MADEIRA
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The 10 most popular walking & food tours in Madeira. Here's what they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.
Walk Funchal’s old streets with a local guide, from the Farmers’ Market to sugar stories, sweet shops, churches, and a wine stop.
“Superb tour by Evelina Matejovska. Very informative, friendly guide who was extremely knowledgeable. Covered the central area and old town and learnt historical facts, details about industry and food interests! Very worthwhile tour to do .”
Eastern Madeira in one full day: Pico Arieiro, Balcões levada, Santana, Guindaste skywalk, Porto da Cruz rum tasting, and São Lourenço.
“Carlos was very informative and helpful. The trip was bilingual english/portuguese. We had enough time to see main atractions of the east side of Madeira. Good job.”
Taste Funchal is a 4-hour small-group food and wine walk in Funchal with live menu translation, local bites, and poncha.
“This was an excellent tour! There was plenty of food, wine, and cultural information, just as promised. Everything was delicious and our guide was very well informed and answered all our extra questions. Just don't make the mistake we did and eat light all day expecting to eat often and a lot based on food…”
Taste Madeira in 4 hours with a guided Funchal food and wine walk: market snacks, honey cake, custard tarts, Madeira wine, and culture.
“Cosy food tour with a great guide, enjoyed all the small stops and the dinner we had. Great company, highly recommend this activity.”
4x4 to Cabo Girão skywalk and São Vicente vineyards, with an expert tour at Quinta Barbusano and Madeira wine tastings.
“Beautifull sceneries, great guide, excellent wine testing. Very accomodating for pick up. Extremely knowelegible tour guige as well as wine guide. Loved it.”
Two-hour Old Funchal walk with Jesuit sights, Mercado dos Lavradores, cathedral stops, and a wine tasting for about $20.
“Awesome, very informative. My tour guide was amazing. She explained everything in detail. Very knowledgeable”
A 3.5-hour small-group walk through Funchal with Madeira wine tastings, local bites, poncha, and a market stop for fruit and seafood.
“Isabel really made the trip enjoyable and interesting. She showed us some places we would never have found. Would highly recommend..”
4-hour Funchal jeep adventure to Boca dos Namorados, Cabo Girão Skywalk, Câmara de Lobos, plus free Madeira wine tasting.
“This was a really fun tour. Our driver Tony was brilliant and a laugh a minute! Well worth the money.”
Cabo Girão Skywalk views, Serra d’Água jeep fun, then a São Vicente vineyard tasting of 6 Madeira wines with cheese and chorizo.
“A day to remember in Madeira! The Jeep tour took us in the green heart of Madeira, through lush mountains and hidden valleys that felt like a movie scene. Our guide was super knowledgeable, fun, and shared all the local secrets along the way. The wine tasting was the cherry on top. Amazing views, incredible…”
A guided tour at H.M. Borges in Funchal, with a walkthrough of Madeira winemaking and age-based tastings paired with cookies.
“Great value for money and all the staff were friendly and helpful. Our tour guide was brilliant.. really enthusiastic and clearly loves her job.”
