Madeira East Tour from Funchal: Explore Stunning Views from Pico de Arieiro and Ribeiro Frio

Embark on a thrilling tour from Funchal to explore the breathtaking views from Pico de Arieiro and Ribeiro Frio. Discover the beauty of Madeira’s prehistoric forest and enjoy a leisurely walk along a famous levada. Don’t miss the chance to visit charming Santana and other stunning lookout points before ending the day in Machico. Book now!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Terreiro da Luta - The first stop is at Terreiro da Luta, a beautiful viewpoint a few kilometres from Funchal. 
  • Pico do Arieiro - Pico do Arieiro, at an altitude of 1818 metres it is the third highest peak on the island and affords breathtaking views.
  • Ribeiro Frio - Ribeiro Frio, where you can see its interesting trout farm. This area…
What's Included
  • Comprehensive coverage of taxes, fees, and handling charges
  • Guidance from a professional guide
  • Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off in Funchal
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

You’ll climb to the third highest peak of the island, Pico de Arieiro, providing phenomenal island vistas.
Next, you’ll make a stop at Ribeiro Frio, which is the beginning of a renowned levada (watercourse) hike. Here, you’ll be amazed by trout ponds and discover the prehistoric forest encompassing Madeira.
After dining in the vibrant city of Santana,…

Location
Lido Tours - Madeira Tours and Walks
Estrada Monumental
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Q1167yejohanf
Apr 18, 2025
Have a good day in the east of Madeira - We had a great day. Passing over the clouds during stops at the various peaks, and seeing the main viewpoints of eastern Madeira. Very good day
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Julie_a
Mar 26, 2025
Breathtaking Scenery! - This is a not-to-be missed experience with amazing scenery and many fun stops. Our driver was prompt and professional, and very kind and considerate when one of the passengers felt ill.
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Geraldm149
Mar 25, 2025
Excellent descriptive tour - Excellent tour with great driver Michael who really helped bring the locations alive with information delivered in Excellent English as well as French.
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Janej270
Mar 24, 2025
Great tour of East Madeira - This was a great tour with our guide John who spoke excellent English, was an excellent driver and took after us really well. We visited spectacular viewpoints and had plenty of time to look around in the places we stopped in.
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Dianasb6560gl
Mar 24, 2025
East Tour and Nuns Valley - Last week I went on two excursions with Lido Tours - one full day - the East tour and one half day. The price was very good, the drivers - Joao and Nuno were both extremely nice, friendly, and had great English. They told us many interesting things about the island, its history, flora, fauna and answered all the questions we asked, no matter how strange they were - impressive! They were also great drivers, driving carefully given the landscape - often steep and with narrow streets. The route was well planned, we had time for lunch, and to visit as many places as possible for the time we had. I recommend Lido and would happily use their services again when I return to the island!
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Mel_c
Mar 23, 2025
Excellent East tour of madeira - Excellent informative tour with a great guide Marco really enjoyed it ! The driving was great and the high point for me was the far East coast seeing both north and south coasts and climate .
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Gerold
Mar 5, 2025
Tour - This guided tour is highly recommended you will learn a lot and interesting about the island and people's lives
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Gillianh1286
Mar 3, 2025
FABULOUS EAST YOUR WITH LIDO tours - The whole experience was fabulous, highly recommend Lido tours our Driver John was very nice and very informative, excellent all round trip !
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Francis_b
Mar 7, 2025
Good snapshot of East Madeira and idea of where to revisit for a longer visit. - Take extra layers as weather can be much colder on the mountain stops. The stops were interesting but bear in mind many tours will be on the same route and at the same time, so was very busy at some locations. The lunch stop recommended restaurant provided an excellent menu at very competitive prices.
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Jollydeedundee
Apr 23, 2025
Not impressed with whole tour of East of island - The tour starts with pick up hotel, which never is and you meet at a meeting point which is fine but specify that in booking. Your ok, weather not great at the peak, I know you can’t help weather. Far too long stop at Santana as nothing there. Lunch recommendation from guide was awful. It was also freezing with nothing to do for 1,40 mins. I think the guide needs to take this into consideration or your people and as we moved on to view points the weather was lovely. Perhaps an oversee from the organisers about weather/lunch or even pack a lunch to bring along yourself!
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).