Day Trips from Madeira to Paul da Serra Plateau

Madeira boasts soaring cliffs, beautiful beaches, and dense forests, but the rugged terrain can make exploring a challenge. On this tour, begin with pickup at your Funchal or Caniço hotel and spin across the island by powerful 4x4 vehicle. With your guide at the wheel, reach top attractions including Ponta do Sol and Pico Ruivo do Paul da Serra—with free time to swim in the natural sea pools.

Here is your opportunity to discover the best of Madeira. We started by visiting the Cabo Girão Viewpoint, one of the highest viewpoints in Europe. We continue our journey along the rural paths of Lugar de Baixo, along traditional agricultural roads that take us off-road through the Laurissilva forest to the Paul da Serra plateau. We make a brief stop at a local bar where we show off our traditional Poncha (optional). We continue to Fanal, where we stop to observe its natural park, where we can find centuries-old trees, its fauna and flora. Continuing our tour, we head to Porto Moniz, where we take a break to try the local cuisine (lunch), and take advantage of the natural pools for a brief swim (optional). We resumed the tour, passing through places such as Ribeira da Janela, Ribeira Funda, Seixal, places with a lot of Madeiran culture, natural beaches, waterfalls, etc. Ending our trip returning to Funchal.

Cover the most spectacular sights in western Madeira on a private 7-hour driving tour from Funchal. Visit the village of Camara Lobos, the Cabo Girao cliffs and glass walkway, Ribeira Brava, Ponta do Sol, natural pools in Porto Moniz, the beaches of Seixal, and more without the hassle of navigating public transit or unfamiliar roads.

This Levada Walk its very beautiful and acessible to anyone. Easy to do and with many beautiful lagoons and waterfalls, which will appear along the way. Insurance and qualified and friendly guide. Our driver Will pick you up and take to the Levada, the guests make the levada by themselves. And after you finish the levada the driver Will take you to see some places and back to the hotel afterwards.

Discover the best that the Portuguese island of Madeira has to offer on a full-day tour. Visit top locations including the Camara dos Lobos fishing village, Girao Cape, Arieiro Peak, the traditional houses of Santana, and many more. Since this is a private tour, you are able to customize the itinerary to your group’s interests and stop at any place you’d like.