Full Day Madeira East Tour: Explore Wicker Factories, Mountain Views, and Typical Houses
4.7
18 Ratings
Miradouro do Cristo Rei do Garajau

Embark on a full-day tour of Madeira’s east side, exploring wicker factories, breathtaking mountain views, and charming typical houses. Don’t miss the trout nursery and picturesque stops along the way!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Miradouro do Cristo Rei do Garajau - Cristo Rei in Garajau: Located in one of the most surprising places on Madeira Island, the statue of Cristo Rei in Garajau is one of the most emblematic monuments on the east coast. It is a must visit, which conquers visitors for its unique landscape.
What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and taxes included
Additional Information

Leaving the hotel at 9:00 am, you’ll head to the parish of Camacha to watch the wicker-making process in action at the factory. Then, ascend to Pico do Areeiro, standing at 1818m, and marvel at the stunning mountains, valleys and the village of Curral das nuntas nestled deep in a large valley. The journey then takes you down to Ribeiro Frio, home to a trout nursery that releases the fish into the stream.

Next, you’ll visit the heart of Santana to see the distinct thatched-roof triangular houses, followed by a pause in Faial. On the return trip to Funchal, there will be two additional stops: the lookout point at Ponta de São Lourenço and Machico.

Anticipated hotel arrival is around 5:00 p.m.

Location
Miradouro do Cristo Rei do Garajau
Estrada Nova do Cristo Rei
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(18 Ratings)
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Sharon
Jul 3, 2024
Fantastic full day tour of the East of Madeira with Feeling Madeira Tours - Very enjoyable East tour of Madeira. We were fortunate to have Lionel as our guide. He made the day fun and informative. The final part of the tour, ending at 1.8 km above sea level at a stunning mountain peak and being above the clouds was surreal and absolutely amazing. Highly recommend Feeling Madeira tours, especially with Lionel as your guide.
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Stuanna22
Mar 21, 2024
Excellent view point tour with knowledgeable and friendly guide. - Excellent tour covering great variety of view points and stops of cultural interest. Our driver/guide Lionel was friendly and very well informed.
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Sophie_n
Oct 11, 2023
Nice styff - Great tour with great sights. Good amount of time at each stop. Tour guide was very funny and informative.
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Cathy_d
Aug 21, 2023
Good mix of experiences. ... - Good mix of experiences. Something for everyone no matter what your activity level. A little more history of the area would be appreciated.
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Isabella1820
Feb 1, 2023
Feeling Madeira Tours is a great company to book your tours with - We booked the full day East Tour with Feeling Tours and we had a lovely day The vehicle was a 9 seater Merck and very comfortable. The guide we had was very knowledgeable and very entertaining. Nothing was too much trouble. He was disappointed for us when we had limited views at the top of the mountains due to mist so to make up for this he made several unscheduled stops on our way back. We have been on previous tours in Funchal with an other company on a tiny mini bus with drivers who didn't cover stops that were on the schedule. If you are thinking of booking a trip we would not hesitate to recommend booking Feeling Madeira Tours whch is based in the Marina Shopping Mall.
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532dagmarv
Jan 2, 2023
Our advice: get around Madeira with RENATO. - We went on 2 tours with Renato - 1 west, 1 east. Each tour was awesome due to Renato‘s most informative comments on Madeiran people, life, agriculture, history, sights, whatever. We enjoyed every moment of these tours, as some fellow tourist said „It‘s just great because Renato knows everything!“
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Stuart_c
Jul 28, 2022
Great day out - We had a day of great views and visited some amazing places with an excellent guide, Sergio. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. He also took us for a great lunch in Santana. An excellent day which created a lot of memories. I would definitely recommend this trip with Sergio
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Ema_d
Jul 4, 2022
It was an amazing tour,... - It was an amazing tour, we got to see all the main attractions of the east side of the island with a very nice guide that was funny and told us interesting things about the island and history along the way. Totally recommend it for someone that wants see a lot in a short amount of time. The views are absolutely stunning.
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Polartrek
Jun 16, 2024
Magical & Endearing Madeira East tour, with Feeling Madeira - We had a Magical & Endearing Madeira East tour, with Feeling Madeira with guide Renata who had a fun sense of humour was knowledgeable & caring. Nice statue of Cristo Rei in Garajau,followed by stop at Santana which proved to be one of the most colorful villages in Madeira. At Ribeiro Frio our abs on mini bus caused a fault & broke down, Renata organised a replacement . The communication to the group who went off in 3 directions was weak , focus should have been on the group 1st then van - however all worked out & the last part with awesome views & scenery at Pico do Areeiro .
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Wiktoria_u
Mar 25, 2024
Very good guide/driver - Antonio, our guide and driver was very dedicated explaining a lot of things on the way. It was nice, definitely a good way to see more if you are without car in Madeira.
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