MADEIRA
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The 10 most popular monte & toboggan rides in Madeira. Here's what they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.
Monte and the Nuns Valley from Funchal with an included 2 km toboggan ride, top viewpoints, and liquor tasting in 4 hours.
“Tony our guide was great. Picked us up as planned and kept up a commentary that informed us of some of the history of the places we travelled through. offered to drop us in Funchal at the end which was a nice touch.”
Ride a fun **Funchal Tuk Tuk** through Old Town, stop at Marmeleiros viewpoint, then head to the Monte toboggans. Pickup included.
“Fantastic Tuc Tuc trip took us up the hills to the toboggan ride and then waited fir us for over an hour to drop us back to the old town, highly recommend, friendly and knowledgeable”
Tuk tuk ride from Funchal to Monte, coffee and garden time at Monte Palace, then a traditional toboggan run down to town.
“Henrique is a friendly, helpful and positive young man. As a local from Funchal he was very informative and knowledgeable about the city and island. He was very welcoming, spoke good English and was very helpful too. The toboggan was very busy due to two large cruise ships being in port so he came up…”
Funchal tuk-tuk to Monte for the classic basket cart toboggan, plus Old Town sights and Nossa Senhora do Monte church.
“Very friendly guide, helped us with parking and tickets for the toboggan, gave us a city tour by tuk-tuk, and we learned a lot of new and interesting things. We were very enyoid with the trip! Thank you,Alexis.”
Ride a tuk tuk through Funchal’s Old Town to the Sé Cathedral and Mercado dos Lavradores, then visit Madeira’s Botanical Gardens.
“We have had such a good time. Our tour guide Moises was intelligent, knowledgeable and experienced.Highly recommend!”
3-hour tuk tuk tour from Funchal: city viewpoints and a church, then Monte Palace Tropical Gardens with hotel pickup and guided stops.
“Thank you. Vijilio was a great guide. Changed plans to suit us and took us to many beautiful places and miles around the city. Great local knowledge, made interesting. Love it and so did my 16 year old son. Thank you. I would recommend.”
Private tuk tuk from Funchal to Monte for a toboggan ride and an Old Town tour with painted doors.
“Andrè our tour guide was very friendly and helpful and good local knowledge. We very much enjoyed our trip.”
Private tuk tuk ride from Funchal up to Monte, then down by wicker toboggan, plus a guided look at Old Town and a local drink.
“Great tour around the old town and up to the top of the city. You have to do the Monte toboggan. Ricky and Ines were great guides. Very informative.”
Ride Funchal to Monte by private tuk tuk, hit a killer viewpoint, visit Monte’s Church, then take Madeira’s famous toboggans down.
“We had a fantastic tour with Jesus - he was so knowledgeable and took the time and trouble to get to know us so that he could tailor the tour to our interests. It was a rainy day which he brightened and made unforgettable - we are both very grateful - thank you so much!”
Madeira highlights in Funchal: cable car to Monte, toboggan ride, and Madeira Botanical Garden with hotel pickup and all tickets.
“Awesome tour. Luis was a great guide. Accommodated a meeting spot that was more convenient and more parking spots. He was very knowledgeable of the area, the history and gave a great background of the local economy, agriculture and fishing. He was even kinda of enough to leave us at a wonderful restaurant he suggested…”
