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Madeira West Coast E-Bike Tour

A unique experience of seeing one of the most beautiful parts of the island on an electric bike, combining in this tour healthy physical activity …More

5.0 (5)

Madeira West Coast E-Bike Tour

A unique experience of seeing one of the most beautiful parts of the island on an electric bike, combining in this tour healthy physical activity...

5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (5)
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$75
Skywalk with Wines Tasting and Vineyards Half day 4x4 Adventure

Embark on an unforgettable journey from Funchal to Cabo Girão, one of the highest sea cliffs in the world at 580 meters. As we continue …More

4.9 (483)

Skywalk with Wines Tasting and Vineyards Half day 4x4 Adventure

Embark on an unforgettable journey from Funchal to Cabo Girão, one of the highest sea cliffs in the world at 580 meters. As we continue...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.9 (483)
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$87
Half-Day Small-Group Madeira Village Safari from Funchal

Join this half-day safari, where you will spend half your journey in an off-road vehicle to Miradouro da Boca dos Namoraods. The open-roof of the …More

4.8 (264)

Half-Day Small-Group Madeira Village Safari from Funchal

Join this half-day safari, where you will spend half your journey in an off-road vehicle to Miradouro da Boca dos Namoraods. The open-roof of the...

3 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.8 (264)
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$51
Transfer to PR9 - Levada do Caldeirão Verde

Enjoy convenient transportation to the Levada do Caldeirão Verde, one of Madeira’s most scenic levada trails. We provide morning pickup from several locations and transport …More

4.9 (114)

Transfer to PR9 - Levada do Caldeirão Verde

Enjoy convenient transportation to the Levada do Caldeirão Verde, one of Madeira’s most scenic levada trails. We provide morning pickup from several locations and transport...

6 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.9 (114)
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$49
Skywalk, Amazing Views & Wine Tasting in Open Roof 4x4 Adventure

Starting at Boca dos Namorados about 1000 mts high, you’ll enjoy the stunning views over Nuns valley. Then experience an amazing off-road in our open …More

4.9 (163)

Skywalk, Amazing Views & Wine Tasting in Open Roof 4x4 Adventure

Starting at Boca dos Namorados about 1000 mts high, you’ll enjoy the stunning views over Nuns valley. Then experience an amazing off-road in our open...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.9 (163)
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$54
Arieiro Peak, Santo Serra, Cristo Rei in Open Roof 4x4 Experience

Step into the wonderful world of Madeira as our journey starts at Largo do Miranda, where you have beautiful views over Funchal and Desertas islands. …More

4.9 (113)

Arieiro Peak, Santo Serra, Cristo Rei in Open Roof 4x4 Experience

Step into the wonderful world of Madeira as our journey starts at Largo do Miranda, where you have beautiful views over Funchal and Desertas islands....

4 hours 30 minutes • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.9 (113)
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$52
Madeira Highlights: Toboggan, Garden & Cable Car (All-Inclusive)

Toboggan Ride, Tropical Garden & Cable Car Tour in Madeira – All-Inclusive Small Group Experience Experience the best of Madeira on this thrilling 4–5 hour …More

4.6 (82)

Madeira Highlights: Toboggan, Garden & Cable Car (All-Inclusive)

Toboggan Ride, Tropical Garden & Cable Car Tour in Madeira – All-Inclusive Small Group Experience Experience the best of Madeira on this thrilling 4–5 hour...

3 to 4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.6 (82)
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$282
Nuns Valley Tour

This is a trip to the center of Madeira Island, where extraordinary mountains with cloud-covered ridges descend to the verdant valleys in the most spectacular …More

4.6 (63)

Nuns Valley Tour

This is a trip to the center of Madeira Island, where extraordinary mountains with cloud-covered ridges descend to the verdant valleys in the most spectacular...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.6 (63)
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$29
Sunset Tour @ Pico Do Areiro | Half Day 4x4 Tour

End your day with a golden-hour adventure across Madeira’s west coast. Ride in a 4x4 through scenic viewpoints and quiet mountain trails as the sun …More

4.9 (41)

Sunset Tour @ Pico Do Areiro | Half Day 4x4 Tour

End your day with a golden-hour adventure across Madeira’s west coast. Ride in a 4x4 through scenic viewpoints and quiet mountain trails as the sun...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.9 (41)
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$88
Scenic Route - Nuns Valley Tour

Enjoy a 3-hour guided tour from Funchal, exploring gorgeous scenery and historical sites. Visit Nuns Valley, stop at Pico dos Barcelos to take in the …More

4.7 (52)

Scenic Route - Nuns Valley Tour

Enjoy a 3-hour guided tour from Funchal, exploring gorgeous scenery and historical sites. Visit Nuns Valley, stop at Pico dos Barcelos to take in the...

