The 5 Best Cycling Tours in Madeira

1.Guided E-bike Tour of the North Coast

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 130 reviews · 4 hours · from $76Our pick

Join guide Venancio or a fellow local guide for a small-group e-bike ride from Boaventura through Madeira’s laurel forest, farms, villages, and coastal viewpoints. The electric bikes handle the climbs, while hotel pickup, helmets, and multilingual guiding keep this four-hour outing easy to arrange.

“Bike tours are a great way to slow dow and see what’s around. E bikes make it possible for a wide range of fitness levels to ride together!”

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2.Camacha: Levada Trail e-Bike Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 115 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $82

Join guide Venancio for a small-group e-bike ride from Camacha along levadas, forest paths, old bridges, and country roads toward Santo da Serra. You’ll receive a bike fitting and riding briefing, hotel pickup, and help on the hills. Bring food, water, sports shoes, and clothes you do not mind getting muddy.

“What a wonderful way to see and learn about a part of Madeira. The path was great, challenging enough to keep our kids engaged and not too challenging that one could not make it. It was nice to also learn a few things about the trees and plants on the way. The group size is max 8 which is perfect. And the short stop at the beautiful golf course where we had tea and cake was an unexpected surprise 🤩. Can highly recommend to anyone that wants to take a break from all the hiking on the island!”

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3.Madeira Botanical Levels Bike Tour – Scenic Trail Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 74 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $94

Ride from Poiso at 1,400 meters toward the sea on a full-suspension Sentinel bike. Your guide adjusts the route to your skills, from easy forest tracks and levadas to technical single-track, with a final paved descent to Camacha and the Lokoloko shop.

“This is by far the best mountain biking experience we have ever had. Serge, our guide was brilliant. The trail was varied with some exciting challenges. The final downhill section was extremely exilirating. Well worth it, would do it again without question.”

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4.Electric Bike Tour in Northern Madeira

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $78Top rated

Ride an electric bike through Madeira’s steep roads, terraced valleys, villages, and Atlantic viewpoints. The roughly three-hour outing includes Arco de São Jorge and Ponta do Sol, with guides such as Venancio or Vincenzo sharing local history and plant knowledge. Pickup details arrive the day before.

“On time pick-up. Excellent guide (Vincenzo) very informative and knowledgeable. Good choice of route and pace. All in all an excellent morning.”

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5.“Self-Guided” E-Bike Road Tour from Funchal to Garajau

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $55Best value

Set out from Funchal on a Radon Solution Hybrid 8.0 CX 500 e-bike, guided by Garmin GPS rather than a cycling group leader. Oscar or another MADCycle instructor adjusts your bike, then you ride quiet roads to Cristo Rei in Garajau and return in about three hours.

“We were met by Oscar who bought a selection of bike sizes to make sure we had the right ones. The bikes were like new and so smooth. The battery was phenomenal getting us easily up the hills despite them being so steep. The helmets were new and clean and the Garmin showed the route clearly. Although we were on roads they were generally quiet and we had no issues with traffic. We had a great morning and can’t rate MAD cycles high enough. If in doubt - book it and enjoy!”

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