly. If you book definitely take the advantage package of 48h because you also have the regular tour of 48h but then you do not have the free entrance and tasting.
We brought 48 hr ticket to do red and blue lines . Took you up to high point for views down to sea where you can get off to take photos have a drink walk around small gardens . We next got off at Camara De Lobos which is lovely fishing village had lunch here very pretty.We got off by shops on way back too. Blue line takes you to monte by the gardens and start of toboggan rides . Only downside was there is no timetable on bus stops so had a long wait (50mins) for bus after got off toboggan ride .In end got on local bus back to harbour beat the bus ! €29 pp for 48 pass . Local bus ticket €2:10
This was the worst bus tour I have taken. The audio guide was sparse and didn't relate to what we were seeing and the red route was terrible and took you to the worst bits of the centre of Funchal which is a shame as when you walked around it was great. We opted to get off rather than do the full circle as it was so bad.
Amaizing tour, nice views, great way to see the city in short time
This is a great way to see Funchal and the surrounding area. It also takes in the coastal village of Camero de Lobos. The commentary via headphones provides some interesting facts about the area. Well worth doing if it's your first visit to the area.
Very little commentary or information on the bus. Disappointed as I’m sure there is a lot to say about the city and island. We’ve used buses like this on many cities and this was very poor. I suggest the company add more information to the tour.
The issues were the headphones did not work in some of the sockets, moved seats and still nothing. Other passengers having same problem. Very bumpy ride away from the harbour area. Bus driver skills not the best so overall disappointing. For 26 euros each and cash only this should have been a lot better.