3 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.7 (52)
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$30
West Side Private Full Day Tours around Madeira Island

A local guide providing a fun, relaxing and knowledgeable tour around Madeira Island. Whenever you are a seasoned traveler or visiting for the first time, …More

5.0 (282)

West Side Private Full Day Tours around Madeira Island

A local guide providing a fun, relaxing and knowledgeable tour around Madeira Island. Whenever you are a seasoned traveler or visiting for the first time,...

5 to 6 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (282)
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$266
Sunrise in Areeiro Peak

In Portugal they have a say: "early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise ", and in this tour you …More

5.0 (76)

Sunrise in Areeiro Peak

In Portugal they have a say: "early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise ", and in this tour you...

4 to 5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (76)
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$69
Private Half day tour around Madeira Island

A local guide providing a fun, relaxing and knowledgeable tour around Madeira Island. Whenever you are a seasoned traveler or visiting for the first time, …More

5.0 (168)

Private Half day tour around Madeira Island

A local guide providing a fun, relaxing and knowledgeable tour around Madeira Island. Whenever you are a seasoned traveler or visiting for the first time,...

3 to 4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (168)
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$220
Private Half-Day 4X4 Experience: East or West

Join on a private half-day jeep tour and discover the stunning landscapes of the east or west side of the island. East Tour: Head to …More

5.0 (33)

Private Half-Day 4X4 Experience: East or West

Join on a private half-day jeep tour and discover the stunning landscapes of the east or west side of the island. East Tour: Head to...

5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (33)
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$447
Nun's Valley & Sea Cliff - Half Day - Shared Tour

We invite you to explore some of the most isolated places on the island, without straying too far from Funchal. As you climb the narrow …More

4.9 (45)

Nun's Valley & Sea Cliff - Half Day - Shared Tour

We invite you to explore some of the most isolated places on the island, without straying too far from Funchal. As you climb the narrow...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.9 (45)
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$54
Half-Day Small-Group Wine Tour in Madeira

Enjoying a guided tour through the vineyard, with professional wine culture and wine enologist at a selected winery to meet the producer and taste his …More

4.7 (57)

Half-Day Small-Group Wine Tour in Madeira

Enjoying a guided tour through the vineyard, with professional wine culture and wine enologist at a selected winery to meet the producer and taste his...

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.7 (57)
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$81
4x4 Safari Half day Poncha, Mountains, Vineyards and Cabo Girão Small group

Booking with a small local company as we are,we assure to you that our groups are also small and riding with UMM in our cool …More

5.0 (68)

4x4 Safari Half day Poncha, Mountains, Vineyards and Cabo Girão Small group

Booking with a small local company as we are,we assure to you that our groups are also small and riding with UMM in our cool...

4 to 5 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
5.0 (68)
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$52
Ponta de São Lourenço (PR 8) - Hiking Tour in Madeira

The Ponta de São Lourenço tour is unique for its spectacular rocky coast at the furthest eastern corner of the island, offering amazing views over …More

4.9 (24)

Ponta de São Lourenço (PR 8) - Hiking Tour in Madeira

The Ponta de São Lourenço tour is unique for its spectacular rocky coast at the furthest eastern corner of the island, offering amazing views over...

6 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.9 (24)
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$56
Cristo Rei, Arieiro Peak and Santo da Serra 4x4 Experience

Step into the wonderful world of Madeira as our journey starts at Largo do Miranda, where you have beautiful views over Funchal and Desertas islands. …More

4.9 (20)

Cristo Rei, Arieiro Peak and Santo da Serra 4x4 Experience

Step into the wonderful world of Madeira as our journey starts at Largo do Miranda, where you have beautiful views over Funchal and Desertas islands....

4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.9 (20)
from
$52
Half day jeep Wine tour and tasting, & sea cliff adventure

Choose our tour for an adventure-packed, experience that combines adrenaline, natural beauty, cultural immersion, and gastronomic delights. With an open-top 4x4 jeep, personalized attention, and …More

4.7 (25)

Half day jeep Wine tour and tasting, & sea cliff adventure

Choose our tour for an adventure-packed, experience that combines adrenaline, natural beauty, cultural immersion, and gastronomic delights. With an open-top 4x4 jeep, personalized attention, and...

