MADEIRA
The best days out on the island.
The 15 best funchal walking & city 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.
A 2-hour Funchal old-town walk with Madeiran Heritage: Jesuits’ College, sweet factory, Farmers’ Market, sugar stories, wine lodge.
Most Popular“Superb tour by Evelina Matejovska. Very informative, friendly guide who was extremely knowledgeable. Covered the central area and old town and learnt historical facts, details about industry and food interests! Very worthwhile tour to do .”
Private Tukxi tour through Funchal’s old streets, cathedral and markets with a local guide and skyline viewpoints. Hotel pickup included.
“We had an excellent trip with Gonzales around the streets of Funchal in his Tuk Tuk. He was amazing and gave us loads of information. The best trip ever! We loved it and would definitely recommend it.”
A small-group Old Funchal walking tour with English guide, key sights, market time, and a couple of wine stops, all for under $20.
“Very informative walking tour of Funchal which covered a lot of local history and a comfortable distance around Funchal.”
Madeira food and wine walk in Funchal: 11 tastings, 6 drinks, and 8 stops over 3.5 hours with a small English group.
“Mat was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. He made the tour so interesting. We learned so much from Mat about the history of Madeira related to the food and drink. I would definitely highly recommend the tour and especially if you are lucky enough to get Mat as your tour guide.”
Guided Funchal tuk tuk tour with four panoramic viewpoints, Old Town Portuguese stories, and Bay views in 90 minutes for $47.
“Our tour guide, Inês, was fabulous! She was so warm, bubbly, and super funny. We loved the viewpoints, local history and stories of significance about the island. Thanks so much again, Inês! We hope to see you again in the future.”
Funchal tuk tuk tour with hotel pickup, Old Town stories, Marmeleiros viewpoint, and Monte toboggan rides (tickets bought on site).
“Fantastic start to our day, celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary and Luis was a fantastic guide. Picked up in the Tuk Tuk at our hotel doors and then off into the hills if Funchal to see the town. Luis stopped to allow us to get pictures of the incredible scenery and then we headed to…”
2-hour guided walk in Funchal’s quiet backstreets: English Church, Santa Clara monastery, and big views, with funds for student education.
“The tour was fantastic. Extremely informative. Each group was selected by language. There were 2 other people in my group and we were led by Sabrin. Sabrin was clearly very knowledgeable and made the whole experience very interesting. Thank you very much Sabrin. Xx”
Take a tuk-tuk to Monte for the 2-km basket-cart toboggan ride, plus an old-town and farmers market guide in Funchal.
“Fantastic TukTuk tour! Super friendly guide, great stories, and stunning Madeira views. Highly recommended!”
Ride a tuk tuk through Funchal’s Old Town sights, then visit Madeira’s Botanical Gardens for plant-filled views and great guide stories.
“Carla was very knowledgeable and pleasant. The ride in the tuk tuk was an experience but good fun. Really enjoyed this trip and would recommend.”
Private Tukxi tour of Funchal with hotel pickup, cathedral and market stops, lookout photo breaks, and an English-speaking guide in 90 minutes.
“Good communication with the company. Tour was fun and we got to see a good portion of the island. We did end up paying for an additional 90 minutes that we said was ok at the beginning of the tour, but it's cash (Euros) only! I would recommend this tour!”
Tuk Tuk from Funchal to Monte for the Carreiros do Monte toboggan ride, then tour Santa Maria’s painted doors with a local guide.
“Andrè our tour guide was very friendly and helpful and good local knowledge. We very much enjoyed our trip.”
Private tuk-tuk to Monte for a 2 km basket toboggan, plus a free church stop and Old Town sights with hotel pickup in Funchal.
“Our friendly guide picked us up from the hotel and was happy to tailor our trip to us. Ricardo was an excellent guide, telling us lots about madeiras history and took us to the toboggan waiting for us to finish before taking us to the old town where we could choose t be dropped off…”
A 1-hour Funchal Old Town circuit by tuk-tuk with pickup, photo stops, the market, and key landmarks for an easy first look.
“Ha sido una buena experiencia, era la primera vez que reservaba atraves de la aplicación viator. La chica nos hizo un recorrido ameno, dándonos pequeñas explicaciones de donde íbamos pasando.”
Tuk-tuk through Funchal’s Zona Velha and up to Bom Sucesso Botanical Garden, with English guide commentary and steep-street views.
“Our driver Andrew was so fun! We were blown away by the Monte Palace Garden, absolutely stunning and gorgeous views!”
Ride a tuk tuk through Funchal’s Old Town sights, then drop off at CR7 Museum to meet Cristiano Ronaldo on your own time.
“Great activity and fantastic way to see Funchal Our guide Virgilio was very knowledgable and informative about the area and Ronaldo Would highly recommend to anyone”
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