8 Shore Excursions Tours in Madeira Worth Booking

1.Private & Customizable Safari 4×4 Half-Day Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) Our pick

You’ll explore Madeira in a private 4x4 with a local guide such as Nico, Tiago, or Miguel. Shape the route around your interests, from cliff views and villages to forest tracks and off-road roads. Pickup is available in Funchal and Caniço, with a four to five hour schedule.

“We had a great time with Tiago! He was a great driver, 'talker' and well versed about his island. We loved our day!”

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2.Shore Excursion – East Madeira Peaks & Santana

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 9 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $82

Spend about eight hours touring eastern Madeira in an open-top 4x4. Visit Machico, Portela, Porto da Cruz, Santana, Ribeiro Frio, and Pico do Arieiro with a driver-guide such as Lino, Bruno, Spencer, or Diogo. Lunch costs extra, with vegan and vegetarian options available.

“Ok the reasons you should avoid this tour. On April 27. 2023 on Funchal Madera we went in a convoy of 5 jeeps. 3 were fine having places for one passenger in front, three were in the next row and 2 seats in the back facing each other. However, there were 2 jeeps (alas one of ours) that had the seating for one in the front seat, 3 in the second and then had hard benches facing each other in the back where they stuffed 4 people, 2 on each side, without anything to hold onto seating on these hard benches. (the jeep was a tad larger but we 4…”

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3.Shore Excursion Porto Moniz – Enchanted Terraces 4×4 tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $83

Spend about eight hours crossing Madeira’s mountain roads in a 4x4 with a local guide and a small group. You’ll see Serra de Água, Fanal Forest, Paul da Serra, Ribeira da Janela, and Porto Moniz, with time for the natural pools if weather allows. Lunch and some pickup fees cost extra.

“We booked a tour with Viator. We arrived at our vehicle that was to be just 4 people. Unfortunately we are small people. The driver of another jeep that was not for us, told us to come with him, which consisted of a group of Carnival Cruisers, and all much larger than we are. They did not want 2 others from their ship that were way larger even than they were with them on their excursion. They also had a ship leaving around 3pm so we had to cut the tour short. Then our driver wanted us to pay for a lunch we had already paid for, because we were…”

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4.Shore Excursion Santana – Northeast 4×4 tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · 7 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $78

Take a 7 to 8-hour 4x4 trip from Funchal through São Vicente, Ponta Delgada, Boaventura, Santana, Porto da Cruz, Caniçal, and Ponta de São Lourenço. Expect a small-group day, local guiding, mountain viewpoints, off-road sections, and time for lunch in Santana.

“We booked this tour as we had not been round east Madeira before ,we had a really great day with our driver /guide Leno ,he was really informative and took us to places we.would not have visited on a shore excursion from our cruise ship these included view points etc where coaches could not reach , he took us off roading which was very scary at times , we stopped in Santana for approx 1hr to get some lunch . Leno then took us to the only traditional Santana house which is still occupied by the decendants of its original owners . As most of them have been turned into…”

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5.Shore Excursion – Santana & Peaks 4×4 tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $75

Start at 8:30 am with a driver-guide in a small 4x4 group and follow Madeira’s eastern roads to Machico, Santana, Porto da Cruz, Ribeiro Frio, and Pico do Arieiro. Expect mountain views, local villages, a rum stop, and rougher tracks. Lunch details need confirming before booking.

“I loved the adventure last month so I persuaded a friend to join me on a different trip.”

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6.Discovering Northwest Madiera Shore Excursion w/ Harbour pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 7 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $81

Spend about 7.5 hours touring Madeira’s northwest by 4x4 with a local guide. Expect Porto Moniz lava pools, Seixal’s black-sand shore, Ribeira da Janela viewpoints, Paul da Serra, Fanal forest, and flexible guide commentary from drivers such as Luis and Lino.

“Luis was our driver and he was top class..very informative and friendly. The scenery & climate change was amazing on the NW tour. Highly recommend it”

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7.Shore Excursion – Northwest Terraces and Volcanic Pools 4×4 tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $71Best value

Ride through Madeira’s northwest in an open-top 4x4 with a driver-guide, stopping at mountain viewpoints, Fanal forest, Ribeira da Janela, Seixal, and Porto Moniz. You’ll also take a short levada walk and may swim in volcanic pools if weather permits. Guides may include Diogo, Spencer, or Valdemar.

“Wir waren heute mit unserem Guide Spencer mit der Jeepsafari im Nordwesten der Insel.Bei Spencer merkte man sofort,dass er sich sehr gut auf der Insel auskennt. Er erzählte viel über Mensch , Natur und Tier.Mit jedem km stieg auch die Stimmung im Jeep. Nochmals vielen Dank an Spencer von Norbert und Petra.”

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8.Funchal, Madeira Short Visit Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · from $181

Meet your driver at Funchal’s cruise port for a private five-hour tour through Câmara de Lobos, Cabo Girão, Pico dos Barcelos, Eira do Serrado, Nun’s Valley, and Monte. Enjoy Madeira cake and wine, then ride the famous toboggan, except on Sundays.

“Christian our driver was amazing. He adjusted the tour for use to be the first in line for the toboggan run so there was no waiting in line! He is passionate about his Island and even asked if we wanted him to do a walking tour at every stop or just let us explore on own. We oRead more”

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