Mar 28, 2025
A must when in Maderia. - We did a tour he through our hotel.
After an exhilarating cable car we were met by our wonderful guide.
She took us through the organic farm explaining about their crops etc as well as its amazing history.
It was very informative and interesting.
After the tour which lasted around 1.5 hours as a group we sat down and were given tasters of some of the fruit grown there. The tasting ended with some of their ice cream. Simply delicious.
I would thoroughly recommend the tour and the food in the restaurant if want to taste some more of the locally sourced products.
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Feb 26, 2025
Wonderful experience - Had a wonderful time with my husband on the farm and fruit tasting tour. Fatima, our guide was very passionate and knowledgable. Apart from how interesting it was, the views and surroundings were breathtaking. We arrived early and were able to take the funicular down early and explore by ourselves until the start time (it is also posibile to stay on afterwards, last exit is at 6pm). We tried some truly delicious fruit, shows what we’re missing by the store bought produce at home. Our only regret is that found out about the tour after we already arrived in Madeira and had accommodation booked, it is actually possible to stay on the on site accommodation at the farm, we would have loved to do that for a night, next time!
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Feb 1, 2025
A slice of paradise - We had a fascinating tour of Faja dos Podres, a former Jesuit outpost close to Quinta Grande and the famous Cabo Girao lookout. Access is via a cable car which takes you on a leisurely 300m drop down to the beach - a unique experience in of itself!
Faja dos Podres is now an organic farm, restaurant and oasis of tranquility, with eight simple villas converted from previous houses and barns. Fatima was a wonderful guide:knowledgable, patient and unhurried. We learned about the history of Faja dos Postres, the various organic fruit and vegetables grown there, and the ethos and culture of the farm. After a fruit tasting (delicious, even the deceptive pitanga cherry!), we enjoyed a lovely lunch overlooking the blue sea with the freshest of fish and fruit and vegetables from the farm. The staff were lovely, the location was beautiful and it was a very memorable day. Thoroughly recommended.
Cable car/entrance fee €12; tour and entrance €26/36 (to include fruit tasting). Three course lunch with wine/drinks €85 for two. Experience: priceless.
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Jan 3, 2025
A pearl!! - Fatima approached us and told us a whole lot about the place. We were allowed to go with her places where you are not allowed to go, without a guide. Very educational and really interesting. We got a trip where we ended up with
to taste exotic fruits and afterwards we had a lunch at the restaurant.
To get down there you have to take the steepest cablecar on the island, it was really a cool experience!
Fatima made the effort from the first minute we arrived and we felt like vip guests! It can only be recommended to get a guided tour!
We spent about 6 hours in the area, which is clearly one of the most beautiful on Madeira. (Plus, we were allowed to buy is kilo the best avocados ever brought home!)
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Jan 1, 2025
Lift Fajã dos Padres - The Fajã dos Padres lift is an absolute must for every Madeira visitor. The ride is entertaining and the view is simply breathtaking. The prices are slightly higher, but the experience is worth every penny. I can fully recommend the lift!
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Dec 31, 2024
Magnificent tour! - We attended a guided tour and the fruit taste experience.
The guide, Fatima was friendly,helpful and had a excellent English. The garden was full of colours, fruits and flowers it was also well organised.
We will definitely recommend this amazing, wonderful experience!!!!!!
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Dec 31, 2024
Great experience for families - We (family with 2 kids 4yo and 6yo) discovered many details about the farm and its history. We enjoyed 2 hours with Fatima. Fruits are amazing, I really recommend this experience.
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Dec 22, 2024
Beautiful experience - Perfect trip from the morning and drove with Bolt to the address listed on the trip here on TripAdvisor and then the cable car. We paid 26€ for a guided tour and lift t/r and were so lucky to be greeted by the sweetest and all-knowing guide Fatima, who knew everything and at the same time was super cute and answered the group's many questions perfectly.
There was a lot warmer on the bottom, i.e. down on the beach, where the plantation is located, than there was on the top where the elevator started from.
The guided tour took about 1h 45m. After that we walked down the concrete mole located below the restaurant where there was the most beautiful, clean and azure blue water and stairs so you can walk in the water, but at the same time also deep enough to jump from the bridge. Perfect, so remember shorts and towel.
After that we went for a walk in the restaurant, which had a lot of delicious, which to the extent possible was made with its own fruit & vegetables.
We of course had to try the local Malvasia hedge wine from the year. 2005, as well as a Cannings gin made on the local pitange cherries. Everything tasted great and it was definitely some perfect hours. We were there for about 4 hours and could easily spend more time there. Thanks for a perfect day 🙏❤️
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Nov 14, 2024
A lovely spot with a great tour - We had a great tour with Fatima, there was nothing about Madeira that she wasn’t willing to chat about. It was lovely to meet someone so passionate and proud of their home. We loved her stories of the history of the Fajã and the access routes of the past. We already knew a fair amount about the fruit, but even so we learnt some new things and really enjoyed the tasting. The tour with tasting lasted about 2 hours and we even got a quick look inside the lovely holiday homes available there. Afterwards we enjoyed lunch in the restaurant by the sea. We came home with a bag of mangoes on which to try out our newly learnt cutting and preparation skills and a jar of their delicious mango jam. It’s a beautiful spot and the cable car access is fun and easy. Parking is a lot easier than many places in Madeira and the weather down on the faja was much nicer than up the top. A great trip.
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Oct 16, 2024
Visit Madeira October 2024 - Book a hotel in Funchal and visit the island on tours, driving in Madeira is not easy and there is no place to park. With the value of car rental we know the wood with the best guides in the region.
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