Private Full Day 4x4 Tour: Explore the East Incredible Scenic Side of Madeira
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10 Ratings
Machico
Embark on a private full-day 4x4 tour and explore the breathtaking East side of Madeira. Discover charming villages, traditional thatched houses, stunning landscapes, and immerse yourself in the local culture and traditions.
Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Loja do Mercado de Machico - viewpoint overlooking the town
  • Vereda das Funduras (PR5) - off road adventure and native forest
  • Miradouro da Portela - viewpoint
  • Engenhos do Norte - rum factory
  • Santana - traditional houses
  • Balcoes de Ribeiro Frio - Ribeiro Frio
  • Pico do Arieiro - viewpoint
What's Included
  • Experienced driver/guide included
  • Local taxes covered
  • Hotel pickup outside Funchal may incur additional charges
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • Pick–up from hotels and guest houses outside of Funchal city will be charged with additional prices:
Additional Information

If you’re looking to enjoy an exclusive 4x4 tour with up to 7 family members, this is a fantastic option. By travelling in an open-roofed 4x4, we’ll explore the Eastern part of Madeira, starting out from the hotel and heading towards the town of Machico. We then proceed further using traditional and forest routes. Our local guide/operator will bring you to locations such as Portela, Porto da Cruz and Santana, where we’ll pause for lunch and admire the distinctive thatched houses. Following lunch, we’ll stop at Ribeiro Frio and Pico Areeiro, which at about 1818 meters, is the island’s third highest peak. During this private excursion, there’ll be ample opportunities for photography, visiting quaint villages and local outlets, and meeting the locals to experience their customs, practices, small-scale manufactures, cuisines, and traditional beverages. The tour delivers a stunning array of mountain, valley, village, ancient route, forest, floral, oceanic, sky, and cloud visuals for a colourful landscape.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Loja do Mercado de Machico
Rua do Mercado 12, Mercado de Machico
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Romyl753
Sep 2, 2023
The best! - Nelson is the best! Always ask for Nelson! He gave us the most amazing private trip through the east of Madeira. We had lots of fun!
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Todd_t
Jan 3, 2023
Perfect introduction to the East side of Madeira - Nelson was a fantastic guide - full of relevant and interesting information about everything around us. It was a perfect way to see the highlights of the East side of the island and get a real sense of Madeira.
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Hatiese
Aug 16, 2022
Amazing - It was a great tour and day. We saw almost all the highlights of the island. Dinarte our guide was very friendly and has a very positive energy. You can see he loves the island and can tell you a lot about it. Highly recommended! We really enjoyed.
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Sylk24
Jul 15, 2022
Fantastic day out - As a family of five, we had a fabulous day out with our guide Jose. He picked us up from our hotel and having realised that my husband was a keen bird watcher, focussed our private tour on the mountains and forests. My (adult) children had a great time on the several off road portions of the trip - standing in the back of the Jeep as we bumped our way over some quite tricky terrain. Jose’s driving was excellent and he was very informative about the island and its history. Lunch was at a little restaurant above Santana and was very good value and thoroughly enjoyable. This was a great way to see the island and a real highlight of our holiday. Having done the east side of Madeira, if we had had more time, we would have definitely booked a second tour to visit the west.
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Karenblueeyes
Feb 9, 2020
The BEST day! - From the moment Val arrived to puck us up we knew we were going to have a fab day. Friendly, knowledgeable and willing to have a laugh with us he took us to amazing places going off the main roads so we could see places impossible without 4 x 4. We booked the Madeira Peaks tour and were in awe of the scenery and views. At lunchtime we went with Val's recommendation and ate great food in a lovely restaurant for only €12 each including a drink. Will definitely book with Green Devil again and if you're in Madeira don't miss this incredible day, you won't regret it!
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