MADEIRA
The best days out on the island.
The 9 best food tours on Madeira, with prices, run times and who you book through. The ones worth giving a day to, and what each actually delivers on the ground.
Taste Funchal in 4 hours: guided food and wine walk in Funchal with Madeiran specialties, poncha, and culture.
Most Popular“Our tour guide was local so it was a great opportunity to make the most of my short stay. Not only did I get to try amazing local food and drink but i was able to ask about other things close by that have helped me maximise the short time I have here....FYI 3 days…”
Taste Funchal is a 4-hour guided food-and-wine walk in Funchal with market tastings, Madeira wine, poncha, and local history.
“Darleen was our tour guide and was friendly, thoughtful and knowledgeable. We had a lovely time, easily walking about 2 miles through the old parts of Funchal. It was all fantastic and the highlights for us were the Madeira wine tasting and the market hall.”
Madeira food and wine walk in Funchal: 11 tastings, 6 drinks, and 8 stops over 3.5 hours with a small English group.
“Not only did we get to try some delicious food and drinks, but the portion sizes were good. I came away feeling full. Our guide, Roberto, was very knowledgeable about the island/city and shared his knowledge with a bit of humour! It was a good size group (10) so a great trip.”
Taste Madeira in Funchal on a 3.5-hour wine and savory food walking tour with a local guide, six wines, and nine stops.
“Roberto was very knowledgeable , it was a great trip! The walking was light but you got to see alot, all the food and drinks we tasted were so different. Highly recommended.”
A 4-hour Funchal half-day bar crawl with a friendly guide, Madeiran bites, and local drinks, with comfortable transport and small groups.
“I highly recommend this tour. Vitor was an excellent guide, fun and informative. We got to see so much of the island, and really felt like we got to experience so many things we would not have been able to on our own. Thank you!”
Four-hour Madeira food tour with a local guide, three restaurant tastings with wine, and a finish at São Tiago Fort in Funchal.
“Guided by Leonore who was a fount of knowledge bit about Madeiran history and its current restaurants, we spent a delightful afternoon walking around Funchal and sampling some delicious food and wine at three restaurants. A lovely way to spend the day.”
A private Madeira food-and-hike outing: Levada trails, island-style poncha, local Espetada, and nature talk with a guide born on the island.
“Très bonne expérience. Notre guide Claudio était vraiment sympathique, il nous a fait découvrir 2 endroits typiques où boire la pontchas et un des plats traditionnels de Madère. Merci à lui! Super moment! ☺️”
Taste Venezuelan-Madeiran snacks, ride to Camera de Lobos, customize espetada, then sip poncha in Funchal on a small-group tour.
“What a great way to experience the island! I’ve taken this tour twice and each time was unique. Fábio was such a great guide with the best attitude and personality. He had great stories about Madeira and how locals enjoy it. We not only went to spots that were full of mostly locals but we…”
Taste Funchal like a local on a private walking food tour. Start at La Vie Funchal for pastel de nata, often end in Zona Velha.
“Tolles Erlebnis, sehr sympathische und kundige Begleitung. Auf alle unsere Wünsche eingegangen, interessante Stationen bei dehnen nicht zwangsläufig etwas gegessen werden muss.”
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