MADEIRA
The best days out on the island.
The 15 best monte toboggan & gardens 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.
Toboggan down Monte, viewpoints over Funchal and Nuns Valley, plus included liquor tasting in Madeira’s Central mountains.
Most Popular“We loved the tour , our guide Lucy gave us lots of local information and some funny stories about everything that happens in beautiful Madeira. Would highly recommended for the value for money and the content of the tour.”
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…”
Tuk Tuk to Monte, coffee in Monte Palace, and a classic Toboggan ride down Carreiros do Monte, plus Funchal Old Town views.
“We enjoyed visiting the Monte. Beautiful place. Wish we had more time to sightsee. I felt rushed to meet our driver and be at the toboggan place. My husband felt it was just enough time to sightsee at Monte so I guess it was a good compromise. We loved the toboggan ride down the mountain.…”
Take a tuk-tuk to Monte for the 2-km basket-cart toboggan ride, plus an old-town and farmers market guide in Funchal.
“Really good tour, Ricky our guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and friendly . Communication was great for pick up.”
Ride a tuk tuk through Funchal’s Old Town sights, then visit Madeira’s Botanical Gardens for plant-filled views and great guide stories.
“Ines was very friendly and we were able to First go up to the Botanical Garden, visit it while she waited and then do the tour through the streets of the City.”
Ride a tuk tuk up Madeira hills to hilltop viewpoints, a beautiful church, and Monte Palace Tropical Gardens, with hotel pickup.
“very good trip could have spent hours on the gardens”
Tuk Tuk from Funchal to Monte for the Carreiros do Monte toboggan ride, then tour Santa Maria’s painted doors with a local guide.
“My guide, André, made it a lot of fun as he explained the history and the geography of Funchal . He gave adequate time to see the view and take photographs, and he was really friendly to the people we met. I guess he sees them all the time. I’ve always wanted to do the…”
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.
“Worth every penny. Ricardo and Enrico were excellent guides. The combined experience of going up the hill in a tuk tuk before coming down it in a glorified bread basket was great fun. The tour ended with a visit to the old town, which was fab.”
Private tuk tuk ride from Funchal to Monte for the toboggans, plus Monte Church and a big city-view stop. 90 minutes.
“Carla our guide was the perfect host! Super friendly and knowledgeable. We had the best day. I would highly recommend this company for any trip. Thank you so much.”
Ride the Funchal cable car, zoom down Monte on the toboggan, and stroll Monte Palace Botanical Garden with fast, hassle-free pickup.
“We loved our time in Madeira, thanks to Luis. From pick up to drop off every minute was great. He was knowledgeable, accommodating, and flexible. So many highlights but as my wife shared, “if we lived here, I’d ride the Toboggan every day.””
A 1.5-hour tuk-tuk ride from Funchal to the Madeira Botanical Garden, with panoramic views and city-center landmarks on the way back.
“Wat een leuke meid. Veel geleerd. Leuke ervaring”
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!”
Private Tukxi tour from Funchal to Monte for panoramic views, romantic gardens, Our Lady of Monte church, and an optional toboggan.
“Pedro was very helpful and Insightful. Thos was a good way to see some of Madeira. The only drawback was the tuktuk had little legroom.”
Cable car up to Monte Palace Tropical Garden in Funchal with hotel pickup and a guided walk, plus admission included.
“The tour of the gardens was lovely. Wear shoes that are comfortable in uneven terrain. The garden tour and tram ride are included, the downhill basket ride is not. it is super fun, though. Luckily, because my name was on her list, our tour guide paid for our entrance fee to the gardens. My phone…”
Private 4.5-hour Funchal tour with viewpoint stops, Camara de Lobos, Cabo Girao, and an optional Monte Toboggan ride from €35.
“Driver was our tour guide and was very friendly but hard to understand his English. He took us all around as expected. What a beautiful island! Unfortunately, the toboggan experience was sold out to cruise ship passengers so we didn’t get to do that.”
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