Madeira East Tour from Funchal
Description
You’ll ascend to the island’s third-highest mountain, Pico de Arieiro, which affords stunning island views. The next stop is Ribeiro Frio, the starting point of a famous levada (irrigation channel) walk, where you’ll marvel at trout pools and learn about the prehistoric forest that covers Madeira. Following lunch in the colorful town of Santana, you’ll visit more incredible lookout points such as Ponta de São Lourenço, and stop off at Machico before drop-off at your Funchal accommodation.
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Itinerary
The first stop is at Terreiro da Luta, a beautiful viewpoint a few kilometres from Funchal.
Pico do Arieiro, at an altitude of 1818 metres it is the third highest peak on the island and affords breathtaking views.
Ribeiro Frio, where you can see its interesting trout farm. This area still has much of its original vegetation.
Santana is characterised by its small thatched triangular houses. This is where we'll make our main stop for lunch.
Situated in the eastern part of the island, this is the place where a fantastic combination of rocks, sea and nature combine.
The last town to be visited is Machico, a viewpoint where you can watch the bay and golden sandy beach.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickups from selected hotels in Funchal, Câmara de Lobos and Caniço is available wherever possible. Note that some hotels do not allow for easy access or parking. On those cases we'll send you an alternative pickup point close to your hotel. For hotels in the Lido area, we'll kindly ask customers to meet us at our office in at Monumental Lido. Please make sure to check your e-mail, SMS or WhatsApp for pickup messages or reminders from our staff the day before your tour.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Reviews(497)
Highlight of our week in Madeira. The minibus was on time, clearly marked and comfortable (reclining seats and decent air conditioning). Our guide Nuno was excellent, he didn't just rattle off a script, he actively engaged with the group. His recommendations for a Poncha bar and a restaurant for lunch were both outstanding. Timing-wise the day was efficient without feeling rushed.
Great tour. Comfortable mini bus. Tour guide knowledgeable.
Nuno was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable and extremely friendly. He took us to some fabulous places on the East side of Madeira and throughout the 8 hours, provided great commentary on the history and natural resources of the Island. We had the best Poncha at the last stop and the restaurant recommendation for lunch in Santana was excellent. Thank you Nuno !
Great views, the tour with Bruno was very informative and interesting. Definitely recommended!
Our tour was french and English.. would not recommend it the tour guide talked to much and a lot of information was boring and having to listen in both languages was torture. Listening non stop to him talk the whole day really ruined this day for us.
Great first time visiting the East side of the island of Madeira. A full day packed with beautiful sights and short walks. Our tour guide was great and explained everything to us and gave us lots of great information about the island! I would say that it is quite a long day in a bus so if you get travel sick take note! Lovely way to meet some people though and to visit the island. Pick up is very handy and the bus in air conditioned with comfortable seats. Overall would recommend !
Company kept us informed about pick up time from our hotel, Bruno our guide and driver arrived 5 minutes early. Journey around east of island was spectacular and a must do and Bruno was an amazing guide and driver, a wonderful 8 hours spent, don’t think about it just do it, you will not regret it.
Amazing! Words cannot explain how beautiful this island is. The East is just spectacular and breathtaking. This is a great tour! It is small, not too many people which makes it very enjoyable and personalized.
Good way to see the East side of Maderia. Our driver/guide was very knowledgeable and made it an interesting day. We got to travel in a small group (minibus). Pickup and drop off were good and the company were prompt at responding when using the Viator App.
The tour was great and we saw beautiful views. Bruno was very friendly and we learnt a lot from him. Bruno was a fantastic guide. He showed us some beautiful places and recommended us a nice café and restaurant. We definitely recommend this tour.