3 to 4 hours • Hotel pickup offered • Free Cancellation
4.7 (25)
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$64

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Absolutely fantastic experience!
New York City
Sunrise in Areeiro Peak
908irinas, Sep 2026
Absolutely fantastic experience!
I’m so glad we chose this particular tour for Pico do Arieiro. From the day before, everything was incredibly well organized. They checked the conditions, confirmed exactly when and where to meet us, explained what to expect, and guided us through every detail. Hugo arrived right on time, and the vehicle was very comfortable and air-conditioned.One of the biggest advantages was their special access that allowed them to drive us much higher up than regular cars. We saw other visitors having to park below and make a long, difficult climb in the dark, while we were dropped off just a few minutes from the viewpoint. Our guide even walked us up with a flashlight, showed us exactly where to go and where to stand for the best experience. We felt completely taken care of from beginning to end.The sunrise itself was absolutely breathtaking! Our guide also shared lots of interesting and useful information throughout the trip. We stopped for coffee in a beautiful spot and visited Balcões, with its spectacular views and lovely levada walk.We came home happy and not exhausted at all. After reading about other people’s experiences, I’m even happier that we chose this company. Wonderful organization, wonderful guide, and an unforgettable morning in Madeira!
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Fantastic off road experience
New York City
Half-Day Small-Group Madeira Village Safari from Funchal
Tpfanning, Sep 2026
Fantastic off road experience
We had a wonderful time. John, our driver and guide, was so friendly and entertaining, and he was a mine of fascinating facts and stories about the island. I thoroughly recommend this experience.
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Jeep tour
New York City
Half-Day Small-Group Madeira Village Safari from Funchal
Brenda_B, Sep 2026
Jeep tour
So easy to book online always feel confident in booking with Cool Destinations and have done for past few years
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Fabulous tour
New York City
Private Half day tour around Madeira Island
Julie_F, Sep 2026
Fabulous tour
We all had a great experience on this tour, Morrow explained everything in detail and was so friendly. This was our first visit to Madeira and it was very interesting to hear about some of the history.
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Great Valley of the Nuns experience
New York City
Scenic Route – Nuns Valley Tour
Reynaldo_F, Sep 2026
Great Valley of the Nuns experience
Albino, our driver and tour guide was very knowledgeable and kept us entertained and informed throughout the trip. He was on time and gave us very clear instructions during this trip. Highly recommended.
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Great ride down scam ride back
New York City
Madeira Highlights: Toboggan, Garden & Cable Car (All-Inclusive)
Runaway27, Sep 2026
Great ride down scam ride back
We took the cable car round-trip, which was unbelievable, the sites were fantastic and reaching the top we decided to take a toboggan ride since that’s a very popular attraction. When we reached the bottom which was about 1 1/2 km we inquired about a taxi ride to the cable car station again and that fee was going to be between 25 and €30 which we thought was a scam since it’s only about a 6 to 7 minute ride. As a protest we walked back up the very steep grades for the kilometer and a half, an Uber ride would have cost about six euros, but they are prohibited, upon mentioning it to a few other tourists within earshot of a taxi driver, he turned around and said if you have money to go down, then you should have money to go back up. The taxi drivers have a scam there so beware. The walk up is not for the faint of heart, luckily, even at my age I’m in great shape and did it solely in protest.
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Excellent tour!
New York City
Private Half day tour around Madeira Island
Paul_R, Sep 2026
Excellent tour!
We booked this excursion as we were on a cruise and this was our final port stop.Ricardo picked us up promptly from the cruise port and was waiting for us with a sign with our name on so easy to find. He had messaged the day before with full instructions on how to find him. We had discussed previously what we wanted to do and first on our list of priorities was the Tobbogan ride. It opened at 9 and we got there 15 mins before and were 4th in line. This gets super busy waits up to a few hours later in the day so we were glad to get this done first, probably a highlight of our trip such good fun! Next we went to a couple of lookouts one with a glass floor. Ricardo then suggests a smaller cable car for us to do which took us down to a small beach near a farm, this was much better than the main one. We ended the trip with some free time in a small fishing that Winston Churchill used to go to paint, we had free time to grab some food and explore the village also try the local drink poncho. Ricardo was so helpful and informative even lending us some money as we didn’t have enough cash on us before we found a cash point. He is extremely knowledgeable about his home and made our trip great fun and informative. I would highly recommend.
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Great day. Bring...
New York City
Half-Day Small-Group Wine Tour in Madeira
PaulaWells, Sep 2026
Great day. Bring...
