Top Funchal Romantic Tours

Picked up in mini van just before 9am for a tour of the West of Madeira Island. Location for pick-up had been changed by the tour operator, and we had been sent the revised location, with a link to a map. Transpired that the pick up point was actually about 200m away, and felt lucky that we hadn’t missed the trip departure. Stopped off a few more times to collect others en route. All went smoothly. Van not air conditioned so a little too warm at times, but open windows kept the air moving. The places we visited were mostly interesting and enjoyable to see. We were unable to visit one of the scheduled stops with small waterfalls due to rock falls. Camara de Lobos, or Churchill’s Bay was very pretty and there was a festival of some kind at the time of our visit. We were able to sit within a cast statue of Winston C., painting, for a photo. The view point was amazing. It cost 5 Euros per person, payable at a ticket vending machine by card. NB The toilets here require a cash payment of 50 cents which had some cashless people crossing their legs! Come prepared. The natural pools were great to experience. Some, to the left of Porto Moniz are commercially operated with extensive fact, but quite crowded when we visited. A little further along the coast to the East were other pools without the same facilities such as changing rooms. These looked more appealing and less crowded and had we seen these first we’d have had a swim. Swim shoes annd a changing robe or towel are a good idea for this area. We had lunch at the cafe recommended by the tour guide in Porto Moniz, which we enjoyed and considered good value. The places we visited high up on the island were not to be missed. Amazing scenery and views, and areas we’d like to re-visit and explore more in future. We hadn’t been sure what the temperature would be like as we’d read reports that it could be quite cool high up in the mountains. The temperature did drop to around 17 degrees C, but we were very glad of the cool air at that point and didn’t need the extra layer of clothing we’d taken with us. Tour guide was top notch. Multi lingual, and very knowledgeable of the island. His commentary along the way was very well rehearsed, and timing right on point every time. Some of the roads were extremely tricky, being narrow, twisty, very steep, congested in places, and with sheer drops off the side of the road on very high mountains. However, Joel (?) was brilliant at negotiating the terrain and traffic. I’m quite a cautious driver, and nervous passenger. Although I’d rather the highway speeds had been a little less hurried at times, I felt overall very reassured and comfortable throughout. Really pleased we did this day long tour, finishing just after 5pm. Great value, and we plan to do their East of Madeira tour on a future visit.

The trip gave us a really good snapshot of the western side of Madeira with plenty of stops and opportunities to see various points and places of interest. This was backed up by the knowledge of our driver Chris, who was excellent, giving us commentary throughout the day on the places we visited as well as general information about the island and the way of life there. We would thoroughly recommend this trip and it was great value for money too in our opinion.

We booked a secret hike with Paulo through Getyourguide. I highly recommend it because he takes you on different quieter routes away from other tourists. Its a beautiful place to hike and see the amazing trees.

It was an amazing trip with a stop by black sand beach in Seixal and Ribeira da Janela as well on top of the main stop in Fanal forest. The guide was fantastic, he didn’t rush us at all, allowing us to take several pictures (you can imagine when you have other groups as well and you just want to wait for the best moment…). We had fog as well which made it really misty and incredible. The trees are something difficult to explain in words, I really recommend this trip! Don’t leave Madeira without visiting Fanal 😎

Amazing experience with wonderful guidance. Breathtaking views in very special companion and atmosphere. Whish to everybody to have a opportunity to make this trip privately.

This tour was fantastic! Phillip was a professional, knowledgeable, and very personable guide who immediately made us feel comfortable as we traveled to the sunset viewing point. We loved being away from the crowds and appreciated the additional information we learned about the landscape and more. This was a great value for the price. We would definitely recommend this tour and the tour company. They were very communicative and answered all our questions to help us determine the best tour for us.

We enjoyed this trip very much. Benjamin was our guide and he was very professional and delivered the commentary in both English and German. He drove carefully and gave us useful information at each stop, such as where we could find toilets and refreshments. We thought the west of the island was beautiful although very crowded at times.

Great excursion, Luis and Nelio are excellent guides. I highly recommend it. The view was magnificent.

Absolutely recommendable! We were picked up on time and were the only ones that day, so we basically had a private tour! Our guide was very friendly and accommodating and offered to make a few stops along the way. Once there, we had a great tour, and we could choose between a longer and a shorter tour. It was magical and mystical. Our guide told us a lot about the area. We were also able to make stops for photos. On the way back, we stopped at a traditional Poncha place. Definitely one of our favorite tours during our trip!

Fantastic guide and a great place to visit . Well worth the money and not a difficult walk , nice and relaxing

Worth to see if you have the fog and afterwards you can do the PR13 and/or PE14 trail

Very good, keep going with your guide!

This was the best trip I have done in along time and I think it was the driver Emamuel that made it so special, very knowledgeable and a really nice guy. The tour was a good price and we got to see so much. Thank you so much xx

Good to see this part of the island. Friendly and informative guide and safe driving. Personally, would have liked more time in Fanal and less in Porto Moniz but its difficult to please everyone. Minivan is tight and very warm.

We loved the tour to the west of the island of Madeira! It was an incredible experience and a great way to see much of the island in one day. The guide was absolutely spectacular — super friendly, knowledgeable and always sharing interesting curiosities about the places we passed, which made everything even more special.We always felt very comfortable inside the minibus, the trip was quiet and very well organized from start to finish. We highly recommend this tour to those who want to take advantage of a day to discover the beauty of Madeira with calm, comfort and accompanied by someone who really makes a difference. Five stars, no doubt!

The tryp was very interesting. The guide, who explained everything very well, was very friendly and seemed to love his work. We enjoyed it a lot.