We had the absolute pleasure of a tour with Marco. An incredibly friendly and knowledgeable guide that made the tour fun and intresting. Many thanks for a wonderful morning. The tropical gardens for us were an absolute favourite!





This half-day is dedicated to one of the havens of Madeira, the gardens! We partnered with Monte Palace Garden and Botanical Garden of Madeira to show you this beauty. The first stop is at Monte Palace Tropical Garden, which impresses with its beauty, diversity of culture, as well as, traces of the history of Portugal since the reign of D. Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal. The Monte Palace Madeira occupies an area of 70.000 square meters and houses a huge exotic plant’s collection, coming from all over the world, together with swans and duck’s, that populates the central lake, peacocks and chickens, that walk free in the main areas of the property. The tour ends in the botanical garden, founded in 1960 by a Madeiran Botanical, here we can find more than 2500 species of plants, from different parts in the world all brought together in the Garden of the Atlantic.
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $228.
Larger groups pay less per person.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 13.
This half day is dedicated to one of the havens of Madeira, the gardens! The first stop is at Monte Palace Tropical Garden, which impresses with its beauty, diversity of culture, as well as, traces of the history of Portugal since the reign of D. Afonso Henriques, first king of Portugal. Continuing our Tour we go to the Church, Nossa Senhora do Monte, where you may visit the patron saint of the Island, our Madonna. The tour ends in the botanical garden, here we can find more than 2500 species of plants and about 300 exotic birds.
We pick you up everywhere in Madeira Island. All Hotels, Apartments, Inns, Local accommodation. Please choose the right option location when purchasing your booking.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Private Halfday Madeira Garden Tour lasts about 4 hours. The itinerary has 2 stops.
Prices start at $131 per person for this Funchal experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $228. There are 5 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, starting at 9:00 AM, 9:30 AM, and 2:00 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. We pick you up everywhere in Madeira Island. All Hotels, Apartments, Inns, Local accommodation. Please choose the right option location when purchasing your booking. Pickup points include Garajau Madeira Hotel.
The experience is available in PT, EN, ES.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 15 travellers can book together.
Specialized infant seats are available Children must be accompanied by an adult
Confirmation is sent by the operator within 24 hours of booking.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 18 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Pearl of the Atlantic.
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We had the absolute pleasure of a tour with Marco. An incredibly friendly and knowledgeable guide that made the tour fun and intresting. Many thanks for a wonderful morning. The tropical gardens for us were an absolute favourite!
I selected the private guided tour to be able to see the gardens at our speed. Marco was the guide. He was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the gardens, Madeira and Portugal. Marco knew the different plant species and origins and frequently asked us learning questions to get us to think about how to relate them to our experiences. He would give us information about the trail ahead to help us decide which pathway to take. My friend was using a walker and I had a cane. I wanted to spend the majority of our time in Jardim Monte Palace. He was flexible with our agenda and scheduling requests. He’s highly personable and professional. I would grade him with a A+. I highly recommend this tour guide and tour package.
These beautiful gardens were enhanced by our knowledgeable and friendly guide. Paced the tour to suit us and adapted it for our interests.
The gardens are very nice. Monte Palace gardens are almost magical. Our guide walked us thru both gardens and talked about the plants and trees. He went over some history and made the day a wonderful experience.
Excellent guide and driver. Very friendly and knowledgeable made the whole tour interesting and informative. Would thoroughly recommend.
Worked very smoothly with the transports. The guide was nice and knowledgeable even if other than the gardens. An interesting tour of two fantastic garden facilities. Nice Service that the guide also took photos that we then got.
We had a great tour of the Botanical and Monte Palace Gardens. Richard was, as usual, highly informative and his commentary really added to the experience. He took photos (which are a lovely record of the experience) and could not have been more helpful. Like other reviewers, I would say its worth booking ahead - we only had a choice of two dates because we booked rather late, although luckily these days worked for us.
Richard was an excellent guide and the gardens were both interesting and beautiful. It was also interesting to lean the history of the gardens.
Richard gave us an excellent tour of the Botanical and Monte Palace gardens. We enjoyed listening to his knowledge of the gardens as we walked around them and his company. He also took some wonderful photos of us and the gardens and sent them to me after the tour. When we return to Maderia we will use this company for private tours again. We did not feel rushed and were well looked after. I recommend you book before coming out to Maderia as other tourists we met were finding all tours book up quickly as lots of visitors the week we visited.
Very beautiful gardens. The guide Mr. Marco was very informative. The Enterprise has all the security conditions for the Covi-19. Very interesting experience.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Private Halfday Madeira Garden Tour | 4 hours | 5.0 (18) | $131 | |
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