Category Shore Excursions

Madeira · SHORE EXCURSIONS

The 6 Best Shore Excursions in Madeira

6 reviewed

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

Private & Customizable Safari 4x4 Half-Day Shore Excursion - The Route Focus: Mountain Roads, Cliff Views, and Off-Road Thrills

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $269Our pick

Private Madeira 4x4 half-day shore safari from Funchal with open-air views, off-road thrills, and custom stops for up to 5.

“What an incredible trip! Thanks to our driver for a fabulous experience around the lovely parts of the island! This experience is highly recommend and well worth it especially considering how personalised it is! Our driver was very knowledgeable and provided us with lots of tips and information.”

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Shore Excursion – East Madeira Peaks & Santana

Shore Excursion - East Madeira Peaks & Santana - Pickup in Madeira: start on time, lose less vacation time

2.Shore Excursion – East Madeira Peaks & Santana

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

Jeep through East Madeira forests to Santana and Pico do Arieiro, with free viewpoint stops and lunch options for vegans.

“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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Shore Excursion Porto Moniz – Enchanted Terraces 4×4 tour

Shore Excursion Porto Moniz - Enchanted Terraces 4x4 tour - Serra de Água, Paul da Serra, and the “drive-by but wow” moments

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

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

A small-group 4x4 tour through Madeira’s northwest, with misty villages, laurel forests, and Porto Moniz natural pools.

“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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Shore Excursion Santana – Northeast 4×4 tour

Shore Excursion Santana - Northeast 4x4 tour - What the 4x4 ride feels like (and why it’s the point)

4.Shore Excursion Santana – Northeast 4×4 tour

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

A 7–8 hour small-group 4x4 shore excursion to Madeira’s northeast, with scenic stops, Santana highlights, and possible rum tastings.

“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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Shore Excursion – Santana & Peaks 4×4 tour

Shore Excursion - Santana & Peaks 4x4 tour - Portela Miradouro: Turning Views Into Something You Can Actually Use

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $75

Santana & Peaks 4x4 from Funchal explores Madeira’s east coast: Santana houses, rum stop, UNESCO forest area, and Pico do Arieiro.

“Very beautiful views from around the island. The driver was very knowledgeable and had a laugh and a joke with us. This is a must do trip. The views are fantastic”

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

Shore Excursion - Northwest Terraces and Volcanic Pools 4x4 tour - Serra de Água and Encumeada: start with high viewpoints and old paths

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

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

Madeira’s northwest by open-top 4x4 from Funchal, with a short levada walk, Fanal forest, and volcanic pools at Porto Moniz.

“Foi um dia espetacular, um passeio de gipe super divertido por lugares impossíveis de conhecer de outra forma. O nosso guia Valdemar foi 5 estrelas, sempre muito atencioso e divertido, foi nos descrevendo ao promenor todos os sitios por onRead more”

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