Funchal · SHORE EXCURSIONS
Every trip has one spare day too few. These 6 shore excursions justify the slot, priced and timed so the decision takes minutes rather than an evening.
Private 4x4 half-day Madeira safari from Funchal, with pickup, open-air off-road views, and customizable stops.
“Our favorite excursion of the entire cruise. Good pickup, and had them drop is near the cable car for the rest of our adventure. A great time”
Open-top 4x4 through eastern Madeira, from Machico to Santana, with viewpoints and a final Arieiro payoff. Pickup included.
“So glad we booked this tour. It was such a great day, especially for my husband as it was his birthday. The humour, friendship and the knowledge of the island that Lino provided was first class. We have been on many tours of the Island, but this jeep tour was by far the best we have had. Great company and so many laughs. Lino isThe Grren Devil!!! We particularly enjoyed Lino's stunning ability to talk to the animals! Our travelling companions were also great fun and up for an adventure. Definitely recommend this safari jeep tour with Lino or Bruno. Thank yiu for such a memorable day. Silvia and Kevin.…”
4x4 shore excursion from Funchal to Porto Moniz, Levada do Paul da Serra, and Vereda do Fanal. Small group, pickup included.
“We booked a tour with Viator. We arrived at our vehicle that was to be just 4 people. Unfortunately we are small people. The driver of another jeep that was not for us, told us to come with him, which consisted of a group of Carnival Cruisers, and all much larger than we are. They did not want 2 others from their ship that were way larger even than they were with them on their excursion. They also had a ship leaving around 3pm so we had to cut the tour short. Then our driver wanted us to pay for a lunch we had already paid for, because we were…”
Small-group 4x4 from Funchal to Madeira’s northeast. Santana house stops, Ponta de São Lourenço viewpoints, guided off-road fun.
“We booked this tour as we had not been round east Madeira before ,we had a really great day with our driver /guide Leno ,he was really informative and took us to places we.would not have visited on a shore excursion from our cruise ship these included view points etc where coaches could not reach , he took us off roading which was very scary at times , we stopped in Santana for approx 1hr to get some lunch . Leno then took us to the only traditional Santana house which is still occupied by the decendants of its original owners . As most of them have been turned into…”
An 8-hour open-top 4x4 shore excursion from Funchal to Santana, Porto da Cruz, and Pico do Arieiro, with off-road fun and big views.
“The tour was a truly great experience. You will get a lot of special impressions from Madeira that you would have missed otherwise. The best part was the off-road tour in the mountains and stopping at different localities to either learn somethiRead more”
Madeira 4x4 shore excursion from Funchal to Porto Moniz and volcanic pools, with levada walk, villages, and optional swims.
“Foi um dia espetacular, um passeio de gipe super divertido por lugares impossíveis de conhecer de outra forma. O nosso guia Valdemar foi 5 estrelas, sempre muito atencioso e divertido, foi nos descrevendo ao promenor todos os sitios por onRead more”
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