Great day. Bring something for rain, and definitely do NOT do this trip if you get car sick. And it was loads of fun.
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This tour is the equivalent of
New York City
Skywalk with Wines Tasting and Vineyards Half day 4×4 Adventure
898glynw, Sep 2026
This tour is the equivalent of "BAT"ting a 6 in a cricket match.
What can I say about this jeep safari of Madeira's West? Our driver, Diogo (not Diego!) was skillful and clearly enjoys his job. He took us up roads that would rival some of the narrower and steepest roads of my home country, Wales. Each twist and turn navigated with precision. The itinerary was very enjoyable and included the Nun's Valley and the Cabo Girão viewpoint. A stop at a little bar serving the best Poncha was a welcome and perfect pause. The wine tasting was good but could be better in my honest opinion. A very small glass of the driest and sweetest is all you'll get unless you ask to try the medium dry and sweet which we did just before we left. Lovely people though. Seeing the Bella Donna blooming in the wild during the exhilarating off road section was special as only blooms for 3 weeks of the year according to our driver, Diogo (not Diego). Apparently, there are also no bats in Madeira. Hmmmm, not so sure about that particular revelation. 😉😁🦇🦇
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Great service and 10/10 communication
New York City
Transfer to PR9 – Levada do Caldeirão Verde
ryanpB2154ZF, Sep 2026
Great service and 10/10 communication
Fabio was our guide for 3 transfer trips with Levadas In and Out and was fantastic. Communication via WhatsApp the night before included all the details needed for the next day. Pick up was bang on time. Fabio’s information about the trails before setting off was great and he was right on time to pick us up again after. He shared lots of helpful information about other sites we were visiting later in our trip too when asked. Would recommend the company to anyone who wants to avoid the hassle of car hire and finding parking for popular trails - especially if you get Fabio!
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Great trip with driver Flávio
New York City
Transfer to PR9 – Levada do Caldeirão Verde
Roam52209323775, Sep 2026
Great trip with driver Flávio
Had a great trip - our driver Flávio was super attentive, funny and shared a lot of historical & cultural aspects of the island that made the trip memorable. The hike itself is interesting & long along a lush mountain, suitable for a sunny & scotching day
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Great afternoon
New York City
Skywalk with Wines Tasting and Vineyards Half day 4×4 Adventure
Yvonne_M, Sep 2026
Great afternoon
Well organised, small group, you get a personalised experience. Wine tasting fun and friendly - good wines
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Great Fun
New York City
Madeira Highlights: Toboggan, Garden & Cable Car (All-Inclusive)
cathy3212016, Sep 2026
Great Fun
This was one of the highlights of my trip. It was great fun. We paid 20 Euro and the ride lasts about 10-15 minutes. It's a great experience - we laughed all the way down. We had a Poncha at the end. Just remember you go half way down so you need to get a taxi to either take you back up to the cable car or down to Funchal. Highly recommend this it goes at a moderate speed - great fun.
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Wonderful day
New York City
West Side Private Full Day Tours around Madeira Island
djet17, Sep 2026
Wonderful day
This was a perfect way to see so much of Madeira! Diogo (and his brother) were great guides (with great English). Even the ride between stops was beautiful. We were able to tweak our tour a bit to see more of what we wanted to. Traveling in a van was so much more comfortable than the jeep tours looked. I will definitely recommend this to any friends or family who come to Madeira. We saw what we wanted without the terror of driving ourselves lol.
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Wow, Wow, Wow- fantastic tour with Diego
New York City
West Side Private Full Day Tours around Madeira Island
kimberlyrK9411VQ, Sep 2026
Wow, Wow, Wow- fantastic tour with Diego
We had the most amazing day with Diego as he smoothly guided us to each of the must see spots in the north and west of Madeira! As a 5th generation Madeiran, his knowledge of culture, food, agriculture, restaurants and landmarks was top notch. We got the bonus of knowing him as a person on our drives in his spotless and comfortable van. The tour was personal and relaxed, exactly what we wanted. We wish we could give him more than 5 stars as he gave us a lifetime of memories. He even provided tips after our tour ended for the rest of our week. Diego goes above and beyond and is worth every Euro of the tour! Highly recommend!
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Nun’s Valley Tour!
New York City
Nuns Valley Tour
Rebecca_V, Aug 2026
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Nun’s Valley Tour!
We had such a wonderful time on the Nun’s Valley Tour in Madeira. There were only six of us on the trip, and our guide was absolutely brilliant. He spoke excellent English throughout, was incredibly knowledgeable about the area and its history, and had a great sense of humour too!He was friendly, kind and informative, giving us plenty of time to explore at each stop without ever making us feel rushed. We learnt so much while also having a really enjoyable and relaxed day.A fantastic way to see this beautiful part of Madeira and a tour I would happily recommend to anyone visiting the island!
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