MADEIRA
The best days out on the island.
The 15 best wine 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“This tour was a lot of fun, we tasted a variety of foods and drinks. Ana our guide was excellent, very knowledgeable with lots of enthusiasm! An excellent introduction to Madeira’s cuisine!”
Taste Funchal is a 4-hour guided food-and-wine walk in Funchal with market tastings, Madeira wine, poncha, and local history.
“Excellent - our tour guide was fantastic and food was delicious. Incredibly good value”
A half-day Madeira 4x4 adventure with Cabo Girão skywalk views and a São Vicente vineyard tour with wine tastings.
“Loved the experience only wish we had a bit longer at the tasting. We met lovely people and felt rushed at the end when trying the last bottle. Be prepared for a bumpy off road experience so may not be good for people with back problems. We loved it though.”
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.”
Half-day Madeira jeep adventure with off-road viewpoints, Cabo Girão Skywalk, free wine tasting, and a classic Poncha bar stop.
“I like the off-road drive with open roof. Visiting a local cafe to have a poncha was also a great experience. The guide was very knowledgeable and shared lots of interesting facts about Madeira.”
Small-group jeep tour from Funchal to Cabo Girão Skywalk, then São Vicente vineyards for a 6-wine tasting with local bites.
“AMAZING DAY! Our group consist of 1 couple and 2 friends aged 27-62 and we all LOVED this experience. what an AMAZING day! Our driver/ tour guild Jose Dinarte was a great laugh and very informative with endless information about the island (driving skills were unmatched) and very helpful in informing us of local restaurant…”
Guided H.M. Borges tour in Funchal with Madeira tastings (2–6 samples), Max Römer art, and honey cake plus sugar cane cookies.
“The guide cheerfully toured us through the H.M. Borges Winery and explained us everything about the Madeira wine making process. We got to taste six of the most excellent Madeira wines. An absolute recommendation for every wine lover!”
Taste Madeira in Funchal on a 3.5-hour wine and savory food walking tour with a local guide, six wines, and nine stops.
“Fantastic day with Roberto on the food and wine tour. We started by enjoying Madeira wine at Blandy’s wine lodge and then made our way around town trying chocolate, traditional biscuits, fish, pork, bolodo bread, more wine and local fruits. Roberto was knowledgeable and shared history, art and cultural information. We have been on food…”
Open-roof 4x4 tour from Funchal to Cabo Girão glass Skywalk, cliff viewpoints, and Madeira wine tasting with easy pickup and small groups.
“Got to see beautiful views of the island and felt very safe included stop for Funchal punch and Madeira wine”
Madeira from Funchal by open-roof 4x4 and Skywalk views, plus guided vineyard visits and wine tastings with hotel pickup.
“The whole experience was memorable. Our guide Diogo was great fun and new all the shortcuts! He went out of his way to accommodate our wish to leave a memorial tribute, which was very good of him. Both tastings, and the honey museum were great. The lunch was good, but be hungry, the portions were…”
Full-day Madeira wine tastings with lunch and hotel pickup. Small-group stops around the island’s wine regions and north coast.
“Amazing and interesting insights into life in Madeira. Thank you so much Monika! The wine was great too 😁”
Taste Madeira fortified wines at historic Blandy’s, enjoy espetada lunch on the north coast, then finish with Barbeito’s tastings.
“Really liked the guide Roberto Really funny and helpeful”
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.
“Guide was great, really funny, charismatic and knowledgeable. Good selection of places visited and more than enough time to explore them. Would happily do it again.”
Meet an enologist, tour Madeira’s vines, sip local wine with small bites, then catch Cabo Girão and Câmara de Lobos views.
“This tour was the best way to start our trip in Madeira. Susanne was an excellent guide showing us around the west side of the island. She shared a lot of information about the agriculture on the island and how it affects their daily life and their history. The highlight was definitely the winery. Not…”
8-hour Funchal day trip: 4x4 to Cabo Girão glass balcony, Poncha stop, Madeira wine tasting, then a 3-hour catamaran dolphin hunt.
“We had a fantastic day on this tour. Our 4x4 driver was brilliant and made the ride so much fun - we loved being able to stand up in the car and experience a little bit of off road driving. We saw some fantastic views, tried traditional homemade Poncha, braved the glass floor at Cabo…”
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