West of Madeira Tour: A Historic Journey Through Madeira's Iconic Locations

Embark on a journey to the island’s West side. Traverse through historically significant sites which are a must-see for any visitor to Madeira, including Câmara de Lobos, Cabo Girão, Ribeira Brava, Encumeada, Paúl da Serra, Porto Moniz, Seixal and São Vicente.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Camara De Lobos - A dazzling fishing bay, with many colourful fishing boats. Travel through its narrow streets filled with life and with a surprise in every corner. Near the pier, you can find several bars and restaurants where you can have a taste of local cuisine and drinks.
  • Cabo Girao - This is one of the highest sea cliffs in the world and the highest in Europe. A viewpoint with glassbottom floor, will provide with adrenaline views over the fajã 580 meters below, and panoramic sight over Funchal and Câmara de Lobos.
  • Ribeira Brava - This small town by the sea, is situated in between high mountains that lead up to the center of the island. With several shops and cafes, you will be able to enjoy the views sitting by the promenade. Several landmarks to be found here, such as the Lighthouse and Fort of São Bento.
  • Pico Ruivo do Paul da Serra - This plateau, located at 1300-1500 meters high, offers stunning views over the green mountains and valleys. It is also the location of Rabaçal and starting point for many famous levadas, such as Risco and 25 Fontes.
  • Porto Moniz - You will have your first sights of Porto Moniz arriving from high in the mountains, right next to the sea with its natural swimming pools and its pure beautifull landscape. Here it will be the lunch time and you are free to go to the restaurant, cafe, or explore the pools.
  • Seixal - Right after Porto Moniz, you will arrive to Seixal. This platform flowing down from the mountains into the sea, has its own natural beauty. With lushfull green mountains in its back, and the blue ocean ahead. Here you can also see the famous “Véu da Noiva” (Bride’s Veil) waterfall.
  • Sao Vicente - By the sea, this municipality is built in between a mountain range that heads south. With two massive mountains on each side, this is surely a landmark when visiting the north of the island. With many cafes and restaurants you are guaranteed to have a taste of its local gastronomy.
What's Included
  • Licensed and certified guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information
  • A nossa empresa tem o direito de alterar a rota consoante as condições climatéricas
Location
Funchal
Cancellation Policy

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

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Catherine_s
Jul 15, 2024
A wonderful tour. - Rafael was an amazing guide. He was so knowledgeable and passionate about Madeira. My husband and I really enjoyed the West tour. We had the right amount of time at each stop. We got so much information about the island. I would highly recommend this tour.
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Elizabeth_m
May 31, 2024
Fantastic day - Our tour guide was renaissance man Eduardo who has an encyclopedic knowledge of all things Madeiran and was determined to show us the best of the West. A kind and generous guide, Eduardo ensured that we had a fantastic day out and provided us with lots of information, tips and advice for the rest of it stay on the island. We cannot thank him enough for a truly memorable tour ... and he had a beautiful singing voice. Heartily recommended.
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Robertasp3664pm
Mar 16, 2024
Lovely tour on the west - We went with Bruno, he was such a fun tour guide. We saw very lovely attractions and the time frame was absolutely enough for this much locations. Highly recommended!
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Kate_n
Mar 12, 2024
Excellent day out - A wonderful day out. Very well organised. Fernando, our driver, was knowledgeable, courteous and a very careful driver. He spoke excellent English for us and gave us just the right amount of information. We saw some lovely villages and scenery and the timing in each stop was just right. Thoroughly recommend D-G Travel and Viator.
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Lin-brinded
Nov 17, 2023
A must tour in Madeira especially with this company and rafael! - This tour was made very special with our tour guide Rafael. He was funny knowledgeable and very friendly. He made the places of interest alive. He made us laughed all the time and show us scenic places with gusto and passion. I will definitely book us a tour this time to the east with him when we come back next year! ABRIGADO!
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108adyd
Nov 17, 2023
West tour Madeira - Just returned from a great trip to Porto Moniz in Madeira, 17th Nov. Tour booked through DG travel and our tour guide and driver, Rafael, made the day both great fun and informative. Rafael shared interesting knowledge of the island and it's history and all delivered with great humour. There were eight in our tour group and a lot was packed into the schedule but it never felt rushed. We visited advertised places of interest and others and had plenty of time at Porto Moniz to swim in the volcanic pools and ended the day enjoying a poncha and sharing some laughs. Would highly recommend the tour but especially our tour guide Rafael, who really made the day.
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David_h
Nov 14, 2023
A warm sunny tour - A well organised tour, to part of the island we had not visited before. The multilingual tour guide was knowledgable and provided an interesting commentary.
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Nicole_d
Jun 29, 2024
Madeira tour of the west! - Our tour guide, Dennis, was excellent, full of information and humor throughout the day! If you’d like to see different parts of the island in one day this tour is for you. An awesome experience overall. A little longer than scheduled but wasn’t too bad.
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Blacktan0303
Jan 5, 2024
Sightseeing west of Madeira - We booked the tour as Aida guests. First of all, we would like to rate the organization and punctual pick-up as very positive. We were a small group of 7 people and had a very friendly and helpful driver. We did the West of Madeira tour and got a first impression of the island. It was a shame, however, that the guide didn't say much about Madeira itself during the entire 7-hour tour and the back rows had difficulty understanding the driver due to the lack of a microphone etc. We would have liked to have learned more about Madeira and life than just seeing the most important highlights in western Madeira.
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Susanmustafa1
Nov 18, 2023
Stay away - Don’t use this company. Tour guides are very rude and just want to finish their tours. Disgusting guide and disgusting service. Stay away!
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