Madeira Island Full-Day Tour: Explore West to East with Refreshments
4.7
63 Ratings
Miradouro do Cristo Rei do Garajau

Embark on a full-day tour of Madeira Island, exploring its hidden gems and natural wonders from east to west. Swim in fresh waters and discover popular spots without the hassle of big groups.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Miradouro do Cristo Rei do Garajau - The Cristo Rei statue, also known as Christ the King, is a religious monument located in Garajau.
    The Cristo Rei statue is a 15-meter tall statue of Jesus Christ, with arms outstretched, standing on a pedestal that is 8 meters high. It was inaugurated on October 1, 1927.
    The statue was erected to commemorate the…
What's Included
  • Total duration of the tour includes the travel time
  • Beer, Wine
  • Snacks
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Admission fee - Porto Moniz Natural Paid Swimming Pool (1.50 EUR per person)
  • Admission fee - Cabo Girao (2 EUR per person)
Additional Information

Discover every corner of the amazing Madeira Island in one day. Travel from the eastern point right to the western extremity, exploring its unseen treasures, nature’s blessings, and taking refreshing swims en route. This tour is perfect for individuals who wish to uncover Madeira’s off-the-beaten-track delights and popular corners, without the…

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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Christine_g
Dec 20, 2024
This is a must do tour!! - This experience was spectacular. Ricardo was very knowledgeable & made the day fun. Recommend highly
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Greenhalghjacqueline
Nov 26, 2024
Enlightening Trip - Very good day out the driver guide had excellent knowledge & nothing was to much trouble. We asked about Madeira wine he did no more than take us for a tasting at one of the oldest distilleries on the Island photo included. The driver picked us up on time & gave us time to view the beauty spots. Well worth the money.
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Mike_r
Nov 24, 2024
Fantastic day out. - Despite the weather, heavy rain at times, it was a fantastic day out. We got a really good insight to Madeira made all the more enjoyable due to our driver Ricardo who was very knowledgeable and friendly. The complimentary coffee, snacks, beer and Madeira Wine all helped!! Thoroughly recommend this trip.
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Bazso_peter
Oct 31, 2024
Once around the island - The drive around the whole island was very impressive, the driver and at the same time tour guide was great and provided us with a lot of knowledge about the island. Thank you very much
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Robert_b
Oct 18, 2024
A good full on one day introduction to the whole island of Madeira - If you want a one day introduction to the island of Madeira then you won’t get better than this. It is a full day with quite a bit of travelling but you do see the main sights and you have time for lunch at the coast. Good guide/driver have us lots of interesting history.
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Miguel_r
Sep 25, 2024
EXCELLENT Tour of the Entire Island of Madeira - This was a truly amazing tour of the ENTIRE coastline of the island of Madeira. There were countless places where we stopped, including many more than those listed in the Viator itinerary. You will stop at almost all photo viewpoints along the way, and you will have sufficient time to take pictures wherever you stop. However, what made this tour super special was our driver and tour guide RUI. He is a life-long native of this island and he knows all of the wonderful places to see and stop to visit to take pictures. Additionally, when it was lunch time, he gave us a choice and then took us to the most spectacular restaurant and site to have lunch- with a million dollar view. The food was top notch and truly delicious. RIU was not only very informative (by the way, he is a professionally trained engineer), his English was perfect and his demeanor was delightful. Please know that from the time that we were picked up y RUI at the hotel in Funchal to the time that we were dropped off in the evening, it was 11 hours. (No kidding!) So, you will get your money's worth and get to see truly all of the wonderful sites around the entire Madeira island - what most visitors to Madeira will not get to see. If you do book this tour, I do hope that you are lucky enough to get RUI as your driver and guide. You will have a wonderful time!
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Kelsi_k
Sep 25, 2024
Amazing island tour - We enjoyed the full day tour a lot. Our driver took us to many beautiful view points around the island. He was a great driver, and had a lot of skill navigating the curvy mountain roads. He suggested a special stop for lunch with a beautiful view in Santana, which was less touristy. The sea pools were very fun to see. If you want to swim I suggest saving time for this spot and bringing along a swim suit and towel. The views around the island are gorgeous and you feel like you are seeing everything from the east to the west coast!
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Anonymous
Aug 1, 2024
Great way to see the island - Our guide was really wonderful. We went in a sprinter style van but there were only 3 of us total. You get to venture on your own quite a bit and see the whole island
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Diana_h
Sep 16, 2024
A full interesting day but more info required - The driver was the tour guide, that said, the guide’s English was very rudimentary; also it would have been good if he had provided more historical facts, context and information about the places we were visiting.
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Nomadic1310
Aug 14, 2024
Average Tour - I am not sure if I liked or disliked this tour. It is long drives and yes some of very nice landscapes and views however we go through a lot of tunnels . Our driver was a very nice friendly person, however the vehicle was not in best condition in fact when he picked me up the car broke and battery was dead and we had to wait for 2 hrs from 8:30 am till 10:30 am till they brought another car which also wasn’t the best and AC wasn’t good so we had to keep the windows open and Madeira can be quite warm and hot. Due to the 2 hrs delay we had to rush things up and had to skip some stops and didn’t have enough time to enjoy the stops and scenery and since we were late some stops were already over crowded such as natural pools and the last stop was almost closing which had only 5 minutes for closure . I would suggest if you have time to split tours of the island east and west separate if you have time and spend more time in Funchal as it’s more interesting as a city.
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