MADEIRA
The best days out on the island.
The 15 best wine tasting 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.
Full-day Eastern Madeira tour with Pico Arieiro, Guindaste skywalk, Porto da Cruz rum tasting, levada forest walk, and São Lourenço views.
Most Popular“Tony was an excellent guide and very knowledgeable. would definitely recommend this activity”
Taste Funchal in 4 hours: guided food and wine walk in Funchal with Madeiran specialties, poncha, and culture.
“Anna was a wonderful tour guide. It was great to walk around, learn some history of the island and taste some delicious food and drink!”
Taste Funchal is a 4-hour guided food-and-wine walk in Funchal with market tastings, Madeira wine, poncha, and local history.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and our guide was fantastic. Really enjoyed learning about the culture of Madeira and the food and wine that comes with it, would highly recommend!”
A half-day Madeira 4x4 adventure with Cabo Girão skywalk views and a São Vicente vineyard tour with wine tastings.
“Great afternoon made all the better thanks to our driver and guide Diogo. The driving experience was great fun and we certainly saw parts of the island we didn’t expect to see. Wine tasting was enjoyable and all the group to gel. Definitely recommend and hope you have as good a group of people and…”
Madeira food and wine walk in Funchal: 11 tastings, 6 drinks, and 8 stops over 3.5 hours with a small English group.
“Amazing tour! Great food and stops. Our guide is so knowledgeable and lovely!”
Half-day Madeira jeep adventure with off-road viewpoints, Cabo Girão Skywalk, free wine tasting, and a classic Poncha bar stop.
“This was a really fun tour. Our driver Tony was brilliant and a laugh a minute! Well worth the money.”
Small-group jeep tour from Funchal to Cabo Girão Skywalk, then São Vicente vineyards for a 6-wine tasting with local bites.
“Excellent guide. Great trip, route and vineyard tour. Graham very knowledgeable and an experience 4x4 driver. Recommended.”
Guided H.M. Borges tour in Funchal with Madeira tastings (2–6 samples), Max Römer art, and honey cake plus sugar cane cookies.
“Very informative on the the process of Madeira-making.”
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 a very experienced, friendly guide. We really recommend him. The tastings were really good and also the stories about the city. You should come with an empty stomach 🙂”
Open-roof 4x4 tour from Funchal to Cabo Girão glass Skywalk, cliff viewpoints, and Madeira wine tasting with easy pickup and small groups.
“Excellent experience. Informative and engaging guide A very enjoyable trip especially the off roading Great way to see the panoramic views of Madeira”
Madeira from Funchal by open-roof 4x4 and Skywalk views, plus guided vineyard visits and wine tastings with hotel pickup.
“Exhilarating and educational exploration of part of the island, with amazing wines and Madeira wines to sample. A must for people who want to mix sightseeing and wine tasting. Gil is an amazing driver, entertaining host and has a great knowledge of the interesting local flora and fauna.”
Full-day Madeira wine tastings with lunch and hotel pickup. Small-group stops around the island’s wine regions and north coast.
“Excellent tour. Our guide Sofia was excellent, very knowledgeable and nothing was a problem. Would highly recommend.”
Taste Madeira fortified wines at historic Blandy’s, enjoy espetada lunch on the north coast, then finish with Barbeito’s tastings.
“Sofia was an amazing guide, and the experiences she curated allowed us to experience the full wonder of beautiful Madeira, its food, and its wines. I highly recommend this tour!”
A 4-hour Madeira mix of Cabo Girão Skywalk, wine and tapas, and a small-group open-top 4x4 drive. Pay small extras on-site.
“What a great trip with Lino to the viewing platform and then the wonderful vineyard at the other side of the island. The 4x4 was comfortable, fun and only held 5 people so the group was very intimate. We off-roaded and it was so hilarious - glad it was in the way TO the vineyard…”
Half-day 4x4 safari from Funchal with small groups, big viewpoint stops at Cabo Girão, and a local poncha moment in Madeira.
“It’s a fantastic day out, our first introduction to Maderia, and Tiago our guide did it in style with a 4 wheel drive. So worth every moment, on the dirt track and on the beaten track, he shared local knowledge of agriculture, tourism and local knowledge. He’s a true gentleman, so accommodating, to our needs.…”
From the sunrise peaks to the levada paths to the deep-water whales, every corner of the island and every way to spend a day.
