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By Island explorer Madeira by 4X4

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $92 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Come discover the eastern side of Madeira Island with its breathtaking landscapes and know its peculiarities!
    The first stop is at Pico do Areeiro with a privileged view over the imposition of the Madeirese Mountain Mass.
    Then, enjoy the tour to Ribeiro Frio where the indigenous Laurissilva forest cover presents itself with a greenish glow. In Ribeiro Frio you can go to the Aquícola station and/or enjoy the pedestrian route on the Balcões trail (PR11).
    Then it goes to Santana where a valuable natural, but also cultural heritage is preserved with its typical colmo houses. Lunch will take place in Santana.
    Continue the tour to Porto da Cruz where you can enjoy a second pedestrian route and also visit the old sugarcane factory.
    Finally, it goes to Ponta de São Lourenço, a peninsula that offers a unique and imposing landscape, with panoramic views over the North and South sides of the island.
    You end up returning to Funchal.

Activity location

  • Santo Antonio da Serra
    • Santo Antonio da Serra, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Santo Antonio da Serra
    • Santo Antonio da Serra, Portugal

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Full Day Madeira Island Tour - Open Roof

  • Activity duration is 7 hours and 30 minutes7h 30m
    7h 30m
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 8:00AM
Price details
$91.83 x 1 Adult$91.83
Total
Price is $91.83
Until Sun, Sep 20

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Private transportation
  • Inclusions
    Private Guide English, Spanish, French and Portuguese
  • Exclusions
    Lunch

Know before you book

    • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
    • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Santo Antonio da Serra

  • 45m
Pass through 2 viewpoints in Santa Cruz, coffee break in Santa Serra.

Pico do Arieiro

  • 45m
  • Admission ticket not included
Off-road to Pico do Areeiro in Madeira, which offers a privileged view of the majesty of the Madeiran Mountain Massif.

Posto Aquicola do Ribeiro Frio

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
Discover the Aquícola post, whose rainbow trout nurseries have a concrete goal.

PR11 Vereda dos Balcoes

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Vereda dos Balcões is a small track, 1.5 km (+ 1.5 km of return), which leads you to enjoy the views of the Miradouro dos Balcões. The Miradouro dos Balcões offers wide views of the Ribeira da Metade valley. It is a picture of monumental proportions, dominated by the Laurissilva forest.

Santana

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Santana is distinguished as a “Biosphere Reserve” by UNESCO, the municipality of Santana preserves a valuable natural but also cultural heritage. The “Casinos de Santana” have become widely known icons nationally (and not only) for the peculiar beauty of their architectural style. With a triangular shape and coated colm, they are the largest symbol of this municipality on the north coast of the island of Madeira. Council where lunch will take place.

Porto da Cruz

  • 30m
Small trip to Porto in Cruz

Engenhos do Norte

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
The Northern Engenhos are the main living testimonies of the island's historic sugar production. Visiting these facilities is therefore synonymous with enjoying an authentic journey in time.

Ponta de Sao Lourenco

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket not included
The easternmost end of the island constitutes a place of obligatory passage for anyone who intends to explore the charms of this Madeirese coast. Ponta de São Lourenço offers a unique and imposing landscape, with panoramic views over the north and south sides of the island.

Miradouro do Cristo Rei do Garajau

  • 20m
End the day overlooking the bay of Funchal, at the iconic Garajau spot at the Christ the King statue.

Location

Activity location

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    Santo Antonio da Serra
    • Santo Antonio da Serra, Portugal

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Santo Antonio da Serra
    • Santo Antonio da Serra, Portugal

